Solutions Architect Job Trends in England

Solution Architect
UK > England

The median Solution Architect salary in England is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2026.

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

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 197 118
Rank change year-on-year +63 -79 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,189 657 1,964
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.48% 1.69% 2.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.89% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 802 428 1,253
10th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,625 £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 74,648 34,765 79,342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.21% 89.48% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 50,252 20,835 60,281
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +9.26% -11.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,670 £52,686
% change year-on-year -4.63% +9.46% -12.19%

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 13 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 13 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 +49 552 £95,000 +5.56% 140
North of England +23 188 £77,500 +19.23% 49
Midlands +25 132 £75,000 - 13
South East +46 122 £85,000 +9.68% 41
North West +48 117 £77,500 +29.17% 21
South West +27 115 £75,000 +4.18% 22
West Midlands +24 89 £75,000 -11.76% 8
East of England +20 60 £90,000 +35.95% 30
Yorkshire -59 46 £76,997 -8.06% 24
East Midlands -8 43 £65,000 -3.70% 5
North East -24 25 £78,500 +20.77% 5
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 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.

1 257 (21.61%) Azure
2 184 (15.48%) AWS
3 160 (13.46%) Security Cleared
4 158 (13.29%) AI
5 137 (11.52%) Agile
6 132 (11.10%) Microsoft
7 129 (10.85%) DevOps
7 129 (10.85%) Roadmaps
8 117 (9.84%) Presales
8 117 (9.84%) TOGAF
9 107 (9.00%) SC Cleared
10 105 (8.83%) Enterprise Architecture
11 93 (7.82%) SaaS
12 90 (7.57%) Problem-Solving
13 84 (7.06%) Microservices
14 79 (6.64%) Analytics
15 72 (6.06%) Technical Leadership
16 70 (5.89%) Degree
17 68 (5.72%) Migration
18 67 (5.63%) Stakeholder Management
19 64 (5.38%) Integration Patterns
20 63 (5.30%) SAP
21 59 (4.96%) Architectural Patterns
22 54 (4.54%) Digital Transformation Programme
22 54 (4.54%) ERP
22 54 (4.54%) Microsoft 365
22 54 (4.54%) Power Platform
22 54 (4.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 53 (4.46%) CI/CD
23 53 (4.46%) Software Engineering

