Infrastructure Technical Architect Contract Job Trends in the South East

Infrastructure Technical Architect
England > South East

The median Infrastructure Technical Architect daily rate in the South East is £577, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 232 161 181
Rank change year-on-year -71 +20 +28
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Technical Architect 5 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.074% 0.028% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% 0.031% 0.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile - - £472
25th Percentile £574 £503 £482
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £577 £505 £506
Median % change year-on-year +14.26% -0.20% -10.44%
75th Percentile £610 £508 £522
90th Percentile £634 - £527
England median daily rate £577 £500 £615
% change year-on-year +15.40% -18.70% -12.14%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 6,209 3,208 4,462
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 90.49% 92.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,655 2,069 2,741
10th Percentile £303 £208 £250
25th Percentile £425 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £635
90th Percentile £714 £663 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 754 272 369
10th Percentile £15.83 £13.75 £16.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £15.50 £27.00
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% -56.15% +15.01%
75th Percentile £73.06 £57.50 £73.75
90th Percentile £86.61 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +8.43%

Infrastructure Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Infrastructure Technical Architect job vacancy trend in the South East

Infrastructure Technical Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Technical Architect job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Technical Architect job vacancies in the South East

Infrastructure Technical Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Technical Architect job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Technical Architect job vacancies in the South East

Infrastructure Technical Architect
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Technical Architect within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley - 4 £577 -
Buckinghamshire - 4 £577 -
Surrey -20 1 £650 +28.71% 1
Infrastructure Technical Architect
England

Infrastructure Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 18 August 2026, Infrastructure Technical 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 South East region featuring Infrastructure Technical Architect in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) .NET
2 2 (40.00%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (40.00%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (20.00%) Architecture Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Business Continuity
3 1 (20.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) DHCP
3 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (20.00%) DNS
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (20.00%) Firewall
3 1 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
3 1 (20.00%) Microservices
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (20.00%) Migration

Infrastructure Technical Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) DHCP
1 1 (20.00%) DNS
1 1 (20.00%) Firewall
1 1 (20.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Hybrid Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Architecture Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) DevOps
2 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
2 1 (20.00%) Microservices
2 1 (20.00%) Migration
2 1 (20.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (40.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft