IT Architect Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

IT Architect
England > Midlands

The median IT Architect daily rate in the Midlands is £1,250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 116 134
Rank change year-on-year -59 +18 +39
Contract jobs requiring an IT Architect 1 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.026% 0.16% 0.073%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.17% 0.079%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £1,125 £613 £705
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £1,250 £625 £710
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -11.97% +4.41%
75th Percentile £1,375 £638 £715
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £615 £670 £675
% change year-on-year -8.21% -0.74% -1.10%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 3,510 1,725 2,533
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 90.74% 92.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,217 1,170 1,713
10th Percentile £274 £200 £203
25th Percentile £400 £350 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £667 £650 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 206 75 215
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.62 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.35 £14.80 £14.74
Median hourly rate £22.50 £19.00 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% -3.01% +10.55%
75th Percentile £27.24 £26.71 £29.25
90th Percentile £47.50 £34.50 £55.00
England median hourly rate £37.20 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +6.29% +7.69% -23.53%

IT Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

IT Architect job vacancy trend in the Midlands

IT Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in the Midlands

IT Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in the Midlands

IT Architect
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Architect within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 March 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
West Midlands -63 1 £1,250 +100.00% 2
IT Architect
England

IT Architect Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, IT 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 Midlands region featuring IT Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Re-Platforming
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

IT Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Re-Platforming
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management