Architect Contract Job Trends in Warrington

Architect
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Architect daily rate in Warrington is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 18 14
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 +1
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 5 7 6
As % of all contract jobs in Warrington 4.85% 10.77% 7.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.15% 11.67% 8.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 2
10th Percentile £685 £542 £512
25th Percentile £700 £569 £540
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £584 £596
Median % change year-on-year +28.42% -2.05% -0.63%
75th Percentile £800 £592 £643
90th Percentile £815 £605 £665
Cheshire median daily rate £575 £584 £600
% change year-on-year -1.54% -2.67% -10.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £103.72 - -
Median hourly rate £107.43 - -
75th Percentile £111.15 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £107.43 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 97 60 73
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.17% 92.31% 93.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 38 42
10th Percentile £230 £203 £158
25th Percentile £358 £235 £207
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £438
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -8.57% +2.94%
75th Percentile £552 £488 £500
90th Percentile £614 £566 £573
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £465 £500
% change year-on-year -3.23% -7.00% +2.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 0 10
10th Percentile £13.47 - £10.98
25th Percentile £16.25 - £11.75
Median hourly rate £53.83 - £18.25
75th Percentile £85.00 - £26.50
90th Percentile £92.84 - £28.49
Cheshire median hourly rate £30.50 £35.20 £22.50
% change year-on-year -13.35% +56.44% -1.23%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Warrington

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Warrington.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Warrington

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Warrington.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Warrington

Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 29 March 2026, 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 Warrington region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Architecture Governance
1 4 (80.00%) Design Patterns
1 4 (80.00%) Security Architecture
1 4 (80.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (80.00%) Threat Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Architectural Design
2 3 (60.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (20.00%) AWS
4 1 (20.00%) Azure
4 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Containerisation
4 1 (20.00%) Cost Management
4 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (20.00%) Google
4 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) OpenStack
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) SAP
4 1 (20.00%) Software Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Technical Debt
4 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) TOGAF

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) OpenStack
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (40.00%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Operational Technology
1 4 (80.00%) Private Cloud
2 3 (60.00%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (20.00%) Data Centre
3 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (20.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Architecture Governance
1 4 (80.00%) Design Patterns
1 4 (80.00%) Security Architecture
1 4 (80.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (80.00%) Threat Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Architectural Design
2 3 (60.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Containerisation
4 1 (20.00%) Cost Management
4 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) Software Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Technical Debt
4 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Google
1 1 (20.00%) SAP