Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 80 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -14 | +24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 1,240 | 1,611 | 3,088 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.92% | 2.81% | 3.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.14% | 2.97% | 3.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 836 | 1,100 | 2,019 |
| 10th Percentile | £485 | £522 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £543 | £585 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £825 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.12% | +11.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £56.00 | £41.53 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £86.00 | £66.00 | £56.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £90.00 | £67.50 | £59.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +14.41% | +6.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £92.37 | £80.25 | £61.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £94.47 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £91.00 | £76.00 | £59.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.74% | +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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | +16 | 1,047 | £650 | -2.26% | 376 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 573 | £650 | - | 226 |
| London | -2 | 483 | £650 | -5.45% | 155 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 479 | £650 | - | 174 |
| North of England | +65 | 167 | £606 | -3.96% | 60 |
| South East | -4 | 139 | £625 | -0.79% | 62 |
| South West | +24 | 133 | £650 | -3.35% | 25 |
| North West | +71 | 117 | £625 | +2.67% | 32 |
| Midlands | -6 | 70 | £625 | -4.58% | 50 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 46 | £575 | -11.54% | 23 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 43 | £670 | +3.00% | 34 |
| East of England | +25 | 39 | £675 | +1.96% | 8 |
| Scotland | +6 | 36 | £625 | -2.91% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 26 | £455 | -31.84% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 7 | £650 | +18.18% | 9 |
| Wales | +10 | 6 | £650 | +15.04% | 3 |
| North East | +12 | 5 | £600 | +6.67% | 5 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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