Systems Integration Architect Contract Job Trends

System Integration Architect
UK

The median System Integration Architect daily rate in the UK is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 676 558 569
Rank change year-on-year -118 +11 -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Integration Architect 5 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.009% 0.003% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.003% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
75th Percentile £825 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77.50 - -
Median hourly rate £80.00 - -
75th Percentile £82.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £80.00 - -

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 50,473 30,002 35,564
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.35% 91.08% 92.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,930 18,956 21,934
10th Percentile £328 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
75th Percentile £626 £621 £638
90th Percentile £727 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,805 1,570 1,684
10th Percentile £14.59 £13.75 £14.73
25th Percentile £20.31 £17.30 £20.30
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -2.01%
75th Percentile £67.84 £52.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +5.88%

Systems Integration Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Systems Integration Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Systems Integration Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Systems Integration Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Systems Integration Architect
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Integration Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 17 September 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
England - 5 £750 - 9
UK excluding London - 2 - - 7
London - 2 - - 2
South East - 2 - - 5
Work from Home -55 1 - - 6

Systems Integration Architect Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 September 2026, Systems Integration 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 Systems Integration Architect in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (40.00%) Middleware
2 1 (20.00%) ArchiMate
2 1 (20.00%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Twin
2 1 (20.00%) ERP
2 1 (20.00%) Korn
2 1 (20.00%) MODAF
2 1 (20.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Oracle
2 1 (20.00%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (20.00%) Synthetic Environment
2 1 (20.00%) SysML
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (20.00%) TOGAF

Systems Integration 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle EBS R12
General
1 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) ArchiMate
2 1 (20.00%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Twin
2 1 (20.00%) ERP
2 1 (20.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Synthetic Environment
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Korn
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle