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 2 September 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 117 90
Rank change year-on-year +42 -27 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 754 336 451
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.76% 2.53% 2.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.03% 2.72% 2.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 518 196 303
10th Percentile £502 £475 £485
25th Percentile £550 £563 £556
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £675
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% -
75th Percentile £748 £725 £800
90th Percentile £802 £806 £888
England median daily rate £630 £621 £625
% change year-on-year +1.41% -0.60% -3.85%
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 18,700 12,336 15,292
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.34% 92.91% 94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,091 8,299 10,482
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 367 207 194
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.05 £17.88
25th Percentile £21.93 £23.00 £22.28
Median hourly rate £39.00 £30.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -14.29% -6.67%
75th Percentile £62.13 £51.00 £55.75
90th Percentile £80.50 £65.00 £71.88
England median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +73.20% -44.11% +2.86%

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 2 September 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 2 September 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 2 September 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 +15 92 £694 +2.81% 49
West London -12 5 £650 +80.56% 15
South London -16 3 £850 +27.87% 3
North London +2 2 £650 -27.78%
East London -1 2 £650 -5.53% 1
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 September 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 (30.64%) Azure
2 156 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
3 153 (20.29%) AWS
4 136 (18.04%) Migration
5 130 (17.24%) AI
5 130 (17.24%) Roadmaps
6 119 (15.78%) Security Cleared
7 110 (14.59%) Enterprise Architecture
8 109 (14.46%) Agile
9 105 (13.93%) Microsoft
10 102 (13.53%) SC Cleared
11 101 (13.40%) DevOps
12 88 (11.67%) Integration Patterns
12 88 (11.67%) Technical Leadership
13 86 (11.41%) Analytics
14 84 (11.14%) CI/CD
15 80 (10.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 70 (9.28%) Event-Driven
17 68 (9.02%) TOGAF
18 67 (8.89%) SAP
19 66 (8.75%) Architectural Patterns
19 66 (8.75%) Data Architecture
20 63 (8.36%) Data Modelling
21 57 (7.56%) Problem-Solving
22 55 (7.29%) Translating Business Requirements
23 54 (7.16%) Architecture Governance
23 54 (7.16%) Microservices
24 52 (6.90%) .NET
24 52 (6.90%) GCP
24 52 (6.90%) Power Platform

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 (1.19%) CMS
2 8 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.93%) Confluence
4 6 (0.80%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.53%) Apache
5 4 (0.53%) Camunda
6 3 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.40%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.27%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.13%) Appian
8 1 (0.13%) nginx
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%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (4.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (2.79%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.06%) SAP BRIM
4 5 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.66%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (0.66%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 4 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.53%) SAP Convergent Charging
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.40%) SAP FSCM
6 3 (0.40%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.40%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.27%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.27%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
7 2 (0.27%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 231 (30.64%) Azure
2 153 (20.29%) AWS
3 52 (6.90%) GCP
3 52 (6.90%) Power Platform
4 31 (4.11%) Dynamics 365
5 27 (3.58%) SaaS
6 26 (3.45%) Entra ID
7 22 (2.92%) Serverless
8 20 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (2.52%) GitHub
9 19 (2.52%) Microsoft 365
10 14 (1.86%) Azure AI
10 14 (1.86%) PaaS
11 13 (1.72%) Power Automate
12 12 (1.59%) Microsoft Copilot
12 12 (1.59%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.59%) Snowflake
13 11 (1.46%) OCI
14 9 (1.19%) Azure Logic Apps
14 9 (1.19%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.46%) Network Security
2 9 (1.19%) Firewall
3 7 (0.93%) VPN
4 5 (0.66%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.53%) DMZ
5 4 (0.53%) MPLS
6 3 (0.40%) DNS
6 3 (0.40%) FTP
6 3 (0.40%) SSL
6 3 (0.40%) VoIP
6 3 (0.40%) Wireless
7 2 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.27%) DHCP
7 2 (0.27%) HTTP
7 2 (0.27%) IPv4
7 2 (0.27%) IPv6
7 2 (0.27%) RFID
7 2 (0.27%) SDH
7 2 (0.27%) SMS
7 2 (0.27%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (5.31%) Data Lake
2 25 (3.32%) Power BI
3 19 (2.52%) SQL Server
4 16 (2.12%) Metadata
5 15 (1.99%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.33%) Big Data
7 9 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.80%) Delta Lake
8 6 (0.80%) MongoDB
9 5 (0.66%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.66%) Power Query
10 4 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.53%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.53%) Flink
10 4 (0.53%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.40%) GIS
11 3 (0.40%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 3 (0.40%) Snowflake Schema
11 3 (0.40%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 9 (1.19%) JIRA
