Technical Architect Contracts in West London

Technical Architect
London > West London

The median Technical Architect daily rate in West London is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 39 65
Rank change year-on-year +11 +26 -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect 3 5 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London 1.33% 1.36% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.44% 1.42% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 1
10th Percentile - £575 -
25th Percentile - - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £650 £625
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +4.00% -
75th Percentile - £738 £638
90th Percentile - £760 -
London median daily rate £625 £629 £728
% change year-on-year -0.56% -13.61% +5.43%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 209 352 545
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 95.39% 97.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 253 413
10th Percentile £193 £200 £258
25th Percentile £294 £285 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £560
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -15.18% +12.00%
75th Percentile £480 £588 £638
90th Percentile £594 £650 £700
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 31 48
10th Percentile £20.24 £16.25 £25.00
25th Percentile £20.45 £18.13 £34.44
Median hourly rate £23.64 £33.55 £64.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.55% -47.58% +204.76%
75th Percentile £33.35 £56.75 £75.00
90th Percentile £54.10 £65.00 £90.00
London median hourly rate £32.00 £27.66 £36.00
% change year-on-year +15.71% -23.18% +2.86%

Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

Job postings that featured Technical Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West London.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Architect in West London

Technical Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect in West London.

Daily rate trend for Technical Architect in West London

Technical Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect in West London.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Architect in West London

Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 30 May 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 across the West London region featuring Technical Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) High Availability
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) React
2 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (66.67%) Windows Server
2 2 (66.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 2 (66.67%) Government Security Classifications
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
2 2 (66.67%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (66.67%) PKI
2 2 (66.67%) .NET Framework
2 2 (66.67%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) VB
2 2 (66.67%) .NET
2 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (66.67%) ASP.NET
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) DHCP
2 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
2 2 (66.67%) DNS
2 2 (66.67%) Cisco
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) MVC
2 2 (66.67%) VMware
2 2 (66.67%) BPMN

Technical Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP MDG
1 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) DHCP
1 2 (66.67%) DNS
1 2 (66.67%) Intrusion Detection
1 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Hadoop
1 2 (66.67%) MongoDB
1 2 (66.67%) NoSQL
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) .NET
1 2 (66.67%) .NET Framework
1 2 (66.67%) ASP.NET
1 2 (66.67%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) PKI
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) High Availability
2 2 (66.67%) BPMN
2 2 (66.67%) MVC
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Debt
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
3 1 (33.33%) Architectural Design
3 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Co-Creation
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) SAP Implementation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C#
1 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
1 2 (66.67%) Python
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
1 2 (66.67%) VB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Government Security Classifications
1 2 (66.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) VMware
2 1 (33.33%) SAP