Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 73 | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +13 | -21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 840 | 1,219 | 1,681 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.87% | 2.80% | 2.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.11% | 3.01% | 2.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 509 | 835 | 1,134 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £489 | £525 |
| 25th Percentile | £537 | £550 | £585 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £650 | £663 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.89% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £775 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £650 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 7 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £43.54 | £54.50 | £39.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.50 | £71.75 | £64.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.00 | £88.00 | £66.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +31.84% | +13.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £91.00 | £80.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.31 | £96.35 | £80.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £64.50 | £89.00 | £76.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.53% | +17.11% | +28.81% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Solutions Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect.
Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Solutions Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect.
Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Solutions Architect
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -17 | 681 | £625 | -3.85% | 411 |
| London | -11 | 359 | £650 | - | 226 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 345 | £600 | -7.69% | 197 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 294 | £596 | -6.14% | 213 |
| North of England | +4 | 101 | £600 | -4.00% | 51 |
| North West | +5 | 79 | £600 | -4.00% | 32 |
| Midlands | +22 | 64 | £525 | -19.23% | 24 |
| South East | -22 | 64 | £625 | - | 62 |
| Scotland | +6 | 47 | £625 | -3.85% | 19 |
| South West | -23 | 47 | £550 | -15.38% | 25 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 40 | £575 | -11.54% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 23 | £475 | -20.17% | 9 |
| East of England | +16 | 19 | £650 | -3.70% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 19 | £613 | -5.77% | 17 |
| Wales | +5 | 6 | £710 | +9.23% | 7 |
| North East | -2 | 4 | £725 | +20.83% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 3 | £663 | +1.92% | 4 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.
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Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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