Solution Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Solution Architect daily rate in Birmingham is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
71 |
48 |
61 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-23 |
+13 |
+3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect |
5 |
21 |
10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham |
0.68% |
2.90% |
1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.76% |
3.06% |
1.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
17 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£590 |
£400 |
£521 |
| 25th Percentile |
£594 |
£550 |
£525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£625 |
£573 |
£588 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.08% |
-2.47% |
-7.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£656 |
£638 |
£656 |
| 90th Percentile |
£660 |
£680 |
£773 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£563 |
£567 |
£650 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.79% |
-12.77% |
+8.33% |
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 |
654 |
687 |
713 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
89.47% |
94.89% |
94.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
435 |
463 |
493 |
| 10th Percentile |
£227 |
£196 |
£254 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£363 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£500 |
£465 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
+7.54% |
-2.12% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£600 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£725 |
£688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
-4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
27 |
15 |
21 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£17.33 |
£14.54 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.62 |
£23.78 |
£15.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.69 |
£30.45 |
£31.04 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-41.90% |
-1.90% |
+63.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£25.00 |
£52.50 |
£67.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£31.50 |
£56.45 |
- |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£25.00 |
£23.71 |
£22.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.44% |
+5.38% |
+26.98% |
