RIBA Contracts in England

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 491 530 623
Rank change year-on-year +39 +93 +149
Contract jobs citing RIBA 15 11 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.055% 0.031% 0.024%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.18% 0.10% 0.087%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 5
10th Percentile £403 - -
25th Percentile £459 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £510 £450
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% +13.33% +15.38%
75th Percentile £613 - £510
90th Percentile £653 - £542
UK median daily rate £550 £510 £530
% change year-on-year +7.84% -3.77% +35.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 3
10th Percentile £45.75 £29.53 £58.70
25th Percentile £47.50 £31.44 £63.88
Median hourly rate £55.00 £35.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -53.33% -
75th Percentile £70.94 £46.88 £78.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.75 £79.50
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £35.00 £77.50
% change year-on-year +42.86% -54.84% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8,474 10,722 12,687
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.96% 30.67% 27.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,348 6,787 8,360
10th Percentile £285 £315 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +2.71%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £745
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 622 865 627
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.35 £15.72
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.25 £25.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -23.88% +36.60%
75th Percentile £59.98 £66.74 £70.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £77.50 £82.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £57.33
% change year-on-year -41.51% -25.00% +27.63%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing RIBA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for RIBA in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RIBA in England.

Daily rate trend for RIBA in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing RIBA in England over the 6 months to 24 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for RIBA in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RIBA in England.

Hourly rate trend for RIBA in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing RIBA in England over the 6 months to 24 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for RIBA in England

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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 RIBA within the England region over the 6 months to 24 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
North of England -10 5 £465 - 11
London +32 4 £613 +20.10% 33
Yorkshire - 4 £465 - 1
South West +38 2 £625 - 2
South East +22 2 - - 10
West Midlands +1 2 - - 2
Midlands +1 2 - - 3
North West -3 1 - - 10
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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:

Applications
1 2 (13.33%) AutoCAD
1 2 (13.33%) Revit
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) Power Automate
1 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (13.33%) Intrusion Detection
1 2 (13.33%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) Power BI
1 1 (6.67%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 5 (33.33%) Finance
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.67%) Banking
4 1 (6.67%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 5 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
2 4 (26.67%) Project Manager
2 4 (26.67%) Senior
3 3 (20.00%) Analyst
3 3 (20.00%) Infrastructure Manager
3 3 (20.00%) Infrastructure Project Manager
3 3 (20.00%) Portfolio Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Communications Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Lead
4 2 (13.33%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Senior Communications Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Data Centre Manager
5 1 (6.67%) Data Centre Project Manager
5 1 (6.67%) Infrastructure Portfolio Manager
5 1 (6.67%) Portfolio Manager
5 1 (6.67%) Portfolio Project Manager
5 1 (6.67%) Project Director
5 1 (6.67%) Project Portfolio Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Data Centre
2 2 (13.33%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (33.33%) Agile
1 5 (33.33%) Requirements Management
1 5 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
1 5 (33.33%) Validation
1 5 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
2 4 (26.67%) Project Delivery
2 4 (26.67%) Waterfall
3 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (13.33%) Analytics
4 2 (13.33%) Data Analysis
4 2 (13.33%) Data Analytics
4 2 (13.33%) Data Visualisation
4 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
4 2 (13.33%) Digital Engineering
4 2 (13.33%) Impact Analysis
4 2 (13.33%) Information Management
4 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (13.33%) Strategic Planning
4 2 (13.33%) Visualisation
5 1 (6.67%) Dashboard Development
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) Security Cleared
2 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (13.33%) DV Cleared
4 1 (6.67%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft