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 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 244 | 225 | 273 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +48 | -20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Architect | 322 | 464 | 580 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.10% | 1.06% | 0.97% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.19% | 1.15% | 1.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 224 | 326 | 420 |
| 10th Percentile | £477 | £500 | £522 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £555 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £691 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.20% | +2.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £775 | £763 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £888 | £850 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £585 | £675 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | +3.85% | +4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £66.25 | £55.50 | £46.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £71.88 | - | £61.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.25 | £60.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.75% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82.94 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £84.18 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £80.50 | £60.00 | £66.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.17% | -9.09% | - |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 2025.
Data Architect
Top 16 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 30 April 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 | -22 | 280 | £600 | -14.29% | 130 |
| London | -25 | 173 | £620 | -11.43% | 83 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 111 | £600 | -7.69% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 99 | £585 | -13.33% | 50 |
| North of England | +21 | 37 | £600 | -14.34% | 14 |
| North West | +6 | 24 | £525 | -25.00% | 8 |
| South East | +47 | 22 | £563 | -19.64% | 13 |
| South West | +35 | 17 | £585 | -13.33% | 5 |
| Scotland | +12 | 15 | £600 | -12.09% | 2 |
| Midlands | -2 | 11 | £601 | +0.21% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 10 | £601 | +4.57% | 8 |
| East of England | +34 | 8 | £638 | -25.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 8 | £740 | +9.31% | 5 |
| North East | +2 | 5 | £600 | -29.45% | 1 |
| Wales | +5 | 1 | £236 | - | |
| East Midlands | +3 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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