Architectural Design Contracts

Architectural Design
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Architectural Design skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Architectural Design over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 288 315 332
Rank change year-on-year +27 +17 -32
Contract jobs citing Architectural Design 326 448 707
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.76% 0.80% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.89% 0.89% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 302 479
10th Percentile £440 £500 £462
25th Percentile £489 £525 £540
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £700 £738 £725
90th Percentile £795 £802 £823
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £615 £625
% change year-on-year -6.50% -1.60% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 15 5
10th Percentile £47.25 £35.00 £75.15
25th Percentile £59.00 £64.88 £96.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £72.00 £96.23
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -25.18% +78.20%
75th Percentile £72.90 £77.25 -
90th Percentile £83.20 £81.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.97 £66.74 £96.23
% change year-on-year +6.33% -30.65% +68.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Architectural Design is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,802 50,277 79,372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.47% 89.69% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,632 34,811 55,790
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,530 1,673 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.72 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%

Architectural Design
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architectural Design over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architectural Design over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architectural Design within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 +37 281 £600 -7.69% 201
London +47 149 £600 -7.69% 99
Work from Home +59 135 £606 -6.73% 79
UK excluding London +18 135 £575 -6.50% 106
North of England +51 50 £530 -7.83% 21
Midlands +51 39 £530 -18.46% 27
North West +51 39 £528 -6.31% 15
South East +1 28 £675 +3.85% 22
West Midlands +27 21 £700 +9.80% 17
East Midlands +27 18 £465 -31.11% 10
South West -12 16 £450 -37.72% 12
Yorkshire +14 9 £588 -11.32% 2
Scotland +7 8 £600 +7.43% 5
North East - 4 £413 - 4
East of England +1 3 £575 +7.48% 16
Wales +12 2 £550 -15.38% 5
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1

Architectural Design
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.53%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.23%) Confluence
3 2 (0.61%) Anypoint
3 2 (0.61%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.61%) CMS
3 2 (0.61%) Mule
4 1 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.31%) Apache
4 1 (0.31%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.31%) MTS
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 6 (1.84%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.23%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.31%) PlantUML
3 1 (0.31%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (2.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.61%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.31%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 119 (36.50%) Azure
2 94 (28.83%) AWS
3 37 (11.35%) GCP
4 34 (10.43%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (6.44%) Serverless
6 18 (5.52%) GitHub
7 16 (4.91%) SaaS
8 14 (4.29%) Azure Service Bus
9 13 (3.99%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (3.07%) Azure AKS
10 10 (3.07%) Azure Functions
11 9 (2.76%) IaaS
11 9 (2.76%) PaaS
12 7 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (2.15%) Power Platform
13 5 (1.53%) Azure App Service
14 4 (1.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 4 (1.23%) Azure Event Grid
14 4 (1.23%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.29%) VPN
1 14 (4.29%) WAN
2 12 (3.68%) Firewall
2 12 (3.68%) LAN
3 10 (3.07%) Network Security
4 9 (2.76%) MPLS
4 9 (2.76%) PBX
4 9 (2.76%) VoIP
4 9 (2.76%) WLAN
5 6 (1.84%) Internet
6 5 (1.53%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (1.53%) Cisco Firepower
6 5 (1.53%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (1.53%) DHCP
6 5 (1.53%) DNS
6 5 (1.53%) SD-WAN
7 4 (1.23%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.92%) SAN
9 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.31%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.83%) NoSQL
2 18 (5.52%) SQL Server
3 15 (4.60%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (4.29%) Oracle Database
5 12 (3.68%) Oracle Database 11g
6 10 (3.07%) Azure SQL Database
6 10 (3.07%) Data Lake
7 7 (2.15%) Apache Cassandra
8 5 (1.53%) DB2
8 5 (1.53%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.53%) OLAP
8 5 (1.53%) OLTP
8 5 (1.53%) Power BI
9 4 (1.23%) Redis
10 3 (0.92%) Amazon QuickSight
10 3 (0.92%) CockroachDB
10 3 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.61%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.61%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (5.83%) Jenkins
2 14 (4.29%) Git
3 10 (3.07%) JIRA
4 8 (2.45%) Cypress.io
4 8 (2.45%) JMeter
5 6 (1.84%) Mockito
6 4 (1.23%) Gatling
6 4 (1.23%) ScalaTest
7 2 (0.61%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.61%) Gradle
7 2 (0.61%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.61%) Storybook
8 1 (0.31%) GoCD
8 1 (0.31%) JUnit
8 1 (0.31%) Maven
8 1 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.31%) Spock
8 1 (0.31%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.31%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 73 (22.39%) Finance
2 55 (16.87%) Social Skills
3 49 (15.03%) Banking
4 37 (11.35%) Public Sector
5 18 (5.52%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (3.68%) Telecoms
8 9 (2.76%) Investment Banking
9 8 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.15%) Retail
11 4 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.92%) Legal
12 3 (0.92%) Local Government
13 2 (0.61%) Automotive
13 2 (0.61%) Corporate Banking
13 2 (0.61%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.61%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.61%) Marketing
13 2 (0.61%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 198 (60.74%) Architect
2 119 (36.50%) Solutions Architect
3 49 (15.03%) Developer
4 24 (7.36%) Senior
5 21 (6.44%) Enterprise Architect
6 15 (4.60%) Lead
7 13 (3.99%) Security Architect
8 12 (3.68%) PostgreSQL Developer
9 10 (3.07%) C# Developer
9 10 (3.07%) Project Manager
9 10 (3.07%) SailPoint Architect
9 10 (3.07%) Senior Architect
10 9 (2.76%) Data Architect
10 9 (2.76%) Technical Architect
11 8 (2.45%) Applications Architect
11 8 (2.45%) Cloud Architect
11 8 (2.45%) Java Developer
12 7 (2.15%) DevOps Engineer
12 7 (2.15%) Integration Architect
12 7 (2.15%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (8.59%) Kafka
2 24 (7.36%) SailPoint
3 21 (6.44%) React
3 21 (6.44%) Web Services
4 20 (6.13%) .NET
5 19 (5.83%) HTML
6 14 (4.29%) RESTful
7 12 (3.68%) REST
8 11 (3.37%) Node.js
8 11 (3.37%) Spring
9 10 (3.07%) .NET Core
10 9 (2.76%) SOAP
10 9 (2.76%) Spring Boot
10 9 (2.76%) XML
11 8 (2.45%) CSS
11 8 (2.45%) LDAP
12 7 (2.15%) JPA
12 7 (2.15%) JSP
12 7 (2.15%) Servlets
12 7 (2.15%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.52%) Data Centre
1 18 (5.52%) Management Information System
2 15 (4.60%) Mainframe
3 10 (3.07%) Public Cloud
4 9 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (2.76%) Greenfield Project
5 6 (1.84%) Cloud Native
5 6 (1.84%) PKI
6 5 (1.53%) Credit Risk
6 5 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.53%) Machine to Machine
7 4 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.23%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.92%) Derivative
8 3 (0.92%) IoT
8 3 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.92%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.61%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.52%) Linux
2 14 (4.29%) Windows
3 10 (3.07%) Android
4 7 (2.15%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.84%) Unix
6 3 (0.92%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.61%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (32.82%) Agile
2 101 (30.98%) DevOps
3 88 (26.99%) Migration
4 57 (17.48%) Architectural Patterns
5 52 (15.95%) Project Delivery
6 48 (14.72%) Computer Science
7 46 (14.11%) Roadmaps
8 45 (13.80%) CI/CD
9 43 (13.19%) Microservices
10 40 (12.27%) TOGAF
11 37 (11.35%) Mentoring
12 36 (11.04%) Problem-Solving
12 36 (11.04%) Service Design
13 34 (10.43%) Data Management
13 34 (10.43%) Risk Management
13 34 (10.43%) Software Engineering
14 33 (10.12%) Design Patterns
15 31 (9.51%) Cloud Security
15 31 (9.51%) Enterprise Architecture
16 30 (9.20%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 52 (15.95%) SQL
2 47 (14.42%) Java
3 26 (7.98%) Python
4 23 (7.06%) C#
5 21 (6.44%) JavaScript
6 12 (3.68%) PL/SQL
7 9 (2.76%) Scala
8 7 (2.15%) TypeScript
9 6 (1.84%) C
10 5 (1.53%) Go
11 3 (0.92%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.61%) Bicep
12 2 (0.61%) Haskell
12 2 (0.61%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.31%) ABAP
13 1 (0.31%) C++
13 1 (0.31%) Groovy
13 1 (0.31%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 58 (17.79%) Degree
2 37 (11.35%) Security Cleared
3 33 (10.12%) SC Cleared
4 17 (5.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.68%) CISSP
6 10 (3.07%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (3.07%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.76%) CCIE
7 9 (2.76%) CCIE Data Center
7 9 (2.76%) CISM
8 7 (2.15%) TOGAF Certification
9 6 (1.84%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.23%) CCNP
10 4 (1.23%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (1.23%) CISA
10 4 (1.23%) CITP
10 4 (1.23%) SANS
11 3 (0.92%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.68%) QA
2 11 (3.37%) NIST
3 7 (2.15%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.53%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (0.92%) COBIT
6 3 (0.92%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.61%) GDPR
7 2 (0.61%) PSD2
8 1 (0.31%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.31%) GRC
8 1 (0.31%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.31%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.31%) NCSC
8 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.31%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (7.36%) Docker
2 9 (2.76%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.15%) ACF2
3 7 (2.15%) IAG
3 7 (2.15%) RACF
4 3 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 36 (11.04%) Kubernetes
2 20 (6.13%) Terraform
3 7 (2.15%) Ansible
3 7 (2.15%) Argo
3 7 (2.15%) Grafana
3 7 (2.15%) Progress Chef
4 6 (1.84%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.61%) CloudHub
5 2 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.31%) CASB
6 1 (0.31%) Kibana
6 1 (0.31%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.31%) rkt
6 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.31%) SCCM
6 1 (0.31%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 31 (9.51%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.90%) ServiceNow
3 24 (7.36%) Oracle
4 23 (7.06%) BeyondTrust
4 23 (7.06%) CyberArk
5 13 (3.99%) SAP
6 12 (3.68%) Cisco
7 9 (2.76%) Informatica
8 8 (2.45%) LogRhythm
9 7 (2.15%) Google
9 7 (2.15%) Salesforce
10 6 (1.84%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.84%) Zscaler
11 5 (1.53%) CheckPoint
11 5 (1.53%) Infoblox
11 5 (1.53%) Symantec
12 4 (1.23%) VMware
13 3 (0.92%) Ariba
13 3 (0.92%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.92%) Sparx