Principal Architect
UK
The median Principal Architect daily rate in the UK is £675 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 557 | 657 | 798 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +100 | +141 | -121 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Architect | 26 | 39 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.061% | 0.067% | 0.049% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.066% | 0.071% | 0.051% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 27 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £563 | £625 | £560 |
| 25th Percentile | £588 | £634 | £583 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £800 | £663 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.63% | +20.75% | +1.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £763 | £814 | £769 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,150 | £867 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £700 | £659 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.18% | +9.88% | -12.73% |
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 | 39,665 | 55,057 | 84,118 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,784 | 38,442 | 59,095 |
| 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 | 2,665 | 1,534 | 2,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.26 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +3.98% |
Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Architect.
Principal Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Principal Architect over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
Principal Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Principal Architect.
Principal Architect
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 | +92 | 25 | £675 | -15.63% | 28 |
| London | +85 | 20 | £675 | -15.63% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 6 | £1,250 | +61.29% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +65 | 5 | £700 | +6.18% | 23 |
| North of England | - | 3 | £700 | - | 7 |
| North West | - | 3 | £700 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | +25 | 1 | £800 | +23.08% | 1 |
| South West | +17 | 1 | £900 | +20.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 1 | £800 | +23.08% |
Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, Principal 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 Principal Architect in the job title.
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Principal 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: