Architect Contract Job Trends in London
Architect
England > London
The median Architect daily rate in London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 20 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -2 | -4 |
| Contract Architect jobs | 2,547 | 1,269 | 1,531 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 12.57% | 9.29% | 9.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.56% | 10.04% | 10.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,730 | 841 | 914 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £461 | £490 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £807 | £815 | £838 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £625 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.00 | £82.00 | £58.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | £83.13 | £68.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.50 | £90.00 | £86.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.89% | +4.13% | +32.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £78.75 | £95.00 | £103.15 |
| 90th Percentile | £101.25 | - | £112.57 |
| England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £83.41 | £66.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.08% | +24.96% | -11.79% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 18,787 | 12,643 | 14,723 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.75% | 92.58% | 94.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,248 | 8,394 | 9,520 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £333 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £540 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.82% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £794 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 433 | 223 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.16 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.72 | £22.50 | £24.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £27.40 | £39.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.64% | -29.74% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £47.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £67.11 | £80.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -39.40% | -9.66% |
Architect Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Architect job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Architect Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in London.
Architect Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for Architect jobs in London over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Architect Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in London.
Architect Hourly Rate Histogram in London
Hourly rate distribution for Architect jobs in London over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Architect Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Architect jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 31 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +8 | 293 | £625 | -3.85% | 66 |
| West London | -24 | 22 | £650 | +44.44% | 28 |
| South London | -6 | 16 | £650 | -2.22% | 3 |
| East London | +2 | 11 | £650 | -3.70% | 13 |
| North London | -6 | 2 | £650 | -7.14% | |
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Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Architect contract job ads cited 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 Architect job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 29.7% | 756 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 27.6% | 704 |
| 3 | AWS | 23.0% | 585 |
| 4 | SC Cleared | 22.7% | 579 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Management | 21.1% | 537 |
| 6 | Roadmaps | 20.8% | 530 |
| 7 | AI | 17.1% | 435 |
| 8 | Migration | 16.5% | 421 |
| 9 | Enterprise Architecture | 15.0% | 381 |
| 10 | Microsoft | 13.7% | 348 |
| 11 | DevOps | 12.8% | 325 |
| 12 | Technical Leadership | 12.6% | 320 |
| 13 | CI/CD | 11.7% | 299 |
| 14 | Data Modelling | 11.6% | 295 |
| 15 | Analytics | 11.5% | 292 |
| 16 | Data Architecture | 11.2% | 285 |
| 17 | Stakeholder Engagement | 10.6% | 271 |
| 18 | Integration Patterns | 9.9% | 252 |
| 19 | Agile | 9.2% | 235 |
| 20 | GCP | 9.0% | 228 |
| 21 | TOGAF | 8.5% | 217 |
| 22 | Security Architecture | 8.3% | 212 |
| 23 | Data Governance | 8.1% | 206 |
| 23 | Event-Driven | 8.1% | 206 |
| 25 | Architectural Patterns | 8.0% | 204 |
| 26 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.7% | 197 |
| 27 | Architecture Governance | 7.5% | 192 |
| 27 | Decision-Making | 7.5% | 192 |
| 29 | Databricks | 6.3% | 161 |
| 30 | Microservices | 6.3% | 160 |
Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solutions Architect | 27.6% | 703 |
| 2 | Data Architect | 14.0% | 357 |
| 3 | Security Architect | 9.9% | 252 |
| 4 | Enterprise Architect | 9.3% | 236 |
| 5 | Technical Architect | 8.9% | 227 |
| 6 | Senior Architect | 7.2% | 183 |
| 7 | Cloud Architect | 6.1% | 155 |
| 8 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 5.8% | 148 |
| 9 | Lead Architect | 5.3% | 134 |
| 10 | AWS Architect | 4.6% | 116 |
| 11 | Azure Architect | 4.0% | 101 |
| 12 | Platform Architect | 3.7% | 94 |
| 13 | Integration Architect | 3.7% | 93 |
| 14 | Salesforce Architect | 2.9% | 75 |
| 15 | SAP Architect | 2.8% | 72 |
| 16 | Network Architect | 2.7% | 69 |
| 17 | ServiceNow Architect | 2.6% | 67 |
| 18 | Databricks Architect | 1.8% | 47 |
| 19 | Senior Solutions Architect | 1.8% | 45 |
| 20 | Infrastructure Architect | 1.6% | 42 |