Azure Architect Contract Job Trends in Kent

Microsoft Azure Architect
South East > Kent

The median Microsoft Azure Architect daily rate in Kent is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - 34
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Architect 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.82% - 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% - 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £619
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £638
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.14%
75th Percentile - - £656
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £650 £625 £680
% change year-on-year +4.00% -8.09% -3.03%

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 108 167 204
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.52% 93.30% 97.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 63 156
10th Percentile £153 £145 £185
25th Percentile £309 £219 £228
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £513 £450
Median % change year-on-year -21.95% +13.89% +12.50%
75th Percentile £576 £623 £540
90th Percentile £635 £688 £617
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 28 13
10th Percentile - £12.88 £16.90
25th Percentile £13.75 £37.40 £20.25
Median hourly rate £14.00 £68.67 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year -79.61% +28.35% +26.43%
75th Percentile £20.40 £75.16 £55.25
90th Percentile £24.20 - £75.45
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £57.52 £52.20
% change year-on-year -56.54% +10.19% +39.20%

Azure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Azure Architect job vacancy trend in Kent

Azure Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in Kent

Azure Architect
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Architect within the Kent region over the 6 months to 21 November 2025. 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
West Malling - 1 £650 -
Azure Architect
South East

Azure Architect Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, Azure 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 Kent region featuring Azure Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification

Azure Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft