Architect Contract Job Trends in Salford

Architect
Manchester > Salford

The median Architect daily rate in Salford is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 8 9
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 +4
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 1 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in Salford 7.69% 15.63% 6.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.33% 29.41% 6.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £700 -
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% - -
75th Percentile £588 £735 -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £600 £590 £650
% change year-on-year +1.69% -9.23% +4.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Salford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Salford. 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 Salford with a recognized job title 12 17 31
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 53.13% 96.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 22
10th Percentile £345 £485 £234
25th Percentile £403 £600 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £700 £394
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +77.78% -28.41%
75th Percentile £544 - £447
90th Percentile £570 £735 £475
Manchester median daily rate £450 £463 £500
% change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 2
10th Percentile £16.27 - £17.23
25th Percentile - £63.25 £17.56
Median hourly rate £17.30 £66.50 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -73.98% +254.67% -29.99%
75th Percentile £30.00 £69.75 £19.56
90th Percentile - - £19.68
Manchester median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £26.25
% change year-on-year -15.38% +23.81% -33.54%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Salford

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Salford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Salford

Architect Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford

For the 6 months to 9 January 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 Salford region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford 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%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management