Infrastructure Architect Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Infrastructure Architect
Wales > South Wales

The median Infrastructure Architect daily rate in South Wales is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 33 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Architect 5 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 1.19% 0.85% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 0.88% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile - £449 -
25th Percentile £575 £455 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £463 -
Median % change year-on-year +29.59% - -
75th Percentile £625 £472 -
90th Percentile - £477 -
Wales median daily rate £600 £463 -
% change year-on-year +29.59% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 384 226 293
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 96.17% 89.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 162 207
10th Percentile £289 £161 £143
25th Percentile £363 £260 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £395 £450
Median % change year-on-year +7.59% -12.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £550 £475 £550
90th Percentile £675 £613 £625
Wales median daily rate £425 £390 £450
% change year-on-year +8.97% -13.33% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 17 28
10th Percentile £12.21 £12.73 £12.10
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.00 £15.48
Median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £20.35
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +10.55% +12.20%
75th Percentile £31.75 £41.25 £52.81
90th Percentile £54.38 £45.00 £86.54
Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £19.17
% change year-on-year -5.56% +17.37% +5.68%

Infrastructure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Infrastructure Architect job vacancy trend in South Wales

Infrastructure Architect
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Architect job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Architect job vacancies in South Wales

Infrastructure Architect
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Architect within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Bridgend - 4 £600 -
Newport - 1 £600 - 1
Infrastructure Architect
Wales

Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 2 June 2026, 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 South Wales region featuring Infrastructure Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 4 (80.00%) Ansible
2 4 (80.00%) Azure
2 4 (80.00%) Build Automation
2 4 (80.00%) Hyper-V
2 4 (80.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
2 4 (80.00%) PowerShell
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) VMware
2 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
3 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (60.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
3 3 (60.00%) Server Building
3 3 (60.00%) Workflow
3 3 (60.00%) Workflow Management
4 2 (40.00%) Continuous Integration
4 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
4 2 (40.00%) Server Patching
4 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
5 1 (20.00%) Agile
5 1 (20.00%) Architectural Design
5 1 (20.00%) Architectural Patterns
5 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working

Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 4 (80.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 4 (80.00%) Build Automation
2 4 (80.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (60.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
3 3 (60.00%) Server Building
3 3 (60.00%) Workflow
3 3 (60.00%) Workflow Management
4 2 (40.00%) Continuous Integration
4 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
4 2 (40.00%) Server Patching
4 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
5 1 (20.00%) Agile
5 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 1 (20.00%) Technical Architecture
5 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Hyper-V
1 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (80.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) VMware
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft