Architect
UK
The median 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 16 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 4,424 | 5,385 | 8,529 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.25% | 9.12% | 9.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.05% | 9.63% | 10.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,823 | 3,713 | 5,666 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £655 | £640 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +2.34% | +10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £734 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £615 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.69% | +11.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 83 | 65 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £35.50 | £55.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £62.50 | £57.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.06% | +13.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.46 | £70.26 | £69.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £80.25 | £80.33 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.00% | +5.49% |
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% |
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 5 May 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 5 May 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 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 | +5 | 3,806 | £650 | -2.99% | 1,148 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,027 | £650 | - | 671 |
| London | 0 | 1,781 | £672 | -4.00% | 504 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,600 | £650 | - | 623 |
| South East | +8 | 669 | £650 | - | 187 |
| North of England | +12 | 442 | £650 | +1.96% | 165 |
| South West | +5 | 431 | £650 | -2.26% | 96 |
| North West | +19 | 289 | £650 | +4.00% | 95 |
| Midlands | +10 | 242 | £625 | -3.85% | 91 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 176 | £650 | -3.70% | 50 |
| East of England | +11 | 149 | £650 | -6.20% | 58 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 140 | £650 | - | 52 |
| Scotland | +4 | 110 | £675 | +3.85% | 50 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 65 | £620 | -5.56% | 40 |
| North East | +17 | 17 | £613 | +2.08% | 18 |
| Wales | -15 | 13 | £638 | +10.87% | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 11 | £650 | +18.18% | 19 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 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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