Data Architect Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Data Architect
Central London > City of London
The median Data Architect daily rate in the City of London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 94 | 103 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +9 | +22 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Architect | 66 | 22 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 3.09% | 1.30% | 1.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.29% | 1.38% | 1.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 15 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £470 | £470 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £486 | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £575 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -17.86% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £681 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £730 | £825 |
| Central London median daily rate | £620 | £575 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.83% | -17.86% | +3.70% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title | 2,005 | 1,596 | 1,973 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.74% | 94.10% | 93.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,372 | 1,098 | 1,217 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £422 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £781 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.85 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.18 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £26.57 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.96% | -53.79% | +55.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £36.00 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.50 | £64.48 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.04 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.53% | -22.76% | -2.78% |
Data Architect Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Data Architect Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in the City of London.
Data Architect Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Architect in the City of London over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Data Architect Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in the City of London.
Data Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 21 October 2026, Data 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 City of London region featuring Data Architect in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 59.1% | 39 |
| 2 | Data Architecture | 53.0% | 35 |
| 3 | Data Modelling | 47.0% | 31 |
| 4 | Analytics | 45.5% | 30 |
| 5 | Data Governance | 36.4% | 24 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 33.3% | 22 |
| 7 | Databricks | 31.8% | 21 |
| 7 | SC Cleared | 31.8% | 21 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Engagement | 30.3% | 20 |
| 10 | Microsoft | 28.8% | 19 |
| 11 | Data Quality | 25.8% | 17 |
| 12 | Business Intelligence | 22.7% | 15 |
| 13 | Migration | 19.7% | 13 |
| 13 | Roadmaps | 19.7% | 13 |
| 15 | Data Strategy | 18.2% | 12 |
| 15 | Data Transformation | 18.2% | 12 |
| 15 | DevOps | 18.2% | 12 |
| 15 | Logical Data Model | 18.2% | 12 |
| 15 | Metadata | 18.2% | 12 |
| 15 | SQL | 18.2% | 12 |
| 21 | Data Integration | 16.7% | 11 |
| 21 | Snowflake | 16.7% | 11 |
| 23 | AI | 15.2% | 10 |
| 23 | AWS | 15.2% | 10 |
| 23 | Integration Patterns | 15.2% | 10 |
| 23 | Power BI | 15.2% | 10 |
| 23 | Power Platform | 15.2% | 10 |
| 28 | CI/CD | 13.6% | 9 |
| 28 | Data Lake | 13.6% | 9 |
| 28 | Lakehouse | 13.6% | 9 |
Data Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solutions Architect | 18.2% | 12 |
| 2 | Data Centre Architect | 10.6% | 7 |
| 3 | GCP Data Architect | 6.1% | 4 |
| 4 | Azure Data Architect | 4.5% | 3 |
| 4 | Senior Data Architect | 4.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 3.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Business Intelligence Architect | 3.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Databricks Architect | 3.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Enterprise Data Architect | 3.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Principal Data Architect | 3.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Associate Director | 1.5% | 1 |
| 11 | Business Intelligence Consultant | 1.5% | 1 |
| 11 | Data Consultant | 1.5% | 1 |
| 11 | Data Modeller | 1.5% | 1 |
| 11 | Salesforce Architect | 1.5% | 1 |
| 11 | Security Architect | 1.5% | 1 |
| 11 | Snowflake Architect | 1.5% | 1 |
| 11 | Workday Architect | 1.5% | 1 |