Architect Contracts in Berkshire

Architect
South East > Berkshire

The median Architect daily rate in Berkshire is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 13 21
Rank change year-on-year +4 +8 -6
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 158 203 150
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 13.47% 10.23% 8.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.56% 10.88% 8.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 76 104
10th Percentile £450 £400 £483
25th Percentile £519 £500 £548
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £618 £650
Median % change year-on-year +1.21% -5.00% +5.69%
75th Percentile £700 £675 £713
90th Percentile £743 £720 £760
South East median daily rate £625 £650 £650
% change year-on-year -3.85% - +5.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 19 2
10th Percentile £73.50 £81.86 £55.83
25th Percentile £75.00 £81.88 £59.31
Median hourly rate £79.50 £87.46 £66.75
Median % change year-on-year -9.10% +31.03% -16.98%
75th Percentile £84.50 £87.50 £74.31
90th Percentile £86.30 £87.53 £77.88
South East median hourly rate £82.00 £87.46 £70.00
% change year-on-year -6.24% +24.94% +18.64%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,085 1,866 1,720
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 94.05% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 992 1,104
10th Percentile £311 £213 £325
25th Percentile £413 £381 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.09%
75th Percentile £625 £608 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £713
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 116 56
10th Percentile £27.46 £18.75 £17.61
25th Percentile £50.06 £41.44 £22.66
Median hourly rate £63.37 £59.50 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +6.51% +4.60% +170.88%
75th Percentile £76.77 £70.42 £73.69
90th Percentile £88.19 £86.32 £79.72
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Berkshire

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Architect in Berkshire

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Berkshire

Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Architect in Berkshire

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Architect in Berkshire

Architect
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Reading +18 80 £650 +8.33% 55
Wokingham +4 24 £550 -17.76% 3
Windsor +3 15 £588 -17.54% 2
Bracknell -8 10 £575 +9.52% 6
Slough -8 2 £525 -8.30% 29
Architect
South East

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 53 (33.54%) Security Cleared
2 44 (27.85%) Social Skills
3 40 (25.32%) Telecoms
3 40 (25.32%) Agile
4 38 (24.05%) Azure
5 37 (23.42%) Roadmaps
6 36 (22.78%) DV Cleared
7 33 (20.89%) Active Directory
8 32 (20.25%) SAP
9 31 (19.62%) Windows
10 29 (18.35%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (18.35%) Finance
11 28 (17.72%) Public Sector
12 27 (17.09%) PowerShell
13 26 (16.46%) AWS
14 25 (15.82%) Identity Access Management
15 24 (15.19%) Test Automation
16 22 (13.92%) Digital Marketing
16 22 (13.92%) Marketing
16 22 (13.92%) Electronics
16 22 (13.92%) Programme Management
16 22 (13.92%) Manufacturing
17 21 (13.29%) Migration
18 20 (12.66%) Microsoft
19 19 (12.03%) Stakeholder Management
19 19 (12.03%) Problem-Solving
20 17 (10.76%) SC Cleared
21 16 (10.13%) Enterprise Architecture
21 16 (10.13%) Decision-Making
22 15 (9.49%) VMware

