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 16 October 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 116 94
Rank change year-on-year +38 -22 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 761 338 424
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.71% 2.52% 2.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.99% 2.73% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 519 203 251
10th Percentile £503 £463 £463
25th Percentile £558 £563 £544
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £638 £660
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% -3.41% -1.49%
75th Percentile £741 £725 £800
90th Percentile £813 £805 £888
England median daily rate £645 £620 £625
% change year-on-year +4.03% -0.80% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £82.00 -
25th Percentile - £83.13 £52.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £90.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.11% +66.67% +47.78%
75th Percentile - £95.00 £56.00
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £83.50 £90.00 £91.00
% change year-on-year -7.22% -1.10% +21.33%

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 19,058 12,391 15,104
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.95% 92.55% 94.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,335 8,277 9,836
10th Percentile £363 £335 £341
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £664 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 429 210 171
10th Percentile £16.75 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.50 £23.98
Median hourly rate £40.00 £27.20 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +47.06% -25.48% -9.88%
75th Percentile £64.25 £49.13 £59.38
90th Percentile £81.25 £67.75 £80.00
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +65.84% -41.51% -6.89%

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 16 October 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
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 16 October 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 +3 96 £675 +3.85% 21
West London -20 4 £650 +27.20% 9
South London -11 3 £800 +10.00%
North London -2 2 £650 -27.78%
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 October 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.

1 240 (31.54%) Azure
2 179 (23.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 143 (18.79%) Migration
3 143 (18.79%) Roadmaps
4 137 (18.00%) AWS
5 129 (16.95%) Security Cleared
6 125 (16.43%) AI
7 119 (15.64%) Enterprise Architecture
8 118 (15.51%) Microsoft
9 106 (13.93%) DevOps
9 106 (13.93%) SC Cleared
10 95 (12.48%) Integration Patterns
11 94 (12.35%) Agile
11 94 (12.35%) Technical Leadership
12 84 (11.04%) CI/CD
13 83 (10.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 76 (9.99%) Event-Driven
15 75 (9.86%) TOGAF
16 73 (9.59%) Analytics
17 67 (8.80%) Architectural Patterns
17 67 (8.80%) SAP
18 66 (8.67%) Microservices
19 63 (8.28%) Data Architecture
20 62 (8.15%) Translating Business Requirements
21 60 (7.88%) Architecture Governance
22 55 (7.23%) Data Modelling
22 55 (7.23%) Power Platform
23 54 (7.10%) GCP
24 53 (6.96%) Infrastructure as Code
25 52 (6.83%) Decision-Making

