Data Architect Contract Job Trends in Lincoln

Data Architect
Lincolnshire > Lincoln

The median Data Architect daily rate in Lincoln is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 7 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Architect 9 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Lincoln 9.47% 6.25% 8.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.23% 6.67% 8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £200 - -
25th Percentile £237 - £653
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - £705
75th Percentile £487 - £758
90th Percentile £600 - -
Lincolnshire median daily rate £469 - £703
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £38.96 -
Lincolnshire median hourly rate - £38.96 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Lincoln

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lincoln. 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 Lincoln with a recognized job title 88 15 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 93.75% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 4 3
10th Percentile £205 £275 £231
25th Percentile £433 £388 £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £705
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -29.08% +48.42%
75th Percentile £538 £527 £791
90th Percentile £575 £541 £812
Lincolnshire median daily rate £525 £475 £463
% change year-on-year +10.53% +2.70% -15.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 10 9
10th Percentile £20.55 £18.36 £21.38
25th Percentile £23.20 £18.60 £40.75
Median hourly rate £25.77 £22.01 £48.56
Median % change year-on-year +17.08% -54.67% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £25.15 £51.91
90th Percentile £74.00 £26.53 £52.12
Lincolnshire median hourly rate £25.77 £25.15 £48.56
% change year-on-year +2.47% -48.21% -

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincoln

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

Data Architect job vacancy trend in Lincoln

Data Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Lincoln

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Architect in Lincoln over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Architect in Lincoln

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln

For the 6 months to 16 July 2026, Data 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 Lincoln region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Data Architecture
2 4 (44.44%) Data Modelling
2 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
3 3 (33.33%) Azure
3 3 (33.33%) Data Integration
3 3 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
3 3 (33.33%) Power BI
3 3 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (33.33%) Visualisation
4 2 (22.22%) Analytics
4 2 (22.22%) AWS
4 2 (22.22%) Big Data
4 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Data Governance
4 2 (22.22%) Data Management
4 2 (22.22%) Data Quality
4 2 (22.22%) Data Security
4 2 (22.22%) ETL
4 2 (22.22%) GDPR
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
4 2 (22.22%) Migration
4 2 (22.22%) SQL
5 1 (11.11%) Apache Hive
5 1 (11.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
5 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (11.11%) Data Engineering
5 1 (11.11%) Data Migration

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Azure
1 3 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 2 (22.22%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) Power BI
2 2 (22.22%) Big Data
3 1 (11.11%) Apache Hive
3 1 (11.11%) Star Schema
General
1 8 (88.89%) Public Sector
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Police
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Data Architecture
2 4 (44.44%) Data Modelling
3 3 (33.33%) Data Integration
3 3 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
3 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (33.33%) Visualisation
4 2 (22.22%) Analytics
4 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Data Governance
4 2 (22.22%) Data Management
4 2 (22.22%) Data Security
4 2 (22.22%) ETL
4 2 (22.22%) Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Data Engineering
5 1 (11.11%) Data Privacy
5 1 (11.11%) DevOps
5 1 (11.11%) Performance Optimisation
5 1 (11.11%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (11.11%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) Java
2 1 (11.11%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) Data Quality
1 2 (22.22%) GDPR
2 1 (11.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft