Infrastructure Architect
UK
The median Infrastructure Architect daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 415 | 401 | 443 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +42 | -19 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Architect | 111 | 187 | 278 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.38% | 0.43% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.46% | 0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 113 | 202 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £540 | £501 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £608 | £552 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £650 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +4.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £788 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £825 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | +4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £69.12 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £70.73 | £70.20 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £75.40 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.52% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80.59 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £77.24 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | £75.40 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -0.52% | - | - |
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 | 27,094 | 40,274 | 56,187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,701 | 26,219 | 39,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £276 | £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 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,044 | 2,672 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.15 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | -19.07% | +94.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.25 | £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 | -29.22% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Infrastructure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Infrastructure Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Infrastructure Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Architect.
Infrastructure Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Architect over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Infrastructure Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Architect.
Infrastructure Architect
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 | +13 | 93 | £603 | -7.23% | 47 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 57 | £625 | -3.85% | 40 |
| London | +57 | 44 | £600 | -6.25% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 30 | £603 | -13.08% | 11 |
| South East | -23 | 23 | £650 | -4.59% | 23 |
| Scotland | +11 | 9 | £625 | -9.75% | |
| South West | +31 | 8 | £625 | -11.97% | 8 |
| North of England | +8 | 7 | £725 | +16.00% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 5 | - | - | |
| North West | +6 | 4 | £738 | +18.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 3 | £700 | +18.64% | |
| Wales | - | 3 | £480 | - | |
| West Midlands | +8 | 2 | £584 | -11.52% | 3 |
| Midlands | +6 | 2 | £584 | +6.18% | 3 |
Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Architect in the job title.
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Infrastructure 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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