Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Bradford

Solution Architect
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Bradford is £670, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
20 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 2 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bradford 2.70% - 5.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.90% - 5.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £645 - £650
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £670 - £663
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.06%
75th Percentile £695 - £691
90th Percentile - - £696
West Yorkshire median daily rate £650 £573 £618
% change year-on-year +13.44% -7.21% -11.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bradford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bradford. 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 Bradford with a recognized job title 69 40 70
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 97.56% 98.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 25 62
10th Percentile £263 £178 £313
25th Percentile £413 £350 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £408 £476
Median % change year-on-year +23.61% -14.30% -4.90%
75th Percentile £610 £438 £572
90th Percentile £681 - £625
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile £15.54 - £27.10
25th Percentile £19.48 - £27.59
Median hourly rate £21.30 - £28.42
Median % change year-on-year - - +66.17%
75th Percentile £21.93 - £29.25
90th Percentile £37.32 - £29.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.00 £24.18 £19.85
% change year-on-year +3.39% +21.80% -7.66%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

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

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Bradford

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Bradford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Bradford

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, 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 Bradford region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) API Management
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure API Management
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) ESRI
1 2 (100.00%) GIS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP ERP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (100.00%) SAP ERP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure API Management
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (100.00%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) GIS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) API Management
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ESRI
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
Solutions Architect jobs