Service Architect Contract Job Trends in the South West

Service Architect
England > South West

The median Service Architect daily rate in the South West is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 124 148
Rank change year-on-year +13 +24 +18
Contract jobs requiring a Service Architect 20 5 10
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.90% 0.21% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 0.23% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 4 9
10th Percentile - £425 £610
25th Percentile £713 £461 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £569 £700
Median % change year-on-year +27.47% -18.75% +21.74%
75th Percentile £738 £683 £725
90th Percentile - £697 -
England median daily rate £538 £625 £675
% change year-on-year -14.00% -7.41% +8.00%

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 1,996 2,210 2,943
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.51% 92.43% 95.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,162 1,336 1,942
10th Percentile £225 £225 £263
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £638 £634 £638
90th Percentile £737 £725 £710
England median daily rate £508 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.33% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 271 177 309
10th Percentile £14.84 £12.79 £17.69
25th Percentile £18.87 £31.97 £40.85
Median hourly rate £33.17 £65.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -48.97% +15.06% -10.50%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £73.75 £82.68
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.13% -12.82% +49.84%

Service Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Service Architect job vacancy trend in the South West

Service Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Service 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 Service Architect within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 November 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
Wiltshire +11 13 £725 +11.54% 1
Bristol +10 7 - -
Service Architect
England

Service Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Service 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 Service Architect in the job title.

1 19 (95.00%) ITIL
2 18 (90.00%) SC Cleared
2 18 (90.00%) Security Cleared
3 17 (85.00%) Service Management
4 13 (65.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 13 (65.00%) Service Design
5 12 (60.00%) Agile
5 12 (60.00%) Analytical Thinking
5 12 (60.00%) Atlassian
5 12 (60.00%) Business Continuity
5 12 (60.00%) Confluence
5 12 (60.00%) Critical Thinking
5 12 (60.00%) Degree
5 12 (60.00%) JIRA
5 12 (60.00%) Knowledge Transfer
5 12 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
5 12 (60.00%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (60.00%) OPNET
5 12 (60.00%) Remedy
5 12 (60.00%) Security Patching
5 12 (60.00%) ServiceNow
5 12 (60.00%) TOGAF
5 12 (60.00%) TOGAF Certification
6 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (5.00%) Business Analysis
7 1 (5.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (5.00%) ITSM
7 1 (5.00%) Multithreading
7 1 (5.00%) Service Delivery
7 1 (5.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Service 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (60.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
1 12 (60.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 12 (60.00%) JIRA
General
1 12 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 12 (60.00%) Military
1 12 (60.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (60.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (95.00%) ITIL
2 17 (85.00%) Service Management
3 13 (65.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 13 (65.00%) Service Design
4 12 (60.00%) Agile
4 12 (60.00%) Analytical Thinking
4 12 (60.00%) Business Continuity
4 12 (60.00%) Critical Thinking
4 12 (60.00%) Knowledge Transfer
4 12 (60.00%) Security Patching
4 12 (60.00%) TOGAF
5 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (5.00%) Business Analysis
6 1 (5.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (5.00%) ITSM
6 1 (5.00%) Multithreading
6 1 (5.00%) Service Delivery
6 1 (5.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 18 (90.00%) SC Cleared
1 18 (90.00%) Security Cleared
2 12 (60.00%) Degree
2 12 (60.00%) TOGAF Certification
Systems Management
1 12 (60.00%) OPNET
Vendors
1 12 (60.00%) Atlassian
1 12 (60.00%) Remedy
1 12 (60.00%) ServiceNow