Technical Architect
UK
The median Technical Architect daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 261 | 247 | 230 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -17 | +86 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect | 326 | 421 | 638 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.03% | 0.97% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.12% | 1.04% | 1.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 209 | 315 | 451 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £489 | £510 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £550 | £564 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £630 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.79% | -6.67% | +5.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £743 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £825 | £764 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £688 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.36% | +5.77% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £78.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £56.50 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 29,079 | 40,388 | 53,054 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 92.98% | 94.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,553 | 25,970 | 36,860 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £286 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,311 | 2,837 | 1,549 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.87 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.75 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.80% | -12.21% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £76.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.01% | +94.88% |
Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect.
Technical Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Architect over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
Technical Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect.
Technical Architect
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 4 July 2025. 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 | -10 | 255 | £600 | -7.69% | 715 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 141 | £650 | - | 261 |
| London | -5 | 138 | £625 | -0.79% | 204 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 114 | £575 | -16.36% | 564 |
| North of England | -10 | 46 | £550 | -31.25% | 132 |
| South East | +38 | 25 | £625 | -5.70% | 121 |
| North West | -26 | 23 | £550 | -35.29% | 65 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 19 | £550 | -5.17% | 57 |
| South West | +8 | 17 | £638 | -7.27% | 92 |
| East of England | +17 | 12 | £553 | -1.78% | 76 |
| Midlands | -11 | 8 | £575 | -6.12% | 90 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 7 | £603 | +0.42% | 48 |
| Scotland | -15 | 6 | £625 | -9.09% | 23 |
| North East | +5 | 4 | £528 | +0.48% | 10 |
| Wales | +7 | 3 | £270 | -55.00% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 1 | £550 | -29.03% | 41 |
Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.
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Technical 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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