Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 11 | 17 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -3 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 4,440 | 5,401 | 8,516 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.25% | 9.03% | 9.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.05% | 9.55% | 10.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,844 | 3,713 | 5,666 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £510 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £660 | £638 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.52% | +3.53% | +10.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.12% | +11.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 75 | 68 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £35.88 | £55.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £62.50 | £57.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | +6.06% | +12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.46 | £70.25 | £69.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £80.25 | £80.33 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.40 | £70.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.71% | +12.00% | +4.17% |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024.
Architect
Top 18 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 27 April 2024. 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 | +6 | 3,791 | £650 | -3.70% | 942 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,031 | £650 | - | 535 |
| London | +2 | 1,775 | £675 | -3.57% | 427 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,623 | £650 | - | 493 |
| South East | +8 | 662 | £650 | - | 143 |
| North of England | +10 | 436 | £650 | - | 137 |
| South West | +6 | 435 | £650 | -2.26% | 74 |
| North West | +14 | 288 | £650 | +1.96% | 82 |
| Midlands | +8 | 236 | £634 | -2.50% | 70 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 174 | £650 | -2.51% | 40 |
| East of England | +9 | 145 | £650 | -7.14% | 50 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 136 | £650 | - | 41 |
| Scotland | +11 | 125 | £675 | +3.85% | 49 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 61 | £622 | -5.76% | 30 |
| North East | +19 | 16 | £631 | +5.21% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | +17 | 14 | £600 | +9.09% | 9 |
| Wales | -18 | 13 | £638 | +11.84% | 19 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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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