Technical Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Technical Architect
England > London

The median Technical Architect daily rate in London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 252 239
Rank change year-on-year +9 -13 -45
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect 227 117 151
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.12% 0.87% 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.21% 0.94% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 79 100
10th Percentile £445 £425 £446
25th Percentile £513 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £625
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £675 £720 £700
90th Percentile £775 £757 £775
England median daily rate £615 £575 £588
% change year-on-year +6.96% -2.13% -12.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £87.50 - -
Median hourly rate £90.00 - -
75th Percentile £92.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £45.00 - -

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.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 18,828 12,404 15,167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.15% 92.60% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,171 8,272 9,930
10th Percentile £363 £333 £340
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.93% -0.92% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 413 203 178
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.50 £24.16
Median hourly rate £41.00 £27.50 £35.75
Median % change year-on-year +49.09% -23.08% -7.65%
75th Percentile £65.60 £49.63 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £67.11 £78.75
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -6.70%

Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Technical Architect job vacancy trend in London

Technical Architect
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Technical Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Architect in London over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Architect in London

Technical Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Technical 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 Technical Architect within the London region over the 6 months to 8 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 -17 22 £550 -16.67% 17
East London -3 1 £750 +11.11% 2
South London -8 1 £600 +41.18% 2
West London -23 1 - - 3
North London - 1 - -
Technical Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 October 2026, Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.

1 88 (38.77%) Security Cleared
2 81 (35.68%) SC Cleared
3 63 (27.75%) Azure
4 56 (24.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 55 (24.23%) Technical Leadership
6 53 (23.35%) AWS
6 53 (23.35%) Technical Architecture
7 48 (21.15%) DevOps
8 43 (18.94%) Agile
9 41 (18.06%) Roadmaps
10 38 (16.74%) Microsoft
11 34 (14.98%) CI/CD
12 31 (13.66%) Enterprise Architecture
12 31 (13.66%) Integration Patterns
13 30 (13.22%) Event-Driven
14 29 (12.78%) Architectural Patterns
14 29 (12.78%) Power Platform
15 28 (12.33%) AI
15 28 (12.33%) Migration
16 22 (9.69%) Data Modelling
16 22 (9.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 21 (9.25%) GitHub
17 21 (9.25%) Microservices
17 21 (9.25%) Python
17 21 (9.25%) REST
18 20 (8.81%) Event-Driven Architecture
18 20 (8.81%) Translating Business Requirements
19 18 (7.93%) Infrastructure as Code
19 18 (7.93%) Technical Debt
20 17 (7.49%) Analytics

Technical 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 7 (3.08%) Confluence
1 7 (3.08%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.64%) CMS
2 6 (2.64%) SAS
3 3 (1.32%) Apache
4 2 (0.88%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.44%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.44%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.44%) EPiServer
5 1 (0.44%) Mendix
5 1 (0.44%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Chatbot
1 1 (0.44%) Gliffy
1 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (4.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.32%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (1.32%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (1.32%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (1.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.44%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.44%) Infor LN
4 1 (0.44%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.44%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 63 (27.75%) Azure
2 53 (23.35%) AWS
3 29 (12.78%) Power Platform
4 21 (9.25%) GitHub
5 14 (6.17%) Entra ID
6 13 (5.73%) Dynamics 365
7 12 (5.29%) Serverless
8 11 (4.85%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (4.85%) PowerApps
9 10 (4.41%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (3.96%) GCP
10 9 (3.96%) Power Automate
11 8 (3.52%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (3.52%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 7 (3.08%) SaaS
13 6 (2.64%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (2.20%) Amazon EKS
14 5 (2.20%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (2.20%) PaaS
14 5 (2.20%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.20%) Ethernet VPN
1 5 (2.20%) NX-OS
1 5 (2.20%) VXLAN
2 4 (1.76%) BGP
3 3 (1.32%) Network Security
4 2 (0.88%) Firewall
4 2 (0.88%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.88%) TACACS
4 2 (0.88%) WAN
4 2 (0.88%) X.21
5 1 (0.44%) MQTT
5 1 (0.44%) SAN
5 1 (0.44%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.85%) Power BI
2 7 (3.08%) SAP HANA
3 6 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (2.20%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.76%) Metadata
5 4 (1.76%) MongoDB
5 4 (1.76%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.32%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.88%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.88%) Big Data
7 2 (0.88%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.88%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.88%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.44%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.44%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.44%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.44%) Redis
8 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (4.85%) Git
2 7 (3.08%) JIRA
3 6 (2.64%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.32%) GitLab
5 2 (0.88%) Maven
5 2 (0.88%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.44%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.44%) MSI
General
1 60 (26.43%) Social Skills
2 49 (21.59%) Public Sector
3 23 (10.13%) Finance
4 15 (6.61%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (2.64%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (2.64%) Retail
6 4 (1.76%) Banking
6 4 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (1.32%) Front Office
8 2 (0.88%) Billing
8 2 (0.88%) Digital Health
8 2 (0.88%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.88%) Marketing
8 2 (0.88%) Police
8 2 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.44%) Aviation
9 1 (0.44%) Law
9 1 (0.44%) Local Government
9 1 (0.44%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (9.25%) REST
2 14 (6.17%) Terraform
3 12 (5.29%) Middleware
4 11 (4.85%) .NET
4 11 (4.85%) OAuth
4 11 (4.85%) OpenID
5 9 (3.96%) SOAP
6 7 (3.08%) SAP Basis
7 6 (2.64%) HTML5 Canvas
7 6 (2.64%) Kafka
7 6 (2.64%) Lightning Web Components
7 6 (2.64%) SAP Fiori
7 6 (2.64%) SAP PI
7 6 (2.64%) SAPUI5
8 5 (2.20%) PySpark
8 5 (2.20%) RESTful
9 4 (1.76%) Django
10 3 (1.32%) ASP.NET Web API
10 3 (1.32%) JSON
10 3 (1.32%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.45%) Cloud Native
2 15 (6.61%) Product Ownership
3 11 (4.85%) Distributed Systems
4 8 (3.52%) Data Centre
4 8 (3.52%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.64%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (2.64%) IoT
5 6 (2.64%) Public Cloud
6 5 (2.20%) Data Structures
6 5 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.20%) Life Science
7 4 (1.76%) FMCG
7 4 (1.76%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (1.76%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.32%) AS400
8 3 (1.32%) iSeries
8 3 (1.32%) Low-Code
8 3 (1.32%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.32%) Video on Demand
9 2 (0.88%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.08%) Windows
2 2 (0.88%) Linux
2 2 (0.88%) Unix
3 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (24.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 55 (24.23%) Technical Leadership
3 53 (23.35%) Technical Architecture
4 48 (21.15%) DevOps
5 43 (18.94%) Agile
6 41 (18.06%) Roadmaps
7 34 (14.98%) CI/CD
8 31 (13.66%) Enterprise Architecture
8 31 (13.66%) Integration Patterns
9 30 (13.22%) Event-Driven
10 29 (12.78%) Architectural Patterns
11 28 (12.33%) AI
11 28 (12.33%) Migration
12 22 (9.69%) Data Modelling
12 22 (9.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 21 (9.25%) Microservices
14 20 (8.81%) Event-Driven Architecture
14 20 (8.81%) Translating Business Requirements
15 18 (7.93%) Infrastructure as Code
15 18 (7.93%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 21 (9.25%) Python
2 8 (3.52%) Java
2 8 (3.52%) JavaScript
3 7 (3.08%) ABAP
3 7 (3.08%) C#
4 6 (2.64%) Apex Code
5 5 (2.20%) SQL
5 5 (2.20%) TypeScript
6 4 (1.76%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.32%) Ruby
8 2 (0.88%) Bash
8 2 (0.88%) Bicep
8 2 (0.88%) C
8 2 (0.88%) C++
8 2 (0.88%) SOQL
9 1 (0.44%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.44%) R
9 1 (0.44%) SOSL
9 1 (0.44%) Swift
Qualifications
1 88 (38.77%) Security Cleared
2 81 (35.68%) SC Cleared
3 13 (5.73%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (3.96%) Azure Certification
5 8 (3.52%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (3.08%) AWS Certification
7 5 (2.20%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (1.32%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.88%) CISA
9 2 (0.88%) CISSP
9 2 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.88%) Degree
9 2 (0.88%) OSCP
9 2 (0.88%) SANS
10 1 (0.44%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.44%) CCNP
10 1 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.44%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.64%) QA
2 4 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (1.76%) PMO
3 3 (1.32%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.32%) GDPR
4 2 (0.88%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.88%) GRC
4 2 (0.88%) GxP
4 2 (0.88%) NCSC
4 2 (0.88%) NIST
4 2 (0.88%) PSD2
4 2 (0.88%) SEPA
5 1 (0.44%) HL7
System Software
1 5 (2.20%) Docker
2 3 (1.32%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.44%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (4.41%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.88%) Ansible
2 2 (0.88%) Argo
2 2 (0.88%) Grafana
2 2 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.44%) SCCM
Vendors
1 38 (16.74%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.05%) Salesforce
2 16 (7.05%) SAP
2 16 (7.05%) ServiceNow
3 8 (3.52%) Cisco
4 7 (3.08%) Oracle
5 6 (2.64%) Ariba
6 4 (1.76%) Guidewire
6 4 (1.76%) MuleSoft
7 3 (1.32%) Aprimo
7 3 (1.32%) Databricks
7 3 (1.32%) IBM
7 3 (1.32%) OneTrust
7 3 (1.32%) OpenAI
7 3 (1.32%) Optimizely
7 3 (1.32%) Sparx
7 3 (1.32%) VMware
8 2 (0.88%) Google
8 2 (0.88%) Infor
8 2 (0.88%) Red Hat