Technical Architect Contracts in England

Technical Architect
UK > England

The median Technical Architect daily rate in England is £610, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 254 254 241
Rank change year-on-year 0 -13 +81
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect 246 333 517
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.02% 0.91% 1.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 0.98% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 261 358
10th Percentile £463 £500 £510
25th Percentile £506 £563 £576
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £675 £694
Median % change year-on-year -9.63% -2.70% +6.73%
75th Percentile £701 £775 £745
90th Percentile £783 £850 £800
UK median daily rate £625 £650 £678
% change year-on-year -3.85% -4.13% +6.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £35.00
Median hourly rate - - £56.50
75th Percentile - - £78.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £35.00
% change year-on-year - - -46.97%

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 22,374 34,092 44,934
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 92.74% 94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,795 22,500 31,965
10th Percentile £293 £285 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% -4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £505 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -3.81% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 931 2,543 1,312
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.21 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £37.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% +89.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £61.60 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £28.17 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.89% -16.67% +87.50%

Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Technical Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Architect in England

Technical Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Technical Architect in England

Technical Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Architect in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Architect in England

Technical Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Technical Architect in England

Technical 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 Technical Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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
London +4 131 £625 -0.56% 64
North of England -6 37 £575 -28.13% 13
South East +53 29 £618 -17.67% 14
South West +29 25 £600 -9.43% 19
North West -19 25 £600 -29.41% 6
Yorkshire +18 9 £525 -11.02% 6
East of England +21 7 £538 -12.24% 4
Midlands +10 7 £603 -9.06% 13
West Midlands +10 6 £630 +0.80% 9
North East +3 3 £528 +0.48% 1
East Midlands +9 1 £550 -29.03% 3
Technical Architect
UK

Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.

1 94 (38.21%) Security Cleared
2 83 (33.74%) Azure
3 81 (32.93%) SC Cleared
4 74 (30.08%) Social Skills
5 69 (28.05%) AWS
6 62 (25.20%) Java
7 58 (23.58%) Roadmaps
8 48 (19.51%) Microsoft
9 47 (19.11%) Public Sector
10 42 (17.07%) Technical Architecture
11 40 (16.26%) Microservices
12 38 (15.45%) Technical Leadership
13 35 (14.23%) Finance
14 34 (13.82%) CI/CD
15 33 (13.41%) TOGAF
16 32 (13.01%) Stakeholder Management
17 29 (11.79%) IT Strategy
17 29 (11.79%) DevOps
18 28 (11.38%) Kubernetes
18 28 (11.38%) Windows
19 27 (10.98%) Infrastructure as Code
19 27 (10.98%) Problem-Solving
19 27 (10.98%) Architectural Patterns
20 26 (10.57%) Event-Driven
20 26 (10.57%) Migration
21 25 (10.16%) Enterprise Architecture
21 25 (10.16%) Public Cloud
22 24 (9.76%) Agile
22 24 (9.76%) Active Directory
23 23 (9.35%) WAN

