Enterprise Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Enterprise Solution Architect
North West > Manchester

As of 18 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Enterprise Solution Architect daily rate in Manchester.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 81 -
Rank change year-on-year -18 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Enterprise Solutions Architect 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.074% 0.098% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.10% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 -
North West median daily rate £700 £485 -
% change year-on-year +44.33% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,248 954 1,482
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 93.53% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 820 618 1,060
10th Percentile £313 £304 £306
25th Percentile £389 £390 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £480
Median % change year-on-year - -6.25% -4.00%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £450 £473 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% -5.50% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 32 84
10th Percentile £18.48 £15.92 £12.07
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.75 £13.45
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -43.75%
75th Percentile £61.81 £34.56 £62.81
90th Percentile £77.50 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £30.10 £26.39
% change year-on-year +41.81% +14.06% -9.93%

Enterprise Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Enterprise Solutions Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Enterprise Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Manchester

Enterprise Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Enterprise Solutions Architect job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Enterprise Solutions Architect job vacancies in Manchester

Enterprise Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 18 February 2026, Enterprise 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 Manchester region featuring Enterprise Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Okta
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM

Enterprise Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Okta