Software Architect
England > West Midlands
The median Software Architect daily rate in the West Midlands is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
157 |
- |
107 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+37 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Architect |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands |
0.033% |
- |
0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.036% |
- |
0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£489 |
| 25th Percentile |
£563 |
- |
£566 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
- |
£713 |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
- |
£731 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£588 |
£633 |
£700 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.11% |
-9.64% |
+18.64% |
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 |
2,774 |
1,218 |
1,767 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.92% |
90.09% |
91.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,805 |
828 |
1,190 |
| 10th Percentile |
£305 |
£200 |
£258 |
| 25th Percentile |
£403 |
£375 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£482 |
£489 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.38% |
+2.89% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£588 |
£595 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£650 |
£691 |
| England median daily rate |
£508 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.33% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
127 |
64 |
134 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.07 |
£12.62 |
£12.01 |
| 25th Percentile |
£21.36 |
£14.00 |
£15.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£30.00 |
£18.00 |
£22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+66.67% |
-18.18% |
+15.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53.75 |
£28.18 |
£40.38 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£33.86 |
£55.88 |
| England median hourly rate |
£44.00 |
£32.50 |
£34.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+35.38% |
-4.41% |
-22.07% |
Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Software Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in the West Midlands.
Software Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in the West Midlands.
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 11 April 2026, Software 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 West Midlands region featuring Software Architect in the job title.
Software Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:
