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 26 May 2026.

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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 223 121
Rank change year-on-year +94 -102 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,236 596 1,982
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.49% 1.57% 2.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.60% 1.75% 2.43%
Number of salaries quoted 836 372 1,263
10th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,688 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £77,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.45% -3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £118,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £79,250 £80,000
% change year-on-year +7.26% -0.94% -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 77,304 34,069 81,580
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 89.63% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 52,550 19,547 61,826
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,000 £38,066
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,777
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +8.95% -13.20%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £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 26 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 26 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 +59 586 £95,000 +5.56% 283
North of England +27 192 £79,250 +13.21% 70
Midlands +15 124 £75,000 - 25
South West +26 123 £75,000 +4.18% 43
South East +65 120 £85,000 +9.68% 94
North West +41 117 £82,500 +37.50% 47
West Midlands +10 84 £75,000 -16.43% 16
East of England +17 68 £90,000 +35.95% 21
Yorkshire -41 50 £76,997 -14.45% 19
East Midlands -22 40 £65,000 -3.70% 9
North East -26 25 £78,500 +16.30% 5
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 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.

1 272 (22.01%) Azure
2 195 (15.78%) AWS
3 166 (13.43%) Security Cleared
4 165 (13.35%) AI
5 143 (11.57%) Microsoft
6 141 (11.41%) Agile
7 140 (11.33%) Roadmaps
8 133 (10.76%) Presales
9 125 (10.11%) DevOps
10 119 (9.63%) TOGAF
11 112 (9.06%) SC Cleared
12 103 (8.33%) Enterprise Architecture
13 89 (7.20%) SaaS
14 88 (7.12%) Problem-Solving
15 80 (6.47%) Analytics
16 79 (6.39%) Microservices
17 72 (5.83%) Migration
18 69 (5.58%) Technical Leadership
19 68 (5.50%) Integration Patterns
20 67 (5.42%) Degree
21 64 (5.18%) Stakeholder Management
22 62 (5.02%) Architectural Patterns
23 61 (4.94%) SAP
24 59 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
25 58 (4.69%) Power Platform
26 57 (4.61%) ERP
27 55 (4.45%) CI/CD
27 55 (4.45%) Digital Transformation Programme
28 53 (4.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
29 51 (4.13%) 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 13 (1.05%) SharePoint
2 12 (0.97%) Confluence
3 10 (0.81%) CMS
4 8 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.32%) 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 Spark
8 1 (0.081%) Camunda
8 1 (0.081%) CICS
8 1 (0.081%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.081%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.081%) Strapi
Applications
1 7 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 7 (0.57%) PlantUML
2 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.40%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.24%) Windchill
4 2 (0.16%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.081%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.081%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.081%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 30 (2.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.89%) SAP ERP
3 10 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.65%) Shopify
5 5 (0.40%) SAP MDG
6 4 (0.32%) Endur
6 4 (0.32%) Oracle Retail
6 4 (0.32%) 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%) DELMIA
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 MDM
8 1 (0.081%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 272 (22.01%) Azure
2 195 (15.78%) AWS
3 89 (7.20%) SaaS
4 59 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
5 58 (4.69%) Power Platform
6 45 (3.64%) PaaS
7 41 (3.32%) GCP
8 36 (2.91%) Serverless
9 33 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
10 27 (2.18%) IaaS
11 22 (1.78%) Cloud Computing
12 18 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.38%) Entra ID
14 15 (1.21%) SuccessFactors
15 14 (1.13%) PowerApps
16 10 (0.81%) Nutanix
17 8 (0.65%) Power Automate
18 7 (0.57%) Azure Logic Apps
18 7 (0.57%) GitHub
18 7 (0.57%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.27%) Firewall
2 15 (1.21%) Broadband
2 15 (1.21%) Network Security
2 15 (1.21%) WAN
3 13 (1.05%) SD-WAN
4 12 (0.97%) LAN
5 9 (0.73%) Internet
5 9 (0.73%) MPLS
6 8 (0.65%) VSAN
7 7 (0.57%) VPN
8 4 (0.32%) Radio Access Network
8 4 (0.32%) RFID
9 3 (0.24%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.24%) WLAN
10 2 (0.16%) SAN
11 1 (0.081%) BIG-IP
11 1 (0.081%) NGN
11 1 (0.081%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.081%) VoIP
11 1 (0.081%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.05%) Power BI
2 10 (0.81%) Data Lake
2 10 (0.81%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.73%) Metadata
4 8 (0.65%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.40%) DB2
7 4 (0.32%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.24%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.16%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.16%) Big Data
9 2 (0.16%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.16%) DTS
9 2 (0.16%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.16%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.081%) GIS
10 1 (0.081%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (0.81%) JIRA
2 6 (0.49%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.40%) Balsamiq
4 4 (0.32%) GitLab
5 3 (0.24%) Snyk
6 2 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.16%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.081%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.081%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.081%) Visual Studio
General
1 185 (14.97%) Finance
2 171 (13.83%) Social Skills
3 66 (5.34%) Public Sector
4 54 (4.37%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (2.99%) Retail
7 36 (2.91%) Banking
8 33 (2.67%) Law
9 27 (2.18%) Manufacturing
10 26 (2.10%) Marketing
11 23 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
12 22 (1.78%) Legal
13 21 (1.70%) Back Office
14 13 (1.05%) Financial Institution
14 13 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (0.65%) Aviation
17 7 (0.57%) Telecoms
18 6 (0.49%) Military
19 5 (0.40%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.16%) .NET
2 36 (2.91%) Middleware
3 13 (1.05%) RESTful
4 12 (0.97%) Node.js
4 12 (0.97%) React
5 11 (0.89%) Lightning Web Components
6 10 (0.81%) Kafka
7 7 (0.57%) Model Context Protocol
7 7 (0.57%) OpenAPI
7 7 (0.57%) REST
7 7 (0.57%) Swagger
7 7 (0.57%) XML
8 6 (0.49%) OAuth
8 6 (0.49%) OpenID
8 6 (0.49%) YAML
9 5 (0.40%) Spring
9 5 (0.40%) XBRL
10 4 (0.32%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.32%) JSON
10 4 (0.32%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 92 (7.44%) Cloud Native
2 33 (2.67%) Data Centre
2 33 (2.67%) Enterprise Software
3 25 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
3 25 (2.02%) Product Ownership
4 21 (1.70%) Cyberattack
5 18 (1.46%) Public Cloud
6 16 (1.29%) Distributed Systems
7 15 (1.21%) Virtual Team
8 14 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (1.05%) Operational Technology
10 10 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (0.81%) IoT
11 9 (0.73%) Management Information System
11 9 (0.73%) Web Conferencing
12 7 (0.57%) Driving Licence
12 7 (0.57%) Low-Code
12 7 (0.57%) Onboarding
12 7 (0.57%) Reinsurance
12 7 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 21 (1.70%) Windows
2 8 (0.65%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.32%) Linux
4 1 (0.081%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (13.35%) AI
2 141 (11.41%) Agile
3 140 (11.33%) Roadmaps
4 133 (10.76%) Presales
5 125 (10.11%) DevOps
6 119 (9.63%) TOGAF
7 103 (8.33%) Enterprise Architecture
8 88 (7.12%) Problem-Solving
9 80 (6.47%) Analytics
10 79 (6.39%) Microservices
11 72 (5.83%) Migration
12 69 (5.58%) Technical Leadership
13 68 (5.50%) Integration Patterns
14 64 (5.18%) Stakeholder Management
15 62 (5.02%) Architectural Patterns
16 57 (4.61%) ERP
17 55 (4.45%) CI/CD
17 55 (4.45%) Digital Transformation Programme
18 53 (4.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 51 (4.13%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 44 (3.56%) Python
2 37 (2.99%) C#
3 34 (2.75%) SQL
4 22 (1.78%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.46%) Java
6 8 (0.65%) Bicep
7 7 (0.57%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.32%) 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
1 166 (13.43%) Security Cleared
2 112 (9.06%) SC Cleared
3 67 (5.42%) Degree
4 31 (2.51%) DV Cleared
5 29 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 28 (2.27%) Master's Degree
7 25 (2.02%) TOGAF Certification
8 17 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (0.89%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (0.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 9 (0.73%) ICAEW
11 8 (0.65%) Azure Certification
11 8 (0.65%) CCNP
11 8 (0.65%) VCAP
11 8 (0.65%) VCDX
12 7 (0.57%) AWS Certification
12 7 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 6 (0.49%) CISSP
14 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (2.43%) NIST
2 21 (1.70%) Data Quality
3 12 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (0.89%) GRC
5 10 (0.81%) QA
6 8 (0.65%) Accessibility
7 7 (0.57%) GDPR
8 6 (0.49%) NCSC
9 5 (0.40%) PMO
10 4 (0.32%) WCAG
11 2 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.081%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.081%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.081%) PERC
System Software
1 17 (1.38%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.05%) VMware NSX
4 10 (0.81%) Docker
5 8 (0.65%) vSphere
6 6 (0.49%) vCloud
7 4 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.081%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (1.54%) Kubernetes
2 18 (1.46%) Terraform
3 12 (0.97%) Ansible
4 9 (0.73%) Netcool
5 5 (0.40%) vRealize
6 4 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.16%) Grafana
8 2 (0.16%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.081%) MOM
9 1 (0.081%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.081%) Netcool/OMNIbus
9 1 (0.081%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 143 (11.57%) Microsoft
2 61 (4.94%) SAP
3 27 (2.18%) Dell
3 27 (2.18%) VMware
4 23 (1.86%) Oracle
5 22 (1.78%) Salesforce
6 20 (1.62%) Cisco
7 13 (1.05%) Fortinet
8 11 (0.89%) Databricks
9 10 (0.81%) Ariba
9 10 (0.81%) Juniper
10 9 (0.73%) Broadcom
10 9 (0.73%) NetApp
10 9 (0.73%) Palo Alto
11 8 (0.65%) Siemens
12 7 (0.57%) Barracuda Networks
12 7 (0.57%) Google
12 7 (0.57%) Guidewire
12 7 (0.57%) Sophos
12 7 (0.57%) Workday