Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Solution Architect
England > London

The median Solution Architect daily rate in London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 98 83
Rank change year-on-year +21 -15 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 658 359 509
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.48% 2.90% 2.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.75% 3.10% 3.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 447 213 348
10th Percentile £493 £501 £475
25th Percentile £525 £568 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -5.45%
75th Percentile £750 £725 £775
90th Percentile £800 £800 £888
England median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% -3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £52.98 - £52.55
25th Percentile £55.19 £52.50 £53.38
Median hourly rate £60.25 £60.00 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +5.26% +9.57%
75th Percentile £65.19 £67.50 £60.88
90th Percentile £67.33 - £61.85
England median hourly rate £71.27 £64.50 £89.00
% change year-on-year +10.50% -27.53% +33.33%

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 17,565 11,566 16,515
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.87% 93.51% 93.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,581 7,842 11,869
10th Percentile £358 £341 £325
25th Percentile £433 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.18% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £799 £800
England median daily rate £520 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 295 169 324
10th Percentile £18.75 £19.89 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.00 £20.17
Median hourly rate £39.50 £32.89 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +20.10% +18.27% -24.37%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.75 £46.49
90th Percentile £78.67 £65.00 £66.85
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.75 £39.55
% change year-on-year +56.52% -27.31% -12.11%

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 17 June 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 17 June 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 17 June 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 +18 109 £685 -1.51% 45
South London -9 6 £637 -0.08% 5
West London -18 4 £650 +10.64% 20
East London -2 3 £630 +20.00% 2
North London - 1 £650 - 1
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 June 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.

1 198 (30.09%) Azure
2 147 (22.34%) AWS
3 124 (18.84%) Security Cleared
4 115 (17.48%) AI
5 110 (16.72%) Migration
6 106 (16.11%) DevOps
7 105 (15.96%) SC Cleared
8 99 (15.05%) Agile
9 98 (14.89%) Roadmaps
10 94 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
11 85 (12.92%) Microsoft
12 80 (12.16%) Enterprise Architecture
13 73 (11.09%) CI/CD
14 67 (10.18%) Integration Patterns
15 63 (9.57%) Analytics
15 63 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
16 58 (8.81%) TOGAF
17 56 (8.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 55 (8.36%) SAP
18 55 (8.36%) Technical Leadership
19 52 (7.90%) .NET
20 49 (7.45%) ERP
21 48 (7.29%) Event-Driven
22 47 (7.14%) GCP
23 46 (6.99%) Infrastructure as Code
23 46 (6.99%) Microservices
24 45 (6.84%) Data Modelling
24 45 (6.84%) Degree
25 44 (6.69%) Data Architecture
26 43 (6.53%) Python

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 15 (2.28%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.22%) Camunda
3 7 (1.06%) Confluence
4 4 (0.61%) Apache
4 4 (0.61%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.46%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.46%) nginx
6 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.15%) Appian
7 1 (0.15%) OpenROAD
7 1 (0.15%) ThingWorx
7 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.30%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.15%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 32 (4.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.22%) SAP BRIM
3 7 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.06%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.76%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 4 (0.61%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 4 (0.61%) SAP Convergent Charging
6 3 (0.46%) SAP FSCM
6 3 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.46%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.46%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Retail
7 2 (0.30%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.30%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.15%) DELMIA
8 1 (0.15%) Maximo
8 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 198 (30.09%) Azure
2 147 (22.34%) AWS
3 47 (7.14%) GCP
4 33 (5.02%) Power Platform
5 29 (4.41%) SaaS
6 21 (3.19%) Serverless
7 20 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (2.74%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (2.74%) Entra ID
9 17 (2.58%) PaaS
9 17 (2.58%) Snowflake
10 14 (2.13%) GitHub
11 12 (1.82%) Azure AI
11 12 (1.82%) Azure Machine Learning
11 12 (1.82%) IaaS
12 11 (1.67%) SuccessFactors
13 10 (1.52%) Microsoft 365
13 10 (1.52%) Power Automate
14 9 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
14 9 (1.37%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.98%) Firewall
2 11 (1.67%) Network Security
2 11 (1.67%) VPN
3 8 (1.22%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.06%) WAN
5 6 (0.91%) DNS
5 6 (0.91%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.61%) MPLS
7 3 (0.46%) FTP
7 3 (0.46%) OpenVPN
7 3 (0.46%) SSL
7 3 (0.46%) VoIP
7 3 (0.46%) Wireless
8 2 (0.30%) DHCP
8 2 (0.30%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 2 (0.30%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 2 (0.30%) IPv4
8 2 (0.30%) Radio Access Network
8 2 (0.30%) SDH
8 2 (0.30%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.41%) Data Lake
2 18 (2.74%) Power BI
3 14 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (2.13%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.52%) Metadata
4 10 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.91%) Big Data
6 5 (0.76%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.76%) Tableau
7 4 (0.61%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.61%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.61%) Flink
7 4 (0.61%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.46%) Delta Lake
8 3 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
8 3 (0.46%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.30%) Db2
Development Applications
1 12 (1.82%) JIRA
2 6 (0.91%) MLflow
3 4 (0.61%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.61%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.46%) Maven
5 2 (0.30%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.30%) ERwin
5 2 (0.30%) Git
5 2 (0.30%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.15%) MSI
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.15%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.15%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.15%) Subversion
6 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.15%) VersionOne
General
1 169 (25.68%) Finance
2 132 (20.06%) Social Skills
3 61 (9.27%) Public Sector
4 54 (8.21%) Banking
5 37 (5.62%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (4.10%) Retail
7 24 (3.65%) Telecoms
8 20 (3.04%) Billing
8 20 (3.04%) Legal
9 19 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (2.28%) Manufacturing
11 10 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.76%) Law
13 5 (0.76%) Local Government
13 5 (0.76%) Marketing
14 3 (0.46%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.46%) Automotive
14 3 (0.46%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (7.90%) .NET
2 36 (5.47%) Middleware
3 31 (4.71%) REST
4 19 (2.89%) .NET Framework
5 17 (2.58%) React
6 13 (1.98%) AngularJS
7 9 (1.37%) Kafka
8 8 (1.22%) Vue
9 7 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (0.91%) .NET Core
10 6 (0.91%) CSS
10 6 (0.91%) HTML
10 6 (0.91%) SOAP
11 5 (0.76%) HTML5 Canvas
11 5 (0.76%) LDAP
11 5 (0.76%) Spring
12 4 (0.61%) FHIR
12 4 (0.61%) PySpark
12 4 (0.61%) SAML
12 4 (0.61%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.88%) Cloud Native
2 23 (3.50%) Product Ownership
3 19 (2.89%) Legacy Systems
4 17 (2.58%) Mainframe
5 16 (2.43%) Management Information System
6 15 (2.28%) Data Centre
6 15 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (1.82%) Onboarding
9 11 (1.67%) Distributed Systems
10 10 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.52%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 8 (1.22%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.22%) Virtual Team
12 7 (1.06%) Data Structures
12 7 (1.06%) Enterprise Cloud
12 7 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.06%) NHS
13 6 (0.91%) Algorithms
14 5 (0.76%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.22%) Windows
2 3 (0.46%) Linux
3 2 (0.30%) Android
3 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.30%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.15%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (17.48%) AI
2 110 (16.72%) Migration
3 106 (16.11%) DevOps
4 99 (15.05%) Agile
5 98 (14.89%) Roadmaps
6 94 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
7 80 (12.16%) Enterprise Architecture
8 73 (11.09%) CI/CD
9 67 (10.18%) Integration Patterns
10 63 (9.57%) Analytics
10 63 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
11 58 (8.81%) TOGAF
12 56 (8.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 55 (8.36%) Technical Leadership
14 49 (7.45%) ERP
15 48 (7.29%) Event-Driven
16 46 (6.99%) Infrastructure as Code
16 46 (6.99%) Microservices
17 45 (6.84%) Data Modelling
18 44 (6.69%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 43 (6.53%) Python
2 36 (5.47%) Java
3 26 (3.95%) C#
4 23 (3.50%) SQL
5 14 (2.13%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.67%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.06%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.46%) Bash
8 3 (0.46%) R
9 2 (0.30%) Bicep
9 2 (0.30%) Korn
9 2 (0.30%) Scala
10 1 (0.15%) ABAP
10 1 (0.15%) C++
10 1 (0.15%) Groovy
10 1 (0.15%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.15%) RPG
10 1 (0.15%) X++
Qualifications
1 124 (18.84%) Security Cleared
2 105 (15.96%) SC Cleared
3 45 (6.84%) Degree
4 19 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.13%) Azure Certification
6 13 (1.98%) AWS Certification
7 12 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.67%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
10 7 (1.06%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (0.76%) CISA
12 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.61%) CISSP
14 3 (0.46%) DBS Check
15 2 (0.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 2 (0.30%) CCNP
15 2 (0.30%) CCSP
15 2 (0.30%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.26%) GDPR
2 14 (2.13%) Data Quality
3 12 (1.82%) SEPA
4 10 (1.52%) NIST
4 10 (1.52%) PSD2
5 9 (1.37%) ISO 20022
5 9 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.37%) QA
6 6 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.61%) HL7
7 4 (0.61%) NCSC
7 4 (0.61%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.46%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.46%) TARGET2
9 2 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.15%) GRC
10 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 22 (3.34%) Docker
2 14 (2.13%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.46%) Squid
4 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 33 (5.02%) Kubernetes
1 33 (5.02%) Terraform
2 13 (1.98%) Ansible
3 7 (1.06%) FortiGate
3 7 (1.06%) Grafana
3 7 (1.06%) Prometheus
3 7 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.46%) SCCM
5 2 (0.30%) Argo
5 2 (0.30%) Consul
5 2 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.30%) Kubeflow
5 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.15%) Amdocs OSS
Vendors
1 85 (12.92%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.36%) SAP
3 42 (6.38%) Oracle
4 39 (5.93%) ServiceNow
5 32 (4.86%) Databricks
6 30 (4.56%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.28%) Cisco
8 11 (1.67%) Ariba
8 11 (1.67%) Google
8 11 (1.67%) Workday
9 8 (1.22%) IFS
9 8 (1.22%) Software AG
10 7 (1.06%) OpenAI
10 7 (1.06%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.76%) Aruba
11 5 (0.76%) Dynatrace
11 5 (0.76%) IBM
11 5 (0.76%) Siemens
12 4 (0.61%) CyberArk
12 4 (0.61%) Yardi