IT Architect
UK
The median IT Architect daily rate in the UK is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 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 23 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 508 | 517 | 615 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +98 | +119 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Architect | 31 | 63 | 76 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 44 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £563 | £415 | £605 |
| 25th Percentile | £622 | £563 | £650 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £675 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -3.57% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £800 | £711 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £796 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £670 | £613 | £680 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.39% | -9.93% | +2.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.00 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly 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 | 27,656 | 40,547 | 52,404 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,731 | 25,981 | 36,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | -1.45% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,204 | 2,979 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
IT Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Architect.
IT Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Architect over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.
IT Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Architect.
IT Architect
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 23 June 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 | +43 | 26 | £750 | +15.38% | 88 |
| London | +42 | 15 | £775 | +14.81% | 36 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 15 | £800 | +18.52% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 12 | £670 | +9.39% | 56 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 6 | £800 | +8.47% | 3 |
| Midlands | +7 | 6 | £800 | +25.49% | 8 |
| North of England | +11 | 4 | £650 | +44.44% | 15 |
| North West | +3 | 2 | £650 | +87.95% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| South East | +43 | 1 | £690 | +12.65% | 16 |
| Scotland | +1 | 1 | £530 | -31.61% | 4 |
IT Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, IT 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 IT Architect in the job title.
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IT 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: