Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in Preston
Lead Architect
Lancashire > Preston
The median Lead Architect daily rate in Preston is £598, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Lead Architect jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 1.47% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.68% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £593 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £594 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £598 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £599 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £598 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £77.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £83.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £89.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £83.50 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Preston matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Preston matching a recognised job title | 179 | 88 | 46 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 87.75% | 93.62% | 97.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 128 | 61 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £146 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £400 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -9.09% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £610 | £599 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £678 | £627 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £575 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 18 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.77 | £40.77 | £20.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.90 | £41.94 | £24.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £46.29 | £37.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.22% | +25.11% | -19.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | £73.24 | £59.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.79 | £67.77 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £30.90 | £45.46 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.03% | +12.73% | -12.68% |
Lead Architect Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Lead Architect job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Lead Architect Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Preston.
Lead Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, Lead 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 Lead Architect job ads across the Preston region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Enterprise Architecture | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Migration | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Engagement | 66.7% | 2 |
| 6 | Analytics | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Architectural Patterns | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | BPSS Clearance | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | CAD | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Cybersecurity | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Data Pipeline | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Data Sharing | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Disaster Recovery | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | GDPR | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | High Availability | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Microsoft | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | NCSC | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Penetration Testing | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | PLM | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Risk Assessment | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Risk Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SAS | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Security Architecture | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Supplier Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Technical Debt | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Technical Leadership | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Virtual Desktop | 33.3% | 1 |
| 6 | VMware | 33.3% | 1 |
Lead Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 | Lead Security Architect | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1 | Lead Solutions Architect | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1 | SAS Architect | 33.3% | 1 |