Cloud Infrastructure Architect Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Cloud Infrastructure Architect
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Cloud Infrastructure Architect daily rate in Sheffield is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
10 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Infrastructure Architect 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 968 341 366
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 90.69% 88.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 638 228 220
10th Percentile £363 £262 £375
25th Percentile £425 £385 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.37% -5.10% -13.98%
75th Percentile £560 £546 £577
90th Percentile £675 £629 £622
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 4 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £18.10 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £17.38
Median % change year-on-year +40.42% +5.63% -13.13%
75th Percentile £34.77 £18.50 £22.44
90th Percentile £36.61 £18.51 £23.75
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £13.23
% change year-on-year +40.42% +38.72% -33.85%

Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Cloud Infrastructure Architect job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Cloud Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 10 June 2026, Cloud Infrastructure 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 Sheffield region featuring Cloud Infrastructure Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Amazon RDS
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Presales
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Firewall
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification

Cloud Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Amazon RDS
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Presales
2 2 (66.67%) Cost Optimisation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
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