Microsoft Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Kent

Microsoft Solution Architect
South East > Kent

The median Microsoft Solution Architect daily rate in Kent is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Solutions Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.81% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £625 £700 -
% change year-on-year -10.71% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 108 163 204
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.80% 93.14% 97.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 60 156
10th Percentile £153 £142 £185
25th Percentile £308 £216 £228
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £503 £450
Median % change year-on-year -20.40% +11.67% +18.27%
75th Percentile £588 £623 £540
90th Percentile £638 £688 £617
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £510
% change year-on-year -2.44% +0.49% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 26 13
10th Percentile - £12.93 £16.90
25th Percentile £13.75 £37.40 £20.25
Median hourly rate £17.20 £62.28 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year -72.38% +16.41% +26.43%
75th Percentile £20.40 £75.16 £55.25
90th Percentile £54.77 - £75.45
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £57.38 £52.20
% change year-on-year -56.43% +9.91% +39.20%

Microsoft Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Microsoft Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Kent

Microsoft Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 25 November 2025, Microsoft 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 Kent region featuring Microsoft Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft