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 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 20 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -2 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 2,614 | 1,254 | 1,566 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 12.76% | 9.36% | 9.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.74% | 10.11% | 10.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,769 | 824 | 938 |
| 10th Percentile | £495 | £461 | £485 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £540 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £647 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | -0.46% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £735 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £806 | £800 | £838 |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £625 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.00 | £82.00 | £58.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.50 | £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 | £89.75 | - | £112.57 |
| England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £77.75 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.97% | +11.07% | -6.67% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title | 19,028 | 12,399 | 15,056 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.88% | 92.52% | 94.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,315 | 8,272 | 9,791 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £338 | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £545 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.92% | -0.91% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £668 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 432 | 210 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.75 | £17.00 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.93 | £22.50 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.98 | £26.89 | £36.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.40% | -26.93% | -9.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.44 | £49.13 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £67.75 | £80.15 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -41.51% | -6.89% |
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 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 jobs citing Architect in London over the 6 months to 17 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 of jobs citing Architect in London over the 6 months to 17 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 IT jobs citing Architect within the London region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +10 | 319 | £625 | -3.85% | 296 |
| West London | -23 | 26 | £650 | +44.44% | 54 |
| South London | -9 | 15 | £650 | -8.26% | 10 |
| East London | +1 | 9 | £700 | +3.70% | 13 |
| North London | -3 | 2 | £650 | -14.75% | |
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Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 29.4% | 769 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 26.9% | 703 |
| 3 | SC Cleared | 21.9% | 573 |
| 4 | AWS | 21.8% | 570 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Management | 20.3% | 530 |
| 6 | Roadmaps | 19.5% | 510 |
| 7 | AI | 16.9% | 442 |
| 8 | Migration | 16.2% | 424 |
| 9 | Enterprise Architecture | 14.5% | 379 |
| 10 | Microsoft | 13.7% | 357 |
| 11 | DevOps | 12.8% | 335 |
| 12 | Technical Leadership | 11.7% | 305 |
| 13 | CI/CD | 11.5% | 301 |
| 14 | Analytics | 11.2% | 292 |
| 15 | Data Modelling | 11.1% | 289 |
| 16 | Data Architecture | 10.9% | 285 |
| 17 | Stakeholder Engagement | 10.2% | 266 |
| 18 | Integration Patterns | 9.6% | 250 |
| 19 | Agile | 9.3% | 244 |
| 20 | GCP | 8.2% | 215 |
| 21 | TOGAF | 8.0% | 209 |
| 22 | Security Architecture | 7.8% | 203 |
| 23 | Architectural Patterns | 7.7% | 202 |
| 24 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.6% | 199 |
| 25 | Event-Driven | 7.6% | 198 |
| 26 | Data Governance | 7.4% | 194 |
| 27 | Decision-Making | 7.0% | 183 |
| 28 | Architecture Governance | 6.7% | 174 |
| 29 | SAP | 6.3% | 164 |
| 30 | Databricks | 6.1% | 159 |
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 | 28.9% | 756 |
| 2 | Data Architect | 13.8% | 361 |
| 3 | Security Architect | 10.1% | 263 |
| 4 | Enterprise Architect | 10.0% | 261 |
| 5 | Technical Architect | 8.7% | 228 |
| 6 | Senior Architect | 6.9% | 180 |
| 7 | Cloud Architect | 6.0% | 158 |
| 8 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 5.8% | 152 |
| 9 | Lead Architect | 5.0% | 131 |
| 10 | AWS Architect | 4.3% | 112 |
| 10 | Azure Architect | 4.3% | 112 |
| 12 | Integration Architect | 3.8% | 100 |
| 13 | Platform Architect | 3.6% | 93 |
| 14 | SAP Architect | 2.8% | 74 |
| 15 | Salesforce Architect | 2.8% | 72 |
| 16 | Network Architect | 2.7% | 71 |
| 16 | ServiceNow Architect | 2.7% | 71 |
| 18 | Senior Solutions Architect | 1.7% | 45 |
| 19 | Databricks Architect | 1.6% | 42 |
| 20 | Dynamics 365 Architect | 1.5% | 40 |