Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Architect
England > London

The median Architect daily rate in London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 18 14
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 +4
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 1,261 1,501 1,929
As % of all contract jobs in London 9.17% 9.67% 9.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.91% 10.30% 10.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 855 892 1,385
10th Percentile £461 £494 £500
25th Percentile £550 £550 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £639 £675
Median % change year-on-year +1.72% -5.33% -
75th Percentile £749 £750 £745
90th Percentile £838 £825 £825
England median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 7
10th Percentile £82.00 £58.69 £39.92
25th Percentile £83.13 £68.72 £45.64
Median hourly rate £90.00 £86.43 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.13% +32.97% -13.33%
75th Percentile £95.00 £103.15 £71.25
90th Percentile - £112.57 £72.50
England median hourly rate £83.82 £68.75 £75.34
% change year-on-year +21.92% -8.74% +7.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,723 14,579 19,099
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 93.97% 93.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,445 9,421 13,857
10th Percentile £333 £338 £344
25th Percentile £425 £450 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £550 £573
Median % change year-on-year -1.27% -3.93% -0.43%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £795
England median daily rate £510 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 152 224
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.38
25th Percentile £21.50 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £26.57 £37.50 £37.75
Median % change year-on-year -29.15% -0.66% +17.05%
75th Percentile £47.50 £58.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.11% +50.00%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Architect job vacancy trend in London

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in London

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in London over the 6 months to 10 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in London

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in London

Architect
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the London region over the 6 months to 10 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
Central London -1 173 £650 -3.70% 197
West London -2 29 £450 -28.00% 45
South London +8 17 £650 +30.00% 10
East London +8 12 £675 - 6
North London +5 3 £700 -12.50% 7
Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 10 November 2025, 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 London region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 430 (34.10%) Azure
2 328 (26.01%) AWS
3 282 (22.36%) Security Cleared
4 245 (19.43%) SC Cleared
5 212 (16.81%) Microsoft
6 197 (15.62%) Agile
7 179 (14.20%) Roadmaps
8 174 (13.80%) Data Modelling
9 168 (13.32%) DevOps
10 162 (12.85%) Migration
11 159 (12.61%) Stakeholder Management
12 155 (12.29%) Enterprise Architecture
13 145 (11.50%) CI/CD
13 145 (11.50%) Problem-Solving
14 132 (10.47%) Data Architecture
15 129 (10.23%) Microservices
16 124 (9.83%) GCP
16 124 (9.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 117 (9.28%) Analytics
18 116 (9.20%) Technical Leadership
19 112 (8.88%) Data Governance
20 109 (8.64%) Python
21 106 (8.41%) AI
21 106 (8.41%) TOGAF
22 105 (8.33%) Terraform
23 97 (7.69%) Security Architecture
24 93 (7.38%) REST
25 91 (7.22%) Firewall
26 88 (6.98%) SaaS
26 88 (6.98%) SQL

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 34 (2.70%) Confluence
2 21 (1.67%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.95%) Apache Spark
3 12 (0.95%) CMS
4 11 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
5 10 (0.79%) Apache
5 10 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.56%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.32%) SAS
7 4 (0.32%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.24%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.24%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.24%) Mule
8 3 (0.24%) NServiceBus
9 2 (0.16%) Apache Solr
9 2 (0.16%) Luigi
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 2 (0.16%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.079%) CICS
10 1 (0.079%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (0.63%) MS Visio
2 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.24%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.079%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 45 (3.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.03%) Remedy ITSM
4 11 (0.87%) Salesforce CRM
5 9 (0.71%) Endur
5 9 (0.71%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 7 (0.56%) Payment Gateway
7 6 (0.48%) Aladdin
7 6 (0.48%) SAP MDG
8 5 (0.40%) Oracle Retail
8 5 (0.40%) Workday HCM
9 4 (0.32%) Fidessa
9 4 (0.32%) NetSuite
9 4 (0.32%) SAP PS
9 4 (0.32%) thinkFolio
10 3 (0.24%) SAP ERP
10 3 (0.24%) SAP PM
11 2 (0.16%) SAP CO
11 2 (0.16%) SAP Oil and Gas
11 2 (0.16%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 430 (34.10%) Azure
2 328 (26.01%) AWS
3 124 (9.83%) GCP
4 88 (6.98%) SaaS
5 86 (6.82%) Power Platform
6 55 (4.36%) IaaS
7 50 (3.97%) Entra ID
8 48 (3.81%) Serverless
9 46 (3.65%) Microsoft 365
10 45 (3.57%) GitHub
11 44 (3.49%) Snowflake
12 41 (3.25%) PaaS
13 37 (2.93%) Amazon S3
13 37 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
14 28 (2.22%) GitHub Actions
15 27 (2.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 26 (2.06%) Amazon EC2
17 25 (1.98%) Azure Logic Apps
18 24 (1.90%) Azure Data Factory
18 24 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 91 (7.22%) Firewall
2 45 (3.57%) WAN
3 44 (3.49%) LAN
4 40 (3.17%) Network Security
5 36 (2.85%) SD-WAN
6 35 (2.78%) VPN
7 27 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
8 25 (1.98%) DNS
9 22 (1.74%) Cisco Nexus
10 20 (1.59%) SSL
11 10 (0.79%) BGP
11 10 (0.79%) DHCP
12 8 (0.63%) Internet
13 7 (0.56%) OSPF
14 6 (0.48%) NGFW
14 6 (0.48%) SAN
14 6 (0.48%) TCP/IP
15 5 (0.40%) HTTPS
15 5 (0.40%) VLAN
15 5 (0.40%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (4.28%) Data Lake
1 54 (4.28%) Data Warehouse
2 49 (3.89%) Power BI
3 39 (3.09%) Metadata
4 28 (2.22%) SQL Server
5 18 (1.43%) Data Vault
6 17 (1.35%) Big Data
6 17 (1.35%) BigQuery
6 17 (1.35%) NoSQL
6 17 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
7 16 (1.27%) Amazon Redshift
8 12 (0.95%) Delta Lake
9 11 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
10 10 (0.79%) SAP HANA
11 9 (0.71%) Relational Database
12 8 (0.63%) DynamoDB
12 8 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 7 (0.56%) Data Hub
13 7 (0.56%) SAP BW
13 7 (0.56%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 45 (3.57%) JIRA
2 20 (1.59%) Jenkins
3 12 (0.95%) ERwin
3 12 (0.95%) Git
4 10 (0.79%) GitLab
5 9 (0.71%) CircleCI
6 5 (0.40%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.24%) Artifactory
7 3 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.24%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.16%) GCC
8 2 (0.16%) MLflow
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.16%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.16%) PROIV
8 2 (0.16%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.079%) Chocolatey
9 1 (0.079%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.079%) Postman
9 1 (0.079%) Spinnaker
General
1 332 (26.33%) Social Skills
2 317 (25.14%) Finance
3 141 (11.18%) Public Sector
4 120 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
5 116 (9.20%) Banking
6 37 (2.93%) Retail
7 35 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 34 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
8 34 (2.70%) Telecoms
9 32 (2.54%) Financial Institution
10 27 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
11 26 (2.06%) Legal
11 26 (2.06%) Marketing
12 24 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (1.59%) Manufacturing
14 19 (1.51%) Billing
15 15 (1.19%) Back Office
16 12 (0.95%) Investment Banking
17 10 (0.79%) Military
18 8 (0.63%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (7.38%) REST
2 58 (4.60%) JSON
3 41 (3.25%) .NET
4 39 (3.09%) Middleware
5 37 (2.93%) Kafka
6 33 (2.62%) AngularJS
7 32 (2.54%) Web Services
8 30 (2.38%) SOAP
9 29 (2.30%) OAuth
10 28 (2.22%) SAML
11 23 (1.82%) React
12 20 (1.59%) RESTful
13 18 (1.43%) OpenID
13 18 (1.43%) RabbitMQ
14 16 (1.27%) LDAP
14 16 (1.27%) Lightning Web Components
14 16 (1.27%) OAuth2
14 16 (1.27%) PySpark
15 14 (1.11%) XML
16 13 (1.03%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 111 (8.80%) Cloud Native
2 52 (4.12%) Legacy Systems
3 46 (3.65%) Product Ownership
4 44 (3.49%) Onboarding
5 37 (2.93%) Data Centre
6 34 (2.70%) PKI
7 33 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
8 31 (2.46%) Management Information System
9 26 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
10 24 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
11 21 (1.67%) Public Cloud
12 20 (1.59%) CSOC
12 20 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
13 18 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
13 18 (1.43%) Low-Code
14 16 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
15 15 (1.19%) Security Posture
16 14 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
16 14 (1.11%) Reinsurance
17 13 (1.03%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 44 (3.49%) Windows
2 31 (2.46%) Linux
3 16 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.63%) Unix
5 7 (0.56%) Android
5 7 (0.56%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.40%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.24%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.24%) VMS
9 2 (0.16%) CentOS
9 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.079%) AIX
10 1 (0.079%) Solaris
10 1 (0.079%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.079%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (15.62%) Agile
2 179 (14.20%) Roadmaps
3 174 (13.80%) Data Modelling
4 168 (13.32%) DevOps
5 162 (12.85%) Migration
6 159 (12.61%) Stakeholder Management
7 155 (12.29%) Enterprise Architecture
8 145 (11.50%) CI/CD
8 145 (11.50%) Problem-Solving
9 132 (10.47%) Data Architecture
10 129 (10.23%) Microservices
11 124 (9.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 117 (9.28%) Analytics
13 116 (9.20%) Technical Leadership
14 112 (8.88%) Data Governance
15 106 (8.41%) AI
15 106 (8.41%) TOGAF
16 97 (7.69%) Security Architecture
17 81 (6.42%) Integration Patterns
18 80 (6.34%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 109 (8.64%) Python
2 88 (6.98%) SQL
3 74 (5.87%) Java
4 58 (4.60%) PowerShell
5 42 (3.33%) JavaScript
6 37 (2.93%) TypeScript
7 23 (1.82%) C#
8 20 (1.59%) Bicep
9 18 (1.43%) Bash
10 11 (0.87%) Apex Code
11 9 (0.71%) Kotlin
12 6 (0.48%) Korn
12 6 (0.48%) PL/SQL
12 6 (0.48%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.40%) C
13 5 (0.40%) R
14 4 (0.32%) C++
14 4 (0.32%) Go
14 4 (0.32%) Perl
14 4 (0.32%) Scala
Qualifications
1 282 (22.36%) Security Cleared
2 245 (19.43%) SC Cleared
3 63 (5.00%) Degree
4 50 (3.97%) Azure Certification
5 31 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 29 (2.30%) CISSP
7 28 (2.22%) DV Cleared
8 27 (2.14%) AWS Certification
9 25 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
10 21 (1.67%) BPSS Clearance
10 21 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (1.27%) TOGAF Certification
12 14 (1.11%) CCNP
13 12 (0.95%) Master's Degree
14 11 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 9 (0.71%) CCIE
15 9 (0.71%) CISM
16 6 (0.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 5 (0.40%) JNCIE
18 4 (0.32%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (5.47%) GDPR
2 50 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (3.25%) Data Quality
4 39 (3.09%) NIST
5 24 (1.90%) QA
6 18 (1.43%) HIPAA
7 15 (1.19%) PCI DSS
8 14 (1.11%) NCSC
9 13 (1.03%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.79%) GRC
11 8 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (0.63%) MiFID
11 8 (0.63%) SOC 2
12 7 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 5 (0.40%) COBIT
13 5 (0.40%) EU AI Act
13 5 (0.40%) ISO 20022
14 3 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.24%) PMO
System Software
1 54 (4.28%) Docker
2 51 (4.04%) Active Directory
3 14 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.48%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.40%) vSphere
6 4 (0.32%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.079%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.079%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.079%) GPFS
8 1 (0.079%) Lustre
8 1 (0.079%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.079%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.079%) OpenDJ
8 1 (0.079%) OpenIDM
8 1 (0.079%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.079%) Postfix
8 1 (0.079%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.079%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 105 (8.33%) Terraform
2 76 (6.03%) Kubernetes
3 35 (2.78%) Ansible
4 28 (2.22%) Single Sign-On
5 16 (1.27%) Prometheus
6 15 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
7 12 (0.95%) Grafana
8 5 (0.40%) SCCM
9 2 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.16%) Nagios
9 2 (0.16%) Puppet
9 2 (0.16%) RSA Archer
9 2 (0.16%) SELinux
9 2 (0.16%) vRealize
10 1 (0.079%) Argo
10 1 (0.079%) HP Operations Orchestration
10 1 (0.079%) Podman
10 1 (0.079%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.079%) VxRail
Vendors
1 212 (16.81%) Microsoft
2 87 (6.90%) SAP
3 68 (5.39%) ServiceNow
4 61 (4.84%) Databricks
5 59 (4.68%) Salesforce
6 56 (4.44%) Oracle
7 54 (4.28%) Google
8 46 (3.65%) Cisco
9 43 (3.41%) Splunk
10 31 (2.46%) Fortinet
11 20 (1.59%) VMware
12 17 (1.35%) MuleSoft
13 16 (1.27%) IBM
13 16 (1.27%) Palo Alto
13 16 (1.27%) Remedy
14 15 (1.19%) OpenAI
15 14 (1.11%) CyberArk
16 12 (0.95%) HP
16 12 (0.95%) Okta
17 11 (0.87%) Workday