Hybrid/Remote Java Technical Architect Contract Job Trends
Java Technical Architect
UK > Work from Home
The median Java Technical Architect daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 369 | 296 | 324 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | +28 | +70 |
| Contract Java Technical Architect jobs | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.037% | 0.031% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.039% | 0.033% | 0.035% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £617 | - | £532 |
| 25th Percentile | £626 | - | £560 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £414 | £614 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.00% | -32.57% | -1.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £670 | - | £662 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £686 |
| UK median daily rate | £630 | £549 | £614 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.81% | -10.63% | +9.16% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,662 | 9,207 | 11,306 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.69% | 93.79% | 93.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,943 | 6,024 | 7,126 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £429 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -1.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 751 | 307 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.36 | £14.78 | £19.59 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.25 | £20.50 | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -12.79% | -14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.50 | £68.00 | £72.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
Java Technical Architect Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Java Technical Architect job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Java Technical Architect Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Java Technical Architect job vacancies.
Java Technical Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 27 October 2026, Java Technical Architect contract job ads cited 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 Java Technical Architect jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2 | AWS | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 80.0% | 4 |
| 4 | Containerisation | 60.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Agile | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Amazon EC2 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Amazon EKS | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Amazon S3 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Architectural Design | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Confluence | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Decision-Making | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | IBM | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Integration Patterns | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | JIRA | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | JSON | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | JSON Schema | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Microservices | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | MongoDB | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Programme Delivery | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | RabbitMQ | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Relational Database | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | REST | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | SOA | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Engagement | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Technical Architecture | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Translating Business Requirements | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | UML | 40.0% | 2 |
| 5 | XML | 40.0% | 2 |
| 29 | BPSS Clearance | 20.0% | 1 |
| 29 | Business Strategy | 20.0% | 1 |
Java Technical Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 | AWS Architect | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Kubernetes Architect | 20.0% | 1 |