Technical Architect Contract Job Trends in Bridgend

Technical Architect
South Wales > Bridgend

The median Technical Architect daily rate in Bridgend is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bridgend 12.90% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.90% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £600 £250 £600
% change year-on-year +140.00% -58.33% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bridgend

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bridgend. 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 Bridgend with a recognized job title 31 7 7
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 70.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 6 7
10th Percentile £468 £266 £508
25th Percentile £538 - £675
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £300 £700
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -57.14% +49.33%
75th Percentile £625 £328 £725
90th Percentile £635 £344 -
South Wales median daily rate £425 £388 £450
% change year-on-year +9.68% -13.89% -7.69%

Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgend

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

Technical Architect job vacancy trend in Bridgend

Technical Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Bridgend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Architect job vacancies in Bridgend.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Architect job vacancies in Bridgend

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

For the 6 months to 29 May 2026, Technical 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 Bridgend region featuring Technical Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (75.00%) Ansible
2 3 (75.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) Build Automation
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (75.00%) Hyper-V
2 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) PowerShell
2 3 (75.00%) Project Planning
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Server Building
2 3 (75.00%) VMware
2 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow Management
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
3 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
3 2 (50.00%) Server Patching
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
4 1 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working

Technical Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgend 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (75.00%) Build Automation
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (75.00%) Project Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Server Building
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow Management
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
3 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
3 2 (50.00%) Server Patching
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (25.00%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Hyper-V
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) VMware