Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Derby

Solution Architect
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Derby is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
6 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 8 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 8 8 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 5.84% 10.39% -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.92% 11.43% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 0
10th Percentile - £463 -
25th Percentile £550 £481 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £515 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.50% - -
75th Percentile £650 £674 -
90th Percentile - £830 -
Derbyshire median daily rate £600 £658 -
% change year-on-year -8.75% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 101 70 133
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 73.72% 90.91% 93.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 42 97
10th Percentile £183 £171 £150
25th Percentile £381 £303 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £256
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +95.59% -46.74%
75th Percentile £543 £599 £500
90th Percentile £645 £723 £580
Derbyshire median daily rate £463 £500 £255
% change year-on-year -7.50% +96.08% -46.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 4 19
10th Percentile £16.35 £23.38 £16.25
25th Percentile £17.29 £23.94 £16.63
Median hourly rate £17.87 £24.58 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.30% +22.90% -35.48%
75th Percentile £25.77 £24.85 £22.09
90th Percentile £51.25 £25.03 £24.34
Derbyshire median hourly rate £17.87 £24.58 £20.00
% change year-on-year -27.30% +22.90% -41.61%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Derby

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

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

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

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 6 June 2026, 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 Derby region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) ERP
2 4 (50.00%) SAP
2 4 (50.00%) SAP ERP
3 2 (25.00%) Analytics
3 2 (25.00%) Edge Computing
3 2 (25.00%) Integration Patterns
3 2 (25.00%) SaaS
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Architecture Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Business Agility
4 1 (12.50%) Change Control
4 1 (12.50%) Data Management
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Transformation

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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 4 (50.00%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) SaaS
General
1 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (25.00%) Aviation
3 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
1 2 (25.00%) Industry 4.0
1 2 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) ERP
2 2 (25.00%) Analytics
2 2 (25.00%) Edge Computing
2 2 (25.00%) Integration Patterns
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (12.50%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (12.50%) Business Agility
3 1 (12.50%) Change Control
3 1 (12.50%) Data Management
3 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) SAP
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