Technical Architect
UK
The median Technical Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 262 | 273 | 332 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +59 | -96 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Architect | 397 | 600 | 744 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.92% | 1.02% | 0.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.99% | 1.07% | 0.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 296 | 412 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £503 | £500 | £506 |
| 25th Percentile | £557 | £557 | £554 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £670 | £631 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.99% | +6.18% | +10.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £744 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £844 | £800 | £779 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £700 | £650 | £615 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +5.69% | +11.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £35.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -46.97% | +12.82% |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £35.00 | - |
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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect.
Technical Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Architect over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Technical Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect.
Technical Architect
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +3 | 340 | £675 | - | 115 |
| London | +64 | 189 | £625 | -13.79% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 172 | £675 | - | 66 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 161 | £700 | +7.69% | 75 |
| North of England | +37 | 68 | £800 | +14.29% | 12 |
| North West | +55 | 60 | £825 | +32.00% | 6 |
| South West | +4 | 34 | £713 | +14.00% | 8 |
| South East | -7 | 20 | £750 | +10.62% | 22 |
| Scotland | +38 | 17 | £650 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | -11 | 12 | £663 | -11.07% | 11 |
| East of England | -13 | 10 | £613 | -12.50% | 15 |
| West Midlands | -12 | 9 | £600 | -19.46% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 6 | £590 | -20.81% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 3 | £775 | +4.03% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 2 | £513 | - | |
| North East | +17 | 1 | £525 | - | 1 |
Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.
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Technical 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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