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 1 September 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 116 93
Rank change year-on-year +41 -23 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 755 338 451
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 520 197 303
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 £750 £725 £800
90th Percentile £801 £805 £888
England median daily rate £630 £623 £625
% change year-on-year +1.20% -0.40% -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 18,744 12,443 15,290
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 92.96% 94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,120 8,377 10,481
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 366 208 194
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.05 £17.88
25th Percentile £21.93 £23.00 £22.28
Median hourly rate £39.00 £30.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.85% -12.16% -6.67%
75th Percentile £62.44 £50.88 £55.75
90th Percentile £80.63 £65.00 £71.88
England median hourly rate £43.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +72.96% -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 1 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 1 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 1 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 +13 94 £685 +1.41% 37
West London -14 5 £650 +80.56% 12
South London -17 3 £850 +27.87% 3
North London +1 2 £650 -27.78%
East London -2 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 1 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.

1 229 (30.33%) Azure
2 156 (20.66%) Stakeholder Management
3 154 (20.40%) AWS
4 136 (18.01%) Migration
5 130 (17.22%) AI
6 127 (16.82%) Roadmaps
7 120 (15.89%) Security Cleared
8 110 (14.57%) Enterprise Architecture
9 109 (14.44%) Agile
10 105 (13.91%) Microsoft
11 103 (13.64%) SC Cleared
12 101 (13.38%) DevOps
13 89 (11.79%) Integration Patterns
14 88 (11.66%) Technical Leadership
15 86 (11.39%) Analytics
16 84 (11.13%) CI/CD
17 79 (10.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 69 (9.14%) Event-Driven
18 69 (9.14%) TOGAF
19 68 (9.01%) SAP
20 67 (8.87%) Data Architecture
21 65 (8.61%) Architectural Patterns
22 63 (8.34%) Data Modelling
23 57 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
24 55 (7.28%) Translating Business Requirements
25 54 (7.15%) Architecture Governance
26 53 (7.02%) Microservices
27 52 (6.89%) .NET
27 52 (6.89%) GCP
27 52 (6.89%) 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 (0.79%) 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 (0.26%) 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 (2.78%) 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%) Integrated Workplace Management System
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 (0.26%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
7 2 (0.26%) 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
1 229 (30.33%) Azure
2 154 (20.40%) AWS
3 52 (6.89%) GCP
3 52 (6.89%) Power Platform
4 31 (4.11%) Dynamics 365
5 26 (3.44%) Entra ID
5 26 (3.44%) SaaS
6 22 (2.91%) Serverless
7 20 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (2.65%) Microsoft 365
8 19 (2.52%) GitHub
9 14 (1.85%) Azure AI
9 14 (1.85%) PaaS
10 13 (1.72%) Power Automate
10 13 (1.72%) Snowflake
11 12 (1.59%) Microsoft Copilot
11 12 (1.59%) PowerApps
12 11 (1.46%) OCI
13 9 (1.19%) Azure Logic Apps
13 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 (0.26%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.26%) DHCP
7 2 (0.26%) HTTP
7 2 (0.26%) IPv4
7 2 (0.26%) IPv6
7 2 (0.26%) RFID
7 2 (0.26%) SDH
7 2 (0.26%) SMS
7 2 (0.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (5.30%) Data Lake
2 25 (3.31%) Power BI
3 19 (2.52%) SQL Server
4 16 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (2.12%) Metadata
5 10 (1.32%) Big Data
6 9 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.79%) Delta Lake
7 6 (0.79%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.66%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.66%) Power Query
9 4 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.53%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.53%) Flink
9 4 (0.53%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.40%) GIS
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.40%) Snowflake Schema
10 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 (0.26%) GitLab
5 2 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
5 2 (0.26%) 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
1 167 (22.12%) Social Skills
2 150 (19.87%) Finance
3 66 (8.74%) Retail
4 63 (8.34%) Public Sector
5 47 (6.23%) Banking
6 34 (4.50%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (3.05%) Telecoms
8 22 (2.91%) Billing
9 17 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (2.12%) Legal
11 15 (1.99%) Manufacturing
12 13 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (0.93%) Marketing
14 7 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.79%) 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 (6.89%) .NET
2 45 (5.96%) REST
3 25 (3.31%) Kafka
4 24 (3.18%) Terraform
5 22 (2.91%) .NET Framework
6 21 (2.78%) Middleware
7 11 (1.46%) React
8 10 (1.32%) OAuth
8 10 (1.32%) SOAP
9 9 (1.19%) AngularJS
10 8 (1.06%) HTML5 Canvas
11 6 (0.79%) Model Context Protocol
11 6 (0.79%) OAuth2
11 6 (0.79%) SAML
12 5 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
12 5 (0.66%) PySpark
12 5 (0.66%) RESTful
12 5 (0.66%) Spring
12 5 (0.66%) Vue
12 5 (0.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 75 (9.93%) Cloud Native
2 29 (3.84%) Product Ownership
3 24 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (3.05%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (2.52%) Hybrid Cloud
6 18 (2.38%) Mainframe
6 18 (2.38%) Management Information System
7 15 (1.99%) Onboarding
8 14 (1.85%) 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 6 (0.79%) Algorithms
14 6 (0.79%) NHS
14 6 (0.79%) Public Cloud
15 5 (0.66%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.93%) Windows
2 5 (0.66%) Linux
3 4 (0.53%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.26%) Android
4 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.13%) CentOS
5 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (20.66%) Stakeholder Management
2 136 (18.01%) Migration
3 130 (17.22%) AI
4 127 (16.82%) Roadmaps
5 110 (14.57%) Enterprise Architecture
6 109 (14.44%) Agile
7 101 (13.38%) DevOps
8 89 (11.79%) Integration Patterns
9 88 (11.66%) Technical Leadership
10 86 (11.39%) Analytics
11 84 (11.13%) CI/CD
12 79 (10.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 69 (9.14%) Event-Driven
13 69 (9.14%) TOGAF
14 67 (8.87%) Data Architecture
15 65 (8.61%) Architectural Patterns
16 63 (8.34%) Data Modelling
17 57 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
18 55 (7.28%) Translating Business Requirements
19 54 (7.15%) Architecture Governance
Programming Languages
1 37 (4.90%) Java
2 28 (3.71%) C#
3 25 (3.31%) 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 (0.26%) 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
Qualifications
1 120 (15.89%) Security Cleared
2 103 (13.64%) SC Cleared
3 38 (5.03%) Degree
4 19 (2.52%) Azure Certification
5 16 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (1.85%) AWS Certification
6 14 (1.85%) TOGAF 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
10 5 (0.66%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.40%) CCSP
12 3 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.40%) CISSP
12 3 (0.40%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.26%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.31%) 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 (0.79%) 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 (0.26%) 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%) PSD2
10 2 (0.26%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.26%) 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 (3.97%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.85%) 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 (0.26%) Argo
7 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.26%) 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 (13.91%) Microsoft
2 68 (9.01%) SAP
3 51 (6.75%) Databricks
4 43 (5.70%) ServiceNow
5 39 (5.17%) Oracle
6 33 (4.37%) Salesforce
7 18 (2.38%) 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 (0.79%) TikTok
13 6 (0.79%) VMware
14 5 (0.66%) CyberArk
14 5 (0.66%) Siemens
15 4 (0.53%) IFS
15 4 (0.53%) Remedy