Cloud Architect
UK
The median Cloud Architect daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 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 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 315 | 346 | 320 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | -26 | -33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Architect | 246 | 244 | 438 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.77% | 0.56% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.84% | 0.61% | 0.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 169 | 311 |
| 10th Percentile | £464 | £500 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £538 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -3.70% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £772 | £763 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £815 | £850 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £608 | £663 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.26% | +1.92% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £70.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £76.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £70.00 |
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 | 29,261 | 40,308 | 53,403 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 92.99% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,659 | 25,937 | 37,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £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 | 1,318 | 2,814 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £38.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.47% | -10.47% | +70.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £63.31 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +96.47% |
Cloud Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cloud Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cloud Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Architect.
Cloud Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Architect over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
Cloud Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cloud Architect.
Cloud Architect
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +14 | 174 | £625 | -3.85% | 378 |
| London | +35 | 120 | £640 | -1.54% | 198 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 112 | £625 | -3.85% | 216 |
| UK excluding London | +16 | 63 | £608 | -8.26% | 189 |
| South West | +34 | 17 | £641 | +6.88% | 31 |
| North of England | -4 | 12 | £550 | -31.25% | 52 |
| Wales | +15 | 10 | £480 | - | 7 |
| Midlands | +10 | 7 | £600 | +6.67% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 7 | £550 | -12.00% | 24 |
| Scotland | +1 | 7 | £625 | -7.41% | 7 |
| South East | +22 | 6 | £537 | -18.94% | 40 |
| East of England | +18 | 6 | £675 | +3.85% | 16 |
| North West | -8 | 5 | £450 | -43.75% | 26 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 3 | £502 | -28.36% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
Cloud Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Cloud 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 Cloud Architect in the job title.
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Cloud 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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