Software Architect Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Software Architect
North East > Tyne and Wear

As of 12 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Architect daily rate in Tyne and Wear.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Architect 9 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 1.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.76% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62.50 - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £67.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate £65.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 510 240 218
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.51% 96.00% 91.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 343 175 96
10th Percentile £282 £240 £313
25th Percentile £386 £357 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £550 £559 £590
90th Percentile £635 £625 £650
North East median daily rate £450 £460 £475
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 10 41
10th Percentile £17.00 £11.60 £11.50
25th Percentile £44.17 £12.50 £12.13
Median hourly rate £65.00 £13.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +400.00% -25.71% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £23.69 £48.75
90th Percentile - £49.08 £60.00
North East median hourly rate £65.00 £13.00 £13.99
% change year-on-year +400.00% -7.08% -65.67%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Software Architect job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Software Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Software Architect
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 9 - - 9
Software Architect
North East

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, Software 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) Agile
2 2 (22.22%) Architectural Design
2 2 (22.22%) DevSecOps
2 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
2 2 (22.22%) Scrum
2 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
2 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
2 2 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

General
1 3 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 3 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Agile
1 2 (22.22%) Architectural Design
1 2 (22.22%) DevSecOps
1 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
1 2 (22.22%) Scrum
1 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
1 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
1 2 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared