Cloud Architect
UK
The median Cloud Architect daily rate in the UK is £620, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 326 | 364 | 326 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -38 | -52 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Architect | 209 | 240 | 464 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.72% | 0.56% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.78% | 0.60% | 0.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 153 | 168 | 323 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £523 | £519 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £588 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £620 | £675 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.15% | - | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £756 | £775 | £745 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £825 | £865 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £619 | £675 | £631 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +6.93% | +1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £70.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £73.41 |
| 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 | 26,887 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,565 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.97% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,046 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.08 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.89% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
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 May 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 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 | +5 | 147 | £617 | -8.59% | 134 |
| London | +13 | 99 | £613 | -9.26% | 74 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 87 | £623 | -11.07% | 109 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 55 | £619 | -8.33% | 92 |
| North of England | +18 | 15 | £550 | -29.03% | 26 |
| South West | +35 | 12 | £639 | +6.46% | 11 |
| Wales | - | 10 | £480 | - | 6 |
| North West | +7 | 9 | £625 | -21.88% | 17 |
| South East | +37 | 6 | £675 | -1.82% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 6 | £550 | -4.35% | 8 |
| Midlands | +17 | 6 | £602 | -17.03% | 10 |
| East of England | +26 | 5 | £600 | -7.69% | 6 |
| Scotland | +5 | 4 | £625 | -7.41% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 2 | £603 | -5.41% | 7 |
Cloud Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 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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