Architect Contract Job Trends in West Wales

Architect
Wales > West Wales

The median Architect daily rate in West Wales is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 13 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Wales 6.82% 3.45% -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.57% 3.45% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £573 - -
25th Percentile £588 £625 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £663 £675 -
90th Percentile £678 - -
Wales median daily rate £625 £625 £511
% change year-on-year - +22.25% -18.20%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 35 29 23
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 79.55% 100.00% 95.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 26 19
10th Percentile - £128 £178
25th Percentile £206 £425 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £313
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +60.00% -34.21%
75th Percentile £488 £546 £416
90th Percentile £638 £563 £500
Wales median daily rate £408 £425 £413
% change year-on-year -4.12% +3.03% -10.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 0
10th Percentile - £17.20 -
25th Percentile £13.33 £17.88 -
Median hourly rate £13.85 £20.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.78% - -
75th Percentile £17.13 £22.38 -
90th Percentile £19.30 £23.20 -
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £26.58
% change year-on-year -19.92% -3.70% +66.14%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales

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

Architect job vacancy trend in West Wales

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in West Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in West Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in West Wales

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in West Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in West Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in West Wales

Architect
Contract Job Locations in West Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the West Wales region over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Swansea +3 3 £625 -3.85% 4
Architect
Wales

Architect Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, 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 Wales region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Java
1 2 (66.67%) Ruby
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 1 (33.33%) BPR
2 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) ITGC
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
2 1 (33.33%) Validation

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) BPR
1 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Java
1 2 (66.67%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) ITGC
1 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley