Hardware Architect Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Hardware Architect
UK > UK excluding London

The median Hardware Architect daily rate in the UK excluding London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 474 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Architect 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.011% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £650 £500 -
% change year-on-year +30.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 25,132 13,764 16,950
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 90.37% 92.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,202 8,471 10,335
10th Percentile £305 £217 £217
25th Percentile £410 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £688 £650 £685
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,998 1,207 1,778
10th Percentile £14.65 £13.32 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.52 £16.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.90
Median % change year-on-year +73.20% -42.71% +17.07%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

Hardware Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hardware Architect job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Hardware Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Architect job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Architect job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Hardware Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Architect job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Architect job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Hardware Architect
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Architect within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 August 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
East of England - 3 £650 - 7
Hardware Architect
UK