Hybrid/Remote Cloud Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends

Cloud Solution Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Cloud Solution Architect daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 303 371
Rank change year-on-year +2 +68 +139
Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Solutions Architect 17 13 20
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.11% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.12% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 10 14
10th Percentile - £352 £570
25th Percentile £513 £369 £593
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £455 £600
Median % change year-on-year +20.88% -24.17% -14.29%
75th Percentile £630 £549 £658
90th Percentile £825 £600 £714
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £645
% change year-on-year - -6.98% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,503 11,296 16,780
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 93.10% 94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,215 7,149 11,556
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £723 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 206 378
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.50 £17.60
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.26 £26.24
Median hourly rate £43.69 £38.25 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.22% -27.14% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.63
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £44.00
% change year-on-year -27.63% -21.02% +40.98%

Cloud Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cloud Solutions Architect' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Cloud Solutions Architect job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Cloud Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Cloud Solutions Architect job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Cloud Solutions Architect job vacancies

Cloud Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cloud Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Cloud Solutions Architect daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Cloud Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Cloud Solutions Architect job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Cloud Solutions Architect job vacancies

Cloud Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Cloud 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Cloud Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 10 (58.82%) MODAF
1 10 (58.82%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 10 (58.82%) TOGAF
2 9 (52.94%) Security Cleared
3 7 (41.18%) AWS
4 5 (29.41%) Logistics
5 3 (17.65%) Azure
6 2 (11.76%) Coaching
6 2 (11.76%) Data Protection
6 2 (11.76%) DevOps
6 2 (11.76%) E-Commerce
6 2 (11.76%) GDPR
6 2 (11.76%) Mentoring
6 2 (11.76%) Presales
6 2 (11.76%) Salesforce
6 2 (11.76%) SAP
6 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
7 1 (5.88%) .NET
7 1 (5.88%) ArcGIS
7 1 (5.88%) AWS Certification
7 1 (5.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (5.88%) Azure Certification
7 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (5.88%) CI/CD
7 1 (5.88%) Computer Science
7 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (5.88%) Containerisation
7 1 (5.88%) Customer Engagement
7 1 (5.88%) Data Ingestion

Cloud Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.88%) ArcGIS
1 1 (5.88%) GeoServer
Cloud Services
1 7 (41.18%) AWS
2 3 (17.65%) Azure
3 1 (5.88%) GCP
3 1 (5.88%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Spatial Data
1 1 (5.88%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (17.65%) Public Sector
2 1 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Electronics
2 1 (5.88%) Finance
2 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
2 1 (5.88%) Marketing
2 1 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) .NET
1 1 (5.88%) PostGIS
1 1 (5.88%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Cloud Native
1 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
1 1 (5.88%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (58.82%) MODAF
1 10 (58.82%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 10 (58.82%) TOGAF
2 5 (29.41%) Logistics
3 2 (11.76%) Coaching
3 2 (11.76%) Data Protection
3 2 (11.76%) DevOps
3 2 (11.76%) E-Commerce
3 2 (11.76%) Mentoring
3 2 (11.76%) Presales
4 1 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (5.88%) CI/CD
4 1 (5.88%) Containerisation
4 1 (5.88%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure as Code
4 1 (5.88%) Migration
4 1 (5.88%) Programme Management
4 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (5.88%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 9 (52.94%) Security Cleared
2 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.88%) AWS Certification
3 1 (5.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 1 (5.88%) Azure Certification
3 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (5.88%) Degree
3 1 (5.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Salesforce
1 2 (11.76%) SAP
2 1 (5.88%) ESRI
2 1 (5.88%) SnapLogic