Platform Architect Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Platform Architect
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Platform Architect daily rate in Gloucestershire is £490, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 May 2026.

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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Platform Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £485 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 - -
75th Percentile £495 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £490 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 293 231 398
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.43% 90.94% 91.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 167 229
10th Percentile £205 £131 £300
25th Percentile £356 £300 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £613 £636 £668
90th Percentile £750 £738 £725
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £514
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.63% -2.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 19 39
10th Percentile £12.43 £24.99 £15.20
25th Percentile £31.25 £33.75 £15.82
Median hourly rate £40.00 £67.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.74% +68.75% -45.21%
75th Percentile £55.75 £70.00 £71.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £72.50
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £57.37 £55.00
% change year-on-year +0.22% +4.31% -14.16%

Platform Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Platform Architect job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Platform Architect
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Architect within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 26 May 2026. 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
Gloucester - 1 £490 -
Platform Architect
South West

Platform Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire

For the 6 months to 26 May 2026, Platform 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Platform Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Platform Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft