Solutions Architect Job Trends in England

Solution Architect
UK > England

The median Solution Architect salary in England is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 172 136
Rank change year-on-year +1 -36 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 818 692 1,574
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.24% 1.79% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 1.98% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 526 466 1,186
10th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £72,567 £65,000 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £80,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -3.03% -2.94%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £109,375 £110,000
UK median annual salary £82,500 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year - +3.13% -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 60,799 34,868 70,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.92% 90.36% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 39,652 21,084 55,582
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £28,550
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

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 March 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 March 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 +19 337 £95,000 +5.56% 126
North of England -26 143 £75,000 +11.52% 45
Midlands +4 107 £75,000 - 33
South East +19 106 £85,000 +7.94% 68
North West +6 90 £72,750 +21.25% 26
West Midlands +31 71 £75,000 -18.92% 16
South West -3 59 £75,000 +4.18% 40
East of England +12 47 £90,000 +35.95% 27
East Midlands -27 36 £65,000 -3.70% 16
North East -2 32 £77,500 +19.23% 7
Yorkshire -67 21 £82,500 -5.71% 13
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 March 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.

1 206 (25.18%) Azure
2 145 (17.73%) Roadmaps
3 132 (16.14%) Agile
4 131 (16.01%) DevOps
5 118 (14.43%) AI
6 117 (14.30%) AWS
7 110 (13.45%) Enterprise Architecture
8 108 (13.20%) TOGAF
9 105 (12.84%) SaaS
10 103 (12.59%) Microsoft
11 100 (12.22%) Security Cleared
12 95 (11.61%) Microservices
13 92 (11.25%) Problem-Solving
14 91 (11.12%) Presales
15 78 (9.54%) Technical Leadership
16 75 (9.17%) Degree
16 75 (9.17%) Stakeholder Management
17 72 (8.80%) Analytics
17 72 (8.80%) SAP
18 63 (7.70%) Project Delivery
18 63 (7.70%) SC Cleared
19 62 (7.58%) Decision-Making
20 60 (7.33%) Architectural Design
21 58 (7.09%) Continuous Improvement
21 58 (7.09%) ERP
21 58 (7.09%) Power Platform
22 54 (6.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 52 (6.36%) CRM
24 51 (6.23%) Software Engineering
25 50 (6.11%) Microsoft 365

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 16 (1.96%) Confluence
2 11 (1.34%) CMS
3 10 (1.22%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.49%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.24%) JBoss
6 2 (0.24%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.12%) Camunda
7 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Strapi
Applications
1 4 (0.49%) PlantUML
2 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.12%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 29 (3.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.61%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.37%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.24%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.24%) Shopify
7 1 (0.12%) Actimize
7 1 (0.12%) DELMIA
7 1 (0.12%) Maximo
7 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.12%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 206 (25.18%) Azure
2 117 (14.30%) AWS
3 105 (12.84%) SaaS
4 58 (7.09%) Power Platform
5 50 (6.11%) Microsoft 365
6 43 (5.26%) GCP
7 34 (4.16%) Dynamics 365
8 33 (4.03%) PaaS
9 26 (3.18%) IaaS
10 24 (2.93%) Serverless
11 21 (2.57%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (2.08%) SuccessFactors
13 15 (1.83%) Entra ID
14 14 (1.71%) GitHub
15 10 (1.22%) PowerApps
16 8 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
17 7 (0.86%) Snowflake
18 6 (0.73%) Amazon Bedrock
18 6 (0.73%) Power Automate
19 5 (0.61%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.34%) Firewall
2 10 (1.22%) SD-WAN
2 10 (1.22%) WAN
3 9 (1.10%) Broadband
4 8 (0.98%) MPLS
4 8 (0.98%) Network Security
5 5 (0.61%) LAN
5 5 (0.61%) Radio Access Network
5 5 (0.61%) SAN
6 4 (0.49%) Internet
6 4 (0.49%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.49%) VPN
6 4 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.37%) 3GPP
7 3 (0.37%) VoIP
8 2 (0.24%) NGN
8 2 (0.24%) VLAN
9 1 (0.12%) BGP
9 1 (0.12%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.12%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.32%) Power BI
2 14 (1.71%) Data Lake
3 11 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.22%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.86%) Metadata
5 7 (0.86%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.73%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.49%) Big Data
7 4 (0.49%) DataStage
7 4 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.49%) QlikView
7 4 (0.49%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.49%) Tableau
8 3 (0.37%) GIS
8 3 (0.37%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.37%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.24%) DB2
9 2 (0.24%) Looker
10 1 (0.12%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (2.08%) JIRA
2 5 (0.61%) Octopus Deploy
3 4 (0.49%) Balsamiq
3 4 (0.49%) ER Studio
3 4 (0.49%) ERwin
3 4 (0.49%) PowerDesigner
4 3 (0.37%) GitLab
4 3 (0.37%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.24%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.12%) Git
6 1 (0.12%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 201 (24.57%) Social Skills
2 166 (20.29%) Finance
3 64 (7.82%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (7.70%) Banking
5 55 (6.72%) Public Sector
6 38 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
7 37 (4.52%) Retail
8 30 (3.67%) Marketing
9 28 (3.42%) Manufacturing
10 27 (3.30%) Law
11 26 (3.18%) Back Office
12 22 (2.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 21 (2.57%) Legal
14 17 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (1.10%) Financial Institution
16 9 (1.10%) Telecoms
17 6 (0.73%) Aviation
17 6 (0.73%) Military
18 4 (0.49%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.62%) Middleware
2 19 (2.32%) .NET
3 13 (1.59%) React
3 13 (1.59%) RESTful
4 12 (1.47%) REST
5 11 (1.34%) Kafka
6 9 (1.10%) Lightning Web Components
6 9 (1.10%) Node.js
7 8 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
8 7 (0.86%) OpenAPI
8 7 (0.86%) Swagger
9 6 (0.73%) Model Context Protocol
10 5 (0.61%) A2A Protocol
10 5 (0.61%) OAuth
10 5 (0.61%) OpenID
11 4 (0.49%) React Native
11 4 (0.49%) SOAP
11 4 (0.49%) YAML
12 3 (0.37%) Apollo GraphQL
12 3 (0.37%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 78 (9.54%) Cloud Native
2 31 (3.79%) Enterprise Software
3 26 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (2.69%) Product Ownership
5 20 (2.44%) Virtual Team
6 18 (2.20%) Management Information System
7 15 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
8 14 (1.71%) Distributed Systems
9 10 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.22%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.10%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.10%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.10%) IoT
11 8 (0.98%) Data Centre
11 8 (0.98%) Operational Technology
12 7 (0.86%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.73%) Enterprise Cloud
13 6 (0.73%) Mobile App
14 5 (0.61%) AS400
14 5 (0.61%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.08%) Windows
2 4 (0.49%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.37%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (17.73%) Roadmaps
2 132 (16.14%) Agile
3 131 (16.01%) DevOps
4 118 (14.43%) AI
5 110 (13.45%) Enterprise Architecture
6 108 (13.20%) TOGAF
7 95 (11.61%) Microservices
8 92 (11.25%) Problem-Solving
9 91 (11.12%) Presales
10 78 (9.54%) Technical Leadership
11 75 (9.17%) Stakeholder Management
12 72 (8.80%) Analytics
13 63 (7.70%) Project Delivery
14 62 (7.58%) Decision-Making
15 60 (7.33%) Architectural Design
16 58 (7.09%) Continuous Improvement
16 58 (7.09%) ERP
17 54 (6.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 52 (6.36%) CRM
19 51 (6.23%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.03%) Python
2 22 (2.69%) SQL
3 21 (2.57%) Java
4 17 (2.08%) C#
5 12 (1.47%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.10%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.98%) Bicep
8 7 (0.86%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.24%) PHP
9 2 (0.24%) Scala
9 2 (0.24%) X++
10 1 (0.12%) Bash
10 1 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.12%) R
10 1 (0.12%) SOQL
10 1 (0.12%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 100 (12.22%) Security Cleared
2 75 (9.17%) Degree
3 63 (7.70%) SC Cleared
4 30 (3.67%) TOGAF Certification
5 29 (3.55%) Master's Degree
6 28 (3.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (2.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 17 (2.08%) AWS Certification
8 17 (2.08%) Azure Certification
9 16 (1.96%) DV Cleared
10 14 (1.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 11 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.61%) CCNP
13 5 (0.61%) CISSP
14 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (0.37%) CCDA
15 3 (0.37%) MBA
15 3 (0.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.59%) QA
2 7 (0.86%) Data Quality
2 7 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (0.73%) GDPR
3 6 (0.73%) NIST
4 5 (0.61%) PMO
5 4 (0.49%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.49%) GRC
5 4 (0.49%) NCSC
6 3 (0.37%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.12%) Basel III
8 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.12%) MiFID
8 1 (0.12%) SEPA
8 1 (0.12%) SLA
8 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (1.47%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.34%) Docker
3 5 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.49%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 23 (2.81%) Terraform
2 19 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.22%) Netcool
4 8 (0.98%) Ansible
5 4 (0.49%) vRealize
6 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.24%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.12%) MOM
8 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 103 (12.59%) Microsoft
2 72 (8.80%) SAP
3 23 (2.81%) Salesforce
4 21 (2.57%) Oracle
5 16 (1.96%) VMware
6 14 (1.71%) Software AG
7 13 (1.59%) Siemens
8 12 (1.47%) Ariba
9 11 (1.34%) Cisco
9 11 (1.34%) IBM
9 11 (1.34%) Informatica
10 9 (1.10%) Databricks
11 8 (0.98%) Dell
11 8 (0.98%) Google
11 8 (0.98%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.86%) BiZZdesign
12 7 (0.86%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.73%) Workday
14 4 (0.49%) Pega
14 4 (0.49%) Sparx