Microsoft Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Microsoft Solution Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Microsoft Solution Architect daily rate in Birmingham is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 55 -
Rank change year-on-year -24 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Solutions Architect 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.12% 0.38% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.42% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £567 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £525 £567 -
% change year-on-year -7.41% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 774 477 705
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 90.68% 92.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 485 347 488
10th Percentile £264 £189 £246
25th Percentile £402 £363 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -6.25%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £569
90th Percentile £675 £700 £652
West Midlands median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 15 39
10th Percentile £13.82 £12.62 £12.95
25th Percentile £17.20 £14.00 £15.31
Median hourly rate £23.00 £22.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -22.81% +68.29%
75th Percentile £26.37 £30.34 £51.88
90th Percentile £30.00 £43.77 £68.58
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £18.63 £22.50
% change year-on-year +35.03% -17.22% +26.98%

Microsoft Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft Solutions Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Microsoft Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Microsoft Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Solutions Architect job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Solutions Architect job vacancies in Birmingham

Microsoft Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 9 March 2026, Microsoft Solutions Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Microsoft Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform

Microsoft Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft