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 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 105 85
Rank change year-on-year +39 -20 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 783 374 469
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.91% 2.75% 2.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.21% 2.95% 3.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 534 216 329
10th Percentile £493 £480 £485
25th Percentile £532 £566 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £672
Median % change year-on-year - -3.27% -2.25%
75th Percentile £738 £725 £800
90th Percentile £788 £800 £888
England median daily rate £625 £625 £630
% change year-on-year - -0.79% -4.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile £38.30 - £52.55
25th Percentile £43.25 £52.50 £53.38
Median hourly rate £53.00 £60.00 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +5.26% +9.57%
75th Percentile £61.63 £67.50 £60.88
90th Percentile £65.90 - £61.85
England median hourly rate £71.27 £45.10 £77.50
% change year-on-year +58.03% -41.81% +8.77%

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 18,620 12,668 15,338
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.08% 93.00% 94.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,167 8,582 10,875
10th Percentile £363 £326 £348
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 £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 347 202 200
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.98 £17.48
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.93 £22.00
Median hourly rate £39.00 £29.54 £33.07
Median % change year-on-year +32.05% -10.69% -11.81%
75th Percentile £59.36 £50.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.75 £72.19
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.32 £45.00
% change year-on-year +77.73% -43.73% +5.88%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 4 August 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 +22 108 £675 - 50
West London -17 6 £650 +60.49% 12
South London -16 5 £744 +14.38% 7
East London -1 2 £650 -3.78% 2
North London -2 1 £650 -27.78%
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 August 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.

1 235 (30.01%) Azure
2 163 (20.82%) AWS
3 145 (18.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 136 (17.37%) AI
4 136 (17.37%) Migration
5 133 (16.99%) Roadmaps
6 125 (15.96%) Security Cleared
7 112 (14.30%) Enterprise Architecture
8 111 (14.18%) DevOps
9 108 (13.79%) Agile
10 106 (13.54%) SC Cleared
11 105 (13.41%) Microsoft
12 89 (11.37%) Integration Patterns
13 86 (10.98%) Analytics
14 84 (10.73%) Technical Leadership
15 83 (10.60%) CI/CD
16 80 (10.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 77 (9.83%) TOGAF
18 70 (8.94%) SAP
19 67 (8.56%) Event-Driven
20 66 (8.43%) Data Architecture
21 63 (8.05%) Data Modelling
22 62 (7.92%) ERP
23 59 (7.54%) .NET
23 59 (7.54%) Architectural Patterns
23 59 (7.54%) Microservices
23 59 (7.54%) Problem-Solving
24 57 (7.28%) GCP
25 54 (6.90%) Machine Learning
25 54 (6.90%) Translating Business Requirements

