Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 85 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -19 | +27 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 1,216 | 1,616 | 3,055 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.82% | 2.78% | 3.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.04% | 2.94% | 3.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 816 | 1,090 | 2,000 |
| 10th Percentile | £490 | £519 | £508 |
| 25th Percentile | £560 | £585 | £560 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £660 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.52% | +5.60% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £605 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +7.44% | +12.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £56.00 | £41.53 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £86.00 | £66.00 | £56.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £90.00 | £67.50 | £59.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +14.41% | +6.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £92.37 | £80.25 | £61.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £94.47 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £91.00 | £76.00 | £59.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.74% | +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 | 39,991 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,011 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 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 | 2,675 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.28 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| 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 | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
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 8 May 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 8 May 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 8 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 | +16 | 1,021 | £650 | -2.69% | 357 |
| UK excluding London | +33 | 544 | £650 | - | 218 |
| London | +2 | 490 | £650 | -3.70% | 129 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 467 | £650 | - | 197 |
| South East | +8 | 145 | £625 | -3.85% | 45 |
| North of England | +44 | 136 | £615 | -1.60% | 78 |
| South West | +32 | 132 | £650 | -2.84% | 33 |
| North West | +59 | 94 | £615 | +1.44% | 46 |
| Midlands | +1 | 64 | £650 | - | 33 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 46 | £657 | +1.08% | 19 |
| Scotland | +3 | 39 | £636 | -2.23% | 13 |
| East of England | +16 | 37 | £675 | -2.60% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 37 | £625 | -3.85% | 26 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 17 | £588 | -10.98% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 7 | £650 | +18.18% | 8 |
| North East | +16 | 6 | £600 | +6.67% | 6 |
| Wales | +9 | 6 | £650 | +15.04% | 4 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 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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