Architect Contract Job Trends in Canary Wharf

Architect
Tower Hamlets > Canary Wharf

The median Architect daily rate in Canary Wharf is £543, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 5 10
Rank change year-on-year -8 +5 +5
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 4 10 17
As % of all contract jobs in Canary Wharf 7.69% 19.61% 13.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% 22.22% 14.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 8 16
10th Percentile £521 £563 £531
25th Percentile £533 £600 £645
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £625 £770
Median % change year-on-year -13.20% -18.83% +18.46%
75th Percentile £566 £675 -
90th Percentile £605 - £791
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £543 £625 £770
% change year-on-year -13.20% -18.83% +18.46%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Canary Wharf

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Canary Wharf. 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 Canary Wharf with a recognized job title 44 45 117
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.62% 88.24% 90.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 41 110
10th Percentile £416 £350 £435
25th Percentile £450 £450 £530
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £585
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -1.71% +1.74%
75th Percentile £585 £588 £650
90th Percentile £693 £638 £770
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £500 £575 £585
% change year-on-year -13.04% -1.71% +1.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £15.13
25th Percentile - - £16.56
Median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% +111.30% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tower Hamlets median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year +37.50% +111.30% -

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Canary Wharf

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Canary Wharf

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Canary Wharf

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Canary Wharf.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Canary Wharf

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Canary Wharf

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Canary Wharf.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Canary Wharf

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf

For the 6 months to 10 March 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 Canary Wharf region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Event-Driven
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) BigQuery
2 3 (75.00%) Cloud Functions
2 3 (75.00%) Cloud Run
2 3 (75.00%) Cloud Security
2 3 (75.00%) Compliance Audit
2 3 (75.00%) Containerisation
2 3 (75.00%) Docker
2 3 (75.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
2 3 (75.00%) GCP
2 3 (75.00%) Go
2 3 (75.00%) Google
2 3 (75.00%) Google Compute Engine
2 3 (75.00%) Google Kubernetes Engine
2 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
2 3 (75.00%) Identity Management
2 3 (75.00%) Kubernetes
2 3 (75.00%) OAuth
2 3 (75.00%) OpenID
2 3 (75.00%) SAML
2 3 (75.00%) Serverless
2 3 (75.00%) Terraform
3 2 (50.00%) Key Management
3 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) AngularJS

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf 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 1 (25.00%) Camunda
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) Cloud Functions
2 3 (75.00%) Cloud Run
2 3 (75.00%) GCP
2 3 (75.00%) Google Compute Engine
2 3 (75.00%) Google Kubernetes Engine
2 3 (75.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) BigQuery
2 1 (25.00%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (100.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) OAuth
1 3 (75.00%) OpenID
1 3 (75.00%) SAML
2 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
2 1 (25.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Event-Driven
2 3 (75.00%) Cloud Security
2 3 (75.00%) Compliance Audit
2 3 (75.00%) Containerisation
2 3 (75.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
2 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
2 3 (75.00%) Identity Management
3 2 (50.00%) Key Management
3 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
4 1 (25.00%) BPMN
4 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Patterns
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
4 1 (25.00%) UML
4 1 (25.00%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) Go
3 1 (25.00%) Java
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Kubernetes
1 3 (75.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Google
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft