Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 11 | 16 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 4,405 | 5,386 | 8,426 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.30% | 9.26% | 9.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.11% | 9.78% | 10.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,800 | 3,713 | 5,617 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £655 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +0.77% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £734 |
| 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 | 89 | 66 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.50 | £35.63 | £55.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £66.00 | £57.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.06% | +14.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.46 | £70.26 | £69.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.40 | £80.25 | £79.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.00% | +6.84% |
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 | 39,665 | 55,057 | 84,118 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,784 | 38,442 | 59,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | 1,534 | 2,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.26 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +3.98% |
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 13 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 13 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 13 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 | 3,794 | £650 | -2.99% | 1,037 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,001 | £650 | - | 600 |
| London | +1 | 1,783 | £665 | -5.00% | 459 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,602 | £650 | - | 573 |
| South East | +7 | 657 | £650 | - | 143 |
| North of England | +15 | 439 | £650 | +0.93% | 165 |
| South West | +4 | 433 | £650 | -2.26% | 78 |
| North West | +23 | 283 | £650 | +4.00% | 94 |
| Midlands | +6 | 232 | £625 | -3.85% | 93 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 170 | £650 | -3.70% | 45 |
| East of England | +12 | 154 | £650 | -3.85% | 52 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 143 | £625 | -3.85% | 51 |
| Scotland | +1 | 101 | £675 | +3.85% | 38 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 62 | £600 | -8.85% | 47 |
| North East | +14 | 16 | £631 | +2.02% | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 11 | £650 | +18.18% | 21 |
| Wales | -15 | 11 | £575 | - | 25 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 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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