Software Architect
UK > England
The median Software Architect daily rate in England is £633, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 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 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 476 | 500 | 617 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +117 | +116 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Architect | 16 | 51 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.064% | 0.14% | 0.030% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.069% | 0.15% | 0.031% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 25 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £574 | £550 | £415 |
| 25th Percentile | £591 | £563 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £633 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.17% | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £673 | £731 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £780 | £653 |
| UK median daily rate | £633 | £575 | £620 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -7.26% | +3.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £64.38 | £61.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £80.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.63% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £69.38 | £88.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £69.75 | £92.11 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £67.50 | £80.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -15.63% | - | - |
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 | 23,106 | 34,702 | 44,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.22% | 92.89% | 94.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,171 | 22,647 | 31,568 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £291 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,050 | 2,652 | 1,333 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.99 | £12.86 | £14.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.11 | £16.58 | £19.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £39.55 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.31% | -9.35% | +78.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.66 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.44 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -12.79% | +72.00% |
Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Software Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in England.
Software Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in England.
Software Architect
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 Software Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 24 June 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 | +40 | 4 | £665 | +15.65% | 71 |
| South West | +34 | 4 | - | - | 27 |
| Midlands | +11 | 4 | - | - | 34 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 4 | - | - | 23 |
| South East | +44 | 2 | - | - | 41 |
| North of England | - | 2 | £600 | - | 29 |
| North West | - | 2 | £600 | - | 18 |
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Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Software 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 Software Architect in the job title.
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Software 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: