Architect
UK > England
The median Architect daily rate in England is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 16 | 11 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +6 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 2,378 | 3,815 | 4,530 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 9.76% | 10.26% | 8.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.55% | 11.06% | 9.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,573 | 2,489 | 3,185 |
| 10th Percentile | £478 | £500 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £547 | £563 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -3.70% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £799 | £825 | £830 |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £650 | £660 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.52% | +3.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 79 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.80 | £60.00 | £37.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.50 | £61.25 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £72.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | - | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.00 | £87.46 | £70.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.75 | £90.00 | £80.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £72.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.57% | - | +6.06% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 22,549 | 34,488 | 47,741 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.59% | 92.73% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,007 | 22,894 | 33,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £643 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 900 | 2,432 | 1,409 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £14.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| London | -3 | 1,259 | £643 | -4.81% | 743 |
| South East | -3 | 329 | £625 | -3.85% | 390 |
| North of England | -5 | 289 | £600 | -7.69% | 267 |
| North West | -1 | 194 | £600 | -7.69% | 160 |
| South West | -5 | 177 | £600 | -7.69% | 163 |
| Midlands | -1 | 171 | £600 | -4.00% | 173 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 118 | £600 | -7.69% | 111 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 80 | £613 | -5.77% | 79 |
| East of England | -14 | 62 | £600 | -7.69% | 120 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 51 | £550 | -11.58% | 49 |
| North East | -2 | 15 | £625 | +1.98% | 29 |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 England region featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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