Solutions Architect Job Trends in England

Solution Architect
UK > England

The median Solution Architect salary in England is £84,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2026.

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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 205 120
Rank change year-on-year +74 -85 +23
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,210 647 1,958
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.48% 1.64% 2.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.83% 2.45%
Number of salaries quoted 820 423 1,250
10th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,500 £65,000 £65,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,750 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.94% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,000 £120,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +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 vacancies in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 76,166 35,415 79,894
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 89.91% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 51,416 20,957 60,651
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,075
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% -12.01%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £90,822
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Solutions Architect' in the job title 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 jobs citing Solutions Architect in England over the 6 months to 17 May 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 IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +44 566 £95,000 +5.56% 140
North of England +17 192 £78,000 +20.00% 44
Midlands +28 131 £75,000 - 15
South East +44 121 £85,000 +9.68% 49
North West +52 119 £80,000 +33.33% 24
South West +33 119 £75,000 +4.18% 29
West Midlands +26 90 £75,000 -14.16% 9
East of England +14 62 £90,000 +35.95% 28
Yorkshire -44 48 £76,997 -6.67% 18
East Midlands -22 41 £65,000 -3.70% 6
North East -24 25 £78,500 +20.77% 3
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 May 2026, Solutions Architect 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 260 (21.49%) Azure
2 185 (15.29%) AWS
3 161 (13.31%) Security Cleared
4 160 (13.22%) AI
5 136 (11.24%) Agile
6 135 (11.16%) Microsoft
7 130 (10.74%) Roadmaps
8 128 (10.58%) DevOps
9 121 (10.00%) Presales
10 116 (9.59%) TOGAF
11 108 (8.93%) SC Cleared
12 104 (8.60%) Enterprise Architecture
13 91 (7.52%) SaaS
14 90 (7.44%) Problem-Solving
15 82 (6.78%) Microservices
16 78 (6.45%) Analytics
17 71 (5.87%) Technical Leadership
18 68 (5.62%) Degree
18 68 (5.62%) Migration
19 66 (5.45%) Stakeholder Management
20 64 (5.29%) Integration Patterns
21 62 (5.12%) SAP
22 58 (4.79%) Architectural Patterns
23 57 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
23 57 (4.71%) Power Platform
24 55 (4.55%) Digital Transformation Programme
25 54 (4.46%) ERP
25 54 (4.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
26 53 (4.38%) CI/CD
27 52 (4.30%) Business Strategy

