Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 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 | 4,413 | 5,333 | 8,343 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.36% | 9.37% | 9.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.17% | 9.90% | 9.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,815 | 3,695 | 5,552 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £560 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £658 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.22% | +1.23% | +10.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 65 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.75 | £35.50 | £55.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.31 | £66.00 | £56.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.06% | +14.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.35 | £70.26 | £69.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.20 | £80.25 | £79.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.72 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.42% | +5.50% |
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 | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 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 | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 18 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 18 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 18 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 | +4 | 3,806 | £650 | -3.70% | 1,095 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 2,024 | £650 | - | 702 |
| London | 0 | 1,770 | £661 | -5.54% | 489 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,592 | £650 | - | 577 |
| South East | +8 | 651 | £650 | - | 220 |
| North of England | +16 | 463 | £625 | -2.65% | 154 |
| South West | +4 | 435 | £650 | -2.69% | 92 |
| North West | +25 | 299 | £644 | +3.00% | 80 |
| Midlands | +9 | 239 | £624 | -4.08% | 101 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 165 | £650 | -3.70% | 57 |
| East of England | +15 | 155 | £638 | -5.70% | 61 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 151 | £600 | -7.69% | 56 |
| Scotland | +1 | 100 | £675 | +3.85% | 41 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 74 | £598 | -9.47% | 43 |
| North East | +14 | 16 | £631 | +2.02% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 11 | £650 | +18.18% | 22 |
| Wales | -15 | 11 | £575 | -2.13% | 28 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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