Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Lead Architect
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Lead Architect daily rate in Basingstoke is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 27 49
Rank change year-on-year -11 +22 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect 5 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 1.33% 0.77% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% 0.83% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £775 £673 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £695 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.11% - -
75th Percentile £825 £718 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £800 £695 £400
% change year-on-year +15.11% +73.75% -46.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke with a recognized job title 344 121 405
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.49% 93.08% 98.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 226 104 205
10th Percentile £500 £420 £414
25th Percentile £513 £497 £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +17.92%
75th Percentile £725 £625 £675
90th Percentile £738 £668 £738
Hampshire median daily rate £548 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.45% -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 18
10th Percentile £12.18 - £12.25
25th Percentile £13.38 £27.50 £23.94
Median hourly rate £17.00 £28.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.29% -20.00% +75.00%
75th Percentile - £28.50 £48.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £54.94 £48.00
% change year-on-year -54.22% +14.45% -2.03%

Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Lead Architect job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Lead Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Basingstoke

Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, Lead Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) DV Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) IaaS
2 4 (80.00%) PaaS
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Architecture Governance
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (40.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (20.00%) COBIT
4 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (20.00%) ISEB
4 1 (20.00%) IT4IT
4 1 (20.00%) ITIL
4 1 (20.00%) JSP 440
4 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) IaaS
1 4 (80.00%) PaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Agile
1 2 (40.00%) Architecture Governance
1 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (40.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) IT4IT
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) ISEB
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) COBIT
1 1 (20.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 1 (20.00%) JSP 440