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

Application Platforms
1 14 (1.16%) Confluence
2 12 (0.99%) SharePoint
3 11 (0.91%) CMS
4 8 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.17%) JBoss
7 2 (0.17%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.083%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.083%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.083%) Camunda
8 1 (0.083%) CICS
8 1 (0.083%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.083%) IIS
8 1 (0.083%) Strapi
Applications
1 6 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 6 (0.50%) PlantUML
2 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.25%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.17%) Windchill
5 1 (0.083%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.083%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.083%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 30 (2.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (0.83%) SAP ERP
3 8 (0.66%) Shopify
4 7 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.41%) SAP MDG
5 5 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 4 (0.33%) Endur
7 3 (0.25%) Oracle Retail
8 2 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.17%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.17%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.17%) SAP Retail
9 1 (0.083%) Actimize
9 1 (0.083%) Aladdin
9 1 (0.083%) DELMIA
9 1 (0.083%) SAP MDG-F
9 1 (0.083%) SAP MDG-M
9 1 (0.083%) SAP MDG-S
9 1 (0.083%) SAP MDM
9 1 (0.083%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 260 (21.49%) Azure
2 185 (15.29%) AWS
3 91 (7.52%) SaaS
4 57 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (4.71%) Power Platform
5 44 (3.64%) PaaS
6 41 (3.39%) GCP
7 35 (2.89%) Serverless
8 32 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
9 28 (2.31%) IaaS
10 22 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
11 19 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.57%) Entra ID
12 16 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
13 13 (1.07%) PowerApps
14 9 (0.74%) Nutanix
15 7 (0.58%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (0.58%) GitHub
15 7 (0.58%) Lucidchart
15 7 (0.58%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.15%) Firewall
2 14 (1.16%) Network Security
3 13 (1.07%) Broadband
3 13 (1.07%) WAN
4 12 (0.99%) SD-WAN
5 10 (0.83%) LAN
6 9 (0.74%) MPLS
7 8 (0.66%) Internet
8 7 (0.58%) VPN
8 7 (0.58%) VSAN
9 4 (0.33%) Radio Access Network
10 3 (0.25%) 3GPP
10 3 (0.25%) RFID
11 2 (0.17%) SAN
11 2 (0.17%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.17%) WLAN
12 1 (0.083%) BGP
12 1 (0.083%) DHCP
12 1 (0.083%) DNS
12 1 (0.083%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.07%) Power BI
2 11 (0.91%) Data Lake
3 10 (0.83%) SQL Server
4 8 (0.66%) Metadata
4 8 (0.66%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.41%) DB2
8 4 (0.33%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.25%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.17%) Big Data
10 2 (0.17%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.17%) DTS
10 2 (0.17%) InfluxDB
10 2 (0.17%) Neo4j
10 2 (0.17%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.083%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.083%) GIS
11 1 (0.083%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 12 (0.99%) JIRA
2 5 (0.41%) Balsamiq
2 5 (0.41%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.33%) GitLab
4 2 (0.17%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (0.17%) Snyk
4 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.083%) Git
5 1 (0.083%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.083%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.083%) Visual Studio
General
1 179 (14.79%) Finance
2 170 (14.05%) Social Skills
3 67 (5.54%) Public Sector
4 51 (4.21%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (3.22%) Banking
7 38 (3.14%) Retail
8 34 (2.81%) Law
9 27 (2.23%) Manufacturing
10 25 (2.07%) Marketing
11 23 (1.90%) Back Office
11 23 (1.90%) Legal
11 23 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (1.07%) Financial Institution
13 12 (0.99%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (0.83%) Aviation
16 7 (0.58%) Military
16 7 (0.58%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.41%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.14%) .NET
1 38 (3.14%) Middleware
2 13 (1.07%) RESTful
3 12 (0.99%) React
4 11 (0.91%) Kafka
4 11 (0.91%) Lightning Web Components
4 11 (0.91%) Node.js
5 7 (0.58%) Model Context Protocol
5 7 (0.58%) OpenAPI
5 7 (0.58%) Swagger
5 7 (0.58%) XML
6 6 (0.50%) OAuth
6 6 (0.50%) OpenID
6 6 (0.50%) REST
6 6 (0.50%) YAML
7 5 (0.41%) Spring
7 5 (0.41%) XBRL
8 4 (0.33%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.33%) .NET Framework
8 4 (0.33%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 90 (7.44%) Cloud Native
2 35 (2.89%) Enterprise Software
3 31 (2.56%) Data Centre
4 24 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
4 24 (1.98%) Product Ownership
5 21 (1.74%) Cyberattack
6 17 (1.40%) Distributed Systems
6 17 (1.40%) Public Cloud
7 16 (1.32%) Virtual Team
8 14 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (0.91%) Management Information System
9 11 (0.91%) Operational Technology
10 10 (0.83%) IoT
11 9 (0.74%) Web Conferencing
12 8 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (0.58%) Driving Licence
13 7 (0.58%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.50%) Cyber Threat
14 6 (0.50%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 20 (1.65%) Windows
2 6 (0.50%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.33%) Linux
4 1 (0.083%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (13.22%) AI
2 136 (11.24%) Agile
3 130 (10.74%) Roadmaps
4 128 (10.58%) DevOps
5 121 (10.00%) Presales
6 116 (9.59%) TOGAF
7 104 (8.60%) Enterprise Architecture
8 90 (7.44%) Problem-Solving
9 82 (6.78%) Microservices
10 78 (6.45%) Analytics
11 71 (5.87%) Technical Leadership
12 68 (5.62%) Migration
13 66 (5.45%) Stakeholder Management
14 64 (5.29%) Integration Patterns
15 58 (4.79%) Architectural Patterns
16 55 (4.55%) Digital Transformation Programme
17 54 (4.46%) ERP
17 54 (4.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 53 (4.38%) CI/CD
19 52 (4.30%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 41 (3.39%) Python
2 34 (2.81%) C#
3 31 (2.56%) SQL
4 19 (1.57%) JavaScript
5 17 (1.40%) Java
6 8 (0.66%) Bicep
7 7 (0.58%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.41%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.17%) RPG
9 2 (0.17%) Scala
10 1 (0.083%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.083%) Bash
10 1 (0.083%) COBOL
10 1 (0.083%) JCL
10 1 (0.083%) PHP
10 1 (0.083%) R
10 1 (0.083%) SOQL
10 1 (0.083%) SOSL
10 1 (0.083%) X++
Qualifications
1 161 (13.31%) Security Cleared
2 108 (8.93%) SC Cleared
3 68 (5.62%) Degree
4 29 (2.40%) DV Cleared
4 29 (2.40%) Master's Degree
5 26 (2.15%) BPSS Clearance
6 24 (1.98%) TOGAF Certification
7 17 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (0.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 8 (0.66%) AWS Certification
10 8 (0.66%) Azure Certification
10 8 (0.66%) CCNP
11 7 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 7 (0.58%) VCAP
11 7 (0.58%) VCDX
12 6 (0.50%) CISSP
13 5 (0.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (0.41%) ICAEW
13 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.23%) NIST
2 17 (1.40%) Data Quality
3 11 (0.91%) QA
4 10 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (0.66%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.66%) GRC
6 6 (0.50%) GDPR
6 6 (0.50%) NCSC
7 5 (0.41%) PMO
8 4 (0.33%) WCAG
9 2 (0.17%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.083%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.083%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.083%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.083%) PERC
10 1 (0.083%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (1.40%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (0.99%) VMware NSX
4 10 (0.83%) Docker
5 7 (0.58%) vSphere
6 6 (0.50%) vCloud
7 3 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.083%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (1.65%) Terraform
2 19 (1.57%) Kubernetes
3 12 (0.99%) Ansible
4 9 (0.74%) Netcool
5 5 (0.41%) vRealize
6 4 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.17%) Grafana
8 1 (0.083%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.083%) MOM
8 1 (0.083%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.083%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.083%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 135 (11.16%) Microsoft
2 62 (5.12%) SAP
3 27 (2.23%) Dell
4 25 (2.07%) VMware
5 22 (1.82%) Oracle
5 22 (1.82%) Salesforce
6 19 (1.57%) Cisco
7 12 (0.99%) Databricks
7 12 (0.99%) Fortinet
8 11 (0.91%) Ariba
9 9 (0.74%) NetApp
9 9 (0.74%) Siemens
10 8 (0.66%) Broadcom
10 8 (0.66%) Google
10 8 (0.66%) Juniper
10 8 (0.66%) Palo Alto
11 7 (0.58%) Barracuda Networks
11 7 (0.58%) N-able
11 7 (0.58%) Sophos
12 6 (0.50%) Software AG