For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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
40,557
52,491
83,111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.86%
94.51%
95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
26,070
36,644
58,616
10th Percentile
£280
£313
£318
25th Percentile
£408
£425
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£538
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.42%
+2.48%
+6.06%
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%
+8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2,936
1,486
1,938
10th Percentile
£12.86
£14.25
£12.75
25th Percentile
£16.30
£19.42
£15.90
Median hourly rate
£37.50
£45.00
£25.00
Median % change year-on-year
-16.67%
+80.00%
+16.28%
75th Percentile
£61.81
£65.75
£50.00
90th Percentile
£73.75
£77.00
£65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£40.00
£42.08
£20.00
% change year-on-year
-4.94%
+110.39%
+7.82%
Systems Architect Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Architect Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Architect.
Systems Architect Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Architect over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Systems Architect Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Architect.
Systems Architect Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Systems Architect over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Systems Architect Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
Systems Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Systems 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 Systems Architect in the job title.
Systems 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:
