Architect Contract Job Trends in Blackpool

Architect
Lancashire > Blackpool

The median Architect daily rate in Blackpool is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 8 8
Rank change year-on-year -10 0 +12
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Blackpool 2.00% 5.26% 5.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.08% 5.26% 5.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 -
Lancashire median daily rate £600 £644 -
% change year-on-year -6.80% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Blackpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Blackpool. 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 Blackpool with a recognized job title 48 19 17
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 11 8
10th Percentile £481 £153 £247
25th Percentile £563 £381 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £450 £276
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% +62.90% -54.71%
75th Percentile £638 £521 £376
90th Percentile £688 £535 £704
Lancashire median daily rate £593 £475 £493
% change year-on-year +24.74% -3.65% -1.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 0
10th Percentile £15.96 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £21.14 £18.87 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.03% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.56 £41.06 £40.33
% change year-on-year +10.95% +1.82% -12.39%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackpool

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Blackpool

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Blackpool

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Blackpool

Architect Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackpool

For the 6 months to 20 August 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 Blackpool region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Service Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST