Solution Architect
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Solution Architect daily rate in Cardiff is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
Same period 2022 |
| Rank |
30 |
33 |
43 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+10 |
-16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect |
5 |
13 |
11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff |
2.25% |
3.77% |
2.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.42% |
3.89% |
2.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
10 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£508 |
£442 |
| 25th Percentile |
£625 |
£519 |
£475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£650 |
£558 |
£515 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+16.59% |
+8.25% |
-10.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£613 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£639 |
£669 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£650 |
£558 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.59% |
+3.72% |
-4.44% |
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
207 |
334 |
527 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.24% |
96.81% |
97.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
169 |
265 |
408 |
| 10th Percentile |
£188 |
£184 |
£234 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£335 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£488 |
£450 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
- |
+12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£549 |
£533 |
| 90th Percentile |
£620 |
£625 |
£638 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£450 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.26% |
+11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
7 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£11.32 |
£12.71 |
£13.75 |
| 25th Percentile |
£11.75 |
£13.00 |
£15.97 |
| Median hourly rate |
£13.50 |
£16.45 |
£20.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.91% |
-20.27% |
+25.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£18.00 |
£20.92 |
£25.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£39.45 |
£24.25 |
£37.88 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£22.68 |
£18.14 |
£19.91 |
| % change year-on-year |
+25.03% |
-8.89% |
+13.77% |
