Solutions Architect Contracts in the UK excluding London

Solution Architect
UK > UK excluding London

The median Solution Architect daily rate in the UK excluding London is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 66 99 80
Rank change year-on-year +33 -19 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 576 589 938
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.84% 2.56% 3.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.07% 2.72% 3.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 384 422 663
10th Percentile £486 £525 £489
25th Percentile £569 £575 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £613
Median % change year-on-year - +6.12% +11.36%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £688
90th Percentile £763 £799 £752
UK median daily rate £650 £650 £625
% change year-on-year - +4.00% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 2
10th Percentile £75.20 £65.10 -
25th Percentile £87.50 £66.00 £56.50
Median hourly rate £91.00 £76.00 £59.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.74% +28.81% +7.27%
75th Percentile £92.37 £80.25 £61.50
90th Percentile £95.52 - -
UK median hourly rate £90.00 £67.50 £59.00
% change year-on-year +33.33% +14.41% +6.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 18,772 21,693 29,145
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 94.28% 95.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,463 15,127 20,437
10th Percentile £213 £225 £204
25th Percentile £363 £394 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £544 £525
% change year-on-year -3.40% +3.52% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,267 1,104 1,447
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.41 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.73 £18.07 £14.29
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.00 £44.85
90th Percentile £73.85 £75.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London

Solutions Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London

Solutions Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London

Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London

Solutions Architect
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
North of England +69 166 £600 -4.95% 60
South East +8 140 £625 -0.79% 65
South West +26 133 £650 -2.99% 29
North West +80 116 £625 +2.67% 32
Midlands +2 72 £625 -3.85% 47
Yorkshire +5 46 £575 -11.54% 24
West Midlands +9 43 £670 +3.00% 32
East of England +19 39 £675 +1.96% 8
Scotland +4 37 £636 -1.28% 14
East Midlands +6 28 £460 -31.09% 15
Northern Ireland +8 7 £650 +18.18% 10
Wales +8 6 £650 +15.04% 5
North East +12 5 £600 +6.67% 4
Isle of Man - 3 - -
Solutions Architect
UK

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, 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 UK excluding London region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 201 (34.90%) Security Cleared
2 116 (20.14%) Azure
3 115 (19.97%) SC Cleared
4 114 (19.79%) Social Skills
5 105 (18.23%) DV Cleared
5 105 (18.23%) Finance
6 96 (16.67%) Agile
7 87 (15.10%) Roadmaps
8 80 (13.89%) Microsoft
9 79 (13.72%) AWS
10 78 (13.54%) Enterprise Architecture
11 75 (13.02%) Migration
12 73 (12.67%) Problem-Solving
13 72 (12.50%) TOGAF
14 69 (11.98%) Telecoms
15 64 (11.11%) Degree
16 62 (10.76%) DevOps
16 62 (10.76%) Public Sector
17 60 (10.42%) Banking
18 52 (9.03%) Architectural Design
19 51 (8.85%) Java
20 49 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
21 48 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
22 44 (7.64%) Translating Business Requirements
23 41 (7.12%) SAP
23 41 (7.12%) Architectural Patterns
24 39 (6.77%) Architecture Governance
25 37 (6.42%) Business Strategy
25 37 (6.42%) Computer Science
25 37 (6.42%) ArchiMate