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 10 (1.31%) CMS
2 8 (1.05%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.79%) Confluence
4 4 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.53%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.39%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.26%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Camunda
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.13%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (0.26%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.13%) Gliffy
Business Applications
1 31 (4.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (3.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.05%) SAP BRIM
3 8 (1.05%) SAP MM
4 5 (0.66%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 5 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.66%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.53%) SAP Convergent Charging
6 3 (0.39%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Retail
7 2 (0.26%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
7 2 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (0.26%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.13%) SAP APO
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.13%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 240 (31.54%) Azure
2 137 (18.00%) AWS
3 55 (7.23%) Power Platform
4 54 (7.10%) GCP
5 36 (4.73%) Dynamics 365
6 34 (4.47%) SaaS
7 30 (3.94%) Entra ID
8 25 (3.29%) Serverless
9 24 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (2.76%) GitHub
10 21 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
11 15 (1.97%) Microsoft Copilot
11 15 (1.97%) Snowflake
12 14 (1.84%) Power Automate
13 13 (1.71%) Azure Service Bus
14 12 (1.58%) Azure Functions
14 12 (1.58%) Azure Monitor
14 12 (1.58%) PowerApps
15 11 (1.45%) PaaS
16 10 (1.31%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.31%) Network Security
2 8 (1.05%) Firewall
2 8 (1.05%) VPN
3 5 (0.66%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.66%) Wireless
4 4 (0.53%) DMZ
5 3 (0.39%) DHCP
5 3 (0.39%) DNS
5 3 (0.39%) MPLS
5 3 (0.39%) SSL
6 2 (0.26%) HTTP
6 2 (0.26%) SDH
6 2 (0.26%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.26%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (0.26%) VoIP
6 2 (0.26%) WAN
7 1 (0.13%) 3GPP
7 1 (0.13%) ATM
7 1 (0.13%) Converged Networks
7 1 (0.13%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.29%) Data Lake
2 22 (2.89%) Power BI
3 20 (2.63%) SQL Server
4 16 (2.10%) Metadata
5 15 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.05%) Big Data
6 8 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (0.79%) Delta Lake
7 6 (0.79%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.66%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.66%) Power Query
8 5 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.53%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.53%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.39%) PowerPivot
10 3 (0.39%) Redis
10 3 (0.39%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (0.79%) JIRA
2 5 (0.66%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.39%) Git
4 2 (0.26%) ERwin
4 2 (0.26%) GitLab
4 2 (0.26%) Maven
4 2 (0.26%) MLflow
4 2 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
4 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.13%) MSI
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.13%) Postman
General
1 176 (23.13%) Finance
2 165 (21.68%) Social Skills
3 71 (9.33%) Public Sector
4 69 (9.07%) Retail
5 53 (6.96%) Banking
6 26 (3.42%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
8 21 (2.76%) Telecoms
9 20 (2.63%) Billing
10 13 (1.71%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.31%) Legal
12 10 (1.31%) Marketing
13 9 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (0.92%) Advertising
14 7 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.66%) Automotive
16 4 (0.53%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.53%) Financial Institution
17 3 (0.39%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (5.65%) .NET
2 42 (5.52%) REST
3 30 (3.94%) Terraform
4 28 (3.68%) Kafka
5 18 (2.37%) .NET Framework
6 13 (1.71%) Middleware
7 11 (1.45%) OAuth
8 10 (1.31%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (1.05%) HTML5 Canvas
9 8 (1.05%) OAuth2
9 8 (1.05%) React
9 8 (1.05%) SOAP
10 7 (0.92%) .NET Core
10 7 (0.92%) JWT
10 7 (0.92%) OpenID
10 7 (0.92%) SAML
11 6 (0.79%) Web Services
12 5 (0.66%) JSON
12 5 (0.66%) Spring
12 5 (0.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.59%) Cloud Native
2 26 (3.42%) Legacy Systems
2 26 (3.42%) Product Ownership
3 24 (3.15%) Distributed Systems
3 24 (3.15%) Onboarding
4 22 (2.89%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (2.63%) Management Information System
6 19 (2.50%) Hybrid Cloud
7 18 (2.37%) Mainframe
8 14 (1.84%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 13 (1.71%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.45%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.31%) Enterprise Cloud
12 9 (1.18%) Public Cloud
13 8 (1.05%) Virtual Team
14 7 (0.92%) IoT
14 7 (0.92%) NHS
15 6 (0.79%) Algorithms
15 6 (0.79%) Legacy Applications
15 6 (0.79%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.18%) Windows
2 6 (0.79%) Linux
3 4 (0.53%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.26%) Android
4 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.26%) macOS
5 1 (0.13%) AIX
5 1 (0.13%) CentOS
5 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.13%) Solaris
5 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (23.52%) Stakeholder Management
2 143 (18.79%) Migration
2 143 (18.79%) Roadmaps
3 125 (16.43%) AI
4 119 (15.64%) Enterprise Architecture
5 106 (13.93%) DevOps
6 95 (12.48%) Integration Patterns
7 94 (12.35%) Agile
7 94 (12.35%) Technical Leadership
8 84 (11.04%) CI/CD
9 83 (10.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 76 (9.99%) Event-Driven
11 75 (9.86%) TOGAF
12 73 (9.59%) Analytics
13 67 (8.80%) Architectural Patterns
14 66 (8.67%) Microservices
15 63 (8.28%) Data Architecture
16 62 (8.15%) Translating Business Requirements
17 60 (7.88%) Architecture Governance
18 55 (7.23%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 26 (3.42%) Java
2 23 (3.02%) C#
3 22 (2.89%) SQL
4 19 (2.50%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.58%) Python
6 11 (1.45%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.45%) TypeScript
7 6 (0.79%) Bicep
8 5 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.39%) Bash
10 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.13%) ABAP
11 1 (0.13%) COBOL
11 1 (0.13%) Go
11 1 (0.13%) Groovy
11 1 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 129 (16.95%) Security Cleared
2 106 (13.93%) SC Cleared
3 35 (4.60%) Degree
4 25 (3.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 24 (3.15%) Azure Certification
6 18 (2.37%) TOGAF Certification
7 14 (1.84%) AWS Certification
8 8 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.05%) DV Cleared
9 6 (0.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (0.66%) CISA
11 4 (0.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.53%) CISSP
11 4 (0.53%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.53%) SAP Certification
12 3 (0.39%) CCSP
12 3 (0.39%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.02%) GDPR
2 20 (2.63%) Data Quality
3 18 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (1.84%) SEPA
5 10 (1.31%) NIST
6 8 (1.05%) ISO 20022
7 7 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.92%) PMO
8 6 (0.79%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.79%) NCSC
9 5 (0.66%) QA
10 4 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.39%) PSD2
11 3 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.26%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.26%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (2.23%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.10%) Docker
3 5 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.39%) vSphere
6 1 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 31 (4.07%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.84%) Ansible
3 9 (1.18%) Grafana
4 8 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.39%) SCCM
6 2 (0.26%) Argo
6 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.13%) Avamar
7 1 (0.13%) EMC VPLEX
7 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.13%) Puppet
7 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 118 (15.51%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.80%) SAP
3 46 (6.04%) ServiceNow
4 43 (5.65%) Databricks
5 38 (4.99%) Oracle
6 29 (3.81%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.10%) Google
8 13 (1.71%) BMC
9 11 (1.45%) Ariba
9 11 (1.45%) IBM
10 10 (1.31%) Cisco
11 8 (1.05%) Dynatrace
11 8 (1.05%) Workday
12 7 (0.92%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.92%) OpenAI
12 7 (0.92%) VMware
13 6 (0.79%) Concur
13 6 (0.79%) TikTok
14 5 (0.66%) Guidewire
14 5 (0.66%) OpenText