Architect Contracts in the South West

Architect
England > South West

The median Architect daily rate in the South West is £613, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 June 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
7 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 7 10
Rank change year-on-year -9 +3 +7
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 157 465 445
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 8.97% 14.15% 13.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.89% 15.26% 14.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 290 343
10th Percentile £450 £519 £557
25th Percentile £525 £575 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £650 £668
Median % change year-on-year -5.77% -2.69% +2.81%
75th Percentile £688 £738 £725
90th Percentile £803 £788 £788
England median daily rate £625 £650 £668
% change year-on-year -3.85% -2.73% +2.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 32 21
10th Percentile £64.00 - £66.25
25th Percentile £66.25 £67.50 -
Median hourly rate £70.00 £70.00 £70.00
75th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £78.00
90th Percentile £78.00 £89.50 £81.00
England median hourly rate £72.50 £70.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year +3.57% - +14.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 1,587 3,048 3,125
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.69% 92.73% 92.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 978 1,907 2,306
10th Percentile £217 £214 £281
25th Percentile £371 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £620 £625 £644
90th Percentile £688 £700 £719
England median daily rate £514 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.10% -4.55% +3.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 447 251
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.85 £17.72
25th Percentile £21.19 £27.50 £49.34
Median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £64.15
Median % change year-on-year -0.01% -14.26% +39.45%
75th Percentile £68.00 £71.25 £75.00
90th Percentile £72.73 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £30.00 £38.14 £45.00
% change year-on-year -21.33% -15.26% +88.21%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in the South West

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Architect in the South West

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in the South West over the 6 months to 7 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in the South West

Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Architect in the South West

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect in the South West over the 6 months to 7 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Architect in the South West

Architect
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the South West region over the 6 months to 7 June 2025. 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
Bristol -10 62 £450 -30.34% 103
Wiltshire -7 55 £625 -7.41% 26
Gloucestershire -10 14 £625 - 26
Somerset +4 7 £600 +13.21% 43
Devon +4 4 - - 11
Dorset -12 2 £588 -5.24% 10
Cornwall +9 1 £650 - 2
Architect
England

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 7 June 2025, Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 96 (61.15%) Security Cleared
2 73 (46.50%) SC Cleared
3 40 (25.48%) Social Skills
4 37 (23.57%) Azure
5 35 (22.29%) DV Cleared
6 29 (18.47%) AWS
7 28 (17.83%) Microsoft
8 26 (16.56%) Roadmaps
9 24 (15.29%) Finance
10 19 (12.10%) Firewall
10 19 (12.10%) Decision-Making
11 18 (11.46%) Public Sector
11 18 (11.46%) Enterprise Architecture
12 17 (10.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 17 (10.83%) Cybersecurity
12 17 (10.83%) Threat Modelling
13 16 (10.19%) Migration
13 16 (10.19%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (9.55%) Network Security
15 14 (8.92%) VMware
15 14 (8.92%) Active Directory
15 14 (8.92%) Data Centre
16 13 (8.28%) Cloud Security
16 13 (8.28%) Windows
17 12 (7.64%) Network Architecture
17 12 (7.64%) Identity Access Management
18 11 (7.01%) AWS Certification
18 11 (7.01%) Problem-Solving
18 11 (7.01%) Technical Leadership
18 11 (7.01%) WAN

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.27%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.64%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.64%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 37 (23.57%) Azure
2 29 (18.47%) AWS
3 8 (5.10%) Entra ID
4 7 (4.46%) Power Platform
5 6 (3.82%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (3.82%) GCP
5 6 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (3.18%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (1.91%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.91%) Azure Storage
7 3 (1.91%) Serverless
8 2 (1.27%) Akamai
8 2 (1.27%) Amazon ELB
8 2 (1.27%) Azure App Service
8 2 (1.27%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (1.27%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 2 (1.27%) iPaaS
9 1 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.64%) PaaS
9 1 (0.64%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (12.10%) Firewall
2 15 (9.55%) Network Security
3 11 (7.01%) WAN
4 8 (5.10%) BGP
4 8 (5.10%) LAN
5 7 (4.46%) DNS
5 7 (4.46%) VPN
6 4 (2.55%) Kerberos
6 4 (2.55%) SD-WAN
7 3 (1.91%) MPLS
7 3 (1.91%) OSPF
7 3 (1.91%) Skype
7 3 (1.91%) VLAN
8 2 (1.27%) DHCP
8 2 (1.27%) LTE
9 1 (0.64%) BIG-IP
9 1 (0.64%) Extranet
9 1 (0.64%) Intranet
9 1 (0.64%) Wireless
9 1 (0.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.55%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.91%) MongoDB
3 2 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.27%) Power BI
4 1 (0.64%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.64%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.64%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.64%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.91%) JIRA
2 1 (0.64%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.64%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 40 (25.48%) Social Skills
2 24 (15.29%) Finance
3 18 (11.46%) Public Sector
4 5 (3.18%) Manufacturing
4 5 (3.18%) Military
4 5 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (2.55%) Aerospace
5 4 (2.55%) Banking
5 4 (2.55%) Electronics
5 4 (2.55%) Marketing
5 4 (2.55%) Telecoms
6 3 (1.91%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.27%) Law
7 2 (1.27%) Legal
8 1 (0.64%) Automotive
8 1 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.64%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.82%) .NET
2 4 (2.55%) Qt
3 2 (1.27%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.27%) Kafka
3 2 (1.27%) LDAP
3 2 (1.27%) OAuth
3 2 (1.27%) OpenID
3 2 (1.27%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.64%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.64%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.64%) Next.js
4 1 (0.64%) Node.js
4 1 (0.64%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.64%) React
4 1 (0.64%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.92%) Data Centre
2 11 (7.01%) Management Information System
3 8 (5.10%) PKI
4 6 (3.82%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.82%) Product Ownership
4 6 (3.82%) Security Posture
5 4 (2.55%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.55%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (2.55%) Replication
6 3 (1.91%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.27%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.27%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (1.27%) Digital Wallet
7 2 (1.27%) FMCG
7 2 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.27%) Security Operations Centre
7 2 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.64%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.64%) RSA SecurID
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.28%) Windows
2 5 (3.18%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.55%) Apple iOS
3 4 (2.55%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.91%) Linux
4 3 (1.91%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (1.91%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.27%) Android
5 2 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.64%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (16.56%) Roadmaps
2 19 (12.10%) Decision-Making
3 18 (11.46%) Enterprise Architecture
4 17 (10.83%) Cybersecurity
4 17 (10.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 17 (10.83%) Threat Modelling
5 16 (10.19%) Migration
5 16 (10.19%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (8.28%) Cloud Security
7 12 (7.64%) Identity Access Management
7 12 (7.64%) Network Architecture
8 11 (7.01%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (7.01%) Technical Leadership
9 10 (6.37%) Agile
9 10 (6.37%) Data Modelling
9 10 (6.37%) TOGAF
10 9 (5.73%) Security Architecture
10 9 (5.73%) Translating Business Requirements
11 8 (5.10%) Mentoring
11 8 (5.10%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.55%) Ada
1 4 (2.55%) C++
2 2 (1.27%) Bicep
2 2 (1.27%) SQL
3 1 (0.64%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.64%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.64%) Python
3 1 (0.64%) TypeScript
3 1 (0.64%) VB
3 1 (0.64%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 96 (61.15%) Security Cleared
2 73 (46.50%) SC Cleared
3 35 (22.29%) DV Cleared
4 11 (7.01%) AWS Certification
5 8 (5.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 5 (3.18%) Azure Certification
6 5 (3.18%) CISSP
7 4 (2.55%) CCIE
7 4 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.55%) CISM
8 3 (1.91%) CCNP
8 3 (1.91%) JNCIE
8 3 (1.91%) JNCIP
8 3 (1.91%) MCSA
8 3 (1.91%) MCSE
8 3 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (1.27%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.64%) Degree
10 1 (0.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.10%) NCSC
2 6 (3.82%) NIST
3 5 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.55%) Def Stans
4 4 (2.55%) IEC 61508
4 4 (2.55%) MISRA
4 4 (2.55%) MISRA C
5 3 (1.91%) GDPR
5 3 (1.91%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.91%) PMO
5 3 (1.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (1.27%) GRC
6 2 (1.27%) QA
7 1 (0.64%) JSP 440
System Software
1 14 (8.92%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.64%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.64%) Docker
3 1 (0.64%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.64%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (3.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.55%) Terraform
3 3 (1.91%) OPNET
3 3 (1.91%) SCCM
4 2 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.27%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.64%) Ansible
5 1 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.64%) Puppet
5 1 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 28 (17.83%) Microsoft
2 14 (8.92%) VMware
3 6 (3.82%) Cisco
4 5 (3.18%) Google
4 5 (3.18%) Juniper
4 5 (3.18%) SAP
5 4 (2.55%) F5
6 3 (1.91%) Apple
6 3 (1.91%) Fortinet
6 3 (1.91%) Palo Alto
6 3 (1.91%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.27%) CyberArk
7 2 (1.27%) Databricks
7 2 (1.27%) MobileIron
7 2 (1.27%) MuleSoft
7 2 (1.27%) Pega
8 1 (0.64%) Aruba
8 1 (0.64%) Foundry
8 1 (0.64%) Palantir
8 1 (0.64%) ServiceNow