Architect Contracts in Worcestershire

Architect
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The median Architect daily rate in Worcestershire is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 16 16
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 +3
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 3 1 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire 6.52% 1.33% 8.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% 1.39% 8.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 9
10th Percentile - - £603
25th Percentile - £625 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% - +4.42%
75th Percentile - £675 £675
90th Percentile - - £707
West Midlands median daily rate £600 £650 £675
% change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% +8.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Worcestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worcestershire. 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 Worcestershire with a recognized job title 42 72 115
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 96.00% 97.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 54 86
10th Percentile £168 £200 £344
25th Percentile £500 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% - +41.89%
75th Percentile £700 £575 £626
90th Percentile £850 £670 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -0.77% -2.25% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 9 6
10th Percentile £14.84 - £15.82
25th Percentile £15.58 £10.50 £16.83
Median hourly rate £17.64 £22.00 £17.70
Median % change year-on-year -19.81% +24.29% +11.60%
75th Percentile £18.13 £23.75 £17.72
90th Percentile £30.39 £72.50 £17.72
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.07 £22.25 £19.50
% change year-on-year -18.81% +14.10% +12.85%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Worcestershire

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in Worcestershire.

Daily rate trend for Architect in Worcestershire

Architect
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Worcester -6 3 £900 +38.46% 23
Malvern - 3 £900 -
Architect
West Midlands

Architect Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Worcestershire region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
1 3 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 3 (100.00%) Zero Trust
1 3 (100.00%) Security Posture

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 3 (100.00%) Entra ID
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft