Architect Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Architect daily rate in Birmingham is £619, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 36 12
Rank change year-on-year +11 -24 +18
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 55 22 62
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 5.92% 3.99% 8.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.33% 4.45% 9.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 18 50
10th Percentile £463 £516 £511
25th Percentile £510 £550 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £619 £600 £631
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -4.95% -15.27%
75th Percentile £725 £651 £755
90th Percentile £844 £775 £925
West Midlands median daily rate £626 £600 £645
% change year-on-year +4.38% -6.98% -4.44%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 869 494 678
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.54% 89.66% 94.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 505 327 477
10th Percentile £325 £164 £250
25th Percentile £408 £313 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -2.56%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £594
90th Percentile £688 £638 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 50 22
10th Percentile £16.25 - £13.90
25th Percentile £17.28 £12.62 £15.29
Median hourly rate £24.77 £14.00 £30.75
Median % change year-on-year +76.89% -54.47% +61.84%
75th Percentile £51.25 £22.08 £49.69
90th Percentile £75.00 £26.89 £56.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £32.50 £24.34 £19.30
% change year-on-year +33.53% +26.15% -3.53%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Birmingham

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Birmingham over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Birmingham

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Birmingham

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 28 July 2026, 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 Birmingham region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 17 (30.91%) Agile
2 16 (29.09%) SDLC
3 14 (25.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (23.64%) Microsoft
5 12 (21.82%) Architectural Design
5 12 (21.82%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 12 (21.82%) Middleware
5 12 (21.82%) Waterfall
6 9 (16.36%) Azure
6 9 (16.36%) Security Architecture
7 7 (12.73%) Python
7 7 (12.73%) Roadmaps
7 7 (12.73%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (10.91%) Network Security
8 6 (10.91%) SC Cleared
8 6 (10.91%) Security Cleared
8 6 (10.91%) VMware
9 5 (9.09%) Ansible
9 5 (9.09%) Compliance Audit
9 5 (9.09%) Data Architecture
9 5 (9.09%) Data Modelling
9 5 (9.09%) DevOps
9 5 (9.09%) DNS
9 5 (9.09%) Enterprise Architecture
9 5 (9.09%) Logistics
9 5 (9.09%) Migration
9 5 (9.09%) Okta
9 5 (9.09%) RBAC
9 5 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
10 4 (7.27%) Architectural Patterns

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.64%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.82%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 9 (16.36%) Azure
2 4 (7.27%) OpenShift
2 4 (7.27%) Power Platform
3 3 (5.45%) AWS
3 3 (5.45%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (5.45%) GitHub
4 1 (1.82%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.82%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (1.82%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.91%) Network Security
2 5 (9.09%) DNS
3 1 (1.82%) BIG-IP
3 1 (1.82%) DHCP
3 1 (1.82%) HTTPS
3 1 (1.82%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.82%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (1.82%) Metadata
1 1 (1.82%) Power BI
1 1 (1.82%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (5.45%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.82%) JIRA
General
1 16 (29.09%) Finance
2 15 (27.27%) Banking
3 12 (21.82%) Investment Banking
4 9 (16.36%) Social Skills
5 7 (12.73%) Public Sector
6 3 (5.45%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.82%) Legal
8 1 (1.82%) Publishing
8 1 (1.82%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (21.82%) Middleware
2 3 (5.45%) OpenTelemetry
3 2 (3.64%) EDI
4 1 (1.82%) JSON
4 1 (1.82%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 12 (21.82%) Management Information System
2 5 (9.09%) Operational Technology
3 4 (7.27%) Cloud Native
3 4 (7.27%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (3.64%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.82%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (30.91%) Agile
2 16 (29.09%) SDLC
3 14 (25.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (21.82%) Architectural Design
4 12 (21.82%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 12 (21.82%) Waterfall
5 9 (16.36%) Security Architecture
6 7 (12.73%) Roadmaps
6 7 (12.73%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (9.09%) Compliance Audit
7 5 (9.09%) Data Architecture
7 5 (9.09%) Data Modelling
7 5 (9.09%) DevOps
7 5 (9.09%) Enterprise Architecture
7 5 (9.09%) Logistics
7 5 (9.09%) Migration
7 5 (9.09%) RBAC
7 5 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (7.27%) Security Operations
8 4 (7.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.73%) Python
2 4 (7.27%) Bash
3 2 (3.64%) SQL
4 1 (1.82%) Java
4 1 (1.82%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.82%) Kotlin
4 1 (1.82%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (10.91%) SC Cleared
1 6 (10.91%) Security Cleared
2 3 (5.45%) CISSP
3 2 (3.64%) Degree
3 2 (3.64%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (1.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.45%) NCSC
2 2 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.82%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.82%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.82%) PMO
3 1 (1.82%) QA
System Software
1 4 (7.27%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (5.45%) VMware NSX
2 3 (5.45%) vSphere
3 1 (1.82%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (9.09%) Ansible
2 4 (7.27%) Grafana
2 4 (7.27%) Kubernetes
2 4 (7.27%) Terraform
3 3 (5.45%) Argo
3 3 (5.45%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.82%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (23.64%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.91%) VMware
3 5 (9.09%) Okta
4 4 (7.27%) Red Hat
4 4 (7.27%) Splunk
5 3 (5.45%) Pure Storage
6 2 (3.64%) Cisco
6 2 (3.64%) Meraki
6 2 (3.64%) Palo Alto
6 2 (3.64%) Sparx
7 1 (1.82%) CyberArk
7 1 (1.82%) F5
7 1 (1.82%) Infoblox
7 1 (1.82%) Oracle
7 1 (1.82%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.82%) Zscaler