Technical 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.85%) NetWeaver
1 7 (2.85%) SAP EP
2 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.63%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.22%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (0.81%) Apache Solr
4 2 (0.81%) Camunda
4 2 (0.81%) Confluence
5 1 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.41%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.41%) SAS
5 1 (0.41%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.41%) WebLogic
Applications
1 17 (6.91%) MS Visio
2 14 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (4.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.41%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (2.85%) SAP CRM
2 6 (2.44%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (1.22%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.81%) assyst
4 2 (0.81%) Magento
4 2 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.41%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 83 (33.74%) Azure
2 69 (28.05%) AWS
3 16 (6.50%) GCP
3 16 (6.50%) GitHub
4 15 (6.10%) PaaS
5 14 (5.69%) SaaS
6 13 (5.28%) GitHub Actions
7 12 (4.88%) Entra ID
7 12 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (4.88%) Serverless
8 8 (3.25%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.85%) OCI
9 7 (2.85%) SuccessFactors
10 5 (2.03%) Amazon ECS
11 4 (1.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (1.63%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (1.63%) AWS KMS
11 4 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.63%) IaaS
12 3 (1.22%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 23 (9.35%) WAN
2 18 (7.32%) LAN
3 17 (6.91%) Firewall
4 12 (4.88%) VPN
5 11 (4.47%) DNS
5 11 (4.47%) Network Security
6 9 (3.66%) TCP/IP
7 5 (2.03%) SD-WAN
8 4 (1.63%) BGP
8 4 (1.63%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (1.63%) DHCP
8 4 (1.63%) MPLS
8 4 (1.63%) NGFW
8 4 (1.63%) OSPF
8 4 (1.63%) VSAN
9 3 (1.22%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (1.22%) IPsec
9 3 (1.22%) Kerberos
9 3 (1.22%) VLAN
9 3 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.25%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (2.85%) Power BI
3 5 (2.03%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.63%) MongoDB
4 4 (1.63%) MySQL
4 4 (1.63%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.22%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.81%) Pentaho
6 2 (0.81%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.41%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.41%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.41%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.41%) GIS
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (5.28%) CircleCI
2 5 (2.03%) GitLab
2 5 (2.03%) JIRA
3 2 (0.81%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.81%) Maven
3 2 (0.81%) Terragrunt
4 1 (0.41%) Hudson
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
General
1 74 (30.08%) Social Skills
2 47 (19.11%) Public Sector
3 35 (14.23%) Finance
4 13 (5.28%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (4.47%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (4.07%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (2.85%) Military
8 5 (2.03%) Banking
8 5 (2.03%) Marketing
9 4 (1.63%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.63%) Retail
9 4 (1.63%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.22%) Aviation
10 3 (1.22%) Electronics
11 2 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.81%) Law
11 2 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.81%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.28%) Middleware
1 13 (5.28%) Node.js
2 11 (4.47%) .NET
3 10 (4.07%) Kafka
4 8 (3.25%) Spring Boot
5 7 (2.85%) SAP Fiori
5 7 (2.85%) SAP PI
5 7 (2.85%) SAPUI5
6 6 (2.44%) REST
7 5 (2.03%) React
8 3 (1.22%) .NET Framework
8 3 (1.22%) AngularJS
8 3 (1.22%) CSS
8 3 (1.22%) J2EE
8 3 (1.22%) OAuth
8 3 (1.22%) OAuth2
8 3 (1.22%) SAML
8 3 (1.22%) SOAP
8 3 (1.22%) Spring
8 3 (1.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.16%) Public Cloud
2 10 (4.07%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.07%) Hybrid Cloud
2 10 (4.07%) Management Information System
2 10 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (2.85%) PKI
4 6 (2.44%) Cloud Native
5 5 (2.03%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.03%) Private Cloud
5 5 (2.03%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.63%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.22%) BYOD
7 3 (1.22%) CMDB
7 3 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.22%) NHS
8 2 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.81%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.81%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 28 (11.38%) Windows
2 22 (8.94%) Linux
3 9 (3.66%) Unix
4 6 (2.44%) Windows Server
5 5 (2.03%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.22%) Android
6 3 (1.22%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.81%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (23.58%) Roadmaps
2 42 (17.07%) Technical Architecture
3 40 (16.26%) Microservices
4 38 (15.45%) Technical Leadership
5 34 (13.82%) CI/CD
6 33 (13.41%) TOGAF
7 32 (13.01%) Stakeholder Management
8 29 (11.79%) DevOps
8 29 (11.79%) IT Strategy
9 27 (10.98%) Architectural Patterns
9 27 (10.98%) Infrastructure as Code
9 27 (10.98%) Problem-Solving
10 26 (10.57%) Event-Driven
10 26 (10.57%) Migration
11 25 (10.16%) Enterprise Architecture
12 24 (9.76%) Agile
13 22 (8.94%) Continuous Delivery
14 21 (8.54%) Continuous Integration
14 21 (8.54%) Technology Strategy
15 19 (7.72%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 62 (25.20%) Java
2 15 (6.10%) SQL
2 15 (6.10%) TypeScript
3 14 (5.69%) JavaScript
4 13 (5.28%) Kotlin
5 12 (4.88%) C#
6 11 (4.47%) Python
7 10 (4.07%) PowerShell
8 7 (2.85%) ABAP
9 4 (1.63%) VB
10 3 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (1.22%) PL/SQL
10 3 (1.22%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.81%) Ruby
11 2 (0.81%) VBScript
12 1 (0.41%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.41%) Go
12 1 (0.41%) X++
Qualifications
1 94 (38.21%) Security Cleared
2 81 (32.93%) SC Cleared
3 9 (3.66%) Degree
4 8 (3.25%) Azure Certification
4 8 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (2.85%) AWS Certification
5 7 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (2.85%) MCSE
6 6 (2.44%) DV Cleared
6 6 (2.44%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (2.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (1.22%) MCSA
10 2 (0.81%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
10 2 (0.81%) CCNA
10 2 (0.81%) CCNP
10 2 (0.81%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.81%) PMP
10 2 (0.81%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.66%) NCSC
2 4 (1.63%) Accessibility
2 4 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (1.63%) NIST
2 4 (1.63%) QA
3 3 (1.22%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.22%) Government Security Classifications
4 2 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (0.81%) GDPR
4 2 (0.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.41%) HL7
System Software
1 24 (9.76%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.88%) Virtual Machines
2 12 (4.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (4.07%) Docker
4 5 (2.03%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (2.03%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.81%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.81%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.81%) RACF
6 1 (0.41%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 28 (11.38%) Kubernetes
2 22 (8.94%) Terraform
3 13 (5.28%) Grafana
3 13 (5.28%) Prometheus
4 11 (4.47%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (2.44%) SCCM
6 5 (2.03%) Data Guard
7 3 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.81%) Ansible
8 2 (0.81%) Packer
9 1 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.41%) OPNET
9 1 (0.41%) SCOM
Vendors
1 48 (19.51%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.13%) Oracle
3 15 (6.10%) Cisco
3 15 (6.10%) SAP
4 13 (5.28%) MuleSoft
4 13 (5.28%) Salesforce
5 12 (4.88%) VMware
6 10 (4.07%) ServiceNow
7 9 (3.66%) Veritas
8 7 (2.85%) Ariba
8 7 (2.85%) Virgin Media
9 6 (2.44%) Databricks
9 6 (2.44%) Palo Alto
10 5 (2.03%) Google
11 3 (1.22%) Apple
11 3 (1.22%) Aruba
11 3 (1.22%) Citrix
11 3 (1.22%) Fortinet
11 3 (1.22%) Juniper
11 3 (1.22%) Symantec