Solutions Architect Contracts in Swansea

Solution Architect
West Wales > Swansea

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Swansea is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 July 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
21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Swansea 3.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.85% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median daily rate £625 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 26 16 38
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.30% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 12 29
10th Percentile £185 £221 £156
25th Percentile £206 £422 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £481 £225
Median % change year-on-year -1.30% +113.89% -40.00%
75th Percentile £488 £525 £395
90th Percentile £623 - £523
West Wales median daily rate £475 £481 £225
% change year-on-year -1.30% +113.89% -35.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - £14.87
25th Percentile £17.75 £11.75 £14.89
Median hourly rate £18.50 £13.50 £15.21
Median % change year-on-year +37.04% -11.23% +1.38%
75th Percentile £19.25 £15.25 £15.73
90th Percentile - - £15.88
West Wales median hourly rate £18.50 £13.50 £15.21
% change year-on-year +37.04% -11.23% +1.38%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in Swansea

Solutions Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

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

Daily rate trend for Solutions Architect in Swansea

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 21 July 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 Swansea region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) BPR
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) ITGC
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Change Advisory Board

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) BPR
1 1 (100.00%) Change Advisory Board
1 1 (100.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ITGC
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley