Principal Architect
England > West Midlands
As of 10 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Architect daily rate in the West Midlands.
| 6 months to 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 111 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +14 | +37 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Architect | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.052% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | - | 0.057% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £750 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £800 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +23.08% | -6.47% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £850 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £813 |
| England median daily rate | £688 | £675 | £800 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -15.63% | +25.49% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title | 1,244 | 1,751 | 2,197 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.87% | 91.39% | 94.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 815 | 1,183 | 1,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £197 | £259 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £711 | £697 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 76 | 135 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.62 | £12.04 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £15.00 | £14.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.62 | £22.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.91% | +10.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.33 | £41.13 | £27.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.58 | £55.75 | £56.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.36 | £37.18 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.34% | -17.38% | +99.60% |
Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings that featured Principal Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Principal Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Architect in the West Midlands.