Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 11 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +6 | -3 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 2,871 | 4,475 | 5,419 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.82% | 10.26% | 9.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.61% | 11.06% | 9.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,884 | 2,866 | 3,727 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £563 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £660 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.52% | +3.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £799 | £825 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £601 | £650 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.54% | - | +5.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 78 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.00 | £60.00 | £35.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.50 | £61.25 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £71.25 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.79% | - | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.00 | £87.46 | £70.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.64 | £90.00 | £80.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £72.91 | £72.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.56% | +3.57% | +12.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 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 |
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| England | -5 | 2,375 | £625 | -3.85% | 1,339 |
| London | -4 | 1,260 | £650 | -3.70% | 613 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 1,114 | £601 | -7.54% | 770 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,015 | £600 | -7.65% | 723 |
| South East | -3 | 325 | £625 | -3.85% | 199 |
| North of England | -2 | 284 | £600 | -7.69% | 195 |
| North West | -1 | 190 | £600 | -7.69% | 124 |
| South West | -5 | 178 | £600 | -7.69% | 118 |
| Midlands | -1 | 174 | £600 | -5.33% | 120 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 121 | £600 | -7.69% | 85 |
| Scotland | 0 | 99 | £625 | -7.41% | 46 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 79 | £613 | -5.77% | 50 |
| East of England | -9 | 63 | £600 | -7.69% | 58 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 51 | £550 | -11.58% | 31 |
| Wales | +16 | 24 | £510 | -20.00% | 18 |
| North East | -2 | 15 | £625 | +1.98% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | -19 | 3 | £663 | +10.42% | 24 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, 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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