Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Solution Architect
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 33 26
Rank change year-on-year -10 -7 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.66% 0.51% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.60% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £650 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £638 - £575
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £563 £611 £550
% change year-on-year -7.98% +11.14% -15.38%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 296 168 160
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.05% 86.15% 90.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 93 106
10th Percentile £167 £185 £213
25th Percentile £338 £335 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £485
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -12.37% -11.82%
75th Percentile £525 £560 £597
90th Percentile £591 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £433 £475
% change year-on-year +1.16% -8.95% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 5 7
10th Percentile £13.98 £16.01 £14.50
25th Percentile £17.88 £18.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.25 £70.00 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.21% +118.75% +161.22%
75th Percentile £53.19 - £46.88
90th Percentile £53.75 - £60.00
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £29.25 £45.50 £24.75
% change year-on-year -35.71% +83.84% +102.04%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Cellebrite
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Event-Driven
1 1 (50.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Microservices
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (50.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (50.00%) NoSQL
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Military
2 1 (50.00%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Event-Driven
1 1 (50.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Microservices
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cellebrite
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft