Solutions Architect Contracts in Lancashire

Solution Architect
North West > Lancashire

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Lancashire is £619, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 23 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 2 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 1.02% 2.02% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 2.12% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £602 - -
25th Percentile £605 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £619 - -
75th Percentile £642 - -
90th Percentile £651 - -
North West median daily rate £600 £575 £625
% change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £65.00 -
North West median hourly rate - £65.00 -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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 183 189 231
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.37% 95.45% 91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 69 130
10th Percentile £250 £205 £311
25th Percentile £413 £313 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £475 £513
Median % change year-on-year +4.74% -7.36% +2.54%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £634
90th Percentile £671 £650 £710
North West median daily rate £450 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -8.72% -1.40% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 57 53
10th Percentile £18.87 £16.58 £20.34
25th Percentile £23.32 £18.00 £25.75
Median hourly rate £41.06 £40.33 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -12.68% +31.39%
75th Percentile £70.16 £46.18 £47.83
90th Percentile £75.79 £76.75 £71.80
North West median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £30.65
% change year-on-year -28.14% +14.20% +34.71%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in Lancashire

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

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

Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Lancashire

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 Solutions Architect within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 29 August 2025. 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
Blackpool 0 1 £600 -
Preston -6 1 £638 - 1
Solutions Architect
North West

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Solutions Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Lancashire region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
1 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (50.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (50.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ERP

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP