System Architect
UK
The median System Architect daily rate in the UK is £648 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 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 31 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 487 | 666 | 808 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +179 | +142 | -153 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Systems Architect | 80 | 28 | 39 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.050% | 0.044% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.053% | 0.047% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 10 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £491 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £572 | £514 | £534 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £648 | £607 | £615 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.71% | -1.26% | +11.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £694 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £725 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £620 | £650 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.62% | +10.64% | -5.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 13 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £62.25 | £61.70 | £60.92 |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | - | £60.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £66.00 | £60.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.06% | +8.33% | +4.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £70.00 | £60.93 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £60.93 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £66.00 | £60.93 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.06% | +8.33% | +4.72% |
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 | 39,897 | 53,039 | 83,562 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.82% | 94.59% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,852 | 37,038 | 58,857 |
| 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% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,824 | 1,465 | 1,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +86.37% | +9.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.15 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £43.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +115.00% | +5.26% |
Systems Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Architect.
Systems Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Architect over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.
Systems Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Architect.
Systems Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Systems Architect over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.
Systems Architect
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 | +150 | 78 | £648 | +15.71% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +82 | 65 | £620 | -4.62% | 20 |
| South West | +48 | 45 | £620 | -1.94% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 31 | £550 | +3.77% | 5 |
| London | +96 | 13 | £725 | +47.21% | 2 |
| North of England | +34 | 10 | £500 | - | 3 |
| North West | +26 | 9 | £500 | - | 1 |
| South East | +15 | 7 | £700 | +40.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | +23 | 3 | £588 | -9.62% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 3 | £588 | -9.62% | 4 |
| North East | - | 1 | £650 | - | 1 |
Systems Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2024, Systems 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 Systems Architect in the job title.
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Systems 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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