Solution Architect
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Solution Architect daily rate in Cardiff is £585, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
26 |
30 |
31 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
+1 |
+18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect |
4 |
5 |
15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff |
2.50% |
2.36% |
4.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.60% |
2.54% |
4.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
2 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£451 |
- |
£513 |
| 25th Percentile |
£458 |
£625 |
£531 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£585 |
£650 |
£565 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
+15.04% |
+8.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
£708 |
£675 |
£619 |
| 90th Percentile |
£726 |
- |
£649 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£710 |
£650 |
£565 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.23% |
+15.04% |
+3.91% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 |
154 |
197 |
325 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
96.25% |
92.92% |
96.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
126 |
160 |
259 |
| 10th Percentile |
£184 |
£199 |
£185 |
| 25th Percentile |
£257 |
£377 |
£353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£490 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.37% |
+8.89% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£492 |
£550 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£619 |
£620 |
£626 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£400 |
£460 |
£460 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
- |
-3.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
5 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.21 |
£11.32 |
£13.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.79 |
£11.75 |
£13.81 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.51 |
£13.50 |
£17.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+51.89% |
-21.75% |
-7.99% |
| 75th Percentile |
£23.75 |
£18.00 |
£22.34 |
| 90th Percentile |
£38.75 |
£39.45 |
£24.38 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£22.50 |
£22.68 |
£18.14 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.79% |
+25.03% |
-8.89% |
