OSS Architect Contract Job Trends in the South West

OSS Architect
England > South West

The median OSS Architect daily rate in the South West is £485, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an OSS Architect 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.068% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £466 - -
25th Percentile £470 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 - -
75th Percentile £495 - -
90th Percentile £497 - -
England median daily rate £423 £625 £750
% change year-on-year -32.40% -16.67% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 2,694 1,583 2,993
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 92.68% 93.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,443 1,060 1,926
10th Percentile £261 £215 £213
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £688 £713
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 474 113 395
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.90 £14.00
25th Percentile £27.75 £50.75 £25.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.29
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +34.60% -25.71%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £38.63 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +10.37% +7.69% -23.53%

OSS Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

OSS Architect job vacancy trend in the South West

OSS Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for OSS Architect job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for OSS Architect job vacancies in the South West

OSS 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 OSS Architect within the South West region over the 6 months to 23 March 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
Bristol - 2 £485 - 2
OSS Architect
England

OSS Architect Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 23 March 2026, OSS 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 West region featuring OSS Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 2 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Huawei
1 2 (100.00%) Qualys
1 2 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

OSS Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 2 (100.00%) Huawei
1 2 (100.00%) Qualys