Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 11 | 16 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 4,399 | 5,290 | 8,432 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.27% | 9.11% | 9.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.08% | 9.62% | 10.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,796 | 3,641 | 5,613 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £658 | £646 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.14% | +1.78% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £736 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £623 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.42% | +13.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 64 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.00 | £35.38 | £55.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.13 | £57.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.06% | +13.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.46 | £71.57 | £69.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.80 | £80.25 | £79.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.00% | +5.49% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,719 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,839 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,655 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
Architect
Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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 |
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| England | +5 | 3,783 | £650 | -3.27% | 1,018 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,007 | £650 | - | 597 |
| London | +1 | 1,776 | £663 | -5.36% | 430 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,593 | £650 | - | 566 |
| South East | +7 | 660 | £650 | - | 152 |
| North of England | +12 | 437 | £650 | +1.96% | 160 |
| South West | +5 | 432 | £650 | -2.69% | 86 |
| North West | +18 | 283 | £650 | +4.00% | 92 |
| Midlands | +9 | 235 | £625 | -3.85% | 85 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 172 | £650 | -3.70% | 46 |
| East of England | +10 | 151 | £650 | -3.85% | 52 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 141 | £625 | -3.85% | 50 |
| Scotland | +9 | 107 | £675 | +3.85% | 39 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 63 | £620 | -6.06% | 38 |
| North East | +16 | 17 | £613 | -1.01% | 18 |
| Wales | -12 | 12 | £625 | +8.70% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 11 | £650 | +18.18% | 16 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 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 featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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