Platform Architect Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Platform Architect
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Platform Architect daily rate in West Yorkshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 65 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Platform Architect 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.11% 0.16% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £594 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 840 602 1,108
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 94.36% 96.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 556 373 707
10th Percentile £288 £263 £275
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £571 £550 £600
90th Percentile £647 £679 £688
Yorkshire median daily rate £477 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +6.00% -10.00% -0.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 28 17
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.59 £12.92
25th Percentile £14.73 £19.50 £15.32
Median hourly rate £23.15 £24.18 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% +12.47% -4.44%
75th Percentile £80.94 £38.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £58.74 £53.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £20.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +37.50% +14.29% -18.60%

Platform Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Platform Architect job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Platform Architect
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Platform Architect job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Platform 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 IT jobs citing Platform Architect within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leeds -18 1 £550 - 2
Platform Architect
Yorkshire

Platform Architect Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Platform 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 Yorkshire region featuring Platform Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture