Architect Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Architect
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Architect daily rate in Oxfordshire is £720, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 21 18
Rank change year-on-year -17 -3 +5
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 12 1 10
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 3.55% 0.86% 4.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.32% 0.93% 4.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 1 7
10th Percentile £500 - £488
25th Percentile £531 £763 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £720 £775 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.10% +40.91% -12.00%
75th Percentile £825 £788 £713
90th Percentile £838 - £800
South East median daily rate £625 £623 £650
% change year-on-year +0.40% -4.23% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 278 107 204
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.25% 92.24% 85.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 144 62 128
10th Percentile £225 £180 £132
25th Percentile £320 £250 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £388 £425
Median % change year-on-year +23.87% -8.82% -4.23%
75th Percentile £566 £500 £500
90th Percentile £646 £654 £563
South East median daily rate £520 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 9 29
10th Percentile £13.45 £24.29 £12.84
25th Percentile £18.25 £25.15 £13.46
Median hourly rate £21.90 £27.76 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.11% +42.36% -25.00%
75th Percentile £49.06 £46.30 £23.00
90th Percentile £54.88 £52.54 £65.00
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £32.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year +53.85% -32.85% -3.20%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Oxfordshire

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Architect
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 7 June 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
Oxford - 2 £595 - 10
Architect
South East

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 7 June 2026, 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 7 (58.33%) Event-Driven
1 7 (58.33%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 7 (58.33%) SOA
2 6 (50.00%) Technical Debt
3 5 (41.67%) Data Modelling
3 5 (41.67%) Integration Patterns
3 5 (41.67%) Metadata
3 5 (41.67%) Microservices
4 4 (33.33%) Agile
4 4 (33.33%) Java
5 3 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (25.00%) Configuration Management
5 3 (25.00%) DevOps
5 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
5 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
5 3 (25.00%) Software Engineering
5 3 (25.00%) SQL Server
5 3 (25.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (25.00%) Test Automation
6 2 (16.67%) Analytics
6 2 (16.67%) Architectural Patterns
6 2 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (16.67%) Continuous Delivery
6 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (16.67%) Data Architecture
6 2 (16.67%) Data Governance

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 2 (16.67%) dbt
1 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
1 2 (16.67%) Snowflake
2 1 (8.33%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (41.67%) Metadata
2 3 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (25.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 3 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (16.67%) Power BI
General
1 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) GraphQL
1 2 (16.67%) SailPoint
2 1 (8.33%) OAuth
2 1 (8.33%) OAuth2
2 1 (8.33%) OpenID
2 1 (8.33%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (58.33%) Distributed Systems
2 3 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (16.67%) Cloud Native
3 2 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (8.33%) Distributed Architecture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Event-Driven
1 7 (58.33%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 7 (58.33%) SOA
2 6 (50.00%) Technical Debt
3 5 (41.67%) Data Modelling
3 5 (41.67%) Integration Patterns
3 5 (41.67%) Microservices
4 4 (33.33%) Agile
5 3 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (25.00%) Configuration Management
5 3 (25.00%) DevOps
5 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 3 (25.00%) Software Engineering
5 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (25.00%) Test Automation
6 2 (16.67%) Architectural Patterns
6 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (16.67%) Technology Roadmap
6 2 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) Java
2 2 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) Data Quality
2 1 (8.33%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft