Architect Contract Job Trends in Dorchester

Architect
Dorset > Dorchester

The median Architect daily rate in Dorchester is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorchester 10.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 10.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £725 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
75th Percentile £775 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median daily rate £650 £488 £620
% change year-on-year +33.33% -21.37% -0.80%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Dorchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorchester. 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 Dorchester with a recognized job title 10 0 1
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £545 - -
25th Percentile £575 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £325
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.33%
75th Percentile £725 - £338
90th Percentile £755 - -
Dorset median daily rate £550 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +15.79% -2.56% -4.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.85 - -
Dorset median hourly rate £63.14 £15.50 £15.62
% change year-on-year +307.32% -0.77% -67.65%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorchester

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Dorchester

Architect Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorchester

For the 6 months to 16 August 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 Dorchester region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorchester 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft