Hardware Architect Contracts

Hardware Architect
UK

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Architect daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 517 581 -
Rank change year-on-year +64 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Architect 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.010% 0.002% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.002% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

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 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £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 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Hardware Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Hardware Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Hardware Architect in the UK

Hardware Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Hardware Architect.

Daily rate trend for Hardware Architect in the UK

Hardware Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Hardware Architect.

Hourly rate trend for Hardware Architect in the UK

Hardware Architect
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +59 3 - - 14
UK excluding London - 2 - - 11
South West - 2 - - 3
London +38 1 - - 4

Hardware Architect Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Hardware 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 Hardware Architect in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Cryptography
1 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
1 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
1 2 (66.67%) Key Management
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Def Stans
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Architectural Design
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management

Hardware 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
General
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cryptography
1 2 (66.67%) Key Management
2 1 (33.33%) Architectural Design
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
1 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 1 (33.33%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP