Technical Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Technical Architect
England > London

The median Technical Architect daily rate in London is £557, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 223 230
Rank change year-on-year +16 +7 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect 247 139 180
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.27% 1.05% 1.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.37% 1.12% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 196 92 145
10th Percentile £431 £457 £465
25th Percentile £504 £500 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £557 £625 £630
Median % change year-on-year -10.96% -0.79% -12.80%
75th Percentile £700 £727 £725
90th Percentile £825 £774 £825
England median daily rate £600 £600 £650
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -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 £95.00 - -

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 18,021 12,401 16,556
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 93.39% 93.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,847 8,365 11,850
10th Percentile £358 £332 £325
25th Percentile £440 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £760 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 313 189 307
10th Percentile £17.69 £18.87 £16.00
25th Percentile £23.50 £23.45 £20.24
Median hourly rate £39.00 £32.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +21.88% +15.07% -25.52%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.50 £46.68
90th Percentile £81.00 £64.00 £68.30
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +60.71% -30.00% -8.57%

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 5 July 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 5 July 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 +3 39 £526 -22.04% 10
South London +4 9 £550 +29.41% 1
East London -3 2 £750 +11.11% 5
Technical Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 5 July 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 (40.08%) Security Cleared
2 90 (36.44%) SC Cleared
3 66 (26.72%) Azure
4 64 (25.91%) AWS
5 43 (17.41%) Roadmaps
6 40 (16.19%) DevOps
7 39 (15.79%) Microsoft
8 38 (15.38%) CI/CD
9 37 (14.98%) Agile
10 34 (13.77%) Data Modelling
10 34 (13.77%) Technical Leadership
11 31 (12.55%) Microservices
11 31 (12.55%) Python
12 30 (12.15%) AI
12 30 (12.15%) Architectural Patterns
13 29 (11.74%) Technical Architecture
14 28 (11.34%) Migration
15 27 (10.93%) Integration Patterns
16 26 (10.53%) Java
17 25 (10.12%) Infrastructure as Code
17 25 (10.12%) Power Platform
18 24 (9.72%) Salesforce
19 22 (8.91%) ERP
20 21 (8.50%) GitHub
21 20 (8.10%) API Design
21 20 (8.10%) Stakeholder Management
21 20 (8.10%) Terraform
22 19 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
22 19 (7.69%) Containerisation
22 19 (7.69%) Observability

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 (4.45%) Confluence
2 10 (4.05%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.02%) nginx
3 5 (2.02%) SAS
4 3 (1.21%) Apache
5 2 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.40%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.40%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.40%) CMS
6 1 (0.40%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.40%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.40%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (0.40%) ArchiCAD
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.43%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.21%) 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 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.40%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 66 (26.72%) Azure
2 64 (25.91%) AWS
3 25 (10.12%) Power Platform
4 21 (8.50%) GitHub
5 15 (6.07%) Serverless
6 12 (4.86%) Amazon S3
6 12 (4.86%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 11 (4.45%) AWS Lambda
8 10 (4.05%) Amazon EKS
8 10 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (4.05%) PowerApps
9 9 (3.64%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (3.64%) GCP
9 9 (3.64%) PaaS
10 8 (3.24%) Amazon EC2
10 8 (3.24%) Entra ID
10 8 (3.24%) Power Automate
10 8 (3.24%) Route 53
11 7 (2.83%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 6 (2.43%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.24%) VPN
2 7 (2.83%) Firewall
3 6 (2.43%) DNS
3 6 (2.43%) Network Security
4 5 (2.02%) OpenVPN
4 5 (2.02%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.81%) BGP
5 2 (0.81%) X.21
6 1 (0.40%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.40%) BIG-IP
6 1 (0.40%) DMZ
6 1 (0.40%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.40%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 1 (0.40%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (0.40%) Internet
6 1 (0.40%) LAN
6 1 (0.40%) MQTT
6 1 (0.40%) OSPF
6 1 (0.40%) VXLAN
6 1 (0.40%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.67%) Power BI
2 8 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.43%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (2.43%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (2.02%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.62%) Big Data
5 4 (1.62%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.21%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (1.21%) Oracle Database
6 3 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.81%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.81%) Redis
8 1 (0.40%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.40%) Metadata
8 1 (0.40%) MySQL
8 1 (0.40%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.40%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.40%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (6.07%) Git
2 8 (3.24%) JIRA
3 5 (2.02%) Bitbucket
3 5 (2.02%) SonarQube
4 3 (1.21%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.81%) GitLab
6 1 (0.40%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.40%) Maven
6 1 (0.40%) MSI
6 1 (0.40%) Postman
6 1 (0.40%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.40%) SpecFlow
General
1 56 (22.67%) Public Sector
2 51 (20.65%) Social Skills
3 24 (9.72%) Finance
4 12 (4.86%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (3.64%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (3.64%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (2.83%) Banking
7 6 (2.43%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.21%) Legal
9 2 (0.81%) Billing
9 2 (0.81%) Law
9 2 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.40%) Advertising
10 1 (0.40%) Front Office
10 1 (0.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.40%) Marketing
10 1 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.40%) Retail
10 1 (0.40%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.40%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.48%) Middleware
2 10 (4.05%) REST
3 7 (2.83%) Lightning Web Components
3 7 (2.83%) OpenID
3 7 (2.83%) PySpark
4 6 (2.43%) .NET
4 6 (2.43%) SOAP
5 5 (2.02%) HTML5 Canvas
5 5 (2.02%) LDAP
5 5 (2.02%) RESTful
6 4 (1.62%) Django
6 4 (1.62%) Spring
7 3 (1.21%) Kafka
7 3 (1.21%) Node.js
7 3 (1.21%) OAuth
8 2 (0.81%) GraphQL
8 2 (0.81%) IDoc
8 2 (0.81%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.81%) SAML
8 2 (0.81%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 39 (15.79%) Cloud Native
2 22 (8.91%) Distributed Systems
3 16 (6.48%) Product Ownership
4 7 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
4 7 (2.83%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.02%) FMCG
6 5 (2.02%) IoT
7 4 (1.62%) CMDB
8 3 (1.21%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.21%) NHS
8 3 (1.21%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.81%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.81%) Life Science
9 2 (0.81%) LIMS
9 2 (0.81%) Low-Code
9 2 (0.81%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.40%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.40%) Autonomous Agent
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.21%) Windows
2 2 (0.81%) Linux
3 1 (0.40%) Solaris
3 1 (0.40%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (17.41%) Roadmaps
2 40 (16.19%) DevOps
3 38 (15.38%) CI/CD
4 37 (14.98%) Agile
5 34 (13.77%) Data Modelling
5 34 (13.77%) Technical Leadership
6 31 (12.55%) Microservices
7 30 (12.15%) AI
7 30 (12.15%) Architectural Patterns
8 29 (11.74%) Technical Architecture
9 28 (11.34%) Migration
10 27 (10.93%) Integration Patterns
11 25 (10.12%) Infrastructure as Code
12 22 (8.91%) ERP
13 20 (8.10%) API Design
13 20 (8.10%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
14 19 (7.69%) Containerisation
14 19 (7.69%) Observability
15 18 (7.29%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 31 (12.55%) Python
2 26 (10.53%) Java
3 13 (5.26%) SQL
4 10 (4.05%) Ruby
5 8 (3.24%) JavaScript
6 7 (2.83%) Apex Code
6 7 (2.83%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.21%) Bicep
8 2 (0.81%) Bash
8 2 (0.81%) SOQL
9 1 (0.40%) Go
9 1 (0.40%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.40%) R
9 1 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 99 (40.08%) Security Cleared
2 90 (36.44%) SC Cleared
3 8 (3.24%) AWS Certification
4 7 (2.83%) Azure Certification
5 6 (2.43%) Degree
6 5 (2.02%) CISA
6 5 (2.02%) CISSP
6 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (2.02%) OSCP
6 5 (2.02%) SANS
7 4 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.62%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.40%) CAPM
9 1 (0.40%) JNCIE
9 1 (0.40%) JNCIP
9 1 (0.40%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.40%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.40%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.64%) GDPR
2 7 (2.83%) NCSC
2 7 (2.83%) QA
3 5 (2.02%) GRC
4 4 (1.62%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.81%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.81%) GxP
6 1 (0.40%) HL7
6 1 (0.40%) NIST
6 1 (0.40%) NIST 800
System Software
1 7 (2.83%) Docker
2 5 (2.02%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.02%) Squid
3 2 (0.81%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.40%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (8.10%) Terraform
2 16 (6.48%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.43%) Grafana
3 6 (2.43%) Prometheus
3 6 (2.43%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (2.02%) Consul
4 5 (2.02%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.81%) Ansible
6 1 (0.40%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.40%) Istio
6 1 (0.40%) linkerd
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle ZFS
6 1 (0.40%) SCCM
6 1 (0.40%) VxRail
Vendors
1 39 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 24 (9.72%) Salesforce
3 19 (7.69%) Oracle
4 17 (6.88%) ServiceNow
5 9 (3.64%) Databricks
5 9 (3.64%) SAP
6 5 (2.02%) Atlassian
6 5 (2.02%) Dynatrace
6 5 (2.02%) OpenAI
6 5 (2.02%) Red Hat
7 4 (1.62%) Guidewire
7 4 (1.62%) Zscaler
8 3 (1.21%) Ariba
8 3 (1.21%) Infor
8 3 (1.21%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.81%) Google
10 1 (0.40%) F5
10 1 (0.40%) Informatica
10 1 (0.40%) Pega
10 1 (0.40%) Splunk