Cloud Architect
North West > Manchester
The median Cloud Architect daily rate in Manchester is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
71 |
85 |
98 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+14 |
+13 |
+36 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Architect |
4 |
12 |
11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.44% |
0.83% |
0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.48% |
0.87% |
0.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
9 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£770 |
£581 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£775 |
£609 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£800 |
£650 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-43.75% |
+23.08% |
-7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£463 |
£850 |
£683 |
| 90th Percentile |
£470 |
£866 |
£697 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£800 |
£650 |
| % change year-on-year |
-43.75% |
+23.08% |
-3.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£70.00 |
| North West median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£70.00 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
836 |
1,378 |
1,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.89% |
95.56% |
96.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
582 |
951 |
1,271 |
| 10th Percentile |
£300 |
£313 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£400 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£493 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.63% |
-1.50% |
+2.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£545 |
£575 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£663 |
£688 |
£675 |
| North West median daily rate |
£465 |
£488 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.62% |
-2.50% |
+5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
43 |
84 |
48 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£12.07 |
£14.53 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.00 |
£13.31 |
£16.85 |
| Median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£28.50 |
£22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.75% |
+26.67% |
+12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67.50 |
£63.13 |
£40.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78.50 |
£73.75 |
£70.00 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£28.75 |
£32.90 |
£30.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.60% |
+9.65% |
+24.48% |