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.53%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.27%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (1.27%) Camunda
2 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.27%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.63%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.63%) Documentum
Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (4.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (2.53%) Oracle Retail
3 2 (1.27%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.63%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 38 (24.05%) Azure
2 26 (16.46%) AWS
3 14 (8.86%) SaaS
4 10 (6.33%) Entra ID
5 8 (5.06%) GCP
5 8 (5.06%) PaaS
6 6 (3.80%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.16%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (2.53%) IaaS
8 4 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (2.53%) Serverless
9 3 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.90%) OpenShift
9 3 (1.90%) Tricentis Tosca
10 2 (1.27%) AWS Data Pipeline
10 2 (1.27%) Azure AKS
10 2 (1.27%) Azure API Management
10 2 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (1.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.70%) SD-WAN
2 8 (5.06%) Network Security
3 6 (3.80%) HTTP
4 5 (3.16%) Firewall
4 5 (3.16%) WAN
5 4 (2.53%) BGP
5 4 (2.53%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.53%) VoIP
6 3 (1.90%) 3GPP
6 3 (1.90%) NGFW
6 3 (1.90%) SSL
6 3 (1.90%) Unified Communications
6 3 (1.90%) VPN
7 2 (1.27%) 3G
7 2 (1.27%) 4G
7 2 (1.27%) 5G
7 2 (1.27%) LAN
7 2 (1.27%) LTE
7 2 (1.27%) MQTT
7 2 (1.27%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.53%) Big Data
1 4 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (1.90%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (1.90%) BusinessObjects
2 3 (1.90%) Power BI
2 3 (1.90%) SAP BW
3 2 (1.27%) Amazon Redshift
3 2 (1.27%) Data Lake
3 2 (1.27%) MySQL
3 2 (1.27%) Oracle Database
3 2 (1.27%) Oracle Database 12c
3 2 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.27%) RDBMS
3 2 (1.27%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.27%) SAP Data Services
3 2 (1.27%) Tableau
4 1 (0.63%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.63%) Apache Hive
4 1 (0.63%) GIS
4 1 (0.63%) HBase
Development Applications
1 1 (0.63%) ERwin
General
1 44 (27.85%) Social Skills
2 40 (25.32%) Telecoms
3 29 (18.35%) Finance
4 28 (17.72%) Public Sector
5 22 (13.92%) Electronics
5 22 (13.92%) Manufacturing
5 22 (13.92%) Marketing
6 9 (5.70%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (5.06%) Retail
8 6 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (3.16%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.90%) Back Office
10 3 (1.90%) Billing
10 3 (1.90%) Legal
11 2 (1.27%) Automotive
12 1 (0.63%) Banking
12 1 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.43%) REST
1 7 (4.43%) SAML
2 6 (3.80%) XML
3 4 (2.53%) Ajax
3 4 (2.53%) CSS
3 4 (2.53%) HTML
3 4 (2.53%) Kafka
3 4 (2.53%) SOAP
3 4 (2.53%) Web Services
4 3 (1.90%) Apache Axis
4 3 (1.90%) Middleware
4 3 (1.90%) OAuth
4 3 (1.90%) OpenID
5 2 (1.27%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (1.27%) PostGIS
5 2 (1.27%) RESTful
6 1 (0.63%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.63%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.63%) MACH
6 1 (0.63%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.70%) Data Protection Act
1 9 (5.70%) Hybrid Cloud
2 8 (5.06%) Data Centre
3 6 (3.80%) CMDB
3 6 (3.80%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.53%) Cloud Native
4 4 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.53%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.90%) Mobile App
5 3 (1.90%) Operational Technology
5 3 (1.90%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.27%) Infotainment
6 2 (1.27%) PKI
6 2 (1.27%) Reference Data
6 2 (1.27%) SCADA
6 2 (1.27%) TM Forum
7 1 (0.63%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 31 (19.62%) Windows
2 8 (5.06%) Linux
3 6 (3.80%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.90%) Unix
5 2 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.27%) VMS
5 2 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (25.32%) Agile
2 37 (23.42%) Roadmaps
3 29 (18.35%) Business Intelligence
4 25 (15.82%) Identity Access Management
5 24 (15.19%) Test Automation
6 22 (13.92%) Digital Marketing
6 22 (13.92%) Programme Management
7 21 (13.29%) Migration
8 19 (12.03%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (12.03%) Stakeholder Management
9 16 (10.13%) Decision-Making
9 16 (10.13%) Enterprise Architecture
10 12 (7.59%) Artificial Intelligence
10 12 (7.59%) ITIL
11 10 (6.33%) Data Integration
11 10 (6.33%) Data Migration
11 10 (6.33%) Data Protection
12 9 (5.70%) Analytics
12 9 (5.70%) Network Architecture
12 9 (5.70%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 27 (17.09%) PowerShell
2 10 (6.33%) SQL
3 8 (5.06%) Python
4 7 (4.43%) C#
5 5 (3.16%) Java
6 3 (1.90%) ABAP
6 3 (1.90%) Bash
6 3 (1.90%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.27%) Apex Code
7 2 (1.27%) Ruby
8 1 (0.63%) Perl
8 1 (0.63%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 53 (33.54%) Security Cleared
2 36 (22.78%) DV Cleared
3 17 (10.76%) SC Cleared
4 9 (5.70%) CISSP
5 7 (4.43%) CCNP
5 7 (4.43%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (3.16%) CISM
6 5 (3.16%) Degree
7 3 (1.90%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.90%) CEH
7 3 (1.90%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (1.90%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.27%) CCNA
8 2 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.63%) CCDA
9 1 (0.63%) CCDP
9 1 (0.63%) CCIE
9 1 (0.63%) CCSP
9 1 (0.63%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (3.16%) GDPR
2 5 (3.16%) NIST
3 2 (1.27%) COBIT
3 2 (1.27%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.27%) NCSC
4 1 (0.63%) GRC
4 1 (0.63%) HIPAA
System Software
1 33 (20.89%) Active Directory
2 12 (7.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.27%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.63%) Apache Flume
5 1 (0.63%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.63%) NFS
5 1 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.63%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (3.16%) Kubernetes
1 5 (3.16%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (1.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.27%) Data Guard
3 2 (1.27%) Oracle RMAN
3 2 (1.27%) Terraform
4 1 (0.63%) CASB
4 1 (0.63%) vRealize
4 1 (0.63%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 32 (20.25%) SAP
2 20 (12.66%) Microsoft
3 15 (9.49%) VMware
4 9 (5.70%) Oracle
4 9 (5.70%) ServiceNow
5 8 (5.06%) Cisco
6 7 (4.43%) Salesforce
7 5 (3.16%) Google
7 5 (3.16%) OpenAI
8 3 (1.90%) CyberArk
9 2 (1.27%) IBM
9 2 (1.27%) Meraki
9 2 (1.27%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.27%) Splunk
10 1 (0.63%) Amdocs
10 1 (0.63%) Dell
10 1 (0.63%) HP
10 1 (0.63%) Hyland
10 1 (0.63%) Juniper
10 1 (0.63%) Teradata
713 Architect jobs in the South East