Systems Architect Contract Job Trends in Leeds

System Architect
West Yorkshire > Leeds

As of 5 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median System Architect daily rate in Leeds.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 695 605 889
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.86% 93.22% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 472 369 603
10th Percentile £306 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £400 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.65% -0.95%
75th Percentile £575 £567 £600
90th Percentile £650 £655 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £463 £500
% change year-on-year +8.11% -7.50% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 31 6
10th Percentile £14.25 £17.08 £18.50
25th Percentile £15.73 £19.50 £18.74
Median hourly rate £22.59 £24.18 £21.01
Median % change year-on-year -6.58% +15.10% -2.29%
75th Percentile £26.13 £38.75 £21.80
90th Percentile £27.63 £56.25 £41.98
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £26.00 £24.18 £19.85
% change year-on-year +7.53% +21.80% -7.66%

Systems Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Systems Architect job vacancy trend in Leeds

Systems Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Architect job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Architect job vacancies in Leeds

Systems Architect Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, Systems 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 Leeds region featuring Systems Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Amazon ECS
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Pega
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Systems Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Amazon ECS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Pega