2 5 (0.66%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.53%) Git
4 3 (0.40%) ERwin
4 3 (0.40%) Maven
4 3 (0.40%) MLflow
5 2 (0.27%) GitLab
5 2 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
5 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
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
1 166 (22.02%) Social Skills
2 151 (20.03%) Finance
3 66 (8.75%) Retail
4 63 (8.36%) Public Sector
5 46 (6.10%) Banking
6 34 (4.51%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (3.05%) Telecoms
8 22 (2.92%) Billing
9 17 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (2.12%) Legal
11 15 (1.99%) Manufacturing
12 13 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (0.93%) Marketing
14 7 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.80%) Advertising
16 5 (0.66%) Local Government
17 4 (0.53%) Aerospace
17 4 (0.53%) Automotive
17 4 (0.53%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (6.90%) .NET
2 45 (5.97%) REST
3 25 (3.32%) Kafka
4 24 (3.18%) Terraform
5 22 (2.92%) .NET Framework
6 20 (2.65%) Middleware
7 11 (1.46%) React
8 10 (1.33%) SOAP
9 9 (1.19%) AngularJS
9 9 (1.19%) OAuth
10 8 (1.06%) HTML5 Canvas
11 6 (0.80%) Model Context Protocol
11 6 (0.80%) OAuth2
12 5 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
12 5 (0.66%) PySpark
12 5 (0.66%) RESTful
12 5 (0.66%) SAML
12 5 (0.66%) Spring
12 5 (0.66%) Vue
12 5 (0.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 75 (9.95%) Cloud Native
2 29 (3.85%) Product Ownership
3 24 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (3.05%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (2.65%) Hybrid Cloud
6 18 (2.39%) Mainframe
6 18 (2.39%) Management Information System
7 15 (1.99%) Onboarding
8 14 (1.86%) Data Centre
9 13 (1.72%) AI Agents
9 13 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
10 12 (1.59%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 11 (1.46%) Enterprise Cloud
12 9 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (1.06%) IoT
13 8 (1.06%) Virtual Team
14 7 (0.93%) Public Cloud
15 6 (0.80%) Algorithms
15 6 (0.80%) NHS
16 5 (0.66%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.93%) Windows
2 5 (0.66%) Linux
3 4 (0.53%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.27%) Android
4 2 (0.27%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.13%) CentOS
5 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
2 136 (18.04%) Migration
3 130 (17.24%) AI
3 130 (17.24%) Roadmaps
4 110 (14.59%) Enterprise Architecture
5 109 (14.46%) Agile
6 101 (13.40%) DevOps
7 88 (11.67%) Integration Patterns
7 88 (11.67%) Technical Leadership
8 86 (11.41%) Analytics
9 84 (11.14%) CI/CD
10 80 (10.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 70 (9.28%) Event-Driven
12 68 (9.02%) TOGAF
13 66 (8.75%) Architectural Patterns
13 66 (8.75%) Data Architecture
14 63 (8.36%) Data Modelling
15 57 (7.56%) Problem-Solving
16 55 (7.29%) Translating Business Requirements
17 54 (7.16%) Architecture Governance
Programming Languages
1 37 (4.91%) Java
2 28 (3.71%) C#
3 25 (3.32%) Python
4 23 (3.05%) SQL
5 19 (2.52%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.59%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.59%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.40%) Bash
8 3 (0.40%) Scala
9 2 (0.27%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.27%) Bicep
10 1 (0.13%) ABAP
10 1 (0.13%) C++
10 1 (0.13%) Go
10 1 (0.13%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 119 (15.78%) Security Cleared
2 102 (13.53%) SC Cleared
3 38 (5.04%) Degree
4 20 (2.65%) Azure Certification
5 16 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (1.86%) AWS Certification
7 13 (1.72%) TOGAF Certification
8 9 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.06%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (0.66%) CISA
11 5 (0.66%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.40%) CCSP
13 3 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.40%) CISSP
13 3 (0.40%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 2 (0.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.45%) GDPR
2 17 (2.25%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.72%) NIST
4 13 (1.72%) SEPA
5 7 (0.93%) ISO 20022
6 6 (0.80%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.66%) QA
8 4 (0.53%) PMO
9 3 (0.40%) NCSC
9 3 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.27%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.27%) GRC
10 2 (0.27%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.27%) PSD2
10 2 (0.27%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 19 (2.52%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.72%) Docker
3 5 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.40%) vSphere
5 1 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 30 (3.98%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.86%) Ansible
3 8 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.66%) Grafana
5 4 (0.53%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.40%) SCCM
7 2 (0.27%) Argo
7 2 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.13%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.13%) Avamar
8 1 (0.13%) EMC VPLEX
8 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.13%) Puppet
8 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 105 (13.93%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.89%) SAP
3 51 (6.76%) Databricks
4 43 (5.70%) ServiceNow
5 39 (5.17%) Oracle
6 33 (4.38%) Salesforce
7 17 (2.25%) Google
8 13 (1.72%) BMC
9 11 (1.46%) IBM
10 9 (1.19%) Ariba
10 9 (1.19%) Cisco
11 8 (1.06%) OpenAI
12 7 (0.93%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.93%) Workday
13 6 (0.80%) TikTok
13 6 (0.80%) VMware
14 5 (0.66%) CyberArk
14 5 (0.66%) Siemens
15 4 (0.53%) IFS
15 4 (0.53%) Remedy