Solution Architect
UK > Wales
The median Solution Architect daily rate in Wales is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 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 5 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 37 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +4 | +6 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 2.05% | 1.81% | 2.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.33% | 1.99% | 3.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £456 | £482 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £495 | £565 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £535 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.82% | -14.40% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £570 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £692 | £581 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £620 | £625 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | -3.85% | - |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 301 | 351 | 465 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.27% | 90.70% | 94.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 211 | 201 | 344 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £136 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £265 | £200 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £425 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.82% | -5.56% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £550 | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £619 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 53 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | £15.48 | £15.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £20.12 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.50 | £27.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.45% | +22.22% | +36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.50 | £48.75 | £33.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.98 | £53.50 | £50.29 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.18% | +63.46% |
Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Wales.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in Wales over the 6 months to 5 September 2025.
Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Wales.
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Contract Job Locations in Wales
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 Wales region over the 6 months to 5 September 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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| South Wales | +9 | 5 | £625 | +16.82% | 2 |
| West Wales | - | 1 | £625 | - | |
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Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 5 September 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 Wales region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.
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Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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: