Architect Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Architect daily rate in Birmingham is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 13 30
Rank change year-on-year -9 +17 -12
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 59 65 34
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 7.62% 9.94% 4.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.60% 10.48% 5.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 50 22
10th Percentile £563 £537 £428
25th Percentile £600 £575 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £623 £619
Median % change year-on-year +0.40% +0.61% -11.61%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £731
90th Percentile £700 £750 £745
West Midlands median daily rate £588 £607 £600
% change year-on-year -3.21% +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 686 620 657
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.63% 94.80% 93.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 445 417 441
10th Percentile £230 £194 £258
25th Percentile £390 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.11% -2.63%
75th Percentile £588 £620 £588
90th Percentile £650 £738 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 14 24
10th Percentile £12.81 £20.95 £14.26
25th Percentile £13.25 £26.42 £18.13
Median hourly rate £19.25 £30.45 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -36.78% -40.59% +156.25%
75th Percentile £26.25 £52.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £32.63 £56.65 £69.63
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £24.60
% change year-on-year +4.95% -3.17% +38.83%

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 5 January 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 5 January 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 20 (33.90%) Azure
2 17 (28.81%) Microsoft
3 14 (23.73%) AI
4 13 (22.03%) Data Modelling
4 13 (22.03%) Enterprise Architecture
5 11 (18.64%) Analytics
5 11 (18.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 9 (15.25%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (15.25%) DevOps
6 9 (15.25%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (15.25%) Windows
7 8 (13.56%) Azure Data Factory
7 8 (13.56%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (13.56%) Linux
7 8 (13.56%) Power BI
7 8 (13.56%) Power Platform
8 7 (11.86%) Agile
8 7 (11.86%) Middleware
8 7 (11.86%) PowerShell
8 7 (11.86%) Python
8 7 (11.86%) SaaS
8 7 (11.86%) Security Cleared
8 7 (11.86%) TOGAF
9 6 (10.17%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (10.17%) Business Analysis
9 6 (10.17%) Mentoring
9 6 (10.17%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (10.17%) Roadmaps
9 6 (10.17%) SC Cleared

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 (3.39%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (3.39%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.69%) CMS
2 1 (1.69%) Drupal
2 1 (1.69%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (1.69%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.69%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 20 (33.90%) Azure
2 11 (18.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 9 (15.25%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (13.56%) Azure Data Factory
4 8 (13.56%) Power Platform
5 7 (11.86%) SaaS
6 6 (10.17%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (5.08%) AWS
7 3 (5.08%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (5.08%) GCP
7 3 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (3.39%) Entra ID
8 2 (3.39%) OneDrive
9 1 (1.69%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 1 (1.69%) AWS Control Tower
9 1 (1.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 1 (1.69%) Azure Storage
9 1 (1.69%) IaaS
9 1 (1.69%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.08%) Firewall
2 1 (1.69%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (1.69%) Cisco Nexus
2 1 (1.69%) Cisco Wireless
2 1 (1.69%) DNS
2 1 (1.69%) Network Security
2 1 (1.69%) NGFW
2 1 (1.69%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (1.69%) SD-WAN
2 1 (1.69%) SSL
2 1 (1.69%) VPN
2 1 (1.69%) WAN
2 1 (1.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (15.25%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (13.56%) Power BI
3 5 (8.47%) Data Mining
4 2 (3.39%) Data Lake
4 2 (3.39%) Metadata
5 1 (1.69%) Data Hub
5 1 (1.69%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.69%) JIRA
1 1 (1.69%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 13 (22.03%) Social Skills
2 10 (16.95%) Finance
3 7 (11.86%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (11.86%) Public Sector
4 6 (10.17%) Banking
5 4 (6.78%) Legal
5 4 (6.78%) Marketing
6 3 (5.08%) Investment Banking
6 3 (5.08%) Telecoms
7 2 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Back Office
8 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.86%) Middleware
2 3 (5.08%) REST
2 3 (5.08%) SOAP
3 1 (1.69%) .NET
3 1 (1.69%) EDI
3 1 (1.69%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.78%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.08%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (5.08%) Product Ownership
2 3 (5.08%) Taxonomies
3 2 (3.39%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (3.39%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (3.39%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.69%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.69%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.69%) SCADA
4 1 (1.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (15.25%) Windows
2 8 (13.56%) Linux
3 5 (8.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (23.73%) AI
2 13 (22.03%) Data Modelling
2 13 (22.03%) Enterprise Architecture
3 11 (18.64%) Analytics
4 9 (15.25%) DevOps
4 9 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (13.56%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (11.86%) Agile
6 7 (11.86%) TOGAF
7 6 (10.17%) Business Analysis
7 6 (10.17%) Mentoring
7 6 (10.17%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (10.17%) Roadmaps
7 6 (10.17%) Zachman Framework
8 5 (8.47%) Architectural Design
8 5 (8.47%) Records Management
8 5 (8.47%) SIEM
8 5 (8.47%) SOAR
8 5 (8.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (8.47%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 7 (11.86%) PowerShell
1 7 (11.86%) Python
2 1 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (1.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (11.86%) Security Cleared
2 6 (10.17%) SC Cleared
3 3 (5.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (3.39%) CCNP
4 2 (3.39%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (3.39%) Degree
5 1 (1.69%) CCIE
5 1 (1.69%) CISSP
5 1 (1.69%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (1.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (6.78%) QA
2 3 (5.08%) NIST
3 2 (3.39%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.69%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (1.69%) GDPR
4 1 (1.69%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (1.69%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (1.69%) Ansible
1 1 (1.69%) FortiGate
1 1 (1.69%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 17 (28.81%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.47%) Splunk
3 3 (5.08%) CyberArk
3 3 (5.08%) Google
3 3 (5.08%) Pega
4 2 (3.39%) Cisco
4 2 (3.39%) Databricks
4 2 (3.39%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.69%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.69%) F5
5 1 (1.69%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.69%) Foundry
5 1 (1.69%) JD Edwards
5 1 (1.69%) Juniper
5 1 (1.69%) NetScout
5 1 (1.69%) QAD
5 1 (1.69%) Sage
5 1 (1.69%) SAP
5 1 (1.69%) Workday