Head of Architecture
UK
The median Head of Architecture daily rate in the UK is £781, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 520 | 557 | 679 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +122 | +165 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Architecture | 7 | 14 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.033% | 0.030% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.036% | 0.032% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £733 | £826 | £629 |
| 25th Percentile | £745 | £838 | £709 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £781 | £900 | £763 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.19% | +18.03% | -1.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £808 | £925 | £838 |
| 90th Percentile | £814 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £800 | £813 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.54% | +4.84% |
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 | 26,668 | 39,416 | 53,669 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.38% | 92.82% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,330 | 25,679 | 37,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -3.31% | +3.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,024 | 2,675 | 1,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.08 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -18.89% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.74 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Architecture in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Architecture.
Head of Architecture
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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 | +69 | 7 | £781 | -13.19% | 28 |
| London | +33 | 4 | £781 | -13.19% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +67 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| South East | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 1 | £750 | - | 12 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - |
Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Head of Architecture 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 Head of Architecture in the job title.
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Head of Architecture 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: