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 7 August 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 110 84
Rank change year-on-year +42 -26 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 785 365 471
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.89% 2.69% 2.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.18% 2.89% 3.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 532 213 329
10th Percentile £493 £480 £485
25th Percentile £532 £563 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £675
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% -1.82%
75th Percentile £738 £725 £800
90th Percentile £788 £800 £888
England median daily rate £628 £625 £630
% change year-on-year +0.40% -0.79% -4.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £38.30 - £52.55
25th Percentile £43.25 - £53.38
Median hourly rate £53.00 - £57.00
75th Percentile £61.63 - £60.88
90th Percentile £65.90 - £61.85
England median hourly rate £71.27 £30.20 £77.50
% change year-on-year +135.99% -61.03% +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 18,802 12,610 15,273
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.08% 92.99% 94.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,272 8,525 10,790
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
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 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 348 204 199
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.98 £17.45
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.98 £22.00
Median hourly rate £38.25 £30.00 £33.07
Median % change year-on-year +27.50% -9.28% -11.81%
75th Percentile £59.00 £50.13 £54.38
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.75 £71.88
England median hourly rate £43.56 £26.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +67.54% -42.22% +4.65%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 +21 107 £675 - 55
West London -15 6 £650 +60.49% 11
South London -19 5 £744 +14.38% 6
East London -4 2 £650 -5.53% 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 7 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.

1 237 (30.19%) Azure
2 163 (20.76%) AWS
3 147 (18.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 138 (17.58%) AI
5 137 (17.45%) Migration
6 132 (16.82%) Roadmaps
7 125 (15.92%) Security Cleared
8 111 (14.14%) Enterprise Architecture
9 110 (14.01%) DevOps
10 106 (13.50%) Agile
11 105 (13.38%) Microsoft
11 105 (13.38%) SC Cleared
12 90 (11.46%) Integration Patterns
13 89 (11.34%) Analytics
14 85 (10.83%) Technical Leadership
15 84 (10.70%) CI/CD
16 79 (10.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 77 (9.81%) TOGAF
18 72 (9.17%) SAP
19 68 (8.66%) Data Architecture
20 67 (8.54%) Event-Driven
21 64 (8.15%) ERP
22 63 (8.03%) Data Modelling
23 60 (7.64%) .NET
23 60 (7.64%) Architectural Patterns
24 58 (7.39%) GCP
24 58 (7.39%) Problem-Solving
25 57 (7.26%) Microservices
26 55 (7.01%) Architecture Governance
26 55 (7.01%) Machine Learning

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 11 (1.40%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.89%) CMS
2 7 (0.89%) Confluence
3 6 (0.76%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.64%) Camunda
5 4 (0.51%) Apache
6 3 (0.38%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.25%) nginx
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 35 (4.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (2.42%) 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%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.25%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.25%) SAP PM
8 2 (0.25%) SAP SD
8 2 (0.25%) Teamcenter
9 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
9 1 (0.13%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
9 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 237 (30.19%) Azure
2 163 (20.76%) AWS
3 58 (7.39%) GCP
4 45 (5.73%) Power Platform
5 31 (3.95%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (3.57%) SaaS
7 26 (3.31%) Entra ID
8 24 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (2.80%) Serverless
10 18 (2.29%) GitHub
11 16 (2.04%) PaaS
11 16 (2.04%) Snowflake
12 14 (1.78%) 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 10 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.40%) Network Security
2 10 (1.27%) Firewall
3 8 (1.02%) VPN
4 6 (0.76%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.51%) DMZ
5 4 (0.51%) DNS
5 4 (0.51%) MPLS
6 3 (0.38%) FTP
6 3 (0.38%) SSL
6 3 (0.38%) VoIP
6 3 (0.38%) Wireless
7 2 (0.25%) DHCP
7 2 (0.25%) HTTP
7 2 (0.25%) IPv4
7 2 (0.25%) IPv6
7 2 (0.25%) Radio Access Network
7 2 (0.25%) RFID
7 2 (0.25%) SDH
7 2 (0.25%) SMS
7 2 (0.25%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (5.61%) Data Lake
2 24 (3.06%) Power BI
3 18 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (2.29%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.78%) Metadata
5 11 (1.40%) Big Data
6 10 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.76%) Delta Lake
8 5 (0.64%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.64%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.51%) Flink
9 4 (0.51%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.51%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.38%) Electronic Patient Records
10 3 (0.38%) GIS
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.38%) Power Query
10 3 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (1.40%) JIRA
2 6 (0.76%) 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 (0.25%) 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
1 171 (21.78%) Finance
2 164 (20.89%) Social Skills
3 66 (8.41%) Public Sector
3 66 (8.41%) Retail
4 56 (7.13%) Banking
5 30 (3.82%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (3.18%) Telecoms
7 22 (2.80%) Billing
8 17 (2.17%) Manufacturing
9 16 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (2.04%) Legal
10 14 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.02%) Marketing
13 6 (0.76%) Local Government
13 6 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.64%) Advertising
15 4 (0.51%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.51%) Automotive
15 4 (0.51%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (7.64%) .NET
2 44 (5.61%) REST
3 30 (3.82%) Middleware
4 23 (2.93%) .NET Framework
5 22 (2.80%) Kafka
6 16 (2.04%) React
7 11 (1.40%) AngularJS
8 10 (1.27%) OAuth
8 10 (1.27%) SOAP
9 8 (1.02%) HTML5 Canvas
10 7 (0.89%) Vue
11 6 (0.76%) .NET Core
11 6 (0.76%) OAuth2
11 6 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
11 6 (0.76%) SAML
12 5 (0.64%) CSS
12 5 (0.64%) HTML
12 5 (0.64%) OpenID
12 5 (0.64%) RESTful
13 4 (0.51%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 78 (9.94%) Cloud Native
2 31 (3.95%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.44%) Legacy Systems
4 22 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
5 18 (2.29%) Mainframe
5 18 (2.29%) Management Information System
6 14 (1.78%) Data Centre
7 13 (1.66%) Data Protection Act
7 13 (1.66%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
8 12 (1.53%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 11 (1.40%) Enterprise Cloud
10 10 (1.27%) AI Agents
11 9 (1.15%) NHS
11 9 (1.15%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.02%) Algorithms
12 8 (1.02%) IoT
13 7 (0.89%) Data Structures
14 6 (0.76%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.76%) Windows
2 4 (0.51%) Linux
3 3 (0.38%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.25%) Android
4 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (18.73%) Stakeholder Management
2 138 (17.58%) AI
3 137 (17.45%) Migration
4 132 (16.82%) Roadmaps
5 111 (14.14%) Enterprise Architecture
6 110 (14.01%) DevOps
7 106 (13.50%) Agile
8 90 (11.46%) Integration Patterns
9 89 (11.34%) Analytics
10 85 (10.83%) Technical Leadership
11 84 (10.70%) CI/CD
12 79 (10.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 77 (9.81%) TOGAF
14 68 (8.66%) Data Architecture
15 67 (8.54%) Event-Driven
16 64 (8.15%) ERP
17 63 (8.03%) Data Modelling
18 60 (7.64%) Architectural Patterns
19 58 (7.39%) Problem-Solving
20 57 (7.26%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 36 (4.59%) Java
2 35 (4.46%) Python
3 33 (4.20%) C#
4 25 (3.18%) SQL
5 21 (2.68%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.53%) 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 (0.25%) 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 (15.92%) Security Cleared
2 105 (13.38%) SC Cleared
3 37 (4.71%) Degree
4 21 (2.68%) Azure Certification
5 16 (2.04%) AWS Certification
6 15 (1.91%) TOGAF Certification
7 12 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.02%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (0.64%) CISA
12 4 (0.51%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.38%) CISSP
13 3 (0.38%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (0.25%) CCSP
14 2 (0.25%) PMI Certification
15 1 (0.13%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (4.08%) GDPR
2 21 (2.68%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (1.78%) SEPA
5 13 (1.66%) NIST
6 11 (1.40%) ISO 20022
7 7 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.76%) PSD2
9 5 (0.64%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.64%) QA
10 4 (0.51%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.51%) PMO
11 3 (0.38%) HL7
11 3 (0.38%) NCSC
12 2 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.25%) GRC
12 2 (0.25%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 19 (2.42%) Active Directory
2 18 (2.29%) Docker
3 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) vSphere
6 1 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.13%) Squid
6 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 34 (4.33%) Kubernetes
2 26 (3.31%) Terraform
3 13 (1.66%) Ansible
4 9 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.76%) Grafana
6 5 (0.64%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.38%) SCCM
8 2 (0.25%) Argo
8 2 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.25%) Kubeflow
8 2 (0.25%) 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%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 105 (13.38%) Microsoft
2 72 (9.17%) SAP
3 53 (6.75%) Databricks
4 45 (5.73%) Oracle
5 44 (5.61%) ServiceNow
6 33 (4.20%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.04%) Google
8 12 (1.53%) Ariba
9 11 (1.40%) Cisco
9 11 (1.40%) Workday
10 9 (1.15%) IBM
10 9 (1.15%) OpenAI
11 8 (1.02%) BMC
11 8 (1.02%) IFS
12 7 (0.89%) MuleSoft
13 5 (0.64%) CyberArk
13 5 (0.64%) Siemens
13 5 (0.64%) TikTok
13 5 (0.64%) VMware
14 4 (0.51%) Yardi