Senior Technical Architect Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne
Senior Technical Architect
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The median Senior Technical Architect daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Senior Technical Architect jobs | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.50% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £604 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | - | - |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £625 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Newcastle upon Tyne matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Newcastle upon Tyne matching a recognised job title | 578 | 256 | 151 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 96.17% | 96.24% | 84.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 329 | 167 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £163 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £338 | £336 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £442 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.81% | +4.00% | -12.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £536 | £501 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £600 | £627 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £450 | £448 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.56% | +5.29% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 78 | 15 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.88 | £14.05 | £17.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £17.88 | £42.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £19.97 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +250.53% | -66.72% | +252.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £51.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.50 | £53.75 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate | £70.00 | £19.97 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +250.53% | -66.72% | +252.94% |
Senior Technical Architect Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Technical Architect job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Senior Technical Architect Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Technical Architect job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Senior Technical Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne
For the 6 months to 5 November 2026, Senior Technical Architect contract job ads cited 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 Senior Technical Architect job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SFIA | 77.8% | 7 |
| 2 | BPSS Clearance | 66.7% | 6 |
| 3 | Enterprise Architecture | 55.6% | 5 |
| 4 | Accessibility | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Business Strategy | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Data Protection | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Impact Assessments | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | SC Cleared | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Engagement | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Technical Architecture | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Technical Discovery | 33.3% | 3 |
| 13 | Analytics | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | Architecture Governance | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | AWS | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | AWS Certification | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | Azure | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | Collaborative Working | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | Data Sharing | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | Design Patterns | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | DevOps | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | Digital Identity | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | GCP | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | GDPR | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | OneLogin | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | SAP | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | Service Delivery | 22.2% | 2 |
| 13 | TOGAF | 22.2% | 2 |
| 29 | Data Quality | 11.1% | 1 |
| 29 | IT Strategy | 11.1% | 1 |
Senior Technical Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Digital Technical Architect | 22.2% | 2 |