Lead Architect
UK
The median Lead Architect daily rate in the UK is £700 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 332 | 470 | 461 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +138 | -9 | +27 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 258 | 219 | 442 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.60% | 0.39% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.65% | 0.41% | 0.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 136 | 155 | 279 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £602 | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | £573 | £663 | £610 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £743 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.79% | +6.14% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £850 | £794 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £963 | £875 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £750 | £725 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | +3.57% | +14.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £35.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -46.97% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £56.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £35.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +100.00% | - | - |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
Lead Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Lead Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
Lead Architect
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect 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 |
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| England | +122 | 236 | £725 | -2.42% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | +100 | 149 | £750 | +3.45% | 36 |
| London | +71 | 86 | £675 | -9.15% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +83 | 83 | £688 | -7.72% | 38 |
| South West | +48 | 81 | £670 | -10.67% | 1 |
| North of England | +41 | 37 | £850 | +9.68% | 20 |
| North West | +41 | 34 | £850 | +20.91% | 10 |
| Midlands | +28 | 11 | £750 | +14.24% | 8 |
| South East | +1 | 11 | £750 | +20.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 9 | £750 | -6.25% | 5 |
| Scotland | +38 | 4 | £650 | -29.73% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £563 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 3 | £645 | -16.77% | 6 |
| East of England | +5 | 3 | £850 | +28.30% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 2 | £534 | -11.96% | 3 |
Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Lead 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 Lead Architect in the job title.
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Lead 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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