Architect Contracts in Farnborough

Architect
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Architect daily rate in Farnborough is £626, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 18 20
Rank change year-on-year +9 +2 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 16 8 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Farnborough 17.58% 5.80% 5.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.82% 10.96% 5.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 7 4
10th Percentile £508 £463 -
25th Percentile £568 £544 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £626 £646 £600
Median % change year-on-year -3.10% +7.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £706 £709 £667
90th Percentile £725 £744 £698
Hampshire median daily rate £625 £650 £650
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
Hampshire median hourly rate - £91.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year - +30.00% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 85 73 130
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 52.90% 97.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 48 75
10th Percentile £399 £404 £268
25th Percentile £425 £483 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £586 £475
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% +23.42% -5.00%
75th Percentile £601 £655 £528
90th Percentile £665 £713 £645
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 22
10th Percentile £70.50 - £36.63
25th Percentile - - £47.19
Median hourly rate £75.00 £27.50 £59.75
Median % change year-on-year +172.73% -53.97% +78.36%
75th Percentile - - £68.44
90th Percentile £76.13 - £74.75
Hampshire median hourly rate £55.00 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -4.10% +9.24% +141.38%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

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

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Farnborough

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough

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

Daily rate trend for Architect in Farnborough

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Farnborough

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Farnborough over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Farnborough

Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Farnborough

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

Hourly rate trend for Architect in Farnborough

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 Farnborough region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 13 (81.25%) Security Cleared
2 11 (68.75%) DV Cleared
3 8 (50.00%) Linux
3 8 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
4 7 (43.75%) Active Directory
4 7 (43.75%) VMware
4 7 (43.75%) Windows
5 6 (37.50%) Process Improvement
6 5 (31.25%) Microsoft
7 3 (18.75%) CCNP
7 3 (18.75%) CCNA
7 3 (18.75%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (18.75%) MS Visio
7 3 (18.75%) VPN
7 3 (18.75%) Firewall
7 3 (18.75%) Validation
7 3 (18.75%) Migration
7 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (18.75%) Network Architecture
7 3 (18.75%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (18.75%) Degree
7 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
7 3 (18.75%) Network Security
7 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
7 3 (18.75%) Key Management
7 3 (18.75%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
8 2 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough 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 3 (18.75%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) Firewall
1 3 (18.75%) Network Security
1 3 (18.75%) VPN
2 2 (12.50%) SSL
2 2 (12.50%) X.509
General
1 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) PKI
2 1 (6.25%) Data Centre
2 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 8 (50.00%) Linux
2 7 (43.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 6 (37.50%) Process Improvement
3 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
3 3 (18.75%) Key Management
3 3 (18.75%) Migration
3 3 (18.75%) Network Architecture
3 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (18.75%) Validation
4 2 (12.50%) ArchiMate
4 2 (12.50%) Identity Management
4 2 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (12.50%) TOGAF
5 1 (6.25%) Cryptography
5 1 (6.25%) Enterprise Architecture
Qualifications
1 13 (81.25%) Security Cleared
2 11 (68.75%) DV Cleared
3 3 (18.75%) CCNA
3 3 (18.75%) CCNP
3 3 (18.75%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (18.75%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (18.75%) Degree
4 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) GDPR
1 1 (6.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (43.75%) Active Directory
2 3 (18.75%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) VMware
2 5 (31.25%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.25%) CyberArk