Architect Contracts in Cardiff

Architect
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Architect daily rate in Cardiff is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 9 27
Rank change year-on-year -22 +18 -15
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 5 43 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 2.37% 12.72% 6.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.55% 13.19% 6.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 19 31
10th Percentile - £450 £413
25th Percentile £625 £509 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - +7.32%
75th Percentile £675 £625 £669
90th Percentile - £665 £713
South Wales median daily rate £625 £570 £550
% change year-on-year +9.65% +3.64% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 196 326 510
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 96.45% 96.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 260 393
10th Percentile £199 £185 £240
25th Percentile £381 £355 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.89% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £538
90th Percentile £620 £626 £638
South Wales median daily rate £470 £460 £475
% change year-on-year +2.17% -3.16% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 5
10th Percentile £11.32 £13.00 £13.45
25th Percentile £11.75 £13.81 £15.25
Median hourly rate £13.50 £17.25 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -21.75% -7.99% +14.42%
75th Percentile £18.00 £22.34 £23.75
90th Percentile £39.45 £24.38 £24.95
South Wales median hourly rate £22.68 £18.14 £19.91
% change year-on-year +25.03% -8.89% +10.61%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Cardiff

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in Cardiff.

Daily rate trend for Architect in Cardiff

Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in Cardiff.

Hourly rate trend for Architect in Cardiff

Architect Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) SuccessFactors
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (40.00%) SAP HCM
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) PLM
2 2 (40.00%) SAP
2 2 (40.00%) SAP HR
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Value Proposition
3 1 (20.00%) PBX
3 1 (20.00%) VoIP
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Presales

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) SAP HCM
1 2 (40.00%) SAP HR
1 2 (40.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) PBX
1 1 (20.00%) VoIP
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (40.00%) PLM
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (20.00%) Presales
2 1 (20.00%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) SAP