Software Architect Contracts in the South West

Software Architect
England > South West

As of 4 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Architect daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 139 - 164
Rank change year-on-year - - -29
Contract jobs requiring a Software Architect 7 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.22% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £600
75th Percentile - - £608
90th Percentile - - £612
England median daily rate £575 £590 £595
% change year-on-year -2.54% -0.84% -0.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75.00 - £61.25
Median hourly rate £80.00 - £62.50
75th Percentile £85.00 - £63.75
90th Percentile £87.00 - -
England median hourly rate £80.00 - £71.45
% change year-on-year - - -2.72%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 2,968 3,350 3,543
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 92.46% 95.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,889 2,513 2,535
10th Percentile £210 £263 £225
25th Percentile £388 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% +5.00% +9.29%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £588
90th Percentile £700 £715 £661
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 400 267 206
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.05 £15.90
25th Percentile £27.50 £50.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £46.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +39.78% +9.41%
75th Percentile £71.25 £75.00 £63.60
90th Percentile £77.50 £84.25 £69.49
England median hourly rate £36.50 £44.53 £22.50
% change year-on-year -18.03% +97.91% +2.27%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Software Architect in the South West

Software Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Software Architect in the South West

Software Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Software Architect in the South West

Software Architect
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the South West region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol - 7 - - 6
Software Architect
England

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Software Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Telecoms
1 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Management
1 5 (71.43%) VHDL
1 5 (71.43%) Verilog
1 5 (71.43%) Agile
1 5 (71.43%) C
1 5 (71.43%) C++
1 5 (71.43%) XML
1 5 (71.43%) Python
1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
1 5 (71.43%) RESTful
1 5 (71.43%) Software Architecture
1 5 (71.43%) Docker
1 5 (71.43%) DevOps
1 5 (71.43%) Software Delivery
1 5 (71.43%) Product Ownership
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 5 (71.43%) Telecoms
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (71.43%) RESTful
1 5 (71.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Product Ownership
1 5 (71.43%) Verilog
1 5 (71.43%) VHDL
2 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Agile
1 5 (71.43%) DevOps
1 5 (71.43%) Software Architecture
1 5 (71.43%) Software Delivery
1 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) C
1 5 (71.43%) C++
1 5 (71.43%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 5 (71.43%) Docker