Solutions Architect Contracts 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 2 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 93 81 83
Rank change year-on-year -12 +2 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 353 498 759
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.90% 2.84% 2.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.11% 3.04% 3.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 338 519
10th Percentile £510 £481 £521
25th Percentile £575 £525 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £700
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £739 £763 £794
90th Percentile £813 £888 £850
England median daily rate £625 £650 £675
% change year-on-year -3.85% -3.70% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £52.55 £32.49
25th Percentile £52.50 £53.38 £35.09
Median hourly rate £60.00 £57.00 £52.02
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +9.57% -
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.88 £75.94
90th Percentile - £61.85 £88.88
England median hourly rate £64.50 £89.00 £66.75
% change year-on-year -27.53% +33.33% +13.14%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 11,362 16,388 24,203
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 93.59% 95.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,707 11,832 17,664
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £425 £440 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £518 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.36% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 327 278
10th Percentile £20.24 £16.00 £17.83
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.22 £22.53
Median hourly rate £32.00 £27.81 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.07% -22.75% +2.86%
75th Percentile £50.00 £47.18 £63.75
90th Percentile £63.10 £67.40 £82.33
England median hourly rate £30.00 £37.75 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.53% -16.11% +88.21%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in London

Solutions Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect in London.

Daily rate trend for Solutions Architect in London

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in London over the 6 months to 2 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Solutions Architect in London

Solutions Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect in London.

Hourly rate trend 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 2 June 2025. 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 +38 68 £683 +3.64% 38
South London - 5 £638 - 4
West London +7 3 £588 +2.17% 86
East London - 2 - - 5
Solutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 2 June 2025, Solutions Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 128 (36.26%) Azure
2 87 (24.65%) Social Skills
3 85 (24.08%) Finance
4 77 (21.81%) AWS
5 73 (20.68%) Microsoft
6 67 (18.98%) Agile
7 62 (17.56%) Security Cleared
8 53 (15.01%) SC Cleared
9 52 (14.73%) Stakeholder Management
10 50 (14.16%) Roadmaps
11 46 (13.03%) Migration
12 43 (12.18%) TOGAF
12 43 (12.18%) Java
13 42 (11.90%) DevOps
14 38 (10.76%) GCP
15 37 (10.48%) Microservices
16 36 (10.20%) Enterprise Architecture
17 33 (9.35%) Technical Leadership
18 32 (9.07%) JavaScript
19 31 (8.78%) Problem-Solving
20 30 (8.50%) CI/CD
21 29 (8.22%) SAP
22 27 (7.65%) Banking
22 27 (7.65%) Power Platform
23 26 (7.37%) Analytics
23 26 (7.37%) ServiceNow
23 26 (7.37%) Degree
23 26 (7.37%) CRM
24 25 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
24 25 (7.08%) Serverless

