Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in Farnborough
Lead Architect
Hampshire > Farnborough
The median Lead Architect daily rate in Farnborough is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Lead Architect jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Farnborough | 0.35% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £670 | £720 | £695 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +3.60% | +20.87% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Farnborough
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Farnborough matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Farnborough matching a recognised job title | 256 | 91 | 135 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 89.51% | 87.50% | 80.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 151 | 67 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £368 | £341 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £434 | £503 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £501 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.88% | -16.58% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £675 | £750 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £553 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.24% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 41 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £69.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £60.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £34.13 | £61.50 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.51% | -18.00% | +36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.50 | £62.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £76.50 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £38.25 | £25.15 | £66.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.09% | -62.28% | +28.32% |
Lead Architect Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Lead Architect job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.
Lead Architect Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Farnborough.
Lead Architect Skill Set Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Lead Architect contract job ads cited 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 Lead Architect job ads across the Farnborough region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Aurora | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | AWS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Architecture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Migration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Database Migration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Db2 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | IBM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Logical Data Model | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Migration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Physical Data Model | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PostgreSQL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
Lead Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead Data Architect | 100.0% | 1 |