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 14 August 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 110 93
Rank change year-on-year +40 -17 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 769 354 456
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.83% 2.62% 2.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.11% 2.81% 2.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 525 205 322
10th Percentile £500 £477 £488
25th Percentile £538 £563 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £675
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% -
75th Percentile £740 £725 £800
90th Percentile £788 £800 £888
England median daily rate £630 £625 £644
% change year-on-year +0.80% -2.91% -0.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £36.65 - £52.55
25th Percentile £39.13 - £53.38
Median hourly rate £44.00 - £57.00
75th Percentile £49.63 - £60.88
90th Percentile £52.55 - £61.85
England median hourly rate £71.27 £30.20 £90.00
% change year-on-year +135.99% -66.44% +26.32%

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 18,708 12,579 15,251
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 92.98% 94.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,168 8,479 10,729
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
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 £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 342 204 203
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.98 £17.30
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.98 £22.00
Median hourly rate £37.25 £29.54 £34.25
Median % change year-on-year +26.12% -13.77% -9.87%
75th Percentile £58.44 £50.13 £55.00
90th Percentile £78.73 £65.00 £71.75
England median hourly rate £43.10 £25.32 £45.00
% change year-on-year +70.23% -43.73% +7.40%

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 14 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 14 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 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
Central London +13 101 £675 - 41
West London -13 6 £650 +80.56% 14
South London -11 5 £744 +14.38% 2
North London -1 2 £650 -27.78%
East London -4 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 14 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.

1 231 (30.04%) Azure
2 158 (20.55%) AWS
3 146 (18.99%) Stakeholder Management
4 137 (17.82%) Migration
5 132 (17.17%) AI
6 131 (17.04%) Roadmaps
7 122 (15.86%) Security Cleared
8 109 (14.17%) Enterprise Architecture
9 108 (14.04%) DevOps
10 107 (13.91%) Agile
11 105 (13.65%) Microsoft
12 104 (13.52%) SC Cleared
13 91 (11.83%) Integration Patterns
14 89 (11.57%) Analytics
15 85 (11.05%) CI/CD
16 83 (10.79%) Technical Leadership
17 79 (10.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 73 (9.49%) TOGAF
19 70 (9.10%) Data Architecture
19 70 (9.10%) SAP
20 67 (8.71%) Event-Driven
21 66 (8.58%) Data Modelling
22 61 (7.93%) Architectural Patterns
23 59 (7.67%) Problem-Solving
24 58 (7.54%) .NET
24 58 (7.54%) ERP
25 56 (7.28%) Architecture Governance
26 55 (7.15%) GCP
26 55 (7.15%) Translating Business Requirements
27 53 (6.89%) Microservices

