Technical Architect
UK
The median Technical Architect daily rate in the UK is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 247 | 260 | 264 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +4 | +61 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect | 318 | 404 | 604 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.09% | 0.93% | 1.01% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.18% | 1.00% | 1.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 212 | 303 | 414 |
| 10th Percentile | £480 | £501 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £556 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £630 | £650 | £670 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.08% | -2.99% | +6.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £761 | £769 | £743 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £618 | £700 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.79% | +7.69% | +6.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £45.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £65.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 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 | -5 | 246 | £625 | -7.41% | 89 |
| Work from Home | +22 | 150 | £638 | -5.56% | 47 |
| London | -13 | 127 | £625 | - | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 120 | £618 | -11.79% | 52 |
| South East | +63 | 41 | £625 | -16.67% | 11 |
| North of England | -6 | 33 | £600 | -25.00% | 12 |
| South West | +35 | 25 | £600 | -15.04% | 6 |
| North West | -28 | 21 | £600 | -27.27% | 4 |
| Midlands | +18 | 7 | £603 | -13.93% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 7 | £488 | -17.37% | 3 |
| East of England | +29 | 6 | £775 | +26.53% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 6 | £630 | +5.00% | 13 |
| Scotland | -6 | 6 | £631 | -6.48% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £257 | - | 3 |
| North East | +3 | 4 | £624 | +18.91% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 1 | £550 | -27.87% | 3 |
Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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