Network Architect
North West > Cheshire
The median Network Architect daily rate in Cheshire is £803, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 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 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | 49 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.17% | 0.42% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.45% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £464 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £801 | £466 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £803 | £488 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.62% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £804 | £516 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £521 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £625 | £750 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +54.32% | -22.24% |
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 | 540 | 443 | 399 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.70% | 93.86% | 88.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 407 | 305 | 252 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | £298 | £264 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £379 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £463 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.41% | -7.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £520 | £567 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £651 | £638 | £618 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 21 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | - | £14.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £13.49 | £20.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.50 | £35.00 | £30.54 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.01% | +14.60% | +40.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.30 | £43.75 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | £47.50 | £43.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £27.00 | £35.00 | £29.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.86% | +18.04% | +23.03% |
Network Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Network Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Network Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Architect in Cheshire.
Network Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Architect in Cheshire.
Network Architect
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 Network Architect within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 2 August 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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| Macclesfield | - | 1 | £803 | - | |
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Network Architect Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, Network 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 Network Architect in the job title.
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Network 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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