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 October 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 108 97
Rank change year-on-year +31 -11 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 757 342 422
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.69% 2.55% 2.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.97% 2.76% 2.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 516 204 252
10th Percentile £502 £463 £464
25th Percentile £559 £563 £547
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £639 £663
Median % change year-on-year +1.76% -3.66% -1.04%
75th Percentile £739 £725 £800
90th Percentile £813 £804 £888
England median daily rate £640 £620 £625
% change year-on-year +3.23% -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 £77.39 £90.00 £91.00
% change year-on-year -14.02% -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 19,079 12,384 15,047
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.04% 92.45% 94.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,336 8,275 9,801
10th Percentile £363 £334 £340
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.29% -1.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 423 209 173
10th Percentile £16.96 £17.00 £17.30
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.50 £24.15
Median hourly rate £41.00 £27.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +51.85% -22.86% -13.58%
75th Percentile £65.30 £49.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £79.75
England median hourly rate £42.31 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.23% -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 14 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 14 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 +2 97 £685 +5.31% 64
West London -21 4 £650 +27.20% 19
South London -15 3 £800 +10.00% 3
North London -1 2 £650 -27.78%
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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.

1 236 (31.18%) Azure
2 178 (23.51%) Stakeholder Management
3 141 (18.63%) Migration
4 138 (18.23%) Roadmaps
5 135 (17.83%) AWS
6 127 (16.78%) Security Cleared
7 126 (16.64%) AI
8 116 (15.32%) Enterprise Architecture
9 113 (14.93%) Microsoft
10 104 (13.74%) SC Cleared
11 103 (13.61%) DevOps
12 95 (12.55%) Agile
13 92 (12.15%) Technical Leadership
14 91 (12.02%) Integration Patterns
15 82 (10.83%) CI/CD
15 82 (10.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 75 (9.91%) TOGAF
17 74 (9.78%) Event-Driven
18 73 (9.64%) Analytics
19 67 (8.85%) SAP
20 65 (8.59%) Architectural Patterns
21 63 (8.32%) Microservices
22 61 (8.06%) Data Architecture
23 58 (7.66%) Architecture Governance
23 58 (7.66%) Translating Business Requirements
24 56 (7.40%) Power Platform
25 55 (7.27%) Data Modelling
26 53 (7.00%) GCP
26 53 (7.00%) Infrastructure as Code
27 50 (6.61%) Event-Driven Architecture

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 (1.32%) CMS
2 8 (1.06%) 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 (0.40%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.26%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Camunda
7 1 (0.13%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (0.26%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.13%) Gliffy
Business Applications
1 31 (4.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (3.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.06%) SAP BRIM
3 8 (1.06%) 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 (0.40%) 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 FI/CO
8 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 236 (31.18%) Azure
2 135 (17.83%) AWS
3 56 (7.40%) Power Platform
4 53 (7.00%) GCP
5 36 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
6 34 (4.49%) SaaS
7 30 (3.96%) Entra ID
8 25 (3.30%) Serverless
9 23 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (2.77%) GitHub
10 21 (2.77%) Microsoft 365
11 15 (1.98%) Microsoft Copilot
12 14 (1.85%) Power Automate
13 12 (1.59%) Azure Functions
13 12 (1.59%) Azure Monitor
13 12 (1.59%) PowerApps
13 12 (1.59%) Snowflake
14 11 (1.45%) Azure Service Bus
14 11 (1.45%) PaaS
15 10 (1.32%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.32%) Network Security
2 8 (1.06%) Firewall
2 8 (1.06%) VPN
3 5 (0.66%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.66%) Wireless
4 4 (0.53%) DMZ
5 3 (0.40%) DHCP
5 3 (0.40%) DNS
5 3 (0.40%) MPLS
5 3 (0.40%) 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%) LAN
7 1 (0.13%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.43%) Data Lake
2 22 (2.91%) Power BI
3 17 (2.25%) SQL Server
4 16 (2.11%) Metadata
5 15 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.06%) Big Data
