Azure Data Architect Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Data Architect - Azure
England > North of England

The median Data Architect - Azure daily rate in the North of England is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026.

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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 163 178
Rank change year-on-year -59 +15 +31
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Data Architect 3 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.048% 0.060% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.065% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £531 £459
25th Percentile - £559 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £613 £650
Median % change year-on-year -6.12% -5.77% +18.18%
75th Percentile - £659 £750
90th Percentile - £684 -
England median daily rate £625 £606 £675
% change year-on-year +3.09% -10.19% +3.85%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 5,712 3,100 4,358
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.91% 93.63% 93.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,477 2,047 2,728
10th Percentile £300 £230 £263
25th Percentile £396 £367 £387
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £486
Median % change year-on-year - -2.26% -2.80%
75th Percentile £573 £553 £580
90th Percentile £650 £645 £672
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 408 170 399
10th Percentile £17.09 £12.82 £11.06
25th Percentile £25.49 £16.25 £12.53
Median hourly rate £50.50 £24.67 £20.74
Median % change year-on-year +104.68% +18.96% -32.33%
75th Percentile £70.00 £51.50 £46.18
90th Percentile £78.75 £80.87 £62.50
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.40 £37.18
% change year-on-year +54.61% -18.24% -17.38%

Azure Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Azure Data Architect job vacancy trend in the North of England

Azure Data Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Data Architect job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Data Architect job vacancies in the North of England

Azure Data Architect
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Data Architect within the North of England region over the 6 months to 10 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
North West -37 3 £575 -6.12%
Azure Data Architect
England

Azure Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2026, Azure Data 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 of England region featuring Azure Data Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Storage
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 1 (33.33%) Data Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Data Design
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Data Lake
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (33.33%) Data Sharing
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) ETL
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
2 1 (33.33%) Logical Data Model
2 1 (33.33%) Metadata
2 1 (33.33%) Metadata Management
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Physical Data Model
2 1 (33.33%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (33.33%) PowerShell

Azure Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Storage
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Data Lake
1 1 (33.33%) Metadata
1 1 (33.33%) PostgreSQL
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
1 1 (33.33%) Data Architecture
1 1 (33.33%) Data Design
1 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
1 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
1 1 (33.33%) Data Sharing
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) ETL
1 1 (33.33%) Logical Data Model
1 1 (33.33%) Metadata Management
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
1 1 (33.33%) Physical Data Model
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft