AWS Certified Solutions Architect
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for AWS Certified Solutions Architect qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 138 | 117 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +19 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing AWS Certified Solutions Architect | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | 0.12% | 0.28% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.34% | 0.88% | 0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £421 | £432 | £551 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £546 | £553 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £735 | £560 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.73% | +31.25% | +6.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | - | £578 |
| 90th Percentile | £753 | - | £585 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -6.67% | -6.25% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West
AWS Certified Solutions Architect falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North West.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 890 | 684 | 832 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 35.87% | 31.56% | 31.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 581 | 351 | 546 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £213 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £393 | £356 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £475 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.63% | -12.44% | +5.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £588 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £720 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £528 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.47% | -4.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 93 | 57 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.43 | £19.43 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.16 | £24.00 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.46 | £32.50 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.88% | -29.62% | +78.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.25 | £55.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.09 | £55.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £48.56 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.21% | -7.50% | +16.67% |
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AWS Certified Solutions Architect relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing AWS Certified Solutions Architect in the North West over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AWS Certified Solutions Architect within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | -16 | 2 | £610 | -17.01% | |
| Cheshire | -17 | 1 | £465 | +30.62% | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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: