Solutions Architect Contracts in Salford

Solution Architect
Manchester > Salford

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Salford is £716, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 7 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Salford 35.00% - 5.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 35.00% - 5.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £700 - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £716 - £600
75th Percentile £726 - £625
90th Percentile £735 - -
Manchester median daily rate £619 £615 £600
% change year-on-year +0.61% +2.50% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Salford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Salford. 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 Salford with a recognized job title 20 24 39
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 92.31% 97.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 9 31
10th Percentile £374 £248 £413
25th Percentile £425 £375 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £425 £600
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -29.17% +52.38%
75th Percentile £716 - £644
90th Percentile £753 £455 £700
Manchester median daily rate £450 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
Median hourly rate - £18.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year - -48.57% +29.63%
Manchester median hourly rate £24.50 £25.10 £35.00
% change year-on-year -2.37% -28.30% +100.00%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in Salford

Solutions Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Salford

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

Daily rate trend for Solutions Architect in Salford

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Salford

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Salford region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 7 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 7 (100.00%) Legal
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 7 (100.00%) Google
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 7 (100.00%) QA
1 7 (100.00%) Azure
1 7 (100.00%) AWS
1 7 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 7 (100.00%) GCP
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 7 (100.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 7 (100.00%) Azure Certification
2 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
2 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Salford 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) AWS
1 7 (100.00%) Azure
1 7 (100.00%) GCP
General
1 7 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (100.00%) Legal
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 7 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 7 (100.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 7 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
2 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Google
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft