Lead Architect
UK
The median Lead Architect daily rate in the UK is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 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 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 416 | 341 | 468 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -75 | +127 | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 109 | 259 | 219 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.61% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.66% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 58 | 137 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £505 | £523 | £598 |
| 25th Percentile | £596 | £585 | £660 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £700 | £743 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | -5.79% | +10.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £760 | £850 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £791 | £875 | £965 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £669 | £750 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.83% | +7.14% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 20 | 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 | 27,186 | 39,489 | 53,902 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.37% | 92.79% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,686 | 25,686 | 37,660 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
| 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 | 1,047 | 2,662 | 1,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.15 | £36.58 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.03% | -18.72% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.38 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.44 | £76.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
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 17 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 17 May 2025.
Lead Architect
Top 15 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 17 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 | -69 | 94 | £663 | -8.59% | 93 |
| London | +12 | 64 | £653 | -3.30% | 33 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 45 | £638 | -8.93% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 26 | £669 | -10.83% | 75 |
| South East | +38 | 6 | £625 | -9.09% | 25 |
| North of England | -13 | 6 | £775 | -8.82% | 13 |
| South West | -30 | 5 | £613 | -8.58% | 21 |
| Midlands | +11 | 4 | £700 | +6.30% | 4 |
| East of England | +27 | 3 | £725 | -14.71% | 3 |
| North West | -15 | 3 | £775 | -8.82% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 2 | £669 | +25.35% | 1 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £775 | +3.33% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £250 | - | 5 |
| North East | - | 2 | £750 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 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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