Solutions Architect Contracts in the West Midlands

Solution Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Solution Architect daily rate in the West Midlands is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 61 74 66
Rank change year-on-year +13 -8 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 50 55 125
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.45% 2.49% 3.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.67% 2.63% 3.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 36 92
10th Percentile £455 £563 £478
25th Percentile £613 £613 £587
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £675
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% +22.73%
75th Percentile £731 £688 £728
90th Percentile £769 £713 £800
England median daily rate £650 £675 £650
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.93% +12.96%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,870 2,090 3,437
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.58% 94.44% 96.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,255 1,426 2,483
10th Percentile £250 £260 £230
25th Percentile £363 £388 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +2.56% +14.71%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 63 67
10th Percentile £12.02 £12.50 £12.60
25th Percentile £14.75 £14.75 £14.75
Median hourly rate £19.59 £20.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £39.69 £28.38 £20.00
90th Percentile £55.63 £56.75 £24.05
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in the West Midlands

Solutions Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Solutions Architect in the West Midlands

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Solutions Architect in the West Midlands

Solutions Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Solutions Architect in the West Midlands

Solutions Architect
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
Birmingham +13 21 £650 +4.00% 13
Solihull -3 9 £470 - 3
Warwickshire -4 8 £750 +20.00% 8
Coventry +13 5 £675 +28.57%
Shropshire - 1 - -
Solutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 13 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 16 (32.00%) SC Cleared
1 16 (32.00%) Security Cleared
2 13 (26.00%) Azure
3 10 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 9 (18.00%) Finance
4 9 (18.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (18.00%) Social Skills
5 8 (16.00%) Agile
6 7 (14.00%) Enterprise Architecture
7 6 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (12.00%) Salesforce
7 6 (12.00%) Architectural Design
7 6 (12.00%) Roadmaps
8 5 (10.00%) Active Directory
8 5 (10.00%) CRM
8 5 (10.00%) TOGAF
8 5 (10.00%) Apple
8 5 (10.00%) Android
8 5 (10.00%) SCCM
9 4 (8.00%) Apple iOS
9 4 (8.00%) AWS
9 4 (8.00%) Windows
9 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
9 4 (8.00%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (8.00%) AirWatch
10 3 (6.00%) Public Cloud
10 3 (6.00%) Boomi
10 3 (6.00%) Patch Management
10 3 (6.00%) Windows Server
10 3 (6.00%) Virtual Desktop

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (6.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (6.00%) NetSuite
2 1 (2.00%) SAP EWM
2 1 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (26.00%) Azure
2 6 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (8.00%) AWS
4 3 (6.00%) Azure Monitor
4 3 (6.00%) Boomi
5 2 (4.00%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 1 (2.00%) IaaS
6 1 (2.00%) OCI
6 1 (2.00%) PaaS
6 1 (2.00%) SaaS
6 1 (2.00%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.00%) DNS
1 3 (6.00%) NetScaler
2 2 (4.00%) SAN
2 2 (4.00%) WAN
3 1 (2.00%) IPsec
3 1 (2.00%) Kerberos
3 1 (2.00%) SDH
3 1 (2.00%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.00%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (2.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 9 (18.00%) Finance
1 9 (18.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (6.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (6.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (4.00%) Banking
3 2 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (4.00%) Local Government
3 2 (4.00%) Marketing
3 2 (4.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.00%) Aeronautics
4 1 (2.00%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.00%) Electronics
4 1 (2.00%) Law
4 1 (2.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.00%) HTML
1 2 (4.00%) OAuth
1 2 (4.00%) SAML
1 2 (4.00%) Visualforce
1 2 (4.00%) XML
2 1 (2.00%) .NET
2 1 (2.00%) .NET Core
2 1 (2.00%) Middleware
2 1 (2.00%) Node.js
2 1 (2.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (2.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.00%) Fat Client
1 3 (6.00%) Public Cloud
1 3 (6.00%) Thin Client
2 1 (2.00%) Cloud Native
2 1 (2.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (2.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
2 1 (2.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (2.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.00%) Android
2 4 (8.00%) Apple iOS
2 4 (8.00%) Windows
3 3 (6.00%) Windows 10
3 3 (6.00%) Windows Server
4 2 (4.00%) Linux
4 2 (4.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (16.00%) Agile
2 7 (14.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 6 (12.00%) Architectural Design
3 6 (12.00%) Roadmaps
4 5 (10.00%) CRM
4 5 (10.00%) TOGAF
5 4 (8.00%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (6.00%) Application Packaging
6 3 (6.00%) Business Strategy
6 3 (6.00%) Change Management
6 3 (6.00%) Data Integration
6 3 (6.00%) Migration
6 3 (6.00%) Patch Management
6 3 (6.00%) Release Train
6 3 (6.00%) Scrum
6 3 (6.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (6.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (4.00%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
7 2 (4.00%) Infrastructure as Code
7 2 (4.00%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (6.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (6.00%) SQL
2 2 (4.00%) Apex Code
2 2 (4.00%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 16 (32.00%) SC Cleared
1 16 (32.00%) Security Cleared
2 9 (18.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (6.00%) Degree
4 2 (4.00%) Master's Degree
4 2 (4.00%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (2.00%) Azure Certification
5 1 (2.00%) CAPM
5 1 (2.00%) Oracle Certification
5 1 (2.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
1 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (10.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.00%) Citrix Hypervisor
2 3 (6.00%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (6.00%) XenApp
2 3 (6.00%) XenDesktop
3 2 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (4.00%) vSphere
4 1 (2.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (10.00%) SCCM
2 4 (8.00%) AirWatch
3 3 (6.00%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (2.00%) Ansible
4 1 (2.00%) Kubernetes
4 1 (2.00%) Progress Chef
4 1 (2.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (12.00%) Salesforce
3 5 (10.00%) Apple
4 3 (6.00%) Citrix
4 3 (6.00%) NetApp
4 3 (6.00%) SAP
4 3 (6.00%) VMware
5 2 (4.00%) Red Hat
5 2 (4.00%) Samsung
6 1 (2.00%) Cisco
6 1 (2.00%) Guidewire
6 1 (2.00%) IBM
6 1 (2.00%) Juniper
6 1 (2.00%) Nokia
6 1 (2.00%) Oracle
6 1 (2.00%) Remedy
6 1 (2.00%) ServiceNow