Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 4,075 | 5,058 | 8,457 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.15% | 9.31% | 9.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.91% | 9.84% | 9.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,648 | 3,508 | 5,630 |
| 10th Percentile | £488 | £510 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £650 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £823 | £825 | £813 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £646 | £650 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.62% | +4.00% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 82 | 69 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35.20 | £50.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.00 | £61.50 | £56.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.06% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.19 | £77.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.75 | £81.60 | £82.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +16.67% | - |
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 | 37,355 | 51,390 | 85,225 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 94.57% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,199 | 35,553 | 60,100 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -0.47% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,247 | 1,538 | 1,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £14.47 | £13.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.32 | £19.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.03 | £43.00 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +67.45% | +28.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £67.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £39.55 | £21.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.72% | +85.68% | +20.00% |
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 26 July 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 26 July 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 26 July 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 | +2 | 3,548 | £650 | -1.89% | 395 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 1,882 | £646 | -0.62% | 294 |
| London | -1 | 1,660 | £650 | -7.14% | 154 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,410 | £628 | -3.38% | 298 |
| South East | +4 | 605 | £650 | - | 74 |
| North of England | +13 | 502 | £625 | - | 84 |
| South West | +3 | 367 | £650 | -1.07% | 34 |
| North West | +19 | 314 | £625 | +3.14% | 46 |
| Midlands | +10 | 238 | £622 | -4.31% | 44 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 176 | £595 | -8.46% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 169 | £645 | -4.44% | 32 |
| East of England | +6 | 119 | £600 | -7.69% | 15 |
| Scotland | +1 | 111 | £683 | +13.75% | 16 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 68 | £550 | -18.52% | 12 |
| North East | +3 | 11 | £650 | +8.33% | 16 |
| Wales | -14 | 10 | £575 | -4.17% | 3 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 2 | £513 | -10.87% | 30 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 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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