Data Architect
UK
The median Data Architect daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 260 | 264 | 279 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +15 | -18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Architect | 315 | 379 | 522 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.99% | 0.88% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.08% | 0.94% | 0.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 212 | 270 | 362 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £488 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £517 | £550 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £675 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £775 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £914 | £850 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £585 | £650 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +4.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.31 | £52.50 | £35.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.85 | - | £42.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.98 | £60.00 | £64.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.37% | -6.98% | +29.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.37 | - | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.65 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.96 | £60.00 | £66.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.07% | -9.09% | +32.00% |
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 | 29,294 | 40,276 | 53,656 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.97% | 93.01% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,671 | 25,908 | 37,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,326 | 2,804 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.47% | -14.05% | +74.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.96 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Architect.
Data Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Architect over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Data Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Architect.
Data Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Architect over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Data 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 Data Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 | +10 | 267 | £600 | -11.11% | 452 |
| London | -9 | 168 | £600 | -13.79% | 271 |
| Work from Home | +26 | 112 | £600 | -4.00% | 159 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 111 | £585 | -10.00% | 210 |
| North of England | +6 | 34 | £625 | +16.82% | 40 |
| Scotland | +21 | 24 | £538 | -22.10% | 17 |
| Midlands | +20 | 24 | £600 | - | 39 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 20 | £600 | - | 25 |
| North West | +6 | 17 | £525 | - | 21 |
| South East | +38 | 16 | £550 | -21.43% | 62 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 15 | £625 | +13.64% | 15 |
| South West | +29 | 8 | £525 | -22.22% | 23 |
| East of England | +21 | 5 | £550 | -35.29% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 3 | - | - | 14 |
| North East | 0 | 2 | £750 | -11.76% | 4 |
| Wales | +8 | 1 | £236 | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £975 | - | 9 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £760 | - |
Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Data 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 Data Architect in the job title.
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Data 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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