Software Architecture Contract Job Trends in Reading

Software Architecture
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Software Architecture skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 58 71
Rank change year-on-year -33 +13 +14
Contract jobs citing Software Architecture 1 10 20
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.087% 1.65% 1.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 1.79% 2.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 10
10th Percentile - - £594
25th Percentile £563 - £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £650
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.12%
75th Percentile £588 - £688
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £575 £501 £650
% change year-on-year +14.89% -23.00% +6.12%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

Software Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 945 560 976
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 82.68% 92.26% 86.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 524 357 529
10th Percentile £360 £350 £331
25th Percentile £453 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £585
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -8.12% +6.36%
75th Percentile £645 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £700 £715
Berkshire median daily rate £525 £508 £550
% change year-on-year +3.45% -7.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 154 17 34
10th Percentile £57.50 - £14.50
25th Percentile £80.75 £14.75 £51.86
Median hourly rate £84.00 £20.75 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +304.82% -66.31% -6.67%
75th Percentile £88.00 £38.42 £75.83
90th Percentile £104.50 £60.50 £87.46
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.50 £32.18 £60.83
% change year-on-year +159.48% -47.10% +6.94%

Software Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Architecture relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Software Architecture job vacancy trend in Reading

Software Architecture
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Software Architecture.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Software Architecture

Software Architecture
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
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree