Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire

Lead Architect
South West > Wiltshire

The median Lead Architect daily rate in Wiltshire is £863, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 49 48
Rank change year-on-year -12 -1 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect 10 5 43
As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire 1.26% 1.16% 4.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 1.32% 4.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 14
10th Percentile £819 £423 £625
25th Percentile £838 £481 £703
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £863 £588 £738
Median % change year-on-year +46.81% -20.34% +5.36%
75th Percentile £869 £675 £847
90th Percentile £876 £743 £900
South West median daily rate £850 £588 £713
% change year-on-year +44.68% -17.54% +1.79%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 704 379 883
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.78% 88.14% 90.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 273 644
10th Percentile £400 £342 £297
25th Percentile £475 £463 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% - -
75th Percentile £697 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £693 £725
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 2 27
10th Percentile £12.60 - -
25th Percentile £20.00 - £14.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £60.00 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +263.64% -74.81%
75th Percentile £31.25 - £74.00
90th Percentile £48.00 - -
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.29
% change year-on-year -11.54% +34.60% -25.71%

Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

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

Lead Architect job vacancy trend in Wiltshire

Lead Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Wiltshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Wiltshire

Lead Architect
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 20 March 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
Salisbury - 5 £838 -
Lead Architect
South West

Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, Lead 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 Wiltshire region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.

1 9 (90.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (70.00%) Digital Strategy
3 4 (40.00%) COBIT
3 4 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
3 4 (40.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 4 (40.00%) ISEB
3 4 (40.00%) IT4IT
3 4 (40.00%) ITIL
3 4 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (40.00%) JSP 440
3 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) AWS
4 1 (10.00%) Azure
4 1 (10.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (10.00%) Data Architecture
4 1 (10.00%) Data Engineering
4 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (10.00%) IIS
4 1 (10.00%) Logical Data Model
4 1 (10.00%) Physical Data Model
4 1 (10.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) AWS
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 5 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (30.00%) Military
3 1 (10.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Digital Strategy
2 4 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (40.00%) IT4IT
2 4 (40.00%) ITIL
3 1 (10.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (10.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (10.00%) Data Engineering
3 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (10.00%) Logical Data Model
3 1 (10.00%) Physical Data Model
3 1 (10.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 9 (90.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) ISEB
2 4 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
2 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) COBIT
1 4 (40.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 4 (40.00%) JSP 440