Architect Contract Job Trends in Swansea

Architect
West Wales > Swansea

The median Architect daily rate in Swansea is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2025.

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

 6 months to
3 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Swansea 12.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £573 - -
25th Percentile £588 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £663 - -
90th Percentile £678 - -
West Wales median daily rate £625 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 24 20 30
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 18 22
10th Percentile £187 £358 £159
25th Percentile £206 £436 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £250
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +100.00% -31.03%
75th Percentile £488 £528 £392
90th Percentile £638 £550 £511
West Wales median daily rate £475 £500 £250
% change year-on-year -5.00% +100.00% -28.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £17.83 - £14.87
25th Percentile £17.94 £21.25 £14.89
Median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 £15.21
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +47.95% +1.38%
75th Percentile £19.44 £23.75 £15.73
90th Percentile £19.48 - £15.88
West Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 £15.21
% change year-on-year -16.67% +47.95% +1.38%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Swansea

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Swansea.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Swansea

Architect Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 3 October 2025, 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 Swansea region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Java
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Ruby
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) ITGC
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
2 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) BPR
2 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) BPR
1 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Java
1 2 (66.67%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) ITGC
1 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 Architect jobs in West Wales