Applications Architect Contract Job Trends in Wales

Application Architect
UK > Wales

The median Application Architect daily rate in Wales is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £675 £575 £650
% change year-on-year +17.39% -11.54% -7.14%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 425 381 413
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.54% 90.50% 95.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 262 241 314
10th Percentile £171 £161 £161
25th Percentile £266 £213 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £425 £413
Median % change year-on-year -4.12% +3.03% -10.33%
75th Percentile £509 £550 £551
90th Percentile £613 £650 £649
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 47 24
10th Percentile £13.33 £19.26 £16.30
25th Percentile £16.45 £20.21 £21.25
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £26.58
Median % change year-on-year -19.92% -3.70% +66.14%
75th Percentile £22.00 £40.00 £52.81
90th Percentile £30.53 £49.25 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.03% -24.44% +50.00%

Applications Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Applications Architect job vacancy trend in Wales

Applications Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Architect job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Architect job vacancies in Wales

Applications Architect
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Architect within the Wales region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
South Wales - 1 £525 - 1
Applications Architect
UK

Applications Architect Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Applications 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 across the Wales region featuring Applications Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) QA

Applications Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA