Solutions Architect Job Trends in England

Solution Architect
UK > England

The median Solution Architect salary in England is £84,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 May 2026.

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

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 212 120
Rank change year-on-year +78 -92 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,227 603 1,965
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.48% 1.58% 2.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.77% 2.45%
Number of salaries quoted 829 377 1,255
10th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,500 £77,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.03% -3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £109,250 £120,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +9.68% -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 77,206 34,110 80,229
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 89.54% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 52,341 19,540 60,827
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,457 £57,560 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.65% +8.09% -12.42%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,349 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £90,000
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 23 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 23 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 +54 582 £95,000 +5.56% 146
North of England +11 192 £79,250 +13.21% 44
Midlands +25 127 £75,000 - 15
South West +29 122 £75,000 +4.18% 26
South East +54 118 £85,000 +9.68% 45
North West +42 117 £82,500 +37.50% 27
West Midlands +21 87 £75,000 -16.43% 9
East of England +29 64 £90,000 +35.95% 19
Yorkshire -33 50 £76,997 -14.45% 15
East Midlands -22 40 £65,000 -3.70% 6
North East -26 25 £78,500 +16.30% 3
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 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.

1 268 (21.84%) Azure
2 194 (15.81%) AWS
3 163 (13.28%) AI
3 163 (13.28%) Security Cleared
4 139 (11.33%) Microsoft
5 138 (11.25%) Agile
6 134 (10.92%) Roadmaps
7 130 (10.59%) Presales
8 125 (10.19%) DevOps
9 116 (9.45%) TOGAF
10 110 (8.96%) SC Cleared
11 102 (8.31%) Enterprise Architecture
12 89 (7.25%) Problem-Solving
12 89 (7.25%) SaaS
13 81 (6.60%) Analytics
14 80 (6.52%) Microservices
15 72 (5.87%) Migration
16 68 (5.54%) Technical Leadership
17 67 (5.46%) Degree
18 65 (5.30%) Integration Patterns
19 64 (5.22%) Stakeholder Management
20 63 (5.13%) SAP
21 60 (4.89%) Architectural Patterns
22 57 (4.65%) ERP
22 57 (4.65%) Microsoft 365
22 57 (4.65%) Power Platform
23 56 (4.56%) CI/CD
24 54 (4.40%) Digital Transformation Programme
24 54 (4.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
25 52 (4.24%) 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 (1.14%) Confluence
2 13 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.81%) CMS
4 8 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.16%) IIS
7 2 (0.16%) JBoss
7 2 (0.16%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.081%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.081%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.081%) Camunda
8 1 (0.081%) CICS
8 1 (0.081%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.081%) Strapi
Applications
1 7 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 7 (0.57%) PlantUML
2 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.33%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.24%) Windchill
5 2 (0.16%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.081%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.081%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.081%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 31 (2.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.90%) SAP ERP
3 9 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.65%) Shopify
5 5 (0.41%) SAP MDG
6 4 (0.33%) Endur
6 4 (0.33%) Oracle Retail
6 4 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.16%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.16%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.16%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.16%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.081%) Actimize
8 1 (0.081%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.081%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.081%) SAP MDG-F
8 1 (0.081%) SAP MDG-M
8 1 (0.081%) SAP MDG-S
8 1 (0.081%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.081%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 268 (21.84%) Azure
2 194 (15.81%) AWS
3 89 (7.25%) SaaS
4 57 (4.65%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (4.65%) Power Platform
5 43 (3.50%) PaaS
6 42 (3.42%) GCP
7 36 (2.93%) Serverless
8 33 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
9 26 (2.12%) IaaS
10 22 (1.79%) Cloud Computing
11 18 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (1.39%) Entra ID
13 16 (1.30%) SuccessFactors
14 14 (1.14%) PowerApps
15 9 (0.73%) Nutanix
16 8 (0.65%) Power Automate
17 7 (0.57%) GitHub
17 7 (0.57%) Lucidchart
17 7 (0.57%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.28%) Firewall
2 15 (1.22%) Broadband
2 15 (1.22%) Network Security
2 15 (1.22%) WAN
3 14 (1.14%) SD-WAN
4 11 (0.90%) LAN
5 10 (0.81%) MPLS
6 9 (0.73%) Internet
7 8 (0.65%) VSAN
8 7 (0.57%) VPN
9 4 (0.33%) Radio Access Network
9 4 (0.33%) RFID
10 3 (0.24%) 3GPP
10 3 (0.24%) WLAN
11 2 (0.16%) SAN
11 2 (0.16%) TCP/IP
12 1 (0.081%) BGP
12 1 (0.081%) DHCP
12 1 (0.081%) DNS
12 1 (0.081%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.06%) Power BI
2 11 (0.90%) Data Lake
3 10 (0.81%) SQL Server
4 9 (0.73%) Metadata
5 8 (0.65%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.41%) DB2
9 4 (0.33%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.24%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.24%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.16%) Big Data
