Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 84 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -18 | +27 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 1,214 | 1,676 | 3,094 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.80% | 2.80% | 3.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.02% | 2.96% | 3.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 830 | 1,130 | 2,032 |
| 10th Percentile | £490 | £525 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £585 | £556 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £663 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.89% | +6.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +12.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.50 | £39.04 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £71.75 | £64.88 | £56.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £88.00 | £66.75 | £59.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.84% | +13.14% | +6.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.00 | £80.06 | £76.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £96.35 | £80.25 | £84.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £89.00 | £76.00 | £59.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.11% | +28.81% | +7.27% |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Solutions Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect.
Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Solutions Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect.
Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Solutions 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 Solutions Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 | +15 | 1,007 | £650 | -3.70% | 305 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 550 | £650 | - | 170 |
| London | +5 | 483 | £650 | -3.70% | 127 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 472 | £633 | -2.69% | 154 |
| South East | +9 | 148 | £625 | -3.85% | 45 |
| South West | +32 | 137 | £650 | -2.69% | 22 |
| North of England | +22 | 121 | £625 | -3.85% | 51 |
| North West | +28 | 84 | £625 | -3.85% | 33 |
| Midlands | -6 | 63 | £650 | - | 26 |
| Scotland | +9 | 50 | £650 | +0.97% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 46 | £650 | +4.00% | 16 |
| East of England | +26 | 36 | £675 | -3.57% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 32 | £650 | -1.89% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 16 | £595 | -9.85% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 7 | £650 | +18.18% | 3 |
| North East | +20 | 6 | £600 | +6.67% | 5 |
| Wales | +6 | 6 | £650 | +15.04% | 3 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in the job title.
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Solutions 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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