Architect Contract Job Trends in Central London

Architect
London > Central London

The median Architect daily rate in Central London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 22 22
Rank change year-on-year +12 0 -9
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 322 167 189
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 13.52% 8.78% 8.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.38% 9.40% 8.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 116 123
10th Percentile £510 £513 £481
25th Percentile £525 £580 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £650 £675
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -3.70% +1.50%
75th Percentile £738 £738 £775
90th Percentile £775 £813 £823
London median daily rate £625 £650 £650
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £37.00 - -
25th Percentile £40.00 - -
Median hourly rate £47.50 - -
75th Percentile £57.50 - -
90th Percentile £62.00 - -
London median hourly rate £77.50 £90.00 £86.43
% change year-on-year -13.89% +4.13% +32.97%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,239 1,776 2,201
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 93.38% 93.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,529 1,216 1,400
10th Percentile £356 £323 £363
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £783
London median daily rate £550 £543 £550
% change year-on-year +1.38% -1.36% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 25 27
10th Percentile £16.76 £17.79 £21.40
25th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £26.20
Median hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -21.43% -2.78%
75th Percentile £58.75 £36.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.50 £60.95 £122.20
London median hourly rate £41.00 £27.40 £35.00
% change year-on-year +49.64% -21.71% -9.58%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Central London

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Central London

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Central London over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Central London

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Central London

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect in Central London over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Architect in Central London

Architect
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Central London region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
City of London +5 289 £650 - 268
West End of London -4 8 £620 -4.62% 4
City of Westminster -6 6 £525 -19.23% 47
Kensington and Chelsea - 3 £900 -
Lambeth - 1 - - 3
Architect
London

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 10 October 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 Central London region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 121 (37.58%) Azure
2 79 (24.53%) Security Cleared
3 73 (22.67%) AWS
3 73 (22.67%) Roadmaps
4 64 (19.88%) Microsoft
5 62 (19.25%) SC Cleared
6 57 (17.70%) Migration
7 50 (15.53%) AI
7 50 (15.53%) Stakeholder Management
8 48 (14.91%) CI/CD
9 47 (14.60%) Data Modelling
10 44 (13.66%) Data Architecture
11 43 (13.35%) Analytics
12 40 (12.42%) DevOps
13 38 (11.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 37 (11.49%) Enterprise Architecture
15 36 (11.18%) Integration Patterns
16 34 (10.56%) Infrastructure as Code
17 33 (10.25%) Data Governance
18 32 (9.94%) Event-Driven
18 32 (9.94%) Technical Leadership
19 29 (9.01%) GCP
20 28 (8.70%) Decision-Making
20 28 (8.70%) Security Architecture
21 27 (8.39%) Agile
21 27 (8.39%) Databricks
22 26 (8.07%) Architectural Patterns
22 26 (8.07%) REST
22 26 (8.07%) TOGAF
23 24 (7.45%) Data Integration

