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 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | 116 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -22 | -10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 761 | 338 | 424 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 3.71% | 2.52% | 2.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.99% | 2.73% | 2.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 519 | 203 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £503 | £463 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £558 | £563 | £544 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £638 | £660 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -3.41% | -1.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £741 | £725 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £813 | £805 | £888 |
| England median daily rate | £645 | £620 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.03% | -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 | £83.50 | £90.00 | £91.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.22% | -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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title | 19,058 | 12,391 | 15,104 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.95% | 92.55% | 94.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,335 | 8,277 | 9,836 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £335 | £341 |
| 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 | £663 | £664 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £512 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.54% | -2.48% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 429 | 210 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.75 | £17.00 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.93 | £22.50 | £23.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £27.20 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.06% | -25.48% | -9.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.25 | £49.13 | £59.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £67.75 | £80.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -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 Daily Rate Trend 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 16 October 2026.
Solutions Architect Hourly Rate Trend 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 16 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 | +3 | 96 | £675 | +3.85% | 66 |
| West London | -20 | 4 | £650 | +27.20% | 19 |
| South London | -11 | 3 | £800 | +10.00% | 3 |
| North London | -2 | 2 | £650 | -27.78% | |
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Solutions Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 16 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 31.5% | 240 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 23.5% | 179 |
| 3 | Migration | 18.8% | 143 |
| 3 | Roadmaps | 18.8% | 143 |
| 5 | AWS | 18.0% | 137 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 17.0% | 129 |
| 7 | AI | 16.4% | 125 |
| 8 | Enterprise Architecture | 15.6% | 119 |
| 9 | Microsoft | 15.5% | 118 |
| 10 | DevOps | 13.9% | 106 |
| 10 | SC Cleared | 13.9% | 106 |
| 12 | Integration Patterns | 12.5% | 95 |
| 13 | Agile | 12.4% | 94 |
| 13 | Technical Leadership | 12.4% | 94 |
| 15 | CI/CD | 11.0% | 84 |
| 16 | Stakeholder Engagement | 10.9% | 83 |
| 17 | Event-Driven | 10.0% | 76 |
| 18 | TOGAF | 9.9% | 75 |
| 19 | Analytics | 9.6% | 73 |
| 20 | Architectural Patterns | 8.8% | 67 |
| 20 | SAP | 8.8% | 67 |
| 22 | Microservices | 8.7% | 66 |
| 23 | Data Architecture | 8.3% | 63 |
| 24 | Translating Business Requirements | 8.1% | 62 |
| 25 | Architecture Governance | 7.9% | 60 |
| 26 | Data Modelling | 7.2% | 55 |
| 26 | Power Platform | 7.2% | 55 |
| 28 | GCP | 7.1% | 54 |
| 29 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.0% | 53 |
| 30 | Decision-Making | 6.8% | 52 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Solutions Architect | 5.9% | 45 |
| 2 | Data Architect | 5.1% | 39 |
| 3 | Azure Architect | 4.7% | 36 |
| 4 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.5% | 34 |
| 5 | Technical Solutions Architect | 4.2% | 32 |
| 6 | Dynamics 365 Solution Architect | 3.8% | 29 |
| 6 | ServiceNow Architect | 3.8% | 29 |
| 8 | Lead Solutions Architect | 3.4% | 26 |
| 8 | SAP Solutions Architect | 3.4% | 26 |
| 10 | Cloud Solutions Architect | 3.3% | 25 |
| 11 | AWS Architect | 3.0% | 23 |
| 11 | Integration Architect | 3.0% | 23 |
| 13 | AWS Solution Architect | 2.9% | 22 |
| 14 | Enterprise Solutions Architect | 2.8% | 21 |
| 15 | Enterprise Architect | 2.5% | 19 |
| 15 | Supply Chain Architect | 2.5% | 19 |
| 17 | Consultant | 2.2% | 17 |
| 17 | Payments Solutions Architect | 2.2% | 17 |
| 17 | Salesforce Solution Architect | 2.2% | 17 |
| 20 | Databricks Architect | 2.0% | 15 |