Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in Warrington

Lead Architect
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Lead Architect daily rate in Warrington is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
21 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Warrington 4.08% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.40% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £775 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - -
75th Percentile £825 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £685 - £567
% change year-on-year - - -16.00%
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 91 59 73
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 92.19% 94.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 37 43
10th Percentile £229 £203 £158
25th Percentile £356 £230 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% -
75th Percentile £555 £519 £500
90th Percentile £618 £568 £570
Cheshire median daily rate £455 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -4.32% -5.00% +3.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 0 10
10th Percentile £13.47 - £10.98
25th Percentile £15.50 - £11.75
Median hourly rate £21.00 - £18.25
75th Percentile £83.75 - £26.50
90th Percentile £105.92 - £28.49
Cheshire median hourly rate £25.15 £33.40 £20.07
% change year-on-year -24.70% +66.42% -8.59%

Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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

Lead Architect job vacancy trend in Warrington

Lead Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

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

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

Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, Lead 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 Lead Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 4 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 4 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Architectural Design
2 3 (75.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity

Lead 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Operational Technology
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (75.00%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 4 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 4 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Architectural Design
2 3 (75.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
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