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 6 (1.86%) Apache
2 4 (1.24%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.24%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.62%) CMS
3 2 (0.62%) Confluence
4 1 (0.31%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.31%) Ethereum
4 1 (0.31%) Hyperledger
4 1 (0.31%) MQSeries
4 1 (0.31%) nginx
4 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (0.31%) Chatbot
1 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.93%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.62%) Aladdin
3 2 (0.62%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.62%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.31%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (0.31%) R3 Corda
4 1 (0.31%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.31%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 121 (37.58%) Azure
2 73 (22.67%) AWS
3 29 (9.01%) GCP
4 24 (7.45%) Power Platform
5 16 (4.97%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (4.66%) SaaS
7 11 (3.42%) GitHub
7 11 (3.42%) Serverless
7 11 (3.42%) Snowflake
8 10 (3.11%) Azure Data Factory
8 10 (3.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 10 (3.11%) Entra ID
9 8 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
10 7 (2.17%) OCI
10 7 (2.17%) PaaS
11 6 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.55%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (1.55%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (1.55%) Azure Stack
12 5 (1.55%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.35%) Firewall
2 13 (4.04%) Network Security
3 7 (2.17%) VPN
4 6 (1.86%) DNS
4 6 (1.86%) WAN
5 5 (1.55%) LAN
6 3 (0.93%) SMS
7 2 (0.62%) BGP
7 2 (0.62%) NGFW
7 2 (0.62%) SAN
7 2 (0.62%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.62%) Software-Defined Networking
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.31%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (0.31%) Modbus
8 1 (0.31%) MQTT
8 1 (0.31%) NX-OS
8 1 (0.31%) OSPF
8 1 (0.31%) TACACS
8 1 (0.31%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.59%) Metadata
2 17 (5.28%) Data Lake
2 17 (5.28%) Power BI
3 10 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.17%) Semantic Layer
5 5 (1.55%) Amazon Redshift
5 5 (1.55%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.55%) NoSQL
5 5 (1.55%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.24%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.24%) Data Hub
6 4 (1.24%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.24%) Star Schema
7 3 (0.93%) Big Data
7 3 (0.93%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.62%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.62%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.62%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (1.55%) Git
2 4 (1.24%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.24%) JIRA
3 3 (0.93%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.62%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.31%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.31%) GitLab
5 1 (0.31%) Gradle
5 1 (0.31%) MLflow
5 1 (0.31%) Xcode
General
1 66 (20.50%) Social Skills
2 59 (18.32%) Finance
3 33 (10.25%) Public Sector
4 27 (8.39%) Banking
5 22 (6.83%) Telecoms
6 17 (5.28%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (4.66%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (4.04%) Retail
9 10 (3.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (2.48%) Marketing
11 7 (2.17%) Billing
11 7 (2.17%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.55%) Legal
13 4 (1.24%) Automotive
13 4 (1.24%) Military
13 4 (1.24%) Police
13 4 (1.24%) Retail Banking
14 3 (0.93%) Law
15 2 (0.62%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.62%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (8.07%) REST
2 19 (5.90%) Terraform
3 17 (5.28%) SOAP
4 11 (3.42%) PySpark
5 9 (2.80%) Middleware
6 6 (1.86%) .NET
6 6 (1.86%) JSON
6 6 (1.86%) OAuth
7 5 (1.55%) Kafka
8 4 (1.24%) XML
9 3 (0.93%) GraphQL
9 3 (0.93%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.93%) OpenID
9 3 (0.93%) SAML
9 3 (0.93%) Spring
9 3 (0.93%) Spring Boot
9 3 (0.93%) Web Services
10 2 (0.62%) ASP.NET Web API
10 2 (0.62%) Node.js
10 2 (0.62%) React
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.94%) Cloud Native
2 23 (7.14%) Data Centre
3 17 (5.28%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.97%) CMDB
5 13 (4.04%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (3.11%) Mainframe
7 8 (2.48%) AI Agents
8 7 (2.17%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.86%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.86%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.55%) Private Cloud
10 5 (1.55%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.55%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.24%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.24%) Replication
11 4 (1.24%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 4 (1.24%) Taxonomies
12 3 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.93%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.48%) Linux
2 4 (1.24%) Windows
3 2 (0.62%) Unix
3 2 (0.62%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.31%) Android
4 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.31%) CentOS
4 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (22.67%) Roadmaps
2 57 (17.70%) Migration
3 50 (15.53%) AI
3 50 (15.53%) Stakeholder Management
4 48 (14.91%) CI/CD
5 47 (14.60%) Data Modelling
6 44 (13.66%) Data Architecture
7 43 (13.35%) Analytics
8 40 (12.42%) DevOps
9 38 (11.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 37 (11.49%) Enterprise Architecture
11 36 (11.18%) Integration Patterns
12 34 (10.56%) Infrastructure as Code
13 33 (10.25%) Data Governance
14 32 (9.94%) Event-Driven
14 32 (9.94%) Technical Leadership
15 28 (8.70%) Decision-Making
15 28 (8.70%) Security Architecture
16 27 (8.39%) Agile
17 26 (8.07%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.45%) Python
2 20 (6.21%) SQL
3 13 (4.04%) JavaScript
4 10 (3.11%) Java
5 5 (1.55%) Bicep
5 5 (1.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (1.55%) PowerShell
6 4 (1.24%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.93%) Ruby
8 2 (0.62%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.62%) C#
9 1 (0.31%) Bash
9 1 (0.31%) DAML
9 1 (0.31%) Go
9 1 (0.31%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.31%) Rust
9 1 (0.31%) SOQL
9 1 (0.31%) SOSL
9 1 (0.31%) Swift
9 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 79 (24.53%) Security Cleared
2 62 (19.25%) SC Cleared
3 12 (3.73%) CISSP
4 11 (3.42%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.48%) Degree
5 8 (2.48%) TOGAF Certification
6 6 (1.86%) CISM
7 5 (1.55%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.55%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.93%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.62%) CCNP
10 2 (0.62%) CCSP
10 2 (0.62%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.31%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.31%) CCIE Security
11 1 (0.31%) CCNA
11 1 (0.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.31%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.14%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.11%) GDPR
2 10 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (3.11%) NIST
3 6 (1.86%) NCSC
4 5 (1.55%) GRC
5 4 (1.24%) Government Security Classifications
5 4 (1.24%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.93%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 3 (0.93%) ISO 20022
6 3 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.93%) SEPA
7 2 (0.62%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.62%) QA
8 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.31%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 19770
8 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.31%) PSD2
System Software
1 6 (1.86%) Docker
1 6 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (1.55%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.62%) vSphere
4 1 (0.31%) Firmware
4 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (4.35%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.55%) Ansible
3 4 (1.24%) Grafana
4 3 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.62%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.31%) Puppet
Vendors
1 64 (19.88%) Microsoft
2 27 (8.39%) Databricks
3 23 (7.14%) ServiceNow
4 17 (5.28%) Oracle
5 14 (4.35%) Salesforce
5 14 (4.35%) SAP
6 13 (4.04%) Cisco
7 11 (3.42%) Google
8 8 (2.48%) Fortinet
9 7 (2.17%) VMware
10 6 (1.86%) OpenAI
11 5 (1.55%) CyberArk
11 5 (1.55%) MuleSoft
11 5 (1.55%) Workday
12 4 (1.24%) Dynatrace
12 4 (1.24%) Splunk
13 3 (0.93%) Foundry
13 3 (0.93%) IBM
13 3 (0.93%) Palo Alto
14 2 (0.62%) Calypso