Solutions Architect Job Trends in England

Solution Architect
UK > England

The median Solution Architect salary in England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 211 125
Rank change year-on-year +99 -86 -10
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 1,795 626 1,255
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.68% 1.43% 2.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.82% 1.57% 2.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,149 362 773
10th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £108,750 £116,000
UK median annual salary £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
31 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,487 39,863 57,878
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.98% 91.06% 94.94%
Number of salaries quoted 67,747 24,591 32,870
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,623 £53,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.44% -6.96% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £52,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year +12.38% -7.89% -5.00%

Solutions Architect Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Solutions Architect job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in England

Solutions Architect Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in England

Solutions Architect Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for Solutions Architect jobs in England over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in England

Solutions Architect Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Solutions Architect jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 31 October 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London +87 805 £100,000 +11.11% 61
North of England +99 402 £80,000 +1.59% 30
North West +72 238 £80,000 - 15
South East +17 183 £85,000 +13.33% 42
South West +21 172 £77,500 -6.06% 31
Midlands -21 130 £80,000 - 23
Yorkshire +54 129 £89,999 +9.09% 13
West Midlands +1 107 £80,000 - 13
East of England +8 78 £75,000 -9.09% 8
North East -52 35 £80,000 +28.00% 2
East Midlands -44 23 £70,000 -13.85% 10
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Solutions Architect job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Solutions Architect job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Azure19.5%350
2AI19.3%347
3AWS16.5%296
4Microsoft14.6%262
5Roadmaps12.9%232
6Security Cleared11.3%203
7Presales9.7%174
8Technical Leadership9.6%173
9Stakeholder Management8.9%159
10Analytics8.7%156
11Agile8.5%152
12SC Cleared8.4%150
13Enterprise Architecture7.4%132
14ERP7.2%130
15SaaS7.2%129
16Migration6.8%122
17TOGAF6.2%111
18DevOps6.1%110
19Microservices5.8%105
20Integration Patterns5.8%104
21Digital Transformation Programme5.7%102
22Mentoring5.6%101
23SAP5.5%99
24Degree5.5%98
24Stakeholder Engagement5.5%98
24Translating Business Requirements5.5%98
27Architecture Governance5.0%90
28Architectural Patterns5.0%89
28Power Platform5.0%89
28Software Engineering5.0%89

Solutions Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Solutions Architect13.9%250
2Lead Solutions Architect7.6%136
3AWS Solution Architect6.4%115
4Artificial Intelligence Architect6.1%110
5Presales Solution Architect3.4%61
6Senior Manager3.2%58
7Cloud Solutions Architect2.8%51
7Dynamics 365 Solution Architect2.8%51
9Azure Architect2.8%50
10SAP Solutions Architect2.7%48
11Digital Solutions Architect2.3%42
12ERP Architect2.2%39
13Security Solutions Architect2.1%38
14Oracle Solutions Architect1.9%35
15Enterprise Solutions Architect1.8%33
16Microsoft Solutions Architect1.8%32
16Technical Solutions Architect1.8%32
18Principal Solutions Architect1.7%31
19Data Analytics Architect1.7%30
19Enterprise Architect1.7%30
185 Solutions Architect jobs in England