Architect Contract Job Trends in Macclesfield

Architect
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The median Architect daily rate in Macclesfield is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 11 25
Rank change year-on-year 0 +14 -
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 6 7 4
As % of all contract jobs in Macclesfield 19.35% 11.86% 4.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 31.58% 14.00% 4.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 2
10th Percentile £444 £616 £499
25th Percentile £510 £622 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £563
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +15.56% -
75th Percentile £804 £678 £591
90th Percentile - £684 £596
Cheshire median daily rate £505 £625 £595
% change year-on-year -19.20% +5.04% -6.70%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Macclesfield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Macclesfield. 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 Macclesfield with a recognized job title 19 50 93
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 61.29% 84.75% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 33 78
10th Percentile £474 - £265
25th Percentile - £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £564 £575 £539
90th Percentile £754 £685 £560
Cheshire median daily rate £447 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.89% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile £17.67 £16.97 £16.78
25th Percentile £18.12 £19.59 £17.13
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.09 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +24.66% +12.51%
75th Percentile - £23.40 -
90th Percentile - £23.87 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £23.50 £22.09 £23.61
% change year-on-year +6.38% -6.44% +33.69%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Macclesfield

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Macclesfield

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Macclesfield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Macclesfield over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Macclesfield

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

For the 6 months to 29 December 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 Macclesfield region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) CCNP
1 3 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (33.33%) CCSA
2 2 (33.33%) Conceptual Models
2 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 2 (33.33%) Information Architecture
2 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Automation
2 2 (33.33%) Logical Data Model
2 2 (33.33%) Network Security
2 2 (33.33%) Palo Alto
2 2 (33.33%) Use Case
2 2 (33.33%) Zero Trust
2 2 (33.33%) Zscaler
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Architectural Patterns
3 1 (16.67%) Containerisation
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Data Architecture
3 1 (16.67%) Data Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
3 1 (16.67%) Data Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Information Architecture
3 1 (16.67%) GMP
3 1 (16.67%) Information Governance
3 1 (16.67%) JSON
3 1 (16.67%) Master Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (16.67%) Metadata
3 1 (16.67%) Quality Management

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Macclesfield 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Metadata
General
1 4 (66.67%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) JSON
1 1 (16.67%) REST
1 1 (16.67%) SOAP
1 1 (16.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Data Structures
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Native
2 1 (16.67%) Data Fabric
2 1 (16.67%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (16.67%) IVR
2 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Conceptual Models
1 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
1 2 (33.33%) Information Architecture
1 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Automation
1 2 (33.33%) Logical Data Model
1 2 (33.33%) Use Case
1 2 (33.33%) Zero Trust
2 1 (16.67%) Analytics
2 1 (16.67%) Architectural Patterns
2 1 (16.67%) Containerisation
2 1 (16.67%) Data Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) Data Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
2 1 (16.67%) Data Strategy
2 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Information Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) Information Governance
2 1 (16.67%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (16.67%) Workforce Optimisation
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) CCNP
1 3 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (33.33%) CCSA
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GMP
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Palo Alto
1 2 (33.33%) Zscaler