Technical Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Technical Solution Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Technical Solution Architect daily rate in Manchester is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Solutions Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.082% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.089% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £519 £500 -
% change year-on-year +3.75% - -

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 1,120 997 1,447
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 93.97% 93.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 747 610 1,056
10th Percentile £311 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £455 £495
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% -8.08% -1.00%
75th Percentile £550 £556 £575
90th Percentile £638 £670 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 32 70
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.92 £12.00
25th Percentile £19.75 £20.75 £14.06
Median hourly rate £29.60 £32.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +42.22% -43.75%
75th Percentile £57.50 £33.75 £63.13
90th Percentile £63.75 £59.80 £74.25
North West median hourly rate £41.86 £29.12 £36.50
% change year-on-year +43.76% -20.23% +41.42%

Technical Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Technical Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Manchester

Technical Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Technical Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 22 January 2026, Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Technical 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared