Software Architect Contract Job Trends in the North East

Software Architect
England > North East

As of 12 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Architect daily rate in the North East.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Architect 9 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 1.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.62% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £558 £633 £575
% change year-on-year -11.86% +10.00% -2.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62.50 - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £67.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £66.25 £80.00
% change year-on-year -1.89% -17.19% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 North East with a recognized job title 555 305 300
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.20% 95.61% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 361 215 133
10th Percentile £280 £205 £192
25th Percentile £380 £348 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £460 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £550 £553 £590
90th Percentile £638 £633 £670
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 18 63
10th Percentile £17.00 - £10.42
25th Percentile £35.63 £11.60 £11.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £13.00 £13.99
Median % change year-on-year +400.00% -7.08% -65.67%
75th Percentile £70.00 £23.97 £46.09
90th Percentile £72.50 £49.73 £50.00
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.32 £37.50
% change year-on-year +55.01% -19.15% -16.23%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Software Architect job vacancy trend in the North East

Software Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in the North East

Software Architect
Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the North East region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Tyne and Wear - 9 - - 9
Software Architect
England

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, Software 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 North East region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) Agile
2 2 (22.22%) Architectural Design
2 2 (22.22%) DevSecOps
2 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
2 2 (22.22%) Scrum
2 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
2 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
2 2 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 3 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 3 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Agile
1 2 (22.22%) Architectural Design
1 2 (22.22%) DevSecOps
1 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
1 2 (22.22%) Scrum
1 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
1 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
1 2 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared