The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Software Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
118
116
155
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+39
+30
Contract jobs citing Software Architecture
1
11
23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Software Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,636
1,988
3,346
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
93.17%
90.49%
91.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,032
1,406
2,259
10th Percentile
£363
£363
£355
25th Percentile
£463
£451
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£565
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+1.77%
-5.83%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£680
£688
£730
90th Percentile
£775
£806
£825
Central London median daily rate
£565
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
+2.73%
-8.33%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
11
24
10th Percentile
£22.00
£19.92
£15.33
25th Percentile
£24.00
£20.22
£18.03
Median hourly rate
£29.58
£25.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+18.30%
-28.57%
-14.63%
75th Percentile
£45.00
£40.00
£58.75
90th Percentile
£62.25
£41.84
£88.30
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£27.81
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+4.53%
-20.54%
-14.63%
Software Architecture Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Software Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Software Architecture Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Architecture in the City of London.
Software Architecture Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Architecture also mentioned 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 City of London region with a requirement for Software Architecture.
Software Architecture Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