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (1.98%) Confluence
2 5 (1.42%) Apache
2 5 (1.42%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.57%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.57%) Jupyter
3 2 (0.57%) nginx
4 1 (0.28%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.28%) CICS
4 1 (0.28%) CMS
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.28%) Smallworld
Applications
1 8 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 8 (2.27%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.85%) Trello
3 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 14 (3.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.85%) Primavera
4 2 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.57%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.57%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.57%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.57%) SAP MDG-S
5 1 (0.28%) Actimize
5 1 (0.28%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.28%) SAP GTS
5 1 (0.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.28%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.28%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 128 (36.26%) Azure
2 77 (21.81%) AWS
3 38 (10.76%) GCP
4 27 (7.65%) Power Platform
5 25 (7.08%) Serverless
6 22 (6.23%) SaaS
7 21 (5.95%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (5.10%) PaaS
9 17 (4.82%) Entra ID
10 15 (4.25%) PowerApps
10 15 (4.25%) Snowflake
11 14 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
12 13 (3.68%) IaaS
13 11 (3.12%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (3.12%) GitHub
14 9 (2.55%) Azure Functions
14 9 (2.55%) Azure Logic Apps
14 9 (2.55%) Power Automate
15 8 (2.27%) Amazon EventBridge
16 6 (1.70%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.70%) Firewall
2 4 (1.13%) DNS
2 4 (1.13%) Modbus
2 4 (1.13%) MQTT
3 3 (0.85%) HTTP
4 2 (0.57%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.57%) Network Security
4 2 (0.57%) NGFW
4 2 (0.57%) SAN
4 2 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.28%) LAN
5 1 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.28%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.28%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.67%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.25%) Big Data
3 9 (2.55%) NoSQL
3 9 (2.55%) Power BI
4 7 (1.98%) Data Lake
4 7 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.42%) Elasticsearch
5 5 (1.42%) SAP HANA
5 5 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.13%) BigQuery
6 4 (1.13%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.85%) SAP BW
7 3 (0.85%) SAP Data Services
8 2 (0.57%) EDMS
8 2 (0.57%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.57%) NonStop SQL
8 2 (0.57%) OLTP
8 2 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (3.40%) GitLab
1 12 (3.40%) Jenkins
2 7 (1.98%) JIRA
3 6 (1.70%) Bitbucket
4 4 (1.13%) Liquibase
4 4 (1.13%) MSI
5 3 (0.85%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
5 3 (0.85%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.28%) MLflow
General
1 87 (24.65%) Social Skills
2 85 (24.08%) Finance
3 27 (7.65%) Banking
4 25 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (6.52%) Public Sector
5 23 (6.52%) Retail
6 22 (6.23%) Presentation Skills
7 11 (3.12%) Marketing
8 10 (2.83%) Legal
9 9 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.27%) Law
10 8 (2.27%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.42%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.13%) Billing
13 4 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.85%) Back Office
14 3 (0.85%) Investment Banking
15 2 (0.57%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.57%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (6.23%) HTML
2 16 (4.53%) .NET
2 16 (4.53%) Kafka
3 15 (4.25%) CSS
4 12 (3.40%) JSON
5 11 (3.12%) AngularJS
6 10 (2.83%) React
6 10 (2.83%) REST
6 10 (2.83%) Web Services
7 9 (2.55%) GraphQL
7 9 (2.55%) Node.js
8 8 (2.27%) Middleware
8 8 (2.27%) XML
9 6 (1.70%) ASP.NET
9 6 (1.70%) OAuth
9 6 (1.70%) SOAP
10 5 (1.42%) .NET Framework
10 5 (1.42%) ASP.NET Web API
10 5 (1.42%) WCF
11 4 (1.13%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.10%) Cloud Native
2 17 (4.82%) Public Cloud
3 16 (4.53%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (3.97%) Management Information System
5 13 (3.68%) Private Cloud
6 10 (2.83%) Product Ownership
7 8 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.98%) CMDB
8 7 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.70%) Mainframe
9 6 (1.70%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.42%) IoT
10 5 (1.42%) Onboarding
11 4 (1.13%) Low-Code
12 3 (0.85%) Distributed Applications
12 3 (0.85%) Distributed Systems
12 3 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (0.85%) Legacy Applications
12 3 (0.85%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.83%) Linux
2 9 (2.55%) Windows
3 4 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.85%) CentOS
4 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.57%) Debian
5 2 (0.57%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (18.98%) Agile
2 52 (14.73%) Stakeholder Management
3 50 (14.16%) Roadmaps
4 46 (13.03%) Migration
5 43 (12.18%) TOGAF
6 42 (11.90%) DevOps
7 37 (10.48%) Microservices
8 36 (10.20%) Enterprise Architecture
9 33 (9.35%) Technical Leadership
10 31 (8.78%) Problem-Solving
11 30 (8.50%) CI/CD
12 26 (7.37%) Analytics
12 26 (7.37%) CRM
13 24 (6.80%) Data Integration
14 22 (6.23%) Artificial Intelligence
14 22 (6.23%) Event-Driven
14 22 (6.23%) Software Engineering
15 21 (5.95%) Decision-Making
15 21 (5.95%) Technical Architecture
16 20 (5.67%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 43 (12.18%) Java
2 32 (9.07%) JavaScript
3 22 (6.23%) SQL
4 20 (5.67%) C#
4 20 (5.67%) Python
5 7 (1.98%) PowerShell
6 6 (1.70%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.42%) Scala
8 4 (1.13%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.85%) Bicep
9 3 (0.85%) COBOL
9 3 (0.85%) Go
10 2 (0.57%) Groovy
10 2 (0.57%) R
11 1 (0.28%) Bash
11 1 (0.28%) C++
11 1 (0.28%) JCL
Qualifications
1 62 (17.56%) Security Cleared
2 53 (15.01%) SC Cleared
3 26 (7.37%) Degree
4 16 (4.53%) TOGAF Certification
5 13 (3.68%) AWS Certification
6 12 (3.40%) Azure Certification
7 9 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (2.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (1.42%) CISM
9 5 (1.42%) CISSP
9 5 (1.42%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.42%) SAP Certification
10 3 (0.85%) CCNA
10 3 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.57%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.57%) OCP
11 2 (0.57%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.27%) QA
2 5 (1.42%) Data Quality
2 5 (1.42%) GRC
3 4 (1.13%) GDPR
3 4 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.85%) NIST
5 2 (0.57%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.57%) DICOM
5 2 (0.57%) HIPAA
5 2 (0.57%) HL7
5 2 (0.57%) ISO 15022
5 2 (0.57%) ISO 20022
5 2 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.28%) FISMA
6 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.28%) NCSC
6 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (4.82%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.98%) Docker
3 4 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.85%) vCloud
4 3 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.85%) VMware Workstation
4 3 (0.85%) vSphere
5 2 (0.57%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.57%) OpenDJ
5 2 (0.57%) OpenIDM
Systems Management
1 22 (6.23%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.12%) Terraform
3 8 (2.27%) Ansible
4 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.13%) Kibana
6 2 (0.57%) SCCM
6 2 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.28%) Kubeflow
Vendors
1 73 (20.68%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.22%) SAP
3 26 (7.37%) ServiceNow
4 24 (6.80%) Salesforce
5 21 (5.95%) Oracle
6 18 (5.10%) Google
7 13 (3.68%) Databricks
8 9 (2.55%) IBM
9 7 (1.98%) BiZZdesign
9 7 (1.98%) Talend
10 5 (1.42%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.42%) OpenAI
10 5 (1.42%) VMware
11 4 (1.13%) Ariba
11 4 (1.13%) Cisco
11 4 (1.13%) Qualys
11 4 (1.13%) Workday
12 3 (0.85%) ForgeRock
12 3 (0.85%) Informatica
13 2 (0.57%) CyberArk