Architect Contracts in Manchester

Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Architect daily rate in Manchester is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 23 22
Rank change year-on-year +17 -1 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 181 111 205
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 12.55% 6.22% 7.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.13% 6.48% 8.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 73 147
10th Percentile £500 £450 £500
25th Percentile £547 £550 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £613
Median % change year-on-year - +6.12% +8.89%
75th Percentile £825 £725 £682
90th Percentile £850 £800 £738
North West median daily rate £636 £618 £625
% change year-on-year +2.91% -1.20% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 10 2
10th Percentile £40.75 £35.00 -
25th Percentile £53.13 £66.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £70.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +21.74% -
75th Percentile - - £62.50
90th Percentile - - £64.00
North West median hourly rate £60.00 £70.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -14.29% +21.74% +40.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,378 1,713 2,561
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.56% 96.02% 97.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 953 1,280 1,990
10th Percentile £313 £313 £229
25th Percentile £400 £413 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +2.56% +13.37%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £575
90th Percentile £688 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 43 63
10th Percentile £12.07 £14.87 £11.44
25th Percentile £13.31 £16.85 £14.25
Median hourly rate £28.50 £26.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.62% +33.33% +20.15%
75th Percentile £63.13 £44.38 £34.38
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £75.00
North West median hourly rate £32.90 £30.54 £23.22
% change year-on-year +7.71% +31.51% +29.37%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Manchester

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Daily rate trend for Architect in Manchester

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Manchester over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Manchester

Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in Manchester.

Hourly rate trend for Architect in Manchester

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect in Manchester over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Architect in Manchester

Architect
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. 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
Salford 0 2 - - 4
Bolton -6 1 £525 -
Architect
North West

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 31 May 2024, 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 Manchester region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 74 (40.88%) Agile
2 54 (29.83%) DevOps
3 51 (28.18%) CI/CD
4 50 (27.62%) Firewall
5 49 (27.07%) Windows
6 47 (25.97%) Android
6 47 (25.97%) Apple iOS
7 46 (25.41%) Node.js
7 46 (25.41%) Security Architecture
7 46 (25.41%) Risk Management
8 45 (24.86%) Windows Server
9 44 (24.31%) Mobile Device Management
10 43 (23.76%) VPN
10 43 (23.76%) Zero Trust
11 40 (22.10%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 40 (22.10%) Threat Intelligence
12 39 (21.55%) Azure
13 38 (20.99%) Security Cleared
14 36 (19.89%) Design Patterns
15 35 (19.34%) SC Cleared
16 32 (17.68%) Public Cloud
17 25 (13.81%) Migration
18 24 (13.26%) Microsoft
18 24 (13.26%) Public Sector
19 22 (12.15%) Roadmaps
20 21 (11.60%) Data Management
21 20 (11.05%) Microservices
21 20 (11.05%) Data Architecture
22 19 (10.50%) Social Skills
23 18 (9.94%) AWS

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.21%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.66%) Apache Spark
3 2 (1.10%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 4 (2.21%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.55%) Revit
Business Applications
1 5 (2.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.55%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.55%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 39 (21.55%) Azure
2 18 (9.94%) AWS
3 16 (8.84%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (6.63%) Power Platform
5 11 (6.08%) PaaS
6 10 (5.52%) IaaS
6 10 (5.52%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (5.52%) SaaS
7 5 (2.76%) PowerApps
8 4 (2.21%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (2.21%) Azure Stack
8 4 (2.21%) Boomi
8 4 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (2.21%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (1.66%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 3 (1.66%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (1.66%) Azure Service Bus
9 3 (1.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (1.10%) Amazon EKS
10 2 (1.10%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 50 (27.62%) Firewall
2 43 (23.76%) VPN
3 12 (6.63%) Network Security
4 4 (2.21%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.55%) Internet
5 1 (0.55%) LAN
5 1 (0.55%) MQTT
5 1 (0.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.42%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (3.31%) Power BI
3 4 (2.21%) Snowflake Schema
4 3 (1.66%) GIS
5 2 (1.10%) Big Data
5 2 (1.10%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.10%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (1.10%) Hadoop
5 2 (1.10%) Metadata
5 2 (1.10%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.10%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.55%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.55%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.55%) InterSystems Cache
6 1 (0.55%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.55%) Redis
Development Applications
1 2 (1.10%) GitLab
1 2 (1.10%) webpack
2 1 (0.55%) ERwin
General
1 24 (13.26%) Public Sector
2 19 (10.50%) Social Skills
3 14 (7.73%) Finance
4 8 (4.42%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (3.87%) Legal
6 3 (1.66%) Banking
6 3 (1.66%) Retail Banking
7 2 (1.10%) Aviation
7 2 (1.10%) German Language
7 2 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.10%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.10%) Marketing
7 2 (1.10%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.55%) Automotive
8 1 (0.55%) Billing
8 1 (0.55%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (0.55%) Electronics
8 1 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.55%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.55%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (25.41%) Node.js
2 11 (6.08%) REST
3 7 (3.87%) SOAP
4 4 (2.21%) JSON
4 4 (2.21%) Middleware
4 4 (2.21%) XML
5 3 (1.66%) RAML
6 2 (1.10%) Express.js
6 2 (1.10%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (1.10%) React
6 2 (1.10%) React Native
6 2 (1.10%) Redux
7 1 (0.55%) .NET
7 1 (0.55%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.55%) SAP TM
7 1 (0.55%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 32 (17.68%) Public Cloud
2 13 (7.18%) Product Ownership
3 8 (4.42%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.21%) Data Structures
4 4 (2.21%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.21%) Reference Data
5 3 (1.66%) NHS
5 3 (1.66%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
6 2 (1.10%) PKI
7 1 (0.55%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.55%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.55%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.55%) Industry 4.0
7 1 (0.55%) IoT
7 1 (0.55%) Life Science
7 1 (0.55%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.55%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.55%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 49 (27.07%) Windows
2 47 (25.97%) Android
2 47 (25.97%) Apple iOS
3 45 (24.86%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.66%) Linux
4 3 (1.66%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (40.88%) Agile
2 54 (29.83%) DevOps
3 51 (28.18%) CI/CD
4 46 (25.41%) Risk Management
4 46 (25.41%) Security Architecture
5 44 (24.31%) Mobile Device Management
6 43 (23.76%) Zero Trust
7 40 (22.10%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 40 (22.10%) Threat Intelligence
8 36 (19.89%) Design Patterns
9 25 (13.81%) Migration
10 22 (12.15%) Roadmaps
11 21 (11.60%) Data Management
12 20 (11.05%) Data Architecture
12 20 (11.05%) Microservices
13 17 (9.39%) Project Delivery
14 15 (8.29%) Architectural Design
14 15 (8.29%) Strategic Roadmap
14 15 (8.29%) Technical Leadership
15 13 (7.18%) Product Strategy
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.97%) SQL
2 3 (1.66%) PowerShell
2 3 (1.66%) Python
3 2 (1.10%) Apex Code
3 2 (1.10%) Bicep
3 2 (1.10%) Java
3 2 (1.10%) Kotlin
4 1 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.55%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 38 (20.99%) Security Cleared
2 35 (19.34%) SC Cleared
3 17 (9.39%) Degree
4 8 (4.42%) CISSP
5 4 (2.21%) CCIE
5 4 (2.21%) CCIE Security
5 4 (2.21%) CCNP
5 4 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.66%) CISM
7 2 (1.10%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.55%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.55%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.63%) Data Quality
2 9 (4.97%) QA
3 8 (4.42%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.55%) GDPR
5 1 (0.55%) NIST
5 1 (0.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.55%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.55%) Docker
2 1 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.66%) Kubernetes
1 3 (1.66%) Terraform
Vendors
1 24 (13.26%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.87%) Google
3 6 (3.31%) Cisco
3 6 (3.31%) Databricks
4 5 (2.76%) Apple
4 5 (2.76%) SAP
5 4 (2.21%) Pega
5 4 (2.21%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.66%) Oracle
6 3 (1.66%) Sophos
6 3 (1.66%) Sparx
6 3 (1.66%) Thales
7 2 (1.10%) Mapbox
7 2 (1.10%) MuleSoft
7 2 (1.10%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.55%) Mitel
8 1 (0.55%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.55%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.55%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.55%) VMware