Architect
North West > Cheshire
The median Architect daily rate in Cheshire is £537, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +40 | -23 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 71 | 79 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 13.47% | 14.26% | 2.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 14.76% | 14.88% | 3.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 55 | 50 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £391 | £445 | £459 |
| 25th Percentile | £451 | £459 | £584 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £537 | £584 | £606 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.97% | -3.71% | -1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £662 | £666 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £721 | £738 | £717 |
| North West median daily rate | £596 | £625 | £606 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.60% | +3.14% | -1.06% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 481 | 531 | 463 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.27% | 95.85% | 90.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 359 | 355 | 304 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £288 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £430 | £475 | £516 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.47% | -7.95% | +14.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £638 | £650 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 39 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £13.49 | £14.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.46 | £16.52 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.20 | £35.00 | £25.57 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.57% | +36.91% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.81 | £43.75 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | - | £45.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.01 | £32.90 | £27.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.81% | +18.75% | +10.80% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Cheshire over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in Cheshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. 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 |
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| Knutsford | -7 | 33 | £492 | +3.58% | 1 |
| Crewe | -2 | 7 | £625 | +4.17% | |
| Macclesfield | +3 | 6 | £538 | +0.47% | |
| Chester | -8 | 6 | £700 | -3.45% | 7 |
| Northwich | - | 2 | £400 | - | 1 |
| Warrington | -8 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, 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 Cheshire region featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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