Architect
UK > England
The median Architect daily rate in England is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 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 27 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 16 | 11 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +4 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 2,368 | 3,809 | 4,462 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 9.96% | 10.42% | 9.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.79% | 11.23% | 9.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,553 | 2,476 | 3,166 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £563 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £668 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -2.69% | +2.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £750 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £796 | £825 | £834 |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £650 | £655 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.76% | +0.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 92 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.08 | - | £36.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.00 | £66.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £72.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.13 | £85.65 | £70.26 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.30 | £88.00 | £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 | 21,948 | 33,910 | 45,400 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.28% | 92.76% | 94.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14,595 | 22,462 | 32,268 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £283 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | +3.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 884 | 2,505 | 1,324 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.18 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £37.18 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.00% | -17.38% | +95.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.78 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.55 | £77.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.52 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.62% | -18.89% | +87.50% |
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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 27 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 27 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 27 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 | -2 | 1,274 | £650 | -1.89% | 1,372 |
| North of England | -9 | 300 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,316 |
| South East | -5 | 298 | £621 | -4.42% | 1,831 |
| North West | -6 | 201 | £583 | -10.31% | 607 |
| Midlands | -2 | 178 | £600 | -4.08% | 1,167 |
| South West | -8 | 163 | £600 | -7.69% | 852 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 115 | £600 | -7.69% | 628 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 87 | £600 | - | 534 |
| East of England | -18 | 61 | £600 | -2.83% | 937 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 60 | £526 | -5.82% | 467 |
| North East | -4 | 13 | £600 | -4.95% | 178 |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 27 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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