6 8 (1.06%) 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 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.40%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.40%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.40%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (0.79%) JIRA
2 5 (0.66%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.40%) 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
1 175 (23.12%) Finance
2 163 (21.53%) Social Skills
3 72 (9.51%) Public Sector
4 69 (9.11%) Retail
5 52 (6.87%) Banking
6 26 (3.43%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (2.91%) Influencing Skills
8 21 (2.77%) Telecoms
9 20 (2.64%) Billing
10 13 (1.72%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.32%) Legal
12 10 (1.32%) Marketing
13 9 (1.19%) 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 (0.40%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.81%) .NET
2 39 (5.15%) REST
3 30 (3.96%) Terraform
4 28 (3.70%) Kafka
5 18 (2.38%) .NET Framework
6 13 (1.72%) Middleware
7 11 (1.45%) OAuth
8 10 (1.32%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (1.06%) HTML5 Canvas
9 8 (1.06%) OAuth2
9 8 (1.06%) React
9 8 (1.06%) 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 70 (9.25%) Cloud Native
2 27 (3.57%) Product Ownership
3 26 (3.43%) Legacy Systems
4 24 (3.17%) Distributed Systems
5 23 (3.04%) Onboarding
6 22 (2.91%) Enterprise Software
7 20 (2.64%) Management Information System
8 19 (2.51%) Hybrid Cloud
9 18 (2.38%) Mainframe
10 14 (1.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 13 (1.72%) AI Agents
12 10 (1.32%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.32%) Enterprise Cloud
13 9 (1.19%) Public Cloud
14 8 (1.06%) Virtual Team
15 7 (0.92%) IoT
15 7 (0.92%) NHS
16 6 (0.79%) Algorithms
16 6 (0.79%) Legacy Applications
17 5 (0.66%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.06%) Windows
2 5 (0.66%) 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%) CentOS
5 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (23.51%) Stakeholder Management
2 141 (18.63%) Migration
3 138 (18.23%) Roadmaps
4 126 (16.64%) AI
5 116 (15.32%) Enterprise Architecture
6 103 (13.61%) DevOps
7 95 (12.55%) Agile
8 92 (12.15%) Technical Leadership
9 91 (12.02%) Integration Patterns
10 82 (10.83%) CI/CD
10 82 (10.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 75 (9.91%) TOGAF
12 74 (9.78%) Event-Driven
13 73 (9.64%) Analytics
14 65 (8.59%) Architectural Patterns
15 63 (8.32%) Microservices
16 61 (8.06%) Data Architecture
17 58 (7.66%) Architecture Governance
17 58 (7.66%) Translating Business Requirements
18 55 (7.27%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 26 (3.43%) Java
2 24 (3.17%) C#
3 22 (2.91%) SQL
4 19 (2.51%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.59%) 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 (0.40%) Bash
10 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.13%) ABAP
11 1 (0.13%) Go
11 1 (0.13%) Groovy
11 1 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 127 (16.78%) Security Cleared
2 104 (13.74%) SC Cleared
3 36 (4.76%) Degree
4 25 (3.30%) Azure Certification
4 25 (3.30%) BPSS Clearance
5 18 (2.38%) TOGAF Certification
6 14 (1.85%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.06%) 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 (0.40%) CCSP
12 3 (0.40%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.04%) GDPR
2 20 (2.64%) Data Quality
3 18 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (1.85%) SEPA
5 10 (1.32%) NIST
6 8 (1.06%) ISO 20022
7 7 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.92%) PMO
8 6 (0.79%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.79%) NCSC
9 4 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.53%) QA
10 3 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.40%) PSD2
10 3 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.26%) GRC
11 2 (0.26%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.26%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.26%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (2.25%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.72%) Docker
3 5 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.40%) 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 (4.10%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.85%) Ansible
3 9 (1.19%) Grafana
4 8 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.40%) 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
1 113 (14.93%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.85%) SAP
3 46 (6.08%) ServiceNow
4 43 (5.68%) Databricks
5 37 (4.89%) Oracle
6 28 (3.70%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.11%) Google
8 13 (1.72%) BMC
9 11 (1.45%) Ariba
9 11 (1.45%) IBM
10 10 (1.32%) Cisco
11 8 (1.06%) Dynatrace
12 7 (0.92%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.92%) OpenAI
12 7 (0.92%) VMware
12 7 (0.92%) Workday
13 6 (0.79%) Concur
13 6 (0.79%) TikTok
14 5 (0.66%) Aruba
14 5 (0.66%) CyberArk