Architect Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Architect
Devon > Exeter

The median Architect daily rate in Exeter is £674, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 12 19
Rank change year-on-year -10 +7 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 11 1 7
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 5.67% 2.50% 4.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.18% 2.50% 4.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - £660
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £674 - £665
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.45%
75th Percentile £750 - £667
90th Percentile - - £669
Devon median daily rate £674 - £665
% change year-on-year - - -0.60%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 178 40 145
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.75% 100.00% 97.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 20 122
10th Percentile £213 £295 £155
25th Percentile £375 £322 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £438 £425
Median % change year-on-year +4.57% +2.94% -22.73%
75th Percentile £619 £500 £513
90th Percentile £688 £576 £600
Devon median daily rate £450 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
10th Percentile - - £10.76
25th Percentile - - £13.86
Median hourly rate £15.00 - £26.40
Median % change year-on-year - - +46.64%
75th Percentile - - £30.25
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £24.71 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -58.82% +50.00% -33.33%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

Architect job vacancy trend in Exeter

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Exeter.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Exeter

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 1 May 2026, Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Exeter region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 4 (36.36%) Roadmaps
2 3 (27.27%) Technology Roadmap
3 2 (18.18%) Artifactory
3 2 (18.18%) Atlassian
3 2 (18.18%) Confluence
3 2 (18.18%) GitHub
3 2 (18.18%) JIRA
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
3 2 (18.18%) SaaS
3 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) ServiceNow
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (9.09%) BGP
4 1 (9.09%) Cisco
4 1 (9.09%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (9.09%) Data Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (9.09%) F5
4 1 (9.09%) GDPR
4 1 (9.09%) Human Resource Management
4 1 (9.09%) Identity Management
4 1 (9.09%) IT Strategy
4 1 (9.09%) Load Balancing
4 1 (9.09%) Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Network Architecture
4 1 (9.09%) NX-OS
4 1 (9.09%) OSPF
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (9.09%) Risk Management

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (18.18%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) GitHub
1 2 (18.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) BGP
1 1 (9.09%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (9.09%) NX-OS
1 1 (9.09%) OSPF
1 1 (9.09%) VLAN
1 1 (9.09%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Artifactory
1 2 (18.18%) JIRA
General
1 2 (18.18%) Finance
1 2 (18.18%) Military
1 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
1 1 (9.09%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Roadmaps
2 3 (27.27%) Technology Roadmap
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (9.09%) Data Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Human Resource Management
4 1 (9.09%) Identity Management
4 1 (9.09%) IT Strategy
4 1 (9.09%) Load Balancing
4 1 (9.09%) Migration
4 1 (9.09%) Network Architecture
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (9.09%) Risk Management
4 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (9.09%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (9.09%) Target Operating Model
4 1 (9.09%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (9.09%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (9.09%) TOGAF
4 1 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Atlassian
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
1 2 (18.18%) ServiceNow
2 1 (9.09%) Cisco
2 1 (9.09%) F5