Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 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 | 4,419 | 5,299 | 8,344 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.26% | 9.14% | 9.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.07% | 9.65% | 10.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,817 | 3,650 | 5,547 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £512 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £657 | £645 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.10% | +1.90% | +10.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £734 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £830 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 88 | 64 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.25 | £35.38 | £55.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.13 | £57.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.06% | +13.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.46 | £71.57 | £69.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.60 | £80.25 | £79.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.00% | +5.49% |
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 | 39,936 | 54,901 | 83,261 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.65% | 95.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,997 | 38,348 | 58,485 |
| 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 | 2,673 | 1,536 | 2,031 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.13 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £19.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +115.78% | +3.50% |
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | 3,802 | £650 | -3.27% | 940 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,008 | £650 | - | 556 |
| London | 0 | 1,790 | £668 | -4.64% | 393 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,610 | £650 | - | 555 |
| South East | +7 | 661 | £650 | - | 136 |
| North of England | +14 | 435 | £650 | +1.96% | 150 |
| South West | +5 | 433 | £650 | -2.26% | 80 |
| North West | +17 | 281 | £650 | +4.00% | 88 |
| Midlands | +9 | 235 | £625 | -3.85% | 86 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 172 | £650 | -3.70% | 46 |
| East of England | +15 | 153 | £650 | -3.85% | 43 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 142 | £625 | -3.85% | 44 |
| Scotland | +1 | 105 | £675 | +3.85% | 36 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 63 | £610 | -7.58% | 39 |
| North East | +13 | 16 | £631 | +2.02% | 18 |
| Wales | -11 | 12 | £625 | +8.70% | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 11 | £650 | +18.18% | 17 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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