Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Chester

Solution Architect
Cheshire > Chester

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Chester is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £498 £583 £595
% change year-on-year -14.67% -2.02% -7.39%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 108 62 37
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.52% 92.54% 86.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 25 9
10th Percentile £190 £408 £388
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +40.00%
75th Percentile £626 £577 £600
90th Percentile £686 £612 £712
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 10 12
10th Percentile £19.80 £15.53 £17.14
25th Percentile £21.75 £16.00 £17.58
Median hourly rate £30.99 £22.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.86% -35.29% +111.57%
75th Percentile £37.19 £32.30 £35.56
90th Percentile £47.65 £86.00 £39.73
Cheshire median hourly rate £24.33 £22.09 £23.61
% change year-on-year +10.12% -6.44% +25.45%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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 Chester.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Chester

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 16 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 Chester region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes