Lead Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Knutsford

Lead Solution Architect
Cheshire > Knutsford

The median Lead Solution Architect daily rate in Knutsford is £465, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Solutions Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Knutsford 0.37% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £465 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Knutsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Knutsford. 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 Knutsford with a recognized job title 244 99 119
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.39% 90.83% 94.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 89 100
10th Percentile £314 £313 £356
25th Percentile £358 £356 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £367 £495
Median % change year-on-year +21.80% -25.86% -10.00%
75th Percentile £579 £504 £580
90th Percentile £635 £600 £607
Cheshire median daily rate £460 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -3.09% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £85.00 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 £35.20 £22.00
% change year-on-year -35.09% +60.00% +6.02%

Lead Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Knutsford

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

Lead Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Knutsford

Lead Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Knutsford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Solutions Architect job vacancies in Knutsford

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

For the 6 months to 9 March 2026, Lead 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 Knutsford region featuring Lead Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF

Lead Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Knutsford 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
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect