Requirements Architect Contract Job Trends

Requirements Architect
UK

As of 20 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Requirements Architect daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 665 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Requirements Architect 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.004% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 49,489 29,958 36,053
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 91.24% 92.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,683 18,934 23,125
10th Percentile £325 £280 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £625 £620 £638
90th Percentile £730 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,498 1,546 1,979
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.63 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.62 £17.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £41.74 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +65.94% -41.51% +2.38%
75th Percentile £67.84 £53.99 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.90
% change year-on-year +68.99% -42.71% +17.07%

Requirements Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Requirements Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Requirements Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Requirements Architect
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Requirements Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Requirements Architect job vacancies in the UK

Requirements Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Requirements Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Requirements Architect job vacancies in the UK

Requirements Architect
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 20 August 2026. 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
South West - 2 - -
England - 2 - -
UK excluding London - 2 - -

Requirements Architect Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 August 2026, Requirements Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Requirements Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Information Management
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) Metadata
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Validation

Requirements Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Information Management
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared