Digital Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Digital Solution Architect
South East > Thames Valley

The median Digital Solution Architect daily rate in the Thames Valley is £688, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 130 137
Rank change year-on-year +20 +7 +36
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Solutions Architect 4 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.24% 0.046% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.050% 0.039%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £514 - -
25th Percentile £609 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £688 £480 -
Median % change year-on-year +43.23% - -
75th Percentile £738 - -
90th Percentile £760 - -
South East median daily rate £688 £480 -
% change year-on-year +43.23% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,543 1,994 2,548
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 91.38% 94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 974 1,116 1,725
10th Percentile £250 £272 £235
25th Percentile £383 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £503 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.50% +0.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £608 £620
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 96 89
10th Percentile £14.73 £17.41 £15.80
25th Percentile £15.13 £26.00 £21.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.43 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.96% +16.87% +166.67%
75th Percentile £54.00 £68.05 £66.00
90th Percentile £87.50 £91.88 £74.83
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £51.90
% change year-on-year -57.00% +12.70% +110.93%

Digital Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Digital Solutions Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Digital Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Digital Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Solutions Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Solutions Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Digital Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Solutions Architect in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Digital Solutions Architect in the Thames Valley

Digital Solutions Architect
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Solutions Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 October 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
Buckinghamshire - 3 £700 -
Berkshire +13 1 £450 -6.25% 1
Digital Solutions Architect
South East

Digital Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, Digital 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 Thames Valley region featuring Digital Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 3 (75.00%) Sitecore
1 3 (75.00%) Legacy Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Retail

Digital Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Retail
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Sitecore