Lead Architect
UK
The median Lead Architect daily rate in the UK is £725 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 330 | 513 | 459 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +183 | -54 | +18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 267 | 206 | 449 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.61% | 0.35% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.66% | 0.36% | 0.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 145 | 290 |
| 10th Percentile | £519 | £580 | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | £600 | £663 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | £740 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.03% | +9.63% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £838 | £800 | £797 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £970 | £875 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £750 | £733 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.39% | +4.64% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £35.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -46.97% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £56.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £35.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +100.00% | - | - |
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 | 40,410 | 56,464 | 84,709 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,305 | 39,470 | 59,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.70% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,664 | 1,570 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
Lead Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.
Lead Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
Lead Architect
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | +168 | 240 | £725 | -2.03% | 72 |
| UK excluding London | +126 | 158 | £750 | +2.39% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 91 | £713 | -3.72% | 30 |
| London | +101 | 85 | £700 | -5.60% | 40 |
| South West | +51 | 78 | £700 | -5.41% | 5 |
| North of England | +58 | 39 | £850 | - | 11 |
| North West | +46 | 36 | £850 | - | 6 |
| South East | +9 | 16 | £688 | +1.85% | 5 |
| Midlands | +40 | 11 | £659 | -9.58% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 9 | £750 | -6.25% | 4 |
| Scotland | +33 | 7 | £766 | +2.10% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £563 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 3 | £645 | -24.12% | 4 |
| East of England | +12 | 3 | £850 | +70.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 2 | £534 | -18.74% | 3 |
Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Lead 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 Lead Architect in the job title.
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Lead 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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