The median Lead Architect daily rate in Sheffield is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
71 |
58 |
49 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-13 |
-9 |
+17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield |
0.18% |
0.24% |
0.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.20% |
0.28% |
0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£625 |
- |
£1,200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£650 |
£700 |
£1,300 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.14% |
-46.15% |
+73.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
- |
£1,400 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£650 |
£700 |
£1,300 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.14% |
-46.15% |
+73.33% |
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 |
504 |
359 |
379 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.32% |
86.71% |
93.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
342 |
193 |
245 |
| 10th Percentile |
£291 |
£303 |
£375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£380 |
£435 |
£469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£535 |
£587 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.21% |
-8.93% |
+11.90% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£588 |
£663 |
| 90th Percentile |
£611 |
£648 |
£745 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£525 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.52% |
-8.70% |
+15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
6 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.98 |
£15.88 |
£14.67 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.68 |
£20.13 |
£18.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£19.50 |
£21.00 |
£20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.14% |
+5.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£22.33 |
£21.88 |
£22.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£24.02 |
£22.00 |
£27.85 |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£19.50 |
£21.00 |
£20.25 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.14% |
+3.70% |
+6.58% |
