Software Architect
UK
The median Software Architect daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 552 | 683 | 796 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +131 | +113 | -129 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Architect | 48 | 33 | 67 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.056% | 0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.059% | 0.079% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 27 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £485 | £511 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £523 | £540 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £656 | £653 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £850 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £713 | £600 | £605 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -0.83% | +0.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £63.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | - | £66.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | £71.45 |
| 75th Percentile | £85.00 | - | £76.24 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.60 | - | £78.74 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | £71.45 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.72% |
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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 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 | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Architect.
Software Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Architect over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Software Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Architect.
Software Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Architect over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Software Architect
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +141 | 48 | £575 | -2.54% | 57 |
| UK excluding London | +85 | 32 | £713 | +18.75% | 67 |
| East of England | - | 18 | £675 | - | 8 |
| London | +109 | 15 | £575 | - | 8 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 14 | £550 | -12.00% | 29 |
| South West | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| South East | +24 | 5 | - | - | 15 |
| Midlands | +30 | 2 | £713 | +185.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £713 | - |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Software 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 Software Architect in the job title.
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Software 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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