Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 86 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -19 | +27 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 1,196 | 1,648 | 3,086 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.77% | 2.79% | 3.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.99% | 2.95% | 3.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 806 | 1,113 | 2,014 |
| 10th Percentile | £490 | £519 | £506 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £585 | £559 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £660 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.52% | +5.60% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £601 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.24% | +11.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.25 | £41.53 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £78.88 | £66.00 | £56.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £67.50 | £59.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.85% | +14.41% | +6.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £92.09 | £80.25 | £76.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.52 | - | £84.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £90.00 | £76.00 | £59.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.42% | +28.81% | +7.27% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
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 5 May 2024.
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 5 May 2024.
Solutions Architect
Top 18 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 5 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 |
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| England | +14 | 1,005 | £650 | -2.69% | 397 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 539 | £650 | - | 242 |
| London | -3 | 480 | £650 | -4.41% | 155 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 459 | £646 | -0.62% | 219 |
| South East | +13 | 146 | £625 | -3.85% | 54 |
| North of England | +37 | 132 | £615 | -1.60% | 79 |
| South West | +37 | 131 | £650 | -2.84% | 37 |
| North West | +55 | 92 | £615 | +0.41% | 45 |
| Midlands | +1 | 64 | £650 | - | 37 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 46 | £650 | - | 23 |
| Scotland | +2 | 39 | £636 | -2.23% | 18 |
| East of England | +26 | 36 | £675 | -3.09% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 35 | £650 | - | 28 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 17 | £588 | -10.98% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 7 | £650 | +18.18% | 9 |
| North East | +17 | 6 | £600 | +6.67% | 6 |
| Wales | +5 | 6 | £650 | +15.04% | 4 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 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 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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