Head of Architecture
UK
The median Head of Architecture daily rate in the UK is £900 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 576 | 682 | 825 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +106 | +143 | -129 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Architecture | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.033% | 0.029% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.035% | 0.031% | 0.023% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £826 | £629 | £731 |
| 25th Percentile | £838 | £709 | £737 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £900 | £763 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.03% | -1.61% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £925 | £838 | £1,119 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £1,188 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £800 | £813 | £775 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.54% | +4.84% | +2.48% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 39,895 | 54,705 | 83,445 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,959 | 38,196 | 58,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,532 | 2,041 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +112.16% | +5.26% |
Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Architecture in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Architecture.
Head of Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Architecture over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
Head of Architecture
Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 |
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| England | +105 | 13 | £900 | +12.50% | 18 |
| London | +103 | 12 | £900 | +16.13% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 1 | £800 | -1.54% | 10 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £800 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £800 | - | 1 |
Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Head of Architecture 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 featuring Head of Architecture in the job title.
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Head of Architecture Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: