Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 November 2023.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 17 | 20 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -5 | +3 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 4,249 | 6,819 | 8,302 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.25% | 8.74% | 9.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.89% | 9.19% | 9.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,886 | 4,502 | 5,413 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £581 | £532 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +10.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £630 | £650 | £595 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.08% | +9.24% | +8.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 42 | 67 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £57.50 | £50.00 | £47.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £70.35 | £62.50 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.67 | £70.00 | £69.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.10% | +1.38% | +7.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £70.38 | £78.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.75 | £83.50 | £79.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £76.53 | £70.00 | £69.05 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.33% | +1.38% | +16.54% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 42,945 | 74,232 | 84,012 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.53% | 95.15% | 95.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,993 | 51,832 | 58,809 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £313 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £428 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.84% | +7.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £649 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,530 | 1,731 | 2,173 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.08 | £16.75 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +50.00% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.00 | £46.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.25 | £62.78 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £25.00 | £17.91 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.00% | +39.59% | -10.00% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.
Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.
Architect
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 28 November 2023. 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 |
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| England | +5 | 3,568 | £650 | - | 1,183 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,846 | £650 | - | 627 |
| London | +3 | 1,841 | £670 | -0.74% | 614 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 1,725 | £630 | -3.08% | 626 |
| South East | +4 | 505 | £650 | - | 174 |
| North of England | +5 | 424 | £625 | -1.96% | 151 |
| South West | +12 | 317 | £650 | - | 96 |
| North West | +7 | 270 | £627 | +0.32% | 90 |
| Midlands | +14 | 218 | £650 | +4.00% | 101 |
| Scotland | +3 | 174 | £625 | -3.85% | 37 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 153 | £610 | -6.15% | 49 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 132 | £650 | - | 70 |
| East of England | -7 | 101 | £650 | - | 58 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 90 | £650 | +7.44% | 30 |
| Wales | -12 | 23 | £600 | -4.00% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 12 | £510 | -15.00% | 9 |
| North East | +18 | 6 | £570 | -12.31% | 12 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 November 2023, Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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