Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in the South West

Solution Architect
England > South West

The median Solution Architect daily rate in the South West is £656, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 87 75
Rank change year-on-year +22 -12 -25
Contract Solutions Architect jobs 106 45 61
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 2.84% 2.07% 2.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.06% 2.32% 2.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 28 43
10th Percentile £563 £519 £469
25th Percentile £600 £563 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £656 £650 £613
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% +6.12% -5.77%
75th Percentile £700 £715 £694
90th Percentile £823 £733 £735
England median daily rate £645 £625 £613
% change year-on-year +3.20% +2.04% -5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £96.35 - -
25th Percentile £98.38 - -
Median hourly rate £103.50 - -
75th Percentile £106.13 - -
90th Percentile £106.65 - -
England median hourly rate £88.00 £83.82 £65.50
% change year-on-year +4.99% +27.97% -12.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title 3,462 1,942 2,199
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.62% 89.25% 92.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,762 1,118 1,343
10th Percentile £350 £221 £244
25th Percentile £450 £376 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £522 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.47% -0.67% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £735 £725 £722
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 694 260 175
10th Percentile £14.40 £14.43 £12.79
25th Percentile £26.06 £18.87 £30.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £32.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +76.92% -50.00% +15.06%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £77.28 £67.31 £73.75
England median hourly rate £41.13 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +63.52% -37.13% -11.11%

Solutions Architect Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Solutions Architect job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in the South West

Solutions Architect Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in the South West

Solutions Architect Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for Solutions Architect jobs in the South West over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Solutions Architect in the South West

Solutions Architect Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in the South West

Solutions Architect Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Solutions Architect jobs within the South West region over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Bristol +9 44 £675 +1.89% 15
Wiltshire +11 37 £656 -2.78% 7
Gloucestershire - 5 £625 - 3
Dorset - 4 - - 2
Somerset -27 3 £600 +2.13% 3
Solutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Solutions Architect contract job ads cited 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 Solutions Architect job ads across the South West region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Security Cleared49.1%52
2SC Cleared34.9%37
3Azure23.6%25
4DV Cleared20.8%22
5Microsoft17.9%19
5Technical Leadership17.9%19
7Roadmaps16.0%17
8Stakeholder Management15.1%16
8TOGAF15.1%16
10AWS13.2%14
11Oracle12.3%13
12DevOps11.3%12
13Agile10.4%11
13CI/CD10.4%11
13ERP10.4%11
16Infrastructure as Code9.4%10
16Technology Roadmap9.4%10
18Data Architecture8.5%9
18Data Governance8.5%9
18Enterprise Architecture8.5%9
18Event-Driven8.5%9
18SQL8.5%9
18Stakeholder Engagement8.5%9
18Technical Architecture8.5%9
18Translating Business Requirements8.5%9
26Analytics7.5%8
26ArchiMate7.5%8
26Architectural Patterns7.5%8
26Decision-Making7.5%8
26Microservices7.5%8

Solutions Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Solutions Architect21.7%23
2Network Architect7.5%8
3Solutions Designer6.6%7
4Oracle Solutions Architect5.7%6
4Technical Solutions Architect5.7%6
6Digital Solutions Architect4.7%5
7E-Commerce Solution Architect3.8%4
7ERP Architect3.8%4
7PHP Architect3.8%4
10Dynamics 365 Solution Architect2.8%3
10Senior Technical Architect2.8%3
12Artificial Intelligence Architect1.9%2
12Solutions Consultant1.9%2
12Technical Consultant1.9%2
15Azure Architect0.9%1
15Business Solution Architect0.9%1
15Enterprise Solutions Architect0.9%1
15Lead Solutions Architect0.9%1
15SAP Financial Architect0.9%1
15SAP S/4HANA Architect0.9%1
35 Solutions Architect jobs in the South West