Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 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 | 4,464 | 5,290 | 8,356 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.37% | 9.44% | 9.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.17% | 9.98% | 10.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,858 | 3,650 | 5,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £510 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £556 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £656 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.88% | +0.88% | +9.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £748 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £813 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 96 | 71 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.75 | £35.25 | £55.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.50 | £56.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.06% | +14.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.99 | £74.63 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £80.25 | £80.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.93 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.90% | +3.11% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | +4 | 3,869 | £650 | -2.99% | 996 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,102 | £650 | - | 564 |
| London | 0 | 1,753 | £660 | -5.71% | 416 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,585 | £650 | - | 498 |
| South East | +5 | 679 | £650 | - | 124 |
| North of England | +18 | 487 | £625 | - | 157 |
| South West | +4 | 463 | £650 | -2.69% | 77 |
| North West | +22 | 310 | £636 | +3.33% | 93 |
| Midlands | +8 | 253 | £625 | -3.85% | 118 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 174 | £650 | -2.77% | 82 |
| East of England | +11 | 163 | £618 | -8.65% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 163 | £600 | -7.69% | 45 |
| Scotland | +2 | 96 | £675 | +3.85% | 26 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 78 | £567 | -14.09% | 36 |
| North East | +15 | 17 | £631 | +5.21% | 19 |
| Wales | -11 | 12 | £600 | - | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 10 | £650 | +18.18% | 7 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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