Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Solution Architect
East of England > Suffolk

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Suffolk is £280, 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 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 2.78% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.86% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £280 - -
East of England median daily rate £600 £650 £663
% change year-on-year -7.69% -1.89% +0.08%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 70 101 125
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.22% 90.99% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 41 96
10th Percentile £193 £200 £156
25th Percentile £220 £220 £262
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -16.67% -21.74%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £569
90th Percentile £553 £638 £723
East of England median daily rate £493 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +9.47% -5.26% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 17 1
10th Percentile £14.05 £32.75 -
25th Percentile £16.36 £46.25 £13.50
Median hourly rate £21.34 £47.50 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.08% +239.29% -15.15%
75th Percentile £24.38 £51.91 £14.50
90th Percentile £24.76 £70.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £34.00 £47.50 £40.28
% change year-on-year -28.42% +17.94% +103.31%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Suffolk

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

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 Suffolk region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) Meraki
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Meraki
3 Solutions Architect jobs in Suffolk