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (2.08%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.74%) Apache Spark
3 7 (1.22%) Confluence
4 2 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.35%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.17%) Apache
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.17%) CATIA
2 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 18 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.87%) Oracle Assets
3 5 (0.87%) Oracle Cash Management
3 5 (0.87%) Oracle Payables
3 5 (0.87%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (0.87%) SAP SD
3 5 (0.87%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.69%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (0.69%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.52%) Adobe Campaign
5 3 (0.52%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 3 (0.52%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.52%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.35%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.35%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.35%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.35%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 116 (20.14%) Azure
2 79 (13.72%) AWS
3 36 (6.25%) Power Platform
4 34 (5.90%) SaaS
5 25 (4.34%) Microsoft 365
5 25 (4.34%) PaaS
6 20 (3.47%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (3.13%) GCP
8 17 (2.95%) Cloud Computing
9 15 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (2.08%) OCI
11 11 (1.91%) IaaS
12 10 (1.74%) Serverless
13 9 (1.56%) Amazon S3
14 7 (1.22%) Azure Data Lake Analytics
14 7 (1.22%) PowerApps
15 6 (1.04%) Boomi
16 4 (0.69%) Power Automate
16 4 (0.69%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
17 3 (0.52%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.51%) VoIP
2 25 (4.34%) PBX
3 17 (2.95%) WAN
4 14 (2.43%) SDH
5 13 (2.26%) DNS
6 9 (1.56%) DHCP
7 5 (0.87%) ATM
7 5 (0.87%) Firewall
7 5 (0.87%) Internet
7 5 (0.87%) MPLS
8 4 (0.69%) Junos
8 4 (0.69%) SAN
9 3 (0.52%) LAN
9 3 (0.52%) MQTT
9 3 (0.52%) NetScaler
10 2 (0.35%) VSAN
11 1 (0.17%) IPsec
11 1 (0.17%) Network Security
11 1 (0.17%) SSL
11 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.47%) Data Lake
2 15 (2.60%) Big Data
3 12 (2.08%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.74%) Oracle Database
5 8 (1.39%) BigQuery
5 8 (1.39%) Hadoop
6 7 (1.22%) Amazon Athena
6 7 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (1.22%) Amazon Redshift
7 6 (1.04%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.04%) Power BI
8 5 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.69%) DB2
9 4 (0.69%) GIS
10 3 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.52%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.35%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.35%) Redis
11 2 (0.35%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 23 (3.99%) Rational DOORS
2 17 (2.95%) Git
2 17 (2.95%) Jenkins
2 17 (2.95%) JIRA
3 2 (0.35%) GitLab
3 2 (0.35%) webpack
4 1 (0.17%) Terragrunt
General
1 114 (19.79%) Social Skills
2 105 (18.23%) Finance
3 69 (11.98%) Telecoms
4 62 (10.76%) Public Sector
5 60 (10.42%) Banking
6 49 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
7 26 (4.51%) Presentation Skills
8 24 (4.17%) Manufacturing
9 20 (3.47%) Marketing
10 17 (2.95%) Retail
11 14 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
12 13 (2.26%) Electronics
13 11 (1.91%) Aerospace
13 11 (1.91%) Automotive
14 9 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.39%) Local Government
16 7 (1.22%) Aeronautics
16 7 (1.22%) Digital Economy
17 6 (1.04%) French Language
18 5 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.43%) Middleware
2 13 (2.26%) .NET
3 12 (2.08%) Kafka
4 11 (1.91%) SOAP
5 10 (1.74%) REST
6 7 (1.22%) React
7 6 (1.04%) RAML
8 5 (0.87%) Node.js
8 5 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
8 5 (0.87%) XML
9 4 (0.69%) RESTful
9 4 (0.69%) Web Services
10 3 (0.52%) HTML
10 3 (0.52%) Lightning Web Components
10 3 (0.52%) OAuth
10 3 (0.52%) OpenAPI
10 3 (0.52%) React Native
10 3 (0.52%) SAML
10 3 (0.52%) Swagger
11 2 (0.35%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 31 (5.38%) Product Ownership
2 22 (3.82%) Data Protection Act
3 20 (3.47%) Data Centre
4 14 (2.43%) Mobile App
4 14 (2.43%) Public Cloud
5 12 (2.08%) Video Conferencing
6 10 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (1.74%) Operational Technology
7 9 (1.56%) Blackberry
8 8 (1.39%) Digital Media
8 8 (1.39%) Private Cloud
9 7 (1.22%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.04%) Credit Risk
10 6 (1.04%) NHS
10 6 (1.04%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 5 (0.87%) CMDB
11 5 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.87%) IoT
11 5 (0.87%) Mainframe
11 5 (0.87%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.65%) Windows
2 7 (1.22%) Unix
3 6 (1.04%) Android
3 6 (1.04%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.69%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.69%) Linux
5 3 (0.52%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (16.67%) Agile
2 87 (15.10%) Roadmaps
3 78 (13.54%) Enterprise Architecture
4 75 (13.02%) Migration
5 73 (12.67%) Problem-Solving
6 72 (12.50%) TOGAF
7 62 (10.76%) DevOps
8 52 (9.03%) Architectural Design
9 48 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
10 44 (7.64%) Translating Business Requirements
11 41 (7.12%) Architectural Patterns
12 39 (6.77%) Architecture Governance
13 37 (6.42%) ArchiMate
13 37 (6.42%) Business Strategy
13 37 (6.42%) Computer Science
14 36 (6.25%) IT Strategy
15 35 (6.08%) Project Delivery
16 33 (5.73%) Decision-Making
17 32 (5.56%) Microservices
18 31 (5.38%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 51 (8.85%) Java
2 27 (4.69%) SQL
3 11 (1.91%) Python
4 6 (1.04%) C#
4 6 (1.04%) PL/SQL
4 6 (1.04%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.87%) C
5 5 (0.87%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.35%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.35%) Kotlin
6 2 (0.35%) SOQL
7 1 (0.17%) Bash
7 1 (0.17%) C++
7 1 (0.17%) PHP
7 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.17%) X++
Qualifications
1 201 (34.90%) Security Cleared
2 115 (19.97%) SC Cleared
3 105 (18.23%) DV Cleared
4 64 (11.11%) Degree
5 28 (4.86%) BPSS Clearance
6 18 (3.13%) TOGAF Certification
7 14 (2.43%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (1.91%) HND
9 10 (1.74%) CCNP
10 9 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.22%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.69%) JNCIA
13 4 (0.69%) MCSE
13 4 (0.69%) SAP Certification
14 3 (0.52%) AWS Certification
14 3 (0.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 2 (0.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 2 (0.35%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.13%) QA
2 9 (1.56%) Accessibility
3 7 (1.22%) NIST
4 6 (1.04%) GDPR
4 6 (1.04%) NCSC
5 4 (0.69%) COBIT
5 4 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.52%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.52%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.35%) ISO 22301
7 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.17%) GxP
8 1 (0.17%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.17%) PMO
8 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.17%) SEPA
System Software
1 17 (2.95%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.04%) Docker
4 4 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.69%) vSphere
5 3 (0.52%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 3 (0.52%) XenApp
5 3 (0.52%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.17%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 14 (2.43%) Terraform
2 11 (1.91%) Progress Chef
3 9 (1.56%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.69%) VxRail
5 3 (0.52%) SCCM
5 3 (0.52%) SCOM
6 2 (0.35%) Ansible
6 2 (0.35%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.17%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.17%) Istio
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.17%) Puppet
Vendors
1 80 (13.89%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.12%) SAP
3 29 (5.03%) Cisco
3 29 (5.03%) Oracle
4 28 (4.86%) VMware
5 24 (4.17%) Juniper
6 23 (3.99%) Nokia
7 22 (3.82%) Google
7 22 (3.82%) IBM
8 21 (3.65%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.74%) Ericsson
10 9 (1.56%) Avaya
10 9 (1.56%) Ribbon
11 8 (1.39%) Dell
12 6 (1.04%) F5
12 6 (1.04%) Palo Alto
13 5 (0.87%) Adobe
13 5 (0.87%) CheckPoint
14 4 (0.69%) Ciena
14 4 (0.69%) Citrix