Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect daily rate in the UK is £646 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 85 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -19 | +21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 1,264 | 1,558 | 3,070 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.94% | 2.78% | 3.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.16% | 2.94% | 3.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 846 | 1,064 | 2,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £481 | £519 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £588 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £646 | £664 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +6.20% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £757 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £790 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £620 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.84% | +12.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.80 | £41.53 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £64.63 | £66.00 | £56.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £67.50 | £59.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.85% | +14.41% | +6.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £92.28 | £80.25 | £61.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.42 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £91.00 | £76.00 | £59.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.74% | +28.81% | +6.79% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | +13 | 1,068 | £650 | -3.70% | 300 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 580 | £650 | - | 158 |
| London | +2 | 498 | £650 | -7.14% | 122 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 478 | £650 | - | 142 |
| North of England | +60 | 174 | £606 | -3.00% | 34 |
| South East | +3 | 138 | £625 | -3.85% | 36 |
| South West | +27 | 129 | £650 | -3.70% | 28 |
| North West | +81 | 121 | £625 | +4.17% | 19 |
| Midlands | +2 | 74 | £625 | -5.30% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 48 | £575 | -11.54% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 44 | £670 | +3.00% | 37 |
| East of England | +23 | 42 | £675 | -2.60% | 5 |
| Scotland | +7 | 35 | £636 | +0.55% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 29 | £455 | -32.59% | 10 |
| North East | +12 | 6 | £600 | +6.67% | 2 |
| Wales | +10 | 6 | £650 | +15.04% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 6 | £650 | +18.18% | 2 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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