Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 566 667 827
Rank change year-on-year +101 +160 -158
Contract jobs citing RIBA 10 17 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.023% 0.030% 0.025%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.078% 0.11% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 14 10
10th Percentile £459 £415 £363
25th Percentile £500 £450 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £455 £390
Median % change year-on-year +12.03% +16.73% -10.86%
75th Percentile - £588 £399
90th Percentile - £623 £412
UK excluding London median daily rate £510 £450 £383
% change year-on-year +13.33% +17.65% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £29.53 - -
25th Percentile £31.44 - -
Median hourly rate £35.00 £55.25 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.65% - -
75th Percentile £44.88 - -
90th Percentile £58.15 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £55.25 -
% change year-on-year -36.65% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

RIBA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 12,833 15,476 18,815
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.15% 27.17% 21.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,954 10,342 12,449
10th Percentile £308 £325 £337
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £646 £650 £627
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +0.95% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,055 780 767
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.72 £20.47 £19.82
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.56 £43.95
Median % change year-on-year -26.69% +24.14% +16.73%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £58.17
90th Percentile £75.85 £79.78 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.30 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -19.40% +42.86% +1.33%

RIBA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing RIBA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RIBA in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for RIBA in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for RIBA in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing RIBA over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for RIBA in the UK

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Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RIBA within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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
England +108 8 £510 +12.03% 83
UK excluding London +54 8 £510 +13.33% 46
Work from Home +116 5 £469 +4.17% 36
South East +11 3 £510 +13.33% 10
North of England +27 2 - - 16
Midlands +26 2 £438 -2.78% 9
West Midlands +25 2 £438 -2.78% 4
North West +20 2 - - 11
London +99 1 £510 -11.30% 40
Scotland - 1 - -

RIBA
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:

Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (30.00%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
General
1 4 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 7 (70.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (30.00%) Senior
3 2 (20.00%) Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Construction Project Manager
3 2 (20.00%) DV Cleared Project Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Senior Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Development Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Development Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Technician
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Project Management
2 4 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (20.00%) Logistics
4 1 (10.00%) 3D Modelling
4 1 (10.00%) Architectural Design
4 1 (10.00%) Business Case
4 1 (10.00%) CAD
4 1 (10.00%) CRM
4 1 (10.00%) Customer Experience
4 1 (10.00%) Information Management
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) DV Cleared
3 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
4 3 (30.00%) APMP
4 3 (30.00%) ISEB
4 3 (30.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 2 (20.00%) Degree
5 2 (20.00%) HNC
6 1 (10.00%) PMI Certification
6 1 (10.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (30.00%) NEC