Principal Architect Contract Job Trends in Reading

Principal Architect
Berkshire > Reading

As of 22 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Architect daily rate in Reading.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - 94
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Architect 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.099% - 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £56
Berkshire median daily rate - - £56
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £83.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 950 633 1,104
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.34% 94.76% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 619 381 650
10th Percentile £303 £313 £213
25th Percentile £417 £425 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £570 £509
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +11.98% -7.45%
75th Percentile £624 £638 £615
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 3 46
10th Percentile £57.20 - £20.17
25th Percentile £80.75 - £51.86
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +13.64% -5.23%
75th Percentile £88.00 £73.60 £71.00
90th Percentile £104.40 £75.75 £87.50
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £61.79 £58.30
% change year-on-year +34.33% +5.99% +0.83%

Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Principal Architect job vacancy trend in Reading

Principal Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Architect job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Architect job vacancies in Reading

Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 22 March 2026, Principal 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 Reading region featuring Principal Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SBOM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Principal Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SBOM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800