11 2 (0.16%) DTS
11 2 (0.16%) InfluxDB
11 2 (0.16%) Neo4j
11 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
12 1 (0.081%) GIS
12 1 (0.081%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (0.98%) JIRA
2 6 (0.49%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.41%) Balsamiq
4 4 (0.33%) GitLab
5 3 (0.24%) Snyk
6 2 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.16%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.081%) Git
7 1 (0.081%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.081%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.081%) Visual Studio
General
1 184 (15.00%) Finance
2 166 (13.53%) Social Skills
3 66 (5.38%) Public Sector
4 52 (4.24%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (3.10%) Retail
7 37 (3.02%) Banking
8 34 (2.77%) Law
9 27 (2.20%) Manufacturing
10 25 (2.04%) Marketing
11 23 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
12 22 (1.79%) Legal
13 21 (1.71%) Back Office
14 13 (1.06%) Financial Institution
15 12 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (0.65%) Aviation
18 7 (0.57%) Telecoms
19 6 (0.49%) Military
20 5 (0.41%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.18%) .NET
2 37 (3.02%) Middleware
3 13 (1.06%) RESTful
4 12 (0.98%) Node.js
4 12 (0.98%) React
5 11 (0.90%) Kafka
5 11 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
6 7 (0.57%) Model Context Protocol
6 7 (0.57%) OpenAPI
6 7 (0.57%) REST
6 7 (0.57%) Swagger
6 7 (0.57%) XML
7 6 (0.49%) OAuth
7 6 (0.49%) OpenID
7 6 (0.49%) YAML
8 5 (0.41%) Spring
8 5 (0.41%) XBRL
9 4 (0.33%) .NET Framework
9 4 (0.33%) JSON
9 4 (0.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 92 (7.50%) Cloud Native
2 33 (2.69%) Data Centre
3 32 (2.61%) Enterprise Software
4 25 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
4 25 (2.04%) Product Ownership
5 21 (1.71%) Cyberattack
6 17 (1.39%) Public Cloud
7 16 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
7 16 (1.30%) Virtual Team
8 14 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (0.98%) Operational Technology
10 10 (0.81%) IoT
11 9 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (0.73%) Management Information System
11 9 (0.73%) Web Conferencing
12 8 (0.65%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (0.57%) Driving Licence
13 7 (0.57%) Low-Code
13 7 (0.57%) Onboarding
14 6 (0.49%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 20 (1.63%) Windows
2 7 (0.57%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.33%) Linux
4 1 (0.081%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (13.28%) AI
2 138 (11.25%) Agile
3 134 (10.92%) Roadmaps
4 130 (10.59%) Presales
5 125 (10.19%) DevOps
6 116 (9.45%) TOGAF
7 102 (8.31%) Enterprise Architecture
8 89 (7.25%) Problem-Solving
9 81 (6.60%) Analytics
10 80 (6.52%) Microservices
11 72 (5.87%) Migration
12 68 (5.54%) Technical Leadership
13 65 (5.30%) Integration Patterns
14 64 (5.22%) Stakeholder Management
15 60 (4.89%) Architectural Patterns
16 57 (4.65%) ERP
17 56 (4.56%) CI/CD
18 54 (4.40%) Digital Transformation Programme
18 54 (4.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 52 (4.24%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 43 (3.50%) Python
2 36 (2.93%) C#
3 34 (2.77%) SQL
4 21 (1.71%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.47%) Java
6 8 (0.65%) Bicep
7 7 (0.57%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.41%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.16%) RPG
9 2 (0.16%) Scala
10 1 (0.081%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.081%) Bash
10 1 (0.081%) COBOL
10 1 (0.081%) JCL
10 1 (0.081%) PHP
10 1 (0.081%) R
10 1 (0.081%) SOQL
10 1 (0.081%) SOSL
10 1 (0.081%) X++
Qualifications
1 163 (13.28%) Security Cleared
2 110 (8.96%) SC Cleared
3 67 (5.46%) Degree
4 30 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 30 (2.44%) DV Cleared
5 28 (2.28%) Master's Degree
6 24 (1.96%) TOGAF Certification
7 18 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (0.90%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 9 (0.73%) CCNP
10 8 (0.65%) AWS Certification
10 8 (0.65%) Azure Certification
10 8 (0.65%) VCAP
10 8 (0.65%) VCDX
11 7 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 7 (0.57%) ICAEW
12 6 (0.49%) CISSP
13 5 (0.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (2.28%) NIST
2 19 (1.55%) Data Quality
3 11 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (0.81%) GRC
4 10 (0.81%) QA
5 8 (0.65%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.57%) GDPR
7 6 (0.49%) NCSC
8 5 (0.41%) PMO
9 4 (0.33%) WCAG
10 2 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.081%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.081%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.081%) PERC
11 1 (0.081%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (1.30%) Active Directory
1 16 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (1.06%) VMware NSX
3 10 (0.81%) Docker
4 8 (0.65%) vSphere
5 6 (0.49%) vCloud
6 4 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.081%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (1.63%) Terraform
2 19 (1.55%) Kubernetes
3 12 (0.98%) Ansible
4 9 (0.73%) Netcool
5 5 (0.41%) vRealize
6 4 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.16%) Grafana
7 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.16%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.081%) MOM
8 1 (0.081%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.081%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 139 (11.33%) Microsoft
2 63 (5.13%) SAP
3 27 (2.20%) Dell
4 26 (2.12%) VMware
5 23 (1.87%) Oracle
6 22 (1.79%) Salesforce
7 21 (1.71%) Cisco
8 13 (1.06%) Fortinet
9 12 (0.98%) Databricks
10 11 (0.90%) Ariba
11 10 (0.81%) Juniper
11 10 (0.81%) Palo Alto
12 9 (0.73%) Broadcom
12 9 (0.73%) NetApp
12 9 (0.73%) Siemens
13 8 (0.65%) Google
14 7 (0.57%) Barracuda Networks
14 7 (0.57%) N-able
14 7 (0.57%) Sophos
14 7 (0.57%) Workday