Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Lead Architect
North West > Merseyside

The median Lead Architect daily rate in Merseyside is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 1.51% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £725 £775 £850
% change year-on-year -6.45% -8.82% +3.03%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 303 156 214
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.54% 95.71% 95.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 105 115
10th Percentile £133 £143 £149
25th Percentile £148 £203 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £302 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year -24.50% - -15.79%
75th Percentile £492 £538 £494
90th Percentile £594 £633 £595
North West median daily rate £465 £475 £495
% change year-on-year -2.11% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 9 34
10th Percentile £17.28 £13.28 £11.75
25th Percentile - - £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.38 £17.44 £18.31
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -4.73% +13.10%
75th Percentile £33.73 £20.00 £34.29
90th Percentile £49.20 £25.22 £37.18
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £30.40 £26.39
% change year-on-year +49.54% +15.20% -14.15%

Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Lead Architect job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Lead Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Merseyside.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Merseyside

Lead Architect
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 20 April 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
Liverpool - 5 £625 - 1
Lead Architect
North West

Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 20 April 2026, Lead 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 Merseyside region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (60.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (40.00%) DBS Check
5 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap

Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Retail
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (60.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) DBS Check