Lead Architect
UK
The median Lead Architect daily rate in the UK is £725 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 333 | 513 | 464 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +180 | -49 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 266 | 208 | 444 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.62% | 0.35% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.66% | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 146 | 286 |
| 10th Percentile | £525 | £594 | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | £740 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.03% | +5.71% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £838 | £800 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £975 | £875 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £750 | £700 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | - | +14.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £35.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -46.97% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £56.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £35.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +100.00% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,021 | 55,966 | 84,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,056 | 39,104 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,666 | 1,571 | 2,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.30 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +89.04% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.29 | £65.75 | £49.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.26 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +116.50% | +2.74% |
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 4 May 2024.
Lead Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
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 4 May 2024. 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 | +164 | 241 | £725 | -2.03% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | +125 | 156 | £750 | +7.14% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 88 | £725 | -2.03% | 24 |
| London | +104 | 88 | £700 | -5.79% | 28 |
| South West | +62 | 78 | £700 | -5.41% | 3 |
| North of England | +44 | 39 | £850 | +6.25% | 7 |
| North West | +40 | 36 | £850 | +25.93% | 3 |
| South East | +15 | 14 | £688 | +1.85% | 4 |
| Midlands | +33 | 11 | £659 | +4.32% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 9 | £750 | -6.25% | 4 |
| Scotland | +39 | 7 | £766 | +2.10% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £563 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 3 | £645 | -24.12% | 3 |
| East of England | +11 | 3 | £850 | +70.00% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 2 | £534 | -11.96% | 2 |
Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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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