Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in Liverpool

Lead Architect
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Lead Architect daily rate in Liverpool is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Liverpool 1.83% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.96% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Merseyside median daily rate £625 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 255 124 176
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 95.38% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 81 86
10th Percentile £133 £140 £143
25th Percentile £147 £163 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £465 £388
Median % change year-on-year -30.11% +20.00% -18.42%
75th Percentile £510 £550 £494
90th Percentile £594 £638 £631
Merseyside median daily rate £302 £400 £400
% change year-on-year -24.50% - -15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 9 29
10th Percentile £15.18 £13.28 £10.91
25th Percentile £19.25 - £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.38 £17.44 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -3.11% +14.29%
75th Percentile £51.02 £20.00 £34.32
90th Percentile - £25.22 £37.18
Merseyside median hourly rate £25.38 £17.44 £18.31
% change year-on-year +45.53% -4.73% +13.10%

Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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

Lead Architect job vacancy trend in Liverpool

Lead Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Liverpool.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Liverpool

Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 20 April 2026, Lead 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 Liverpool region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (60.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (40.00%) DBS Check
5 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap

Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Retail
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (60.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) DBS Check