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 (1.17%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.91%) CMS
2 7 (0.91%) 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 (4.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (2.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.04%) SAP BRIM
4 7 (0.91%) 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
1 231 (30.04%) Azure
2 158 (20.55%) AWS
3 55 (7.15%) GCP
4 48 (6.24%) Power Platform
5 31 (4.03%) Dynamics 365
6 27 (3.51%) SaaS
7 26 (3.38%) Entra ID
8 22 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (2.86%) Serverless
9 18 (2.34%) GitHub
10 16 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
10 16 (2.08%) PaaS
10 16 (2.08%) Snowflake
11 13 (1.69%) Azure AI
11 13 (1.69%) Power Automate
12 11 (1.43%) IaaS
12 11 (1.43%) OCI
12 11 (1.43%) PowerApps
13 9 (1.17%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.17%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.30%) Firewall
1 10 (1.30%) Network Security
2 8 (1.04%) 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%) 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%) SMS
6 2 (0.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (5.46%) Data Lake
2 25 (3.25%) Power BI
3 18 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (2.21%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.82%) Metadata
6 11 (1.43%) Big Data
7 10 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.78%) Delta Lake
9 5 (0.65%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.65%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.65%) Power Query
10 4 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.52%) Flink
10 4 (0.52%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.52%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.39%) GIS
11 3 (0.39%) Snowflake Schema
11 3 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 10 (1.30%) 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
1 163 (21.20%) Social Skills
2 158 (20.55%) Finance
3 65 (8.45%) Public Sector
3 65 (8.45%) Retail
4 51 (6.63%) Banking
5 31 (4.03%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (3.25%) Telecoms
7 22 (2.86%) Billing
8 17 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (2.08%) Legal
10 15 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (1.95%) Manufacturing
11 11 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.04%) Marketing
13 7 (0.91%) 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 58 (7.54%) .NET
2 46 (5.98%) REST
3 27 (3.51%) Middleware
4 22 (2.86%) .NET Framework
5 21 (2.73%) Kafka
6 14 (1.82%) React
7 10 (1.30%) AngularJS
7 10 (1.30%) OAuth
7 10 (1.30%) SOAP
8 8 (1.04%) HTML5 Canvas
9 6 (0.78%) OAuth2
9 6 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (0.78%) SAML
9 6 (0.78%) Vue
10 5 (0.65%) .NET Core
10 5 (0.65%) OpenID
10 5 (0.65%) RESTful
11 4 (0.52%) MACH
11 4 (0.52%) OpenAPI
11 4 (0.52%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 74 (9.62%) Cloud Native
2 30 (3.90%) Product Ownership
3 26 (3.38%) Legacy Systems
4 22 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
6 18 (2.34%) Mainframe
6 18 (2.34%) Management Information System
7 16 (2.08%) Data Centre
8 14 (1.82%) Onboarding
9 12 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.43%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (1.43%) Enterprise Cloud
10 11 (1.43%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 9 (1.17%) NHS
11 9 (1.17%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.04%) IoT
13 7 (0.91%) Algorithms
13 7 (0.91%) Data Structures
14 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
1 146 (18.99%) Stakeholder Management
2 137 (17.82%) Migration
3 132 (17.17%) AI
4 131 (17.04%) Roadmaps
5 109 (14.17%) Enterprise Architecture
6 108 (14.04%) DevOps
7 107 (13.91%) Agile
8 91 (11.83%) Integration Patterns
9 89 (11.57%) Analytics
10 85 (11.05%) CI/CD
11 83 (10.79%) Technical Leadership
12 79 (10.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 73 (9.49%) TOGAF
14 70 (9.10%) Data Architecture
15 67 (8.71%) Event-Driven
16 66 (8.58%) Data Modelling
17 61 (7.93%) Architectural Patterns
18 59 (7.67%) Problem-Solving
19 58 (7.54%) ERP
20 56 (7.28%) Architecture Governance
Programming Languages
1 36 (4.68%) Java
2 31 (4.03%) C#
2 31 (4.03%) Python
3 24 (3.12%) SQL
4 21 (2.73%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.43%) TypeScript
6 10 (1.30%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.39%) Bash
8 3 (0.39%) Scala
9 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.26%) Bicep
10 1 (0.13%) ABAP
10 1 (0.13%) C++
10 1 (0.13%) Go
10 1 (0.13%) Groovy
10 1 (0.13%) X++
Qualifications
1 122 (15.86%) Security Cleared
2 104 (13.52%) SC Cleared
3 38 (4.94%) Degree
4 22 (2.86%) Azure Certification
5 15 (1.95%) TOGAF Certification
6 14 (1.82%) AWS Certification
7 11 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.04%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (0.65%) CISA
10 5 (0.65%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.39%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.26%) CCSP
13 2 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.26%) CISSP
13 2 (0.26%) PMI Certification
14 1 (0.13%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.77%) GDPR
2 20 (2.60%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.69%) NIST
4 13 (1.69%) SEPA
5 10 (1.30%) ISO 20022
6 6 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (0.78%) PSD2
7 5 (0.65%) QA
8 4 (0.52%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.52%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.52%) PMO
9 3 (0.39%) HL7
9 3 (0.39%) NCSC
10 2 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.26%) GRC
10 2 (0.26%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 19 (2.47%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.95%) 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 31 (4.03%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.25%) Terraform
3 13 (1.69%) Ansible
4 9 (1.17%) 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 (13.65%) Microsoft
2 70 (9.10%) SAP
3 52 (6.76%) Databricks
4 44 (5.72%) Oracle
5 43 (5.59%) ServiceNow
6 34 (4.42%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.21%) Google
8 13 (1.69%) Ariba
9 11 (1.43%) BMC
10 10 (1.30%) Cisco
11 9 (1.17%) IBM
11 9 (1.17%) Workday
12 8 (1.04%) OpenAI
13 6 (0.78%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.78%) TikTok
14 5 (0.65%) CyberArk
14 5 (0.65%) IFS
14 5 (0.65%) Siemens
14 5 (0.65%) VMware
15 4 (0.52%) Planon