Solutions Architect Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Solution Architect
South West > Bristol

The median Solution Architect daily rate in Bristol is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 50 23
Rank change year-on-year -8 -27 +39
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 13 22 65
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 1.66% 2.77% 6.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.79% 2.90% 6.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 14 48
10th Percentile £430 £450 -
25th Percentile £591 £456 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £553 £645
Median % change year-on-year +13.12% -14.34% +7.50%
75th Percentile £731 £767 £689
90th Percentile £758 £791 £708
South West median daily rate £633 £631 £645
% change year-on-year +0.20% -2.13% +2.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 727 759 996
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 95.47% 95.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 365 420 642
10th Percentile £233 £213 £288
25th Percentile £375 £386 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £518
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.21% +3.50%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £748 £707 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £515 £538
% change year-on-year +1.94% -4.19% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 107 126
10th Percentile £12.88 £15.81 £33.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £35.50 £51.56
Median hourly rate £35.50 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.38% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £76.25
90th Percentile £67.98 £74.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £28.79 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -55.71% +15.06% -8.15%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Solutions Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Bristol

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Bristol

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Solutions Architect in Bristol

Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Bristol

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, 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 job ads across the Bristol region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 8 (61.54%) Security Cleared
2 7 (53.85%) SC Cleared
3 5 (38.46%) Azure
4 4 (30.77%) AWS
4 4 (30.77%) CI/CD
4 4 (30.77%) Enterprise Architecture
4 4 (30.77%) Machine Learning
4 4 (30.77%) Roadmaps
5 3 (23.08%) Agile
5 3 (23.08%) AI
5 3 (23.08%) Linux
5 3 (23.08%) Microservices
5 3 (23.08%) Technology Roadmap
5 3 (23.08%) VMware
5 3 (23.08%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (15.38%) API Design
6 2 (15.38%) API Integration
6 2 (15.38%) Architectural Design
6 2 (15.38%) Architectural Patterns
6 2 (15.38%) Containerisation
6 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
6 2 (15.38%) DevSecOps
6 2 (15.38%) Domain-Driven Design
6 2 (15.38%) DV Cleared
6 2 (15.38%) Kubernetes
6 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
6 2 (15.38%) Node.js
6 2 (15.38%) OCR
6 2 (15.38%) Patch Management
6 2 (15.38%) React

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) Azure
2 4 (30.77%) AWS
3 1 (7.69%) Amazon Bedrock
3 1 (7.69%) Azure AI
3 1 (7.69%) Azure Service Bus
3 1 (7.69%) GCP
3 1 (7.69%) IaaS
3 1 (7.69%) iPaaS
3 1 (7.69%) PaaS
3 1 (7.69%) SaaS
General
1 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
2 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Node.js
1 2 (15.38%) React
2 1 (7.69%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Cloud Native
1 1 (7.69%) FMCG
1 1 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (7.69%) IoT
1 1 (7.69%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) Linux
2 2 (15.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 2 (15.38%) Ubuntu
3 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) CI/CD
1 4 (30.77%) Enterprise Architecture
1 4 (30.77%) Machine Learning
1 4 (30.77%) Roadmaps
2 3 (23.08%) Agile
2 3 (23.08%) AI
2 3 (23.08%) Microservices
2 3 (23.08%) Technology Roadmap
3 2 (15.38%) API Design
3 2 (15.38%) API Integration
3 2 (15.38%) Architectural Design
3 2 (15.38%) Architectural Patterns
3 2 (15.38%) Containerisation
3 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
3 2 (15.38%) DevSecOps
3 2 (15.38%) OCR
3 2 (15.38%) Patch Management
3 2 (15.38%) Software Delivery
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (15.38%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) Security Cleared
2 7 (53.85%) SC Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (23.08%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (7.69%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) Kubernetes
1 2 (15.38%) SCOM
1 2 (15.38%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) VMware
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.69%) BiZZdesign
3 1 (7.69%) Foundry
3 1 (7.69%) NVIDIA
3 1 (7.69%) Oracle
3 1 (7.69%) Salesforce
3 1 (7.69%) SAP
3 1 (7.69%) webMethods