Architect Contracts in the North West

Architect
England > North West

The median Architect daily rate in the North West is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 31 19
Rank change year-on-year +23 -12 0
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 325 170 317
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 11.70% 5.59% 7.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.36% 5.90% 8.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 119 225
10th Percentile £475 £450 £500
25th Percentile £538 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £613 £613
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% - +6.52%
75th Percentile £738 £700 £688
90th Percentile £850 £800 £750
England median daily rate £650 £668 £650
% change year-on-year -2.69% +2.77% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 10 2
10th Percentile £43.50 £35.00 -
25th Percentile - £66.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £70.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +21.74% +40.67%
75th Percentile - - £62.50
90th Percentile £72.35 - £64.00
England median hourly rate £70.00 £70.00 £60.93
% change year-on-year - +14.89% +1.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 2,630 2,883 3,936
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.67% 94.87% 96.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,634 2,045 2,870
10th Percentile £268 £301 £219
25th Percentile £385 £406 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £575
90th Percentile £674 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +6.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 310 132 165
10th Percentile £11.71 £14.56 £11.86
25th Percentile £14.13 £18.31 £15.25
Median hourly rate £32.90 £29.30 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.27% +19.59% +35.25%
75th Percentile £48.00 £44.64 £52.56
90th Percentile £71.54 £65.98 £75.00
England median hourly rate £38.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -14.44% +88.21% +12.12%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in the North West

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Architect in the North West

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in the North West over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in the North West

Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Architect in the North West

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect in the North West over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Architect in the North West

Architect
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the North West region over the 6 months to 7 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
Manchester +16 191 £650 - 61
Cheshire +37 76 £620 +2.31% 3
Cumbria -7 27 £669 +37.65% 4
Merseyside +25 16 £613 +11.36% 10
Lancashire +2 7 £500 -16.32% 15
Architect
England

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 7 June 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 across the North West region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 90 (27.69%) Agile
2 70 (21.54%) DevOps
3 69 (21.23%) Risk Management
3 69 (21.23%) Azure
4 66 (20.31%) Security Cleared
5 62 (19.08%) SC Cleared
6 60 (18.46%) Security Architecture
7 56 (17.23%) Windows
8 55 (16.92%) Firewall
9 50 (15.38%) Apple iOS
9 50 (15.38%) Android
9 50 (15.38%) CI/CD
10 47 (14.46%) VPN
11 46 (14.15%) Node.js
11 46 (14.15%) Public Sector
11 46 (14.15%) Windows Server
12 44 (13.54%) Mobile Device Management
12 44 (13.54%) Design Patterns
13 43 (13.23%) Zero Trust
14 41 (12.62%) Threat Intelligence
14 41 (12.62%) Migration
15 40 (12.31%) Finance
15 40 (12.31%) AWS
15 40 (12.31%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 39 (12.00%) Architectural Design
17 38 (11.69%) Social Skills
17 38 (11.69%) Microsoft
18 36 (11.08%) Public Cloud
18 36 (11.08%) Roadmaps
19 35 (10.77%) Microservices

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 6 (1.85%) Confluence
1 6 (1.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 5 (1.54%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.92%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.62%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.62%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 11 (3.38%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.31%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (2.15%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (2.15%) Temenos T24
2 6 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.92%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.31%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.31%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.31%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.31%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 69 (21.23%) Azure
2 40 (12.31%) AWS
3 19 (5.85%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (4.62%) SaaS
5 14 (4.31%) Power Platform
6 12 (3.69%) PaaS
7 11 (3.38%) IaaS
7 11 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (2.77%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (2.15%) Apigee
9 7 (2.15%) Kong
10 6 (1.85%) Azure Stack
10 6 (1.85%) Boomi
10 6 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (1.85%) GCP
10 6 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (1.85%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (1.23%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.23%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 55 (16.92%) Firewall
2 47 (14.46%) VPN
3 32 (9.85%) Network Security
4 4 (1.23%) Cisco Firepower
4 4 (1.23%) LAN
4 4 (1.23%) WAN
5 3 (0.92%) MQTT
6 1 (0.31%) DHCP
6 1 (0.31%) DNS
6 1 (0.31%) Internet
6 1 (0.31%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.31%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.46%) MongoDB
3 7 (2.15%) OLAP
3 7 (2.15%) OLTP
4 6 (1.85%) Data Lake
4 6 (1.85%) Oracle OLAP
4 6 (1.85%) Snowflake Schema
4 6 (1.85%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.54%) Power BI
6 4 (1.23%) Metadata
7 3 (0.92%) DB2
7 3 (0.92%) GIS
7 3 (0.92%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.62%) Big Data
8 2 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.62%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.31%) Redis
9 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.31%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 16 (4.92%) JIRA
2 5 (1.54%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.23%) Git
4 2 (0.62%) GitLab
4 2 (0.62%) webpack
5 1 (0.31%) ERwin
General
1 46 (14.15%) Public Sector
2 40 (12.31%) Finance
3 38 (11.69%) Social Skills
4 30 (9.23%) Banking
5 11 (3.38%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (3.38%) Automotive
6 10 (3.08%) Manufacturing
7 8 (2.46%) Legal
7 8 (2.46%) Local Government
8 3 (0.92%) Corporate Banking
8 3 (0.92%) Investment Banking
8 3 (0.92%) Marketing
8 3 (0.92%) Retail Banking
9 2 (0.62%) Aviation
9 2 (0.62%) German Language
9 2 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.62%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (0.62%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (14.15%) Node.js
2 16 (4.92%) SOAP
3 15 (4.62%) REST
4 7 (2.15%) IBM Integration Bus
4 7 (2.15%) J2EE
4 7 (2.15%) Kafka
4 7 (2.15%) Middleware
4 7 (2.15%) RabbitMQ
4 7 (2.15%) Web Services
5 6 (1.85%) Apache Camel
5 6 (1.85%) JSON
5 6 (1.85%) Spring
5 6 (1.85%) Spring Boot
5 6 (1.85%) Spring Integration
5 6 (1.85%) XML
6 5 (1.54%) RAML
6 5 (1.54%) React
7 4 (1.23%) .NET
7 4 (1.23%) OAuth
8 2 (0.62%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 36 (11.08%) Public Cloud
2 15 (4.62%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.77%) CMDB
4 8 (2.46%) Mobile App
4 8 (2.46%) Security Posture
5 7 (2.15%) DataPower
5 7 (2.15%) Reference Data
6 6 (1.85%) Data Structures
6 6 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (1.85%) NHS
7 5 (1.54%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (1.54%) Industry 4.0
8 4 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.23%) Mainframe
8 4 (1.23%) Taxonomies
9 3 (0.92%) IoT
10 2 (0.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 2 (0.62%) Cyberattack
10 2 (0.62%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (0.62%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 56 (17.23%) Windows
2 50 (15.38%) Android
2 50 (15.38%) Apple iOS
3 46 (14.15%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.23%) Linux
4 4 (1.23%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (27.69%) Agile
2 70 (21.54%) DevOps
3 69 (21.23%) Risk Management
4 60 (18.46%) Security Architecture
5 50 (15.38%) CI/CD
6 44 (13.54%) Design Patterns
6 44 (13.54%) Mobile Device Management
7 43 (13.23%) Zero Trust
8 41 (12.62%) Migration
8 41 (12.62%) Threat Intelligence
9 40 (12.31%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 39 (12.00%) Architectural Design
11 36 (11.08%) Roadmaps
12 35 (10.77%) Microservices
12 35 (10.77%) TOGAF
13 34 (10.46%) Business Strategy
14 33 (10.15%) Enterprise Architecture
15 31 (9.54%) IT Strategy
16 28 (8.62%) Analytics
16 28 (8.62%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 12 (3.69%) Java
2 10 (3.08%) SQL
3 8 (2.46%) PowerShell
4 3 (0.92%) C
4 3 (0.92%) Python
5 2 (0.62%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.62%) Bicep
5 2 (0.62%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 66 (20.31%) Security Cleared
2 62 (19.08%) SC Cleared
3 31 (9.54%) Degree
4 9 (2.77%) CISSP
5 7 (2.15%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.23%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.23%) CCIE
7 4 (1.23%) CCIE Security
7 4 (1.23%) CCNP
8 3 (0.92%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.92%) CISM
8 3 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.62%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.31%) CCNA
10 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.31%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.31%) PMP
10 1 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.31%) Data Quality
2 13 (4.00%) NIST
3 12 (3.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (3.08%) Accessibility
4 10 (3.08%) QA
5 1 (0.31%) GDPR
5 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.31%) SEPA
System Software
1 10 (3.08%) Virtual Machines
2 7 (2.15%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.92%) Docker
4 2 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 10 (3.08%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (1.23%) Progress Chef
3 3 (0.92%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.62%) Terraform
5 1 (0.31%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 38 (11.69%) Microsoft
2 11 (3.38%) Google
3 10 (3.08%) Oracle
3 10 (3.08%) SAP
4 7 (2.15%) IBM
4 7 (2.15%) TSYS
5 6 (1.85%) Cisco
5 6 (1.85%) Salesforce
5 6 (1.85%) VMware
6 5 (1.54%) Apple
6 5 (1.54%) Databricks
7 4 (1.23%) MuleSoft
7 4 (1.23%) Pega
7 4 (1.23%) Sparx
8 3 (0.92%) Aareon
8 3 (0.92%) Northgate
8 3 (0.92%) Sophos
8 3 (0.92%) Thales
9 2 (0.62%) Mapbox
9 2 (0.62%) Rapid7