Architect
UK > England
The median Architect daily rate in England is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 July 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 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 17 | 11 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 2,572 | 3,868 | 4,488 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 9.70% | 10.38% | 9.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.53% | 11.17% | 9.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,693 | 2,538 | 3,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £480 | £488 | £510 |
| 25th Percentile | £545 | £550 | £580 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £668 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -2.69% | +2.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £719 | £738 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £790 | £825 | £832 |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £650 | £655 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.76% | +0.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 93 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.07 | - | £36.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.44 | £60.00 | £63.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.75 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.79% | - | +14.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £85.65 | £75.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £100.00 | £88.00 | £81.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £67.50 | £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 | 24,431 | 34,632 | 45,324 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.92% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,933 | 22,678 | 32,135 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,148 | 2,542 | 1,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.88 | £14.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | £17.00 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -8.57% | +76.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.31 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.95 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £26.39 | £38.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.47% | -10.47% | +70.13% |
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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 5 July 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 5 July 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 5 July 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 | -2 | 1,394 | £650 | - | 2,613 |
| South East | -2 | 343 | £600 | -7.69% | 876 |
| North of England | -11 | 314 | £600 | -4.00% | 788 |
| North West | -6 | 195 | £600 | -4.00% | 444 |
| Midlands | -6 | 190 | £575 | -8.00% | 571 |
| South West | -10 | 158 | £620 | -4.62% | 492 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 119 | £600 | -7.69% | 345 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 100 | £600 | +1.69% | 286 |
| East of England | -13 | 70 | £600 | - | 419 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 69 | £500 | -9.09% | 218 |
| North East | +8 | 21 | £625 | -0.99% | 58 |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 5 July 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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