Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Solution Architect
England > London

The median Solution Architect daily rate in London is £626, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 97 87
Rank change year-on-year +29 -10 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 749 383 486
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.78% 2.82% 2.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.07% 3.03% 3.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 506 221 342
10th Percentile £493 £488 £481
25th Percentile £525 £568 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £626 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% - -3.70%
75th Percentile £738 £725 £775
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 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 £61.50 £87.50
% change year-on-year +15.89% -29.71% +22.81%

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 18,423 12,636 15,919
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.97% 93.17% 94.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,056 8,541 11,358
10th Percentile £363 £331 £332
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £685
90th Percentile £763 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 324 193 257
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.98 £17.20
25th Percentile £22.00 £22.75 £22.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £30.81 £31.71
Median % change year-on-year +21.73% -2.85% -18.69%
75th Percentile £59.72 £50.00 £51.75
90th Percentile £76.23 £63.65 £71.25
England median hourly rate £45.57 £27.21 £42.50
% change year-on-year +67.48% -35.98% -3.65%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 +8 107 £675 - 35
South London -14 7 £744 +14.38% 2
West London -7 6 £650 +44.44% 10
East London -1 3 £630 -6.67% 1
North London - 1 £650 -
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 22 July 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.

1 224 (29.91%) Azure
2 165 (22.03%) AWS
3 133 (17.76%) AI
4 129 (17.22%) Migration
5 127 (16.96%) Roadmaps
6 124 (16.56%) Stakeholder Management
7 121 (16.15%) Security Cleared
8 114 (15.22%) DevOps
9 110 (14.69%) Agile
10 106 (14.15%) Enterprise Architecture
11 103 (13.75%) SC Cleared
12 96 (12.82%) Microsoft
13 81 (10.81%) Analytics
14 80 (10.68%) CI/CD
15 78 (10.41%) Integration Patterns
16 73 (9.75%) Technical Leadership
17 71 (9.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 71 (9.48%) TOGAF
18 70 (9.35%) SAP
19 63 (8.41%) ERP
20 62 (8.28%) Data Modelling
20 62 (8.28%) Event-Driven
21 61 (8.14%) GCP
22 60 (8.01%) Data Architecture
23 58 (7.74%) .NET
23 58 (7.74%) Problem-Solving
24 56 (7.48%) Architectural Patterns
24 56 (7.48%) Microservices
25 54 (7.21%) Machine Learning
26 51 (6.81%) CRM

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 (1.60%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.07%) Apache Spark
2 8 (1.07%) Confluence
3 7 (0.93%) Camunda
3 7 (0.93%) CMS
4 4 (0.53%) Apache
4 4 (0.53%) nginx
5 3 (0.40%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.13%) Appian
7 1 (0.13%) OpenROAD
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.13%) ThingWorx
7 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 (4.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.07%) SAP BRIM
4 7 (0.93%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.67%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.67%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.67%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 4 (0.53%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 4 (0.53%) SAP Convergent Charging
7 3 (0.40%) Oracle Retail
7 3 (0.40%) SAP FSCM
7 3 (0.40%) Teamcenter
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.27%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.27%) SAP PM
8 2 (0.27%) 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
1 224 (29.91%) Azure
2 165 (22.03%) AWS
3 61 (8.14%) GCP
4 40 (5.34%) Power Platform
5 28 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
5 28 (3.74%) SaaS
6 24 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (3.07%) Entra ID
7 23 (3.07%) Serverless
8 21 (2.80%) Snowflake
9 18 (2.40%) GitHub
10 17 (2.27%) PaaS
11 14 (1.87%) Power Automate
12 12 (1.60%) IaaS
12 12 (1.60%) PowerApps
13 11 (1.47%) Azure AI
13 11 (1.47%) Azure Machine Learning
13 11 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
14 10 (1.34%) OCI
15 9 (1.20%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.74%) Firewall
2 11 (1.47%) Network Security
2 11 (1.47%) VPN
3 8 (1.07%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.80%) DNS
5 4 (0.53%) MPLS
6 3 (0.40%) FTP
6 3 (0.40%) OpenVPN
6 3 (0.40%) SSL
6 3 (0.40%) VoIP
6 3 (0.40%) Wireless
7 2 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.27%) DHCP
7 2 (0.27%) HTTP
7 2 (0.27%) IPv4
7 2 (0.27%) IPv6
7 2 (0.27%) Radio Access Network
7 2 (0.27%) SDH
7 2 (0.27%) SMS
7 2 (0.27%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (5.07%) Data Lake
2 23 (3.07%) Power BI
3 17 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.27%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.87%) Metadata
5 11 (1.47%) Big Data
5 11 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.80%) Tableau
7 5 (0.67%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.53%) BigQuery
8 4 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.53%) Flink
8 4 (0.53%) Hadoop
8 4 (0.53%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.53%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.40%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.40%) GIS
9 3 (0.40%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 14 (1.87%) JIRA
2 6 (0.80%) MLflow
3 5 (0.67%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.53%) Git
4 4 (0.53%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.40%) ERwin
5 3 (0.40%) Maven
6 2 (0.27%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.27%) GitLab
6 2 (0.27%) PowerDesigner
7 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
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
1 172 (22.96%) Finance
2 153 (20.43%) Social Skills
3 66 (8.81%) Public Sector
4 58 (7.74%) Banking
4 58 (7.74%) Retail
5 31 (4.14%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (3.47%) Telecoms
7 22 (2.94%) Billing
8 18 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (2.14%) Legal
9 16 (2.14%) Manufacturing
10 13 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (0.80%) Local Government
12 6 (0.80%) Marketing
12 6 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.40%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.40%) Automotive
13 3 (0.40%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.40%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (7.74%) .NET
2 43 (5.74%) REST
3 33 (4.41%) Middleware
4 23 (3.07%) .NET Framework
5 20 (2.67%) Kafka
6 18 (2.40%) React
7 12 (1.60%) AngularJS
8 10 (1.34%) SOAP
9 8 (1.07%) .NET Core
9 8 (1.07%) HTML5 Canvas
10 7 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (0.93%) Vue
11 6 (0.80%) CSS
11 6 (0.80%) HTML
12 5 (0.67%) LDAP
12 5 (0.67%) OAuth
13 4 (0.53%) ASP.NET
13 4 (0.53%) PySpark
13 4 (0.53%) SAML
13 4 (0.53%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 75 (10.01%) Cloud Native
2 30 (4.01%) Product Ownership
3 28 (3.74%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (2.27%) Mainframe
6 16 (2.14%) Hybrid Cloud
7 15 (2.00%) Management Information System
8 14 (1.87%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (1.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 12 (1.60%) Distributed Systems
11 11 (1.47%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.47%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.34%) AI Agents
12 10 (1.34%) NHS
13 9 (1.20%) Enterprise Cloud
13 9 (1.20%) Virtual Team
14 8 (1.07%) Algorithms
15 7 (0.93%) Data Structures
15 7 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
15 7 (0.93%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.80%) Windows
2 4 (0.53%) Linux
3 3 (0.40%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.27%) Android
4 2 (0.27%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (17.76%) AI
2 129 (17.22%) Migration
3 127 (16.96%) Roadmaps
4 124 (16.56%) Stakeholder Management
5 114 (15.22%) DevOps
6 110 (14.69%) Agile
7 106 (14.15%) Enterprise Architecture
8 81 (10.81%) Analytics
9 80 (10.68%) CI/CD
10 78 (10.41%) Integration Patterns
11 73 (9.75%) Technical Leadership
12 71 (9.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 71 (9.48%) TOGAF
13 63 (8.41%) ERP
14 62 (8.28%) Data Modelling
14 62 (8.28%) Event-Driven
15 60 (8.01%) Data Architecture
16 58 (7.74%) Problem-Solving
17 56 (7.48%) Architectural Patterns
17 56 (7.48%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 43 (5.74%) Python
2 40 (5.34%) Java
3 33 (4.41%) C#
4 24 (3.20%) SQL
5 19 (2.54%) JavaScript
6 13 (1.74%) TypeScript
7 7 (0.93%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.40%) Bash
8 3 (0.40%) R
8 3 (0.40%) Scala
9 2 (0.27%) 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
1 121 (16.15%) Security Cleared
2 103 (13.75%) SC Cleared
3 41 (5.47%) Degree
4 19 (2.54%) Azure Certification
5 16 (2.14%) AWS Certification
6 14 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.47%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (1.07%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (0.80%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.67%) CISA
12 4 (0.53%) CISSP
12 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.40%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (0.27%) CCSP
14 2 (0.27%) CISM
14 2 (0.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.01%) GDPR
2 19 (2.54%) Data Quality
3 15 (2.00%) SEPA
4 13 (1.74%) NIST
5 12 (1.60%) ISO 20022
5 12 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.07%) PSD2
7 7 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.80%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.80%) QA
9 4 (0.53%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.53%) HL7
10 3 (0.40%) NCSC
10 3 (0.40%) PMO
10 3 (0.40%) TARGET2
11 2 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.27%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.27%) GRC
11 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 20 (2.67%) Docker
2 16 (2.14%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.40%) Squid
3 3 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.27%) 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 35 (4.67%) Kubernetes
2 31 (4.14%) Terraform
3 13 (1.74%) Ansible
4 9 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (1.07%) Grafana
6 7 (0.93%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.40%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.40%) SCCM
8 2 (0.27%) Argo
8 2 (0.27%) Consul
8 2 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.27%) Kubeflow
8 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.13%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.13%) Avamar
9 1 (0.13%) EMC VPLEX
9 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 96 (12.82%) Microsoft
2 70 (9.35%) SAP
3 46 (6.14%) Oracle
4 44 (5.87%) Databricks
5 40 (5.34%) ServiceNow
6 27 (3.60%) Salesforce
7 12 (1.60%) Ariba
7 12 (1.60%) Google
8 11 (1.47%) Cisco
8 11 (1.47%) Workday
9 8 (1.07%) IFS
9 8 (1.07%) OpenAI
10 7 (0.93%) IBM
11 5 (0.67%) CyberArk
11 5 (0.67%) Dynatrace
11 5 (0.67%) MuleSoft
11 5 (0.67%) Siemens
11 5 (0.67%) VMware
12 4 (0.53%) Confluent
12 4 (0.53%) Planon