Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 May 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 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 11 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +5 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 2,854 | 4,452 | 5,295 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.91% | 10.40% | 9.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.73% | 11.20% | 9.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,837 | 2,853 | 3,668 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £510 |
| 25th Percentile | £537 | £558 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £655 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.76% | +0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £715 | £738 | £749 |
| 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 | 30 | 95 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.15 | £58.50 | £35.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £63.38 | £60.00 | £65.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £72.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | - | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.69 | £85.65 | £70.26 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.70 | £89.20 | £80.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £72.91 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.15% | - | +14.90% |
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 | 26,595 | 39,741 | 53,234 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.31% | 92.79% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,233 | 25,863 | 37,175 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,046 | 2,776 | 1,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.97 | £37.18 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.78% | -17.38% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.68 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
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 29 May 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 29 May 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 29 May 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 | 2,380 | £625 | -3.85% | 7,236 |
| London | -1 | 1,287 | £650 | -1.33% | 1,128 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 1,080 | £600 | -7.69% | 6,970 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,007 | £600 | -7.69% | 3,867 |
| North of England | -10 | 302 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,433 |
| South East | -4 | 301 | £615 | -5.38% | 1,956 |
| North West | -6 | 203 | £583 | -9.44% | 676 |
| Midlands | -2 | 178 | £600 | -4.08% | 1,281 |
| South West | -10 | 157 | £600 | -7.69% | 898 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 114 | £600 | -7.69% | 692 |
| Scotland | +3 | 91 | £625 | -7.41% | 336 |
| Yorkshire | -10 | 87 | £600 | - | 571 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 61 | £526 | -4.36% | 508 |
| East of England | -17 | 61 | £600 | -2.83% | 1,036 |
| Wales | +13 | 21 | £480 | -20.00% | 192 |
| North East | -5 | 13 | £600 | -4.95% | 188 |
| Northern Ireland | -18 | 3 | £663 | +1.92% | 103 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 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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