Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire
Lead Architect
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The median Lead Architect daily rate in West Yorkshire is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 98 | 79 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -14 | +21 |
| Contract Lead Architect jobs | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire | 0.31% | 0.11% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.12% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £565 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | £500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £545 | £519 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +5.11% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in West Yorkshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in West Yorkshire matching a recognised job title | 1,205 | 849 | 729 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.48% | 94.97% | 94.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 683 | 559 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £300 | £290 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £400 | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -7.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £576 | £574 | £559 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £638 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -0.51% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 25 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £20.63 | £16.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.62 | £22.14 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.71 | £26.00 | £26.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.96% | -0.95% | +26.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.00 | £81.25 | £39.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.75 | - | £48.75 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £24.61 | £25.04 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.73% | +11.28% | +5.58% |
Lead Architect Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Lead Architect job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Lead Architect Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in West Yorkshire.
Lead Architect Daily Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for Lead Architect jobs in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.
Lead Architect Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Lead Architect jobs within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 5 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | -12 | 3 | £725 | +45.00% | 3 |
| Halifax | - | 1 | £550 | - | |
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Lead Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 5 November 2026, Lead Architect contract job ads cited 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 Lead Architect job ads across the West Yorkshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enterprise Architecture | 75.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Roadmaps | 75.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 75.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Actionable Insight | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Actionable Recommendations | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | BPSS Clearance | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Digital Transformation Programme | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | IT Strategy | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | SFIA | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Analysis | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Technology Strategy | 50.0% | 2 |
| 12 | AI | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | AIOps | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | API Design | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Architectural Patterns | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Architecture Roadmap | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Auto-Scaling | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Containerisation | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Conversational AI | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Conversational UI | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Data Lineage | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Docker | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | E-Commerce | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Event-Driven | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Event-Driven Architecture | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | gRPC | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | High Availability | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Incident Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Integration Patterns | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Intelligent Automation | 25.0% | 1 |
Lead Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical Architect | 75.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Technical Leader | 75.0% | 3 |