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 12 (1.53%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.89%) CMS
2 7 (0.89%) Confluence
3 6 (0.77%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.64%) Camunda
5 4 (0.51%) Apache
6 3 (0.38%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.38%) nginx
7 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.13%) Appian
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%) MS Visio
1 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 33 (4.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (2.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.02%) SAP BRIM
4 7 (0.89%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.64%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.64%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 4 (0.51%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 4 (0.51%) SAP Convergent Charging
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle Retail
7 3 (0.38%) SAP FSCM
7 3 (0.38%) Teamcenter
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.26%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.26%) SAP PM
8 2 (0.26%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.13%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 235 (30.01%) Azure
2 163 (20.82%) AWS
3 57 (7.28%) GCP
4 44 (5.62%) Power Platform
5 30 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
6 29 (3.70%) SaaS
7 25 (3.19%) Entra ID
8 24 (3.07%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (2.94%) Serverless
10 18 (2.30%) GitHub
11 16 (2.04%) PaaS
11 16 (2.04%) Snowflake
12 14 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
13 13 (1.66%) Power Automate
14 12 (1.53%) Azure AI
15 11 (1.40%) Azure Machine Learning
15 11 (1.40%) IaaS
15 11 (1.40%) OCI
15 11 (1.40%) PowerApps
16 9 (1.15%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.40%) Firewall
1 11 (1.40%) Network Security
2 9 (1.15%) VPN
3 7 (0.89%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.64%) DNS
5 4 (0.51%) MPLS
6 3 (0.38%) DMZ
6 3 (0.38%) FTP
6 3 (0.38%) SSL
6 3 (0.38%) VoIP
6 3 (0.38%) 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 42 (5.36%) Data Lake
2 24 (3.07%) Power BI
3 17 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.17%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.79%) Metadata
5 11 (1.40%) Big Data
6 10 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.77%) Delta Lake
8 5 (0.64%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.51%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.51%) Flink
9 4 (0.51%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.51%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.38%) Electronic Patient Records
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.38%) Power Query
10 3 (0.38%) Star Schema
10 3 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (1.40%) JIRA
2 6 (0.77%) MLflow
3 5 (0.64%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.51%) Git
5 3 (0.38%) ERwin
5 3 (0.38%) Maven
5 3 (0.38%) PowerDesigner
5 3 (0.38%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.26%) GitLab
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.13%) MSI
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.13%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.13%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.13%) VersionOne
General
1 173 (22.09%) Finance
2 164 (20.95%) Social Skills
3 66 (8.43%) Public Sector
4 65 (8.30%) Retail
5 57 (7.28%) Banking
6 30 (3.83%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (3.19%) Telecoms
8 22 (2.81%) Billing
9 16 (2.04%) Legal
9 16 (2.04%) Manufacturing
10 15 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.02%) Marketing
14 6 (0.77%) Local Government
14 6 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.51%) Advertising
15 4 (0.51%) Financial Institution
16 3 (0.38%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.38%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (7.54%) .NET
2 43 (5.49%) REST
3 31 (3.96%) Middleware
4 22 (2.81%) .NET Framework
4 22 (2.81%) Kafka
5 16 (2.04%) React
6 11 (1.40%) AngularJS
7 10 (1.28%) SOAP
8 9 (1.15%) OAuth
9 8 (1.02%) HTML5 Canvas
10 7 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (0.89%) Vue
11 6 (0.77%) .NET Core
11 6 (0.77%) SAML
12 5 (0.64%) OAuth2
12 5 (0.64%) OpenID
13 4 (0.51%) ASP.NET
13 4 (0.51%) CSS
13 4 (0.51%) HTML
13 4 (0.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 78 (9.96%) Cloud Native
2 31 (3.96%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (2.68%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (2.30%) Mainframe
6 17 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
6 17 (2.17%) Management Information System
7 13 (1.66%) Data Centre
7 13 (1.66%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
8 12 (1.53%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.53%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 10 (1.28%) AI Agents
9 10 (1.28%) Enterprise Cloud
10 9 (1.15%) NHS
10 9 (1.15%) Virtual Team
11 8 (1.02%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.02%) IoT
12 7 (0.89%) Data Structures
13 6 (0.77%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.77%) Windows
2 4 (0.51%) Linux
3 3 (0.38%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.26%) Android
4 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (18.52%) Stakeholder Management
2 136 (17.37%) AI
2 136 (17.37%) Migration
3 133 (16.99%) Roadmaps
4 112 (14.30%) Enterprise Architecture
5 111 (14.18%) DevOps
6 108 (13.79%) Agile
7 89 (11.37%) Integration Patterns
8 86 (10.98%) Analytics
9 84 (10.73%) Technical Leadership
10 83 (10.60%) CI/CD
11 80 (10.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 77 (9.83%) TOGAF
13 67 (8.56%) Event-Driven
14 66 (8.43%) Data Architecture
15 63 (8.05%) Data Modelling
16 62 (7.92%) ERP
17 59 (7.54%) Architectural Patterns
17 59 (7.54%) Microservices
17 59 (7.54%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 37 (4.73%) Java
2 35 (4.47%) Python
3 32 (4.09%) C#
4 24 (3.07%) SQL
5 20 (2.55%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.40%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.02%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.38%) Bash
8 3 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.38%) Scala
9 2 (0.26%) Bicep
10 1 (0.13%) ABAP
10 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.13%) C++
10 1 (0.13%) Go
10 1 (0.13%) Groovy
10 1 (0.13%) X++
Qualifications
1 125 (15.96%) Security Cleared
2 106 (13.54%) SC Cleared
3 39 (4.98%) Degree
4 22 (2.81%) Azure Certification
5 16 (2.04%) AWS Certification
6 14 (1.79%) TOGAF Certification
7 13 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.02%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (0.64%) CISA
11 5 (0.64%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.51%) CISSP
12 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.38%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (0.26%) CCSP
14 2 (0.26%) CISM
14 2 (0.26%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (4.09%) GDPR
2 21 (2.68%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (1.79%) SEPA
5 13 (1.66%) NIST
6 11 (1.40%) ISO 20022
7 8 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.77%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.77%) PSD2
9 5 (0.64%) QA
10 4 (0.51%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.51%) PMO
11 3 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.38%) HL7
11 3 (0.38%) NCSC
12 2 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.26%) GRC
12 2 (0.26%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 18 (2.30%) Active Directory
1 18 (2.30%) Docker
2 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.26%) Squid
4 2 (0.26%) 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 34 (4.34%) Kubernetes
2 27 (3.45%) Terraform
3 13 (1.66%) Ansible
4 10 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.89%) Grafana
6 6 (0.77%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.38%) SCCM
8 2 (0.26%) Argo
8 2 (0.26%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.26%) Kubeflow
8 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.13%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.13%) Avamar
9 1 (0.13%) Consul
9 1 (0.13%) EMC VPLEX
9 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 105 (13.41%) Microsoft
2 70 (8.94%) SAP
3 52 (6.64%) Databricks
4 45 (5.75%) Oracle
5 44 (5.62%) ServiceNow
6 32 (4.09%) Salesforce
7 14 (1.79%) Google
8 12 (1.53%) Ariba
9 11 (1.40%) Cisco
9 11 (1.40%) Workday
10 9 (1.15%) OpenAI
11 8 (1.02%) BMC
11 8 (1.02%) IBM
11 8 (1.02%) IFS
12 7 (0.89%) MuleSoft
13 5 (0.64%) CyberArk
13 5 (0.64%) Siemens
13 5 (0.64%) VMware
14 4 (0.51%) Dynatrace
14 4 (0.51%) Yardi