Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Solution Architect
England > London

The median Solution Architect daily rate in London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 108 88
Rank change year-on-year +37 -20 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 765 354 457
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.81% 2.61% 2.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.09% 2.81% 3.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 524 205 319
10th Percentile £500 £475 £487
25th Percentile £538 £563 £558
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £675
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% -1.82%
75th Percentile £745 £725 £800
90th Percentile £796 £800 £888
England median daily rate £630 £625 £638
% change year-on-year +0.80% -1.96% -1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £36.65 - -
25th Percentile £39.13 - £52.00
Median hourly rate £44.00 - £54.00
75th Percentile £49.63 - £56.00
90th Percentile £52.55 - -
England median hourly rate £71.27 £30.20 £91.00
% change year-on-year +135.99% -66.81% +27.72%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 18,713 12,606 15,208
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 92.95% 94.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,168 8,486 10,681
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 346 208 198
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.98 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.98 £22.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £29.07 £33.29
Median % change year-on-year +29.00% -12.66% -11.24%
75th Percentile £58.94 £49.81 £54.69
90th Percentile £79.38 £65.00 £71.88
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.30 £45.00
% change year-on-year +67.98% -43.78% +8.43%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in London

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in London over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Solutions Architect in London

Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Solutions Architect in London over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Solutions Architect in London

Solutions Architect
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 17 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
Central London +24 100 £675 - 30
West London -14 6 £650 +80.56% 5
South London -11 4 £744 +14.38%
North London -1 2 £650 -27.78%
East London -5 2 £650 -5.53% 2
Solutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 17 August 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 London region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 228 (29.80%) Azure
2 156 (20.39%) AWS
3 147 (19.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 136 (17.78%) Migration
5 130 (16.99%) AI
5 130 (16.99%) Roadmaps
6 124 (16.21%) Security Cleared
7 110 (14.38%) Enterprise Architecture
8 106 (13.86%) SC Cleared
9 105 (13.73%) Agile
9 105 (13.73%) Microsoft
10 104 (13.59%) DevOps
11 90 (11.76%) Integration Patterns
12 89 (11.63%) Analytics
13 84 (10.98%) Technical Leadership
14 82 (10.72%) CI/CD
15 77 (10.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 71 (9.28%) TOGAF
17 70 (9.15%) SAP
18 69 (9.02%) Data Architecture
19 67 (8.76%) Event-Driven
20 65 (8.50%) Data Modelling
21 61 (7.97%) Architectural Patterns
22 59 (7.71%) Problem-Solving
23 56 (7.32%) Architecture Governance
23 56 (7.32%) ERP
23 56 (7.32%) Translating Business Requirements
24 54 (7.06%) .NET
25 53 (6.93%) GCP
26 52 (6.80%) Databricks

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 9 (1.18%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.92%) CMS
2 7 (0.92%) Confluence
3 6 (0.78%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.65%) Camunda
5 4 (0.52%) Apache
6 3 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.39%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.26%) nginx
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.13%) Appian
8 1 (0.13%) OpenROAD
8 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.13%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
1 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
1 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 34 (4.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (2.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.05%) SAP BRIM
4 6 (0.78%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.65%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.65%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.65%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 4 (0.52%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 4 (0.52%) SAP Convergent Charging
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
7 3 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
7 3 (0.39%) SAP FSCM
7 3 (0.39%) SAP IBP
7 3 (0.39%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.26%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.13%) SAP APO
9 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.13%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 228 (29.80%) Azure
2 156 (20.39%) AWS
3 53 (6.93%) GCP
4 48 (6.27%) Power Platform
5 31 (4.05%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (3.40%) Entra ID
6 26 (3.40%) SaaS
7 22 (2.88%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (2.88%) Serverless
8 18 (2.35%) GitHub
9 17 (2.22%) Microsoft 365
10 16 (2.09%) PaaS
10 16 (2.09%) Snowflake
11 13 (1.70%) Azure AI
11 13 (1.70%) Power Automate
12 11 (1.44%) IaaS
12 11 (1.44%) OCI
12 11 (1.44%) PowerApps
13 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (1.18%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.31%) Firewall
1 10 (1.31%) Network Security
2 8 (1.05%) VPN
3 6 (0.78%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.52%) DMZ
4 4 (0.52%) DNS
4 4 (0.52%) MPLS
5 3 (0.39%) FTP
5 3 (0.39%) SSL
5 3 (0.39%) VoIP
5 3 (0.39%) Wireless
6 2 (0.26%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.26%) DHCP
6 2 (0.26%) HTTP
6 2 (0.26%) IPv4
6 2 (0.26%) IPv6
6 2 (0.26%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (0.26%) RFID
6 2 (0.26%) SDH
6 2 (0.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (5.49%) Data Lake
2 25 (3.27%) Power BI
3 17 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.22%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.83%) Metadata
5 11 (1.44%) Big Data
6 10 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.78%) Delta Lake
8 5 (0.65%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.65%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.65%) Power Query
9 4 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.52%) Flink
9 4 (0.52%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.52%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.39%) GIS
10 3 (0.39%) PowerPivot
10 3 (0.39%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 10 (1.31%) JIRA
2 5 (0.65%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.52%) Git
4 3 (0.39%) ERwin
4 3 (0.39%) Maven
4 3 (0.39%) MLflow
4 3 (0.39%) PowerDesigner
4 3 (0.39%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.26%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.13%) MSI
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.13%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.13%) Subversion
6 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.13%) VersionOne
General
1 160 (20.92%) Social Skills
2 155 (20.26%) Finance
3 65 (8.50%) Public Sector
3 65 (8.50%) Retail
4 47 (6.14%) Banking
5 32 (4.18%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (3.14%) Telecoms
7 22 (2.88%) Billing
8 17 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (2.09%) Legal
10 15 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (1.96%) Manufacturing
11 11 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.05%) Marketing
13 7 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (0.78%) Advertising
14 6 (0.78%) Local Government
15 4 (0.52%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.52%) Automotive
15 4 (0.52%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (7.06%) .NET
2 45 (5.88%) REST
3 25 (3.27%) Middleware
4 22 (2.88%) .NET Framework
5 21 (2.75%) Kafka
6 13 (1.70%) React
7 10 (1.31%) OAuth
7 10 (1.31%) SOAP
8 9 (1.18%) AngularJS
9 8 (1.05%) HTML5 Canvas
10 6 (0.78%) OAuth2
10 6 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (0.78%) SAML
10 6 (0.78%) Vue
11 5 (0.65%) .NET Core
11 5 (0.65%) OpenID
11 5 (0.65%) RESTful
12 4 (0.52%) ASP.NET
12 4 (0.52%) PySpark
12 4 (0.52%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.54%) Cloud Native
2 30 (3.92%) Product Ownership
3 26 (3.40%) Legacy Systems
4 22 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (2.48%) Hybrid Cloud
6 18 (2.35%) Mainframe
6 18 (2.35%) Management Information System
7 16 (2.09%) Data Centre
8 15 (1.96%) Onboarding
9 12 (1.57%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.44%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (1.44%) Enterprise Cloud
11 10 (1.31%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 9 (1.18%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.05%) IoT
13 8 (1.05%) NHS
14 7 (0.92%) Data Structures
15 6 (0.78%) Algorithms
15 6 (0.78%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.78%) Windows
2 4 (0.52%) Linux
3 3 (0.39%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.26%) Android
4 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (19.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 136 (17.78%) Migration
3 130 (16.99%) AI
3 130 (16.99%) Roadmaps
4 110 (14.38%) Enterprise Architecture
5 105 (13.73%) Agile
6 104 (13.59%) DevOps
7 90 (11.76%) Integration Patterns
8 89 (11.63%) Analytics
9 84 (10.98%) Technical Leadership
10 82 (10.72%) CI/CD
11 77 (10.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 71 (9.28%) TOGAF
13 69 (9.02%) Data Architecture
14 67 (8.76%) Event-Driven
15 65 (8.50%) Data Modelling
16 61 (7.97%) Architectural Patterns
17 59 (7.71%) Problem-Solving
18 56 (7.32%) Architecture Governance
18 56 (7.32%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.31%) Java
2 28 (3.66%) C#
2 28 (3.66%) Python
3 23 (3.01%) SQL
4 18 (2.35%) JavaScript
5 10 (1.31%) PowerShell
5 10 (1.31%) TypeScript
6 5 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.39%) Bash
7 3 (0.39%) Scala
8 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.26%) Bicep
9 1 (0.13%) ABAP
9 1 (0.13%) C++
9 1 (0.13%) Go
9 1 (0.13%) Groovy
9 1 (0.13%) X++
Qualifications
1 124 (16.21%) Security Cleared
2 106 (13.86%) SC Cleared
3 35 (4.58%) Degree
4 20 (2.61%) Azure Certification
5 14 (1.83%) TOGAF Certification
6 13 (1.70%) AWS Certification
7 11 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.05%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (0.65%) CISA
10 4 (0.52%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.39%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (0.26%) CCSP
12 2 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.26%) CISSP
12 2 (0.26%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.13%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (3.53%) GDPR
2 20 (2.61%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.70%) NIST
5 12 (1.57%) SEPA
6 7 (0.92%) ISO 20022
7 6 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.65%) QA
9 4 (0.52%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.52%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.52%) PMO
10 3 (0.39%) NCSC
10 3 (0.39%) PSD2
11 2 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.26%) GRC
11 2 (0.26%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.26%) HL7
11 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 19 (2.48%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.70%) Docker
3 4 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.26%) vSphere
6 1 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.13%) Squid
6 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 29 (3.79%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.27%) Terraform
3 13 (1.70%) Ansible
4 9 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.78%) Grafana
6 5 (0.65%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.39%) SCCM
8 2 (0.26%) Argo
8 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.13%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.13%) Avamar
9 1 (0.13%) Consul
9 1 (0.13%) EMC VPLEX
9 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 105 (13.73%) Microsoft
2 70 (9.15%) SAP
3 52 (6.80%) Databricks
4 43 (5.62%) Oracle
4 43 (5.62%) ServiceNow
5 34 (4.44%) Salesforce
6 17 (2.22%) Google
7 13 (1.70%) Ariba
8 11 (1.44%) BMC
9 10 (1.31%) Cisco
10 9 (1.18%) IBM
10 9 (1.18%) Workday
11 8 (1.05%) OpenAI
12 6 (0.78%) MuleSoft
12 6 (0.78%) TikTok
13 5 (0.65%) CyberArk
13 5 (0.65%) Siemens
13 5 (0.65%) VMware
14 4 (0.52%) IFS
14 4 (0.52%) Planon