Technical Architect Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Technical Architect
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Technical Architect daily rate in Cardiff is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 31 36
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect 1 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.48% 0.88% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.95% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £579 -
25th Percentile £513 £584 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £610 £305
Median % change year-on-year -13.93% +100.00% -51.20%
75th Percentile £538 £629 -
90th Percentile - £630 -
South Wales median daily rate £525 £610 £305
% change year-on-year -13.93% +100.00% -59.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 199 210 225
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.67% 92.92% 96.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 148 174
10th Percentile £213 £130 £180
25th Percentile £294 £200 £221
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £488 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +14.71% -10.53%
75th Percentile £495 £575 £538
90th Percentile £650 £632 £621
South Wales median daily rate £405 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -4.71% -5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 13 8
10th Percentile - - £16.00
25th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.75
Median hourly rate £14.54 £24.00 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -39.42% +12.94% +11.84%
75th Percentile £18.10 £25.60 £26.13
90th Percentile £22.82 £26.50 £31.30
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
% change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +30.59%

Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Technical Architect job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Technical Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

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

Technical Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Architect job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Architect job vacancies in Cardiff

Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, 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 Cardiff region featuring Technical Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Discovery

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Discovery