Principal Architect Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Principal Architect
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

As of 27 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 Sheffield.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

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 850 264 315
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 89.49% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 580 182 191
10th Percentile £350 £231 £360
25th Percentile £412 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -2.56% -11.36%
75th Percentile £547 £580 £588
90th Percentile £653 £650 £650
South Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +1.47% - -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 8
10th Percentile - £16.37 -
25th Percentile - £18.10 £10.90
Median hourly rate - £18.21 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year - +3.29% -11.88%
75th Percentile - £18.50 £23.75
90th Percentile - £18.51 -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate - £18.21 £13.23
% change year-on-year - +37.60% -29.85%

Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Principal Architect job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Principal Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 27 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 Sheffield region featuring Principal Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actimize
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Apple Pay
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Expense Management
1 1 (100.00%) FIS
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Pay
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 8583
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) TSYS
1 1 (100.00%) VisionPLUS

Principal 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Actimize
1 1 (100.00%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Apple Pay
1 1 (100.00%) Google Pay
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Billing
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Expense Management
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 8583
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) FIS
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) TSYS