Lead Architect
UK
The median Lead Architect daily rate in the UK is £656, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 402 | 330 | 513 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | +183 | -54 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 119 | 267 | 206 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 142 | 145 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £519 | £580 |
| 25th Percentile | £594 | £600 | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £656 | £725 | £740 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.59% | -2.03% | +9.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £763 | £838 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £875 | £970 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £700 | £750 | £733 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +2.39% | +4.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 19 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £67.30 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £74.50 | £67.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £81.00 | £70.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.71% | +100.00% | -46.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.76 | £72.50 | £56.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £94.64 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £82.00 | £70.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.14% | +100.00% | - |
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% |
Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
Lead Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Lead Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
Lead Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead Architect over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Lead 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 Lead 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 |
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| England | -73 | 100 | £670 | -7.59% | 129 |
| London | +17 | 64 | £663 | -5.32% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 52 | £650 | -8.77% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | -58 | 34 | £700 | -6.67% | 113 |
| South East | +38 | 8 | £625 | -9.09% | 33 |
| South West | -23 | 8 | £625 | -10.71% | 19 |
| North of England | -14 | 6 | £775 | -8.82% | 26 |
| Midlands | +15 | 4 | £700 | +6.30% | 17 |
| East of England | +30 | 3 | £725 | -14.71% | 12 |
| Scotland | +9 | 3 | £709 | -7.38% | 4 |
| North West | -16 | 3 | £775 | -8.82% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 2 | £669 | +25.35% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 2 | £775 | +3.33% | 10 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £250 | - | 4 |
| North East | - | 2 | £750 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Architect in the job title.
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Lead 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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