Technical Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Technical Architect
England > London

The median Technical Architect daily rate in London is £572, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 202 220 213
Rank change year-on-year +18 -7 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect 246 136 194
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.29% 1.09% 1.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% 1.16% 1.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 86 158
10th Percentile £451 £471 £400
25th Percentile £506 £500 £527
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £572 £625 £626
Median % change year-on-year -8.48% -0.16% -13.66%
75th Percentile £729 £734 £734
90th Percentile £860 £775 £825
England median daily rate £600 £601 £650
% change year-on-year -0.12% -7.58% -4.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £93.53 - -
25th Percentile £95.06 - -
Median hourly rate £100.25 - -
75th Percentile £105.56 - -
90th Percentile £107.18 - -
England median hourly rate £95.50 - -

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 17,683 11,685 16,639
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 93.44% 93.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,667 7,929 11,939
10th Percentile £358 £338 £325
25th Percentile £436 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £799 £800
England median daily rate £523 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +1.95% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 293 171 326
10th Percentile £18.75 £19.20 £15.97
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.00 £20.07
Median hourly rate £41.00 £32.89 £27.66
Median % change year-on-year +24.66% +18.93% -25.26%
75th Percentile £63.32 £50.97 £46.05
90th Percentile £81.00 £65.00 £66.75
England median hourly rate £45.56 £29.00 £39.50
% change year-on-year +57.09% -26.58% -12.22%

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 20 June 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 20 June 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 -7 32 £500 -25.93% 7
South London - 9 £550 - 1
East London -2 2 £750 +11.11% 2
Technical Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 June 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 99 (40.24%) Security Cleared
2 90 (36.59%) SC Cleared
3 63 (25.61%) Azure
4 61 (24.80%) AWS
5 39 (15.85%) Roadmaps
6 38 (15.45%) CI/CD
6 38 (15.45%) DevOps
7 37 (15.04%) Microsoft
8 34 (13.82%) Data Modelling
9 32 (13.01%) Agile
9 32 (13.01%) Python
10 31 (12.60%) Microservices
10 31 (12.60%) Technical Leadership
11 28 (11.38%) Architectural Patterns
12 27 (10.98%) AI
12 27 (10.98%) Java
13 26 (10.57%) Integration Patterns
13 26 (10.57%) Migration
13 26 (10.57%) Technical Architecture
14 25 (10.16%) Infrastructure as Code
15 24 (9.76%) Power Platform
16 21 (8.54%) API Design
16 21 (8.54%) ERP
17 20 (8.13%) Observability
17 20 (8.13%) Salesforce
18 19 (7.72%) Containerisation
18 19 (7.72%) GitHub
18 19 (7.72%) Terraform
19 18 (7.32%) Business Intelligence
19 18 (7.32%) Oracle

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 11 (4.47%) Confluence
2 10 (4.07%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.03%) nginx
3 5 (2.03%) SAS
4 3 (1.22%) Apache
5 2 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.41%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.41%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.41%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (0.41%) ArchiCAD
1 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.03%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.22%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.81%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.81%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.81%) Infor M3
3 2 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.41%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 63 (25.61%) Azure
2 61 (24.80%) AWS
3 24 (9.76%) Power Platform
4 19 (7.72%) GitHub
5 15 (6.10%) Serverless
6 12 (4.88%) Amazon S3
6 12 (4.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 11 (4.47%) AWS Lambda
8 10 (4.07%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (3.66%) Amazon EKS
9 9 (3.66%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (3.66%) GCP
9 9 (3.66%) PowerApps
10 8 (3.25%) Amazon EC2
10 8 (3.25%) PaaS
10 8 (3.25%) Route 53
11 7 (2.85%) Entra ID
11 7 (2.85%) Power Automate
12 6 (2.44%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 5 (2.03%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.25%) VPN
2 7 (2.85%) Firewall
3 6 (2.44%) DNS
3 6 (2.44%) Network Security
4 5 (2.03%) OpenVPN
4 5 (2.03%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.81%) BGP
5 2 (0.81%) X.21
6 1 (0.41%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.41%) BIG-IP
6 1 (0.41%) DMZ
6 1 (0.41%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.41%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 1 (0.41%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (0.41%) Internet
6 1 (0.41%) LAN
6 1 (0.41%) MQTT
6 1 (0.41%) OSPF
6 1 (0.41%) VXLAN
6 1 (0.41%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.28%) Power BI
2 8 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.44%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (2.44%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (2.03%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.63%) Big Data
5 4 (1.63%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.22%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (1.22%) Oracle Database
6 3 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.81%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.81%) Redis
8 1 (0.41%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.41%) Metadata
8 1 (0.41%) MySQL
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.41%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (5.69%) Git
2 8 (3.25%) JIRA
3 5 (2.03%) Bitbucket
3 5 (2.03%) SonarQube
4 3 (1.22%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.81%) GitLab
6 1 (0.41%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.41%) Maven
6 1 (0.41%) MSI
6 1 (0.41%) Postman
6 1 (0.41%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.41%) SpecFlow
General
1 58 (23.58%) Public Sector
2 46 (18.70%) Social Skills
3 24 (9.76%) Finance
4 12 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (4.07%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (2.85%) Banking
7 6 (2.44%) Financial Institution
8 5 (2.03%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (1.22%) Law
9 3 (1.22%) Legal
10 2 (0.81%) Billing
10 2 (0.81%) Local Government
10 2 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.41%) Advertising
11 1 (0.41%) Front Office
11 1 (0.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.41%) Marketing
11 1 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.41%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.41%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.28%) Middleware
2 9 (3.66%) REST
3 7 (2.85%) Lightning Web Components
3 7 (2.85%) OpenID
3 7 (2.85%) PySpark
4 6 (2.44%) .NET
5 5 (2.03%) HTML5 Canvas
5 5 (2.03%) LDAP
5 5 (2.03%) RESTful
5 5 (2.03%) SOAP
6 4 (1.63%) Django
6 4 (1.63%) Spring
7 3 (1.22%) Kafka
7 3 (1.22%) Node.js
8 2 (0.81%) GraphQL
8 2 (0.81%) OAuth
8 2 (0.81%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.81%) SAML
9 1 (0.41%) CSS
9 1 (0.41%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 36 (14.63%) Cloud Native
2 23 (9.35%) Distributed Systems
3 16 (6.50%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.66%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.85%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.03%) FMCG
7 5 (2.03%) IoT
8 4 (1.63%) CMDB
9 3 (1.22%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.22%) NHS
10 2 (0.81%) Life Science
10 2 (0.81%) LIMS
10 2 (0.81%) Low-Code
10 2 (0.81%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.81%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.81%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.81%) Security Posture
11 1 (0.41%) AI Agents
11 1 (0.41%) Autonomous Agent
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.81%) Linux
2 1 (0.41%) Solaris
2 1 (0.41%) Windows
2 1 (0.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (15.85%) Roadmaps
2 38 (15.45%) CI/CD
2 38 (15.45%) DevOps
3 34 (13.82%) Data Modelling
4 32 (13.01%) Agile
5 31 (12.60%) Microservices
5 31 (12.60%) Technical Leadership
6 28 (11.38%) Architectural Patterns
7 27 (10.98%) AI
8 26 (10.57%) Integration Patterns
8 26 (10.57%) Migration
8 26 (10.57%) Technical Architecture
9 25 (10.16%) Infrastructure as Code
10 21 (8.54%) API Design
10 21 (8.54%) ERP
11 20 (8.13%) Observability
12 19 (7.72%) Containerisation
13 18 (7.32%) Business Intelligence
13 18 (7.32%) TOGAF
14 17 (6.91%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (13.01%) Python
2 27 (10.98%) Java
3 13 (5.28%) SQL
4 11 (4.47%) Ruby
5 8 (3.25%) JavaScript
6 7 (2.85%) Apex Code
6 7 (2.85%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.22%) Bicep
8 2 (0.81%) Bash
8 2 (0.81%) SOQL
9 1 (0.41%) Go
9 1 (0.41%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.41%) R
9 1 (0.41%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 99 (40.24%) Security Cleared
2 90 (36.59%) SC Cleared
3 7 (2.85%) AWS Certification
4 6 (2.44%) Azure Certification
4 6 (2.44%) Degree
5 5 (2.03%) CISA
5 5 (2.03%) CISSP
5 5 (2.03%) OSCP
5 5 (2.03%) SANS
5 5 (2.03%) TOGAF Certification
6 4 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.63%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.41%) CAPM
8 1 (0.41%) JNCIE
8 1 (0.41%) JNCIP
8 1 (0.41%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.41%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.25%) GDPR
2 7 (2.85%) NCSC
3 5 (2.03%) GRC
3 5 (2.03%) QA
4 4 (1.63%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.81%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.81%) GxP
6 1 (0.41%) HL7
6 1 (0.41%) NIST
6 1 (0.41%) NIST 800
System Software
1 6 (2.44%) Docker
2 5 (2.03%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.03%) Squid
3 2 (0.81%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.41%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 19 (7.72%) Terraform
2 15 (6.10%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.44%) Grafana
3 6 (2.44%) Prometheus
4 5 (2.03%) Consul
4 5 (2.03%) FortiGate
4 5 (2.03%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.81%) Ansible
6 1 (0.41%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.41%) Istio
6 1 (0.41%) linkerd
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle ZFS
6 1 (0.41%) SCCM
6 1 (0.41%) VxRail
Vendors
1 37 (15.04%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.13%) Salesforce
3 18 (7.32%) Oracle
4 17 (6.91%) ServiceNow
5 9 (3.66%) Databricks
6 7 (2.85%) SAP
7 5 (2.03%) Atlassian
7 5 (2.03%) Dynatrace
7 5 (2.03%) OpenAI
7 5 (2.03%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.63%) Zscaler
9 3 (1.22%) Ariba
9 3 (1.22%) Infor
10 2 (0.81%) Google
10 2 (0.81%) Guidewire
10 2 (0.81%) MuleSoft
11 1 (0.41%) CyberArk
11 1 (0.41%) Palo Alto
11 1 (0.41%) Qualtrics
11 1 (0.41%) Virgin Media