Architect Contracts in Kent

Architect
South East > Kent

The median Architect daily rate in Kent is £701, 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 16 23 17
Rank change year-on-year +7 -6 +11
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 5 6 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 4.76% 2.97% 7.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.26% 3.21% 7.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 12
10th Percentile - £731 £567
25th Percentile £663 £741 £611
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £701 £788 £733
Median % change year-on-year -11.05% +7.51% +14.90%
75th Percentile £788 £841 £788
90th Percentile - £854 £878
South East median daily rate £625 £650 £650
% change year-on-year -3.85% - +5.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 95 187 214
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 92.57% 97.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 118 175
10th Percentile £180 £203 £129
25th Percentile £205 £211 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £388 £350
Median % change year-on-year -14.19% +10.71% -17.65%
75th Percentile £529 £523 £491
90th Percentile £668 £575 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 22 7
10th Percentile £16.19 £11.45 £37.48
25th Percentile £21.00 £19.50 £42.32
Median hourly rate £22.00 £55.20 £56.24
Median % change year-on-year -60.15% -1.84% +69.79%
75th Percentile £80.10 £78.58 £57.12
90th Percentile £88.58 £82.43 £61.35
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Kent

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

Daily rate trend for Architect in Kent

Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

Hourly rate trend for Architect in Kent

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

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 Kent region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Azure
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Information Architecture
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Information Management
3 1 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) CRM
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) SOA
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (20.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Predictive Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Analytics
1 2 (40.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (40.00%) Information Architecture
1 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (20.00%) Conceptual Models
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (20.00%) Data Sharing
2 1 (20.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Data Transformation
2 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Logical Data Model
2 1 (20.00%) Microservices
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft