Architectural Design Contracts in London

Architectural Design
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 245 294 319
Rank change year-on-year +49 +25 -35
Contract jobs citing Architectural Design 149 208 307
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.85% 0.81% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.96% 0.89% 0.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 141 221
10th Percentile £446 £500 £455
25th Percentile £517 £513 £554
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £719 £750 £770
90th Percentile £825 £825 £825
England median daily rate £600 £650 £635
% change year-on-year -7.69% +2.36% +10.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 0
10th Percentile - £49.75 -
25th Percentile £52.00 £67.13 -
Median hourly rate £54.00 £75.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% - -
75th Percentile £56.00 - -
90th Percentile - £79.00 -
England median hourly rate £67.50 £71.50 £96.23
% change year-on-year -5.59% -25.70% +78.20%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,473 23,264 35,752
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.29% 90.93% 92.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,093 16,856 26,215
10th Percentile £340 £375 £394
25th Percentile £449 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 320 265 402
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.00 £16.50
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.49 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.00 £39.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +9.86% +8.07%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £68.08 £82.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%

Architectural Design
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Architectural Design in London

Architectural Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Architectural Design in London

Architectural Design
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architectural Design in London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Architectural Design in London

Architectural Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Architectural Design in London

Architectural Design
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Central London +25 22 £650 -10.19% 7
West London +26 8 £475 -25.20% 5
East London -9 8 £540 -28.00% 5
South London +6 1 - - 1
Architectural Design
England

Architectural Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 4 (2.68%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.34%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.67%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.67%) CMS
3 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.67%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 4 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.01%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.34%) SAP BPC
2 2 (1.34%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.67%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.67%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 65 (43.62%) Azure
2 32 (21.48%) AWS
3 22 (14.77%) GCP
4 17 (11.41%) Serverless
5 15 (10.07%) GitHub
6 12 (8.05%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (7.38%) Azure Service Bus
7 11 (7.38%) GitHub Actions
8 9 (6.04%) Azure AKS
8 9 (6.04%) Azure Functions
9 7 (4.70%) Microsoft 365
10 5 (3.36%) Power Platform
11 4 (2.68%) AWS Lambda
11 4 (2.68%) Azure App Service
11 4 (2.68%) Azure Event Grid
11 4 (2.68%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (2.68%) Power Automate
11 4 (2.68%) PowerApps
12 3 (2.01%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (2.01%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.01%) Network Security
1 3 (2.01%) SAN
2 2 (1.34%) Firewall
3 1 (0.67%) Internet
3 1 (0.67%) WAN
3 1 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.05%) NoSQL
2 9 (6.04%) Azure SQL Database
2 9 (6.04%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.36%) OLAP
3 5 (3.36%) OLTP
4 4 (2.68%) Apache Cassandra
4 4 (2.68%) Power BI
4 4 (2.68%) Redis
5 3 (2.01%) Amazon QuickSight
5 3 (2.01%) MongoDB
5 3 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.34%) Data Lake
6 2 (1.34%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.34%) Oracle Database
6 2 (1.34%) Tableau
7 1 (0.67%) Big Data
7 1 (0.67%) Couchbase
7 1 (0.67%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.67%) GIS
7 1 (0.67%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (5.37%) JMeter
2 7 (4.70%) Cypress.io
3 6 (4.03%) Git
3 6 (4.03%) Jenkins
3 6 (4.03%) Mockito
4 4 (2.68%) Gatling
4 4 (2.68%) ScalaTest
5 2 (1.34%) Android Studio
5 2 (1.34%) Storybook
6 1 (0.67%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.67%) Gradle
6 1 (0.67%) JUnit
6 1 (0.67%) Maven
6 1 (0.67%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.67%) Spock
6 1 (0.67%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 46 (30.87%) Finance
2 35 (23.49%) Social Skills
3 19 (12.75%) Public Sector
4 18 (12.08%) Banking
5 12 (8.05%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (6.71%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.68%) Investment Banking
8 2 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.34%) Legal
8 2 (1.34%) Retail
8 2 (1.34%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.67%) Law
9 1 (0.67%) Local Government
9 1 (0.67%) Military
9 1 (0.67%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.67%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 85 (57.05%) Architect
2 42 (28.19%) Solutions Architect
3 25 (16.78%) Developer
4 12 (8.05%) Senior
5 10 (6.71%) C# Developer
6 9 (6.04%) Enterprise Architect
6 9 (6.04%) Project Manager
7 8 (5.37%) Security Architect
7 8 (5.37%) Senior Architect
8 7 (4.70%) Data Architect
8 7 (4.70%) DevOps Engineer
8 7 (4.70%) Technical Architect
9 6 (4.03%) .NET Developer
9 6 (4.03%) C# .NET Developer
9 6 (4.03%) Java Developer
9 6 (4.03%) Lead
10 5 (3.36%) Full Stack Developer
10 5 (3.36%) SailPoint Architect
10 5 (3.36%) SIEM Architect
11 4 (2.68%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (16.78%) Kafka
2 13 (8.72%) HTML
2 13 (8.72%) React
3 12 (8.05%) .NET
4 11 (7.38%) SailPoint
5 10 (6.71%) Node.js
5 10 (6.71%) Web Services
6 9 (6.04%) .NET Core
7 7 (4.70%) RESTful
8 6 (4.03%) LDAP
8 6 (4.03%) REST
8 6 (4.03%) Spring
9 5 (3.36%) CSS
9 5 (3.36%) Hibernate
9 5 (3.36%) JSP
9 5 (3.36%) Servlets
9 5 (3.36%) SOAP
9 5 (3.36%) SPML
9 5 (3.36%) XML
10 4 (2.68%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.38%) Management Information System
2 8 (5.37%) Mainframe
3 6 (4.03%) Cloud Native
3 6 (4.03%) Data Centre
4 5 (3.36%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (3.36%) Machine to Machine
5 4 (2.68%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (2.68%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (2.01%) Derivative
6 3 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.01%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.34%) Blockchain
7 2 (1.34%) Distributed Applications
7 2 (1.34%) IoT
7 2 (1.34%) Market Risk
7 2 (1.34%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.34%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.34%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.67%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 15 (10.07%) Linux
2 7 (4.70%) Windows
3 4 (2.68%) Unix
4 2 (1.34%) Android
5 1 (0.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (40.94%) Agile
2 37 (24.83%) DevOps
2 37 (24.83%) Migration
3 27 (18.12%) Roadmaps
4 25 (16.78%) CI/CD
5 24 (16.11%) Microservices
6 23 (15.44%) Risk Management
7 22 (14.77%) TOGAF
8 21 (14.09%) Architectural Patterns
9 20 (13.42%) Problem-Solving
9 20 (13.42%) Technical Leadership
10 19 (12.75%) Computer Science
11 16 (10.74%) Design Patterns
11 16 (10.74%) Enterprise Architecture
11 16 (10.74%) Mentoring
11 16 (10.74%) SDLC
12 15 (10.07%) Project Delivery
12 15 (10.07%) Scrum
13 13 (8.72%) Software Engineering
14 12 (8.05%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 27 (18.12%) SQL
2 22 (14.77%) Java
3 18 (12.08%) Python
4 16 (10.74%) C#
5 14 (9.40%) JavaScript
6 8 (5.37%) Scala
7 5 (3.36%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.68%) Go
9 2 (1.34%) Haskell
9 2 (1.34%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.34%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.67%) Bicep
10 1 (0.67%) Groovy
10 1 (0.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 29 (19.46%) Degree
2 14 (9.40%) Security Cleared
3 11 (7.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (7.38%) SC Cleared
4 7 (4.70%) CISSP
5 6 (4.03%) Master's Degree
6 5 (3.36%) CISM
7 4 (2.68%) Chartered Engineer
7 4 (2.68%) CISA
7 4 (2.68%) CITP
7 4 (2.68%) SANS
8 2 (1.34%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.34%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (1.34%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.34%) CRISC
8 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.34%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.67%) CCSK
9 1 (0.67%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.71%) NIST
2 9 (6.04%) QA
3 4 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (2.01%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.34%) COBIT
5 2 (1.34%) GDPR
5 2 (1.34%) PSD2
6 1 (0.67%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.67%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.67%) GRC
6 1 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.67%) NCSC
6 1 (0.67%) NIST 800
System Software
1 20 (13.42%) Docker
2 6 (4.03%) Active Directory
3 5 (3.36%) ACF2
3 5 (3.36%) IAG
3 5 (3.36%) RACF
4 2 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (20.13%) Kubernetes
2 13 (8.72%) Terraform
3 7 (4.70%) Argo
4 5 (3.36%) Grafana
4 5 (3.36%) Prometheus
5 2 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.67%) Ansible
6 1 (0.67%) CASB
6 1 (0.67%) Kibana
6 1 (0.67%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.67%) SCCM
6 1 (0.67%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 23 (15.44%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.74%) ServiceNow
3 11 (7.38%) BeyondTrust
3 11 (7.38%) CyberArk
4 8 (5.37%) LogRhythm
4 8 (5.37%) Oracle
5 6 (4.03%) Google
6 5 (3.36%) SAP
7 3 (2.01%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.01%) Sparx
8 2 (1.34%) Cisco
8 2 (1.34%) EMC
8 2 (1.34%) Genesys
8 2 (1.34%) Guidewire
8 2 (1.34%) Informatica
8 2 (1.34%) Spotify
8 2 (1.34%) VMware
9 1 (0.67%) Ariba
9 1 (0.67%) ESRI
9 1 (0.67%) Imperva