Lead Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

Lead Solution Architect
North West > Lancashire

As of 14 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Solution Architect daily rate in Lancashire.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Solutions Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate £685 - £700
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77.25 - -
Median hourly rate £83.50 - -
75th Percentile £89.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £83.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 303 184 187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.83% 93.40% 86.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 129 92 70
10th Percentile £343 £183 £205
25th Percentile £431 £410 £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £475 £484
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -1.86% -3.24%
75th Percentile £688 £588 £627
90th Percentile £950 £649 £741
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 24 57
10th Percentile £21.14 £18.87 £16.58
25th Percentile £26.90 £25.99 £18.00
Median hourly rate £45.56 £37.29 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year +22.17% -7.53% -9.26%
75th Percentile £71.45 £70.16 £46.18
90th Percentile £71.91 £75.79 £76.75
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £26.08 £35.00
% change year-on-year +74.71% -25.50% +14.60%

Lead Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Lead Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Lead Solutions Architect
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Solutions Architect within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 14 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Preston - 1 - -
Lead Solutions Architect
North West

Lead Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 14 August 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 Lancashire region featuring Lead Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Lead Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware