Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Architect daily rate in Birmingham is £624, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
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| Rank | 16 | 9 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +17 | -7 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 80 | 61 | 45 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 9.33% | 10.95% | 6.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.31% | 11.98% | 6.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 48 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £525 | £419 | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | £591 | £572 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £624 | £600 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -4.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £773 | £750 | £741 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £600 | £607 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.15% | +1.17% | -7.69% |
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 | 776 | 509 | 689 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 91.38% | 92.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 487 | 357 | 474 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £190 | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £363 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £568 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £700 | £663 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £494 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.25% | +5.26% | -3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 14 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £13.03 | £12.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.84 | £15.81 | £14.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.26 | £29.50 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.54% | +3.51% | +73.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.10 | £47.04 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.00 | £56.65 | £67.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.14 | £20.92 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.18% | -7.04% | +26.98% |
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
Daily Rate Trend 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 26 February 2026.
Architect
Hourly Rate Trend 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 26 February 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.
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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:
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