Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 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 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 12 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +4 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 3,004 | 4,441 | 5,271 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.59% | 10.22% | 9.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.42% | 10.98% | 10.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,937 | 2,864 | 3,664 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £490 | £510 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £656 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.88% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £720 | £738 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £799 | £825 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £650 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 94 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.31 | - | £35.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.75 | £60.00 | £61.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.57% | - | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.50 | £85.65 | £74.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £99.86 | £89.40 | £80.08 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £72.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | - | +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 | 28,823 | 40,432 | 52,711 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 93.00% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,389 | 25,993 | 36,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,297 | 2,846 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +96.08% |
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 3 July 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 3 July 2025.
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 3 July 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 | -6 | 2,512 | £625 | -3.85% | 6,682 |
| London | -2 | 1,364 | £650 | - | 2,927 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 1,149 | £600 | -7.69% | 4,146 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,061 | £601 | -4.68% | 3,055 |
| South East | -4 | 330 | £600 | -7.69% | 1,173 |
| North of England | -12 | 308 | £600 | -4.00% | 890 |
| North West | -5 | 193 | £600 | -4.00% | 516 |
| Midlands | -3 | 188 | £575 | -8.00% | 616 |
| South West | -10 | 156 | £614 | -5.58% | 573 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 117 | £600 | -7.69% | 373 |
| Scotland | +2 | 103 | £625 | -7.41% | 269 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 98 | £600 | +1.69% | 312 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 69 | £500 | -9.09% | 235 |
| East of England | -18 | 65 | £600 | - | 475 |
| North East | +5 | 18 | £625 | -0.99% | 62 |
| Wales | +10 | 16 | £480 | -16.52% | 101 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 4 | £700 | +19.15% | 74 |
| Channel Islands | - | 4 | £743 | - |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 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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