Data Architect Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Data Architect
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Data Architect daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £360, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - 52
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Architect 7 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.78% - 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.99% - 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £358 - -
25th Percentile £359 - £825
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 - £850
75th Percentile £430 - £875
90th Percentile £472 - -
East of England median daily rate £505 £638 £850
% change year-on-year -20.78% -25.00% +119.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46.00 - -
Median hourly rate £47.00 - -
75th Percentile £48.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £47.00 £80.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -41.61% +34.17% -6.98%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 352 213 420
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.57% 81.30% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 117 163
10th Percentile £200 £328 £225
25th Percentile £335 £413 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £480 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.47% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £548 £550 £563
90th Percentile £675 £650 £685
East of England median daily rate £495 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -1.00% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 39 188
10th Percentile - £14.84 -
25th Percentile £13.33 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £17.12 £16.30 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year +5.03% - +5.16%
75th Percentile £30.24 £21.46 £27.50
90th Percentile £39.50 £46.00 £57.50
East of England median hourly rate £28.00 £55.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -49.09% +27.91% +20.11%

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Data Architect job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Data Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Data Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Architect in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Architect in Cambridgeshire

Data Architect
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Architect within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Huntingdon - 5 £359 - 2
Peterborough - 1 - -
Cambridge - 1 £500 -
Data Architect
East of England

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Data 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 3 (42.86%) Asset Management
1 3 (42.86%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (42.86%) CRUD
1 3 (42.86%) SAP
2 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
3 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Data Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Data Collection
3 1 (14.29%) Data Management
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (14.29%) ERP
3 1 (14.29%) ETL
3 1 (14.29%) LAN
3 1 (14.29%) Machine Learning
3 1 (14.29%) MLOps
3 1 (14.29%) Python
3 1 (14.29%) Siemens
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
General
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (14.29%) Industry 4.0
1 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
1 1 (14.29%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Asset Management
1 3 (42.86%) CRUD
2 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
2 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
2 1 (14.29%) Data Architecture
2 1 (14.29%) Data Collection
2 1 (14.29%) Data Management
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
2 1 (14.29%) ERP
2 1 (14.29%) ETL
2 1 (14.29%) Machine Learning
2 1 (14.29%) MLOps
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) SAP
2 1 (14.29%) Siemens