IT Architect Contract Job Trends in Bristol

IT Architect
South West > Bristol

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Architect daily rate in Bristol.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 66 78
Rank change year-on-year -1 +12 -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Architect 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.12% 0.13% 0.097%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.14% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £725
75th Percentile - - £738
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £600 - £725
% change year-on-year - - +7.41%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 751 715 987
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 95.72% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 382 398 616
10th Percentile £233 £212 £275
25th Percentile £400 £375 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £725 £729 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £520 £538
% change year-on-year +0.96% -3.26% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 94 124
10th Percentile £15.00 £35.00 £35.00
25th Percentile £21.06 £60.75 £58.13
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.58% +0.77% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.25 £76.44
90th Percentile £67.84 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £56.91
% change year-on-year -48.46% +14.22% -12.45%

IT Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

IT Architect job vacancy trend in Bristol

IT Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in Bristol

IT Architect Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, IT 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 Bristol region featuring IT Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

IT Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) VMware