RIBA Contracts in the UK excluding London

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 332 383 435
Rank change year-on-year +51 +52 +58
Contract jobs citing RIBA 10 8 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.079% 0.039% 0.039%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.22% 0.11% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 7
10th Percentile - £447 £354
25th Percentile £613 £471 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £510 £450
Median % change year-on-year +22.55% +13.33% +15.38%
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - £454
UK median daily rate £575 £510 £455
% change year-on-year +12.75% +12.03% +16.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 1
10th Percentile £46.10 £29.53 -
25th Percentile £47.50 £31.44 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £35.00 £55.25
Median % change year-on-year +85.71% -36.65% -
75th Percentile £69.38 £44.88 -
90th Percentile £77.75 £58.15 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £35.00 £55.25
% change year-on-year +85.71% -36.65% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,591 7,351 7,485
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.06% 36.28% 32.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,801 4,295 4,989
10th Percentile £205 £275 £300
25th Percentile £375 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £527 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.12% +0.38% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £675 £724 £706
UK median daily rate £523 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -1.42% -3.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 402 923 592
10th Percentile £17.81 £13.50 £13.91
25th Percentile £21.00 £16.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £40.94 £50.75
Median % change year-on-year -20.62% -19.33% +45.00%
75th Percentile £65.62 £63.75 £65.81
90th Percentile £77.47 £77.40 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £33.75 £40.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -15.63% -27.27% +23.60%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing RIBA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for RIBA in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RIBA in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for RIBA in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RIBA in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for RIBA in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing RIBA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for RIBA in the UK excluding London

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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 RIBA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
South West - 4 £625 - 5
South East +50 2 - - 22
North of England +15 2 - - 18
North West +8 2 - - 10
Midlands +17 1 - - 18
West Midlands +12 1 - - 11
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Revit
2 1 (10.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (10.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (10.00%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (30.00%) Finance
2 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Senior
3 2 (20.00%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Communications Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Information Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Communications Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (10.00%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Requirements Management
1 5 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
1 5 (50.00%) Validation
1 5 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
2 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (40.00%) Project Management
2 4 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
4 2 (20.00%) Document Management
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Safety Engineering
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (10.00%) Digital Engineering
5 1 (10.00%) Performance Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (10.00%) Roadmaps
5 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (30.00%) Degree
4 2 (20.00%) DV Cleared
4 2 (20.00%) Master's Degree
5 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (10.00%) Chartered Engineer
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Autodesk