Architect Contract Job Trends in Worcestershire

Architect
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The median Architect daily rate in Worcestershire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 18 12
Rank change year-on-year -12 -6 +5
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 3 3 7
As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire 2.42% 3.66% 8.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% 3.90% 8.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 6
10th Percentile - - £600
25th Percentile £525 £669 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £688 £650
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.77% -5.11%
75th Percentile £596 £725 £675
90th Percentile £609 £736 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £585 £624 £650
% change year-on-year -6.27% -4.04% +1.56%

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 111 77 78
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.52% 93.90% 95.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 52 57
10th Percentile £463 £251 £163
25th Percentile £525 £359 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £528
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.00% +11.05%
75th Percentile £700 £613 £625
90th Percentile £750 £700 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 8
10th Percentile £15.10 £17.47 £16.35
25th Percentile £16.40 £19.63 £16.54
Median hourly rate £18.23 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -15.59% +21.84% +0.11%
75th Percentile £19.31 £29.59 £33.81
90th Percentile - £51.00 £77.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.71 £22.29
% change year-on-year +6.07% +6.37% +25.79%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Worcestershire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Worcestershire

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Worcestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Architect job vacancies 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 21 November 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 - 1 £550 -
Architect
West Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, 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 Worcestershire region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) ArchiMate
3 1 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Epics
3 1 (33.33%) High Availability
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (33.33%) Linux
3 1 (33.33%) MODAF
3 1 (33.33%) Red Hat
3 1 (33.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
3 1 (33.33%) User Stories
3 1 (33.33%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Windows Server

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 2 (66.67%) Military
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (33.33%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) ArchiMate
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Epics
3 1 (33.33%) High Availability
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (33.33%) MODAF
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
3 1 (33.33%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Red Hat