Lead Architect Contract Job Trends in Windsor
Lead Architect
Berkshire > Windsor
The median Lead Architect daily rate in Windsor is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Windsor | 1.72% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.72% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £725 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £700 | £650 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Windsor
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Windsor. 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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Windsor with a recognized job title | 58 | 69 | 40 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 100.00% | 98.57% | 90.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 48 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £453 | £253 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £483 | £499 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £519 | £531 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.61% | -2.35% | +1.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £656 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £775 | £708 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | £508 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.37% | -5.58% | +7.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £20.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £78.71 | £28.50 | £61.28 |
| % change year-on-year | +176.16% | -53.49% | -0.83% |
Lead Architect Job Vacancy Trend in Windsor
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 Windsor.
Lead Architect Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Windsor
For the 6 months to 22 October 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 Windsor region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Architectural Patterns | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | AWS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cost Optimisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Critical Thinking | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Design Patterns | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Event-Driven | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Event-Driven Architecture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Generative AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LangGraph | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microservices | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Model Context Protocol | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Observability | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Use Case | 100.0% | 1 |
Lead Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Windsor 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 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 100.0% | 1 |