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 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 84 | 116 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | -19 | -14 |
| Contract Solutions Architect jobs | 732 | 333 | 416 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 3.58% | 2.49% | 2.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.86% | 2.69% | 2.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 506 | 195 | 249 |
| 10th Percentile | £502 | £454 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £560 | £556 | £530 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £640 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £788 |
| 90th Percentile | £813 | £806 | £888 |
| England median daily rate | £640 | £625 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.40% | - | -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% | -17.90% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £95.00 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £88.00 | £88.75 | £78.69 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.85% | +12.79% | +4.91% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 18,967 | 12,402 | 14,912 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.84% | 92.57% | 94.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,322 | 8,249 | 9,670 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £334 | £345 |
| 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 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £512 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.64% | -2.57% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 433 | 214 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.71 | £17.00 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.93 | £21.25 | £24.26 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £26.50 | £38.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.72% | -31.61% | -4.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £47.88 | £59.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £66.92 | £80.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -40.82% | -6.69% |
Solutions Architect Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Solutions Architect job postings 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 Solutions Architect jobs in London over the 6 months to 24 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 Solutions Architect jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 24 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | -3 | 88 | £651 | +0.17% | 66 |
| West London | -17 | 4 | £650 | +27.20% | 21 |
| South London | -10 | 3 | £800 | +10.00% | 3 |
| North London | -3 | 2 | £650 | -18.75% | |
| East London | -1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Solutions Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Solutions Architect contract job ads cited 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 Solutions Architect job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 32.5% | 238 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 24.0% | 176 |
| 3 | Roadmaps | 19.9% | 146 |
| 4 | AWS | 19.0% | 139 |
| 5 | Migration | 18.9% | 138 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 17.5% | 128 |
| 7 | AI | 16.4% | 120 |
| 8 | Enterprise Architecture | 16.1% | 118 |
| 9 | Microsoft | 15.7% | 115 |
| 10 | SC Cleared | 14.3% | 105 |
| 11 | DevOps | 13.0% | 95 |
| 12 | Integration Patterns | 12.8% | 94 |
| 13 | Technical Leadership | 12.4% | 91 |
| 14 | Agile | 11.9% | 87 |
| 15 | Stakeholder Engagement | 11.6% | 85 |
| 16 | TOGAF | 10.7% | 78 |
| 17 | Event-Driven | 10.4% | 76 |
| 18 | CI/CD | 10.2% | 75 |
| 19 | Analytics | 9.8% | 72 |
| 20 | Architectural Patterns | 9.0% | 66 |
| 20 | SAP | 9.0% | 66 |
| 22 | Microservices | 8.9% | 65 |
| 23 | Translating Business Requirements | 8.7% | 64 |
| 24 | Architecture Governance | 8.6% | 63 |
| 25 | Data Architecture | 8.1% | 59 |
| 26 | Decision-Making | 7.4% | 54 |
| 26 | Power Platform | 7.4% | 54 |
| 28 | Data Modelling | 7.2% | 53 |
| 28 | GCP | 7.2% | 53 |
| 30 | CRM | 6.8% | 50 |
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 | 5.7% | 42 |
| 2 | Data Architect | 5.5% | 40 |
| 3 | Azure Architect | 4.8% | 35 |
| 4 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.4% | 32 |
| 4 | Technical Solutions Architect | 4.4% | 32 |
| 6 | Dynamics 365 Solution Architect | 4.0% | 29 |
| 7 | SAP Solutions Architect | 3.6% | 26 |
| 8 | ServiceNow Architect | 3.4% | 25 |
| 9 | Lead Solutions Architect | 3.3% | 24 |
| 10 | AWS Architect | 3.1% | 23 |
| 11 | AWS Solution Architect | 3.0% | 22 |
| 11 | Integration Architect | 3.0% | 22 |
| 13 | Cloud Solutions Architect | 2.9% | 21 |
| 14 | Supply Chain Architect | 2.7% | 20 |
| 15 | Enterprise Solutions Architect | 2.5% | 18 |
| 16 | Consultant | 2.3% | 17 |
| 17 | Databricks Architect | 2.2% | 16 |
| 17 | Enterprise Architect | 2.2% | 16 |
| 17 | Salesforce Solution Architect | 2.2% | 16 |
| 20 | ITSM Architect | 2.0% | 15 |