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 (1.09%) Confluence
2 12 (1.01%) CMS
2 12 (1.01%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.34%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.17%) JBoss
6 2 (0.17%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.084%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.084%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.084%) Camunda
7 1 (0.084%) CICS
7 1 (0.084%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.084%) IIS
7 1 (0.084%) Strapi
Applications
1 6 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 6 (0.50%) PlantUML
2 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.17%) Windchill
4 1 (0.084%) Abaqus
4 1 (0.084%) PTC Creo
4 1 (0.084%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 29 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (0.84%) SAP ERP
3 8 (0.67%) Shopify
4 7 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.42%) SAP MDG
5 5 (0.42%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 4 (0.34%) 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 (0.084%) Actimize
9 1 (0.084%) Aladdin
9 1 (0.084%) DELMIA
9 1 (0.084%) SAP MDG-F
9 1 (0.084%) SAP MDG-M
9 1 (0.084%) SAP MDG-S
9 1 (0.084%) SAP MDM
9 1 (0.084%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 257 (21.61%) Azure
2 184 (15.48%) AWS
3 93 (7.82%) SaaS
4 54 (4.54%) Microsoft 365
4 54 (4.54%) Power Platform
5 45 (3.78%) PaaS
6 42 (3.53%) GCP
7 35 (2.94%) Serverless
8 32 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
9 29 (2.44%) IaaS
10 22 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
11 19 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.60%) Entra ID
12 16 (1.35%) SuccessFactors
13 13 (1.09%) PowerApps
14 8 (0.67%) Nutanix
15 7 (0.59%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (0.59%) GitHub
15 7 (0.59%) Mimecast
15 7 (0.59%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.19%) Firewall
2 14 (1.18%) Network Security
3 13 (1.09%) Broadband
3 13 (1.09%) WAN
4 12 (1.01%) SD-WAN
5 10 (0.84%) LAN
6 9 (0.76%) MPLS
7 8 (0.67%) Internet
8 7 (0.59%) VPN
9 5 (0.42%) VSAN
10 4 (0.34%) Radio Access Network
11 3 (0.25%) 3GPP
11 3 (0.25%) RFID
12 2 (0.17%) SAN
12 2 (0.17%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.17%) WLAN
13 1 (0.084%) DHCP
13 1 (0.084%) DNS
13 1 (0.084%) OSPF
13 1 (0.084%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.09%) Power BI
2 11 (0.93%) Data Lake
2 11 (0.93%) SQL Server
3 8 (0.67%) Metadata
3 8 (0.67%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.34%) DB2
6 4 (0.34%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.25%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.17%) Big Data
8 2 (0.17%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.17%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.17%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.17%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.084%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.084%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.084%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.084%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (1.01%) JIRA
2 5 (0.42%) Balsamiq
2 5 (0.42%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.34%) GitLab
4 2 (0.17%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (0.17%) Snyk
4 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.084%) Git
5 1 (0.084%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.084%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.084%) Visual Studio
General
1 178 (14.97%) Finance
2 173 (14.55%) Social Skills
3 69 (5.80%) Public Sector
4 53 (4.46%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (3.28%) Banking
7 37 (3.11%) Retail
8 36 (3.03%) Law
9 28 (2.35%) Manufacturing
10 26 (2.19%) Marketing
11 24 (2.02%) Back Office
12 23 (1.93%) Legal
12 23 (1.93%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (1.01%) Financial Institution
14 11 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (0.84%) Aviation
16 8 (0.67%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.59%) Military
18 5 (0.42%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.28%) .NET
2 37 (3.11%) Middleware
3 13 (1.09%) React
3 13 (1.09%) RESTful
4 11 (0.93%) Kafka
4 11 (0.93%) Lightning Web Components
4 11 (0.93%) Node.js
5 7 (0.59%) Model Context Protocol
5 7 (0.59%) OpenAPI
5 7 (0.59%) Swagger
5 7 (0.59%) XML
6 6 (0.50%) OAuth
6 6 (0.50%) OpenID
6 6 (0.50%) REST
6 6 (0.50%) YAML
7 5 (0.42%) XBRL
8 4 (0.34%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.34%) .NET Framework
8 4 (0.34%) JSON
8 4 (0.34%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 91 (7.65%) Cloud Native
2 35 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
3 29 (2.44%) Data Centre
4 24 (2.02%) Product Ownership
5 23 (1.93%) Legacy Systems
6 21 (1.77%) Cyberattack
7 17 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
7 17 (1.43%) Public Cloud
7 17 (1.43%) Virtual Team
8 15 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (0.93%) Management Information System
9 11 (0.93%) Operational Technology
10 10 (0.84%) IoT
11 9 (0.76%) Web Conferencing
12 8 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (0.67%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (0.59%) Driving Licence
13 7 (0.59%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.50%) Cyber Threat
14 6 (0.50%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 20 (1.68%) Windows
2 6 (0.50%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.34%) Linux
4 1 (0.084%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (13.29%) AI
2 137 (11.52%) Agile
3 129 (10.85%) DevOps
3 129 (10.85%) Roadmaps
4 117 (9.84%) Presales
4 117 (9.84%) TOGAF
5 105 (8.83%) Enterprise Architecture
6 90 (7.57%) Problem-Solving
7 84 (7.06%) Microservices
8 79 (6.64%) Analytics
9 72 (6.06%) Technical Leadership
10 68 (5.72%) Migration
11 67 (5.63%) Stakeholder Management
12 64 (5.38%) Integration Patterns
13 59 (4.96%) Architectural Patterns
14 54 (4.54%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 54 (4.54%) ERP
14 54 (4.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 53 (4.46%) CI/CD
15 53 (4.46%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 39 (3.28%) Python
2 32 (2.69%) C#
3 28 (2.35%) SQL
4 18 (1.51%) Java
5 16 (1.35%) JavaScript
6 8 (0.67%) Bicep
7 7 (0.59%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.42%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.17%) Scala
10 1 (0.084%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.084%) Bash
10 1 (0.084%) COBOL
10 1 (0.084%) JCL
10 1 (0.084%) PHP
10 1 (0.084%) R
10 1 (0.084%) RPG
10 1 (0.084%) SOQL
10 1 (0.084%) SOSL
10 1 (0.084%) X++
Qualifications
1 160 (13.46%) Security Cleared
2 107 (9.00%) SC Cleared
3 70 (5.89%) Degree
4 29 (2.44%) Master's Degree
5 28 (2.35%) DV Cleared
6 25 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
7 24 (2.02%) TOGAF Certification
8 17 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (0.93%) AWS Certification
11 9 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 8 (0.67%) Azure Certification
12 8 (0.67%) CCNP
12 8 (0.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 6 (0.50%) CISSP
14 5 (0.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (0.42%) ICAEW
14 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 5 (0.42%) VCAP
14 5 (0.42%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.27%) NIST
2 16 (1.35%) Data Quality
3 11 (0.93%) QA
4 10 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (0.67%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.67%) GRC
6 6 (0.50%) GDPR
6 6 (0.50%) NCSC
7 5 (0.42%) PMO
8 4 (0.34%) WCAG
9 2 (0.17%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.084%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.084%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.084%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.084%) PERC
10 1 (0.084%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (1.43%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (0.84%) Docker
3 10 (0.84%) VMware NSX
4 5 (0.42%) vCloud
4 5 (0.42%) vSphere
5 3 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.084%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 21 (1.77%) Terraform
2 19 (1.60%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.01%) Ansible
4 9 (0.76%) Netcool
5 5 (0.42%) vRealize
6 4 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.17%) Grafana
8 1 (0.084%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.084%) MOM
8 1 (0.084%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.084%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 132 (11.10%) Microsoft
2 63 (5.30%) SAP
3 26 (2.19%) Dell
4 23 (1.93%) Salesforce
4 23 (1.93%) VMware
5 22 (1.85%) Oracle
6 19 (1.60%) Cisco
7 12 (1.01%) Databricks
7 12 (1.01%) Fortinet
8 11 (0.93%) Ariba
9 9 (0.76%) Siemens
10 8 (0.67%) Google
10 8 (0.67%) Juniper
10 8 (0.67%) NetApp
10 8 (0.67%) Palo Alto
11 7 (0.59%) Barracuda Networks
11 7 (0.59%) N-able
11 7 (0.59%) Sophos
12 6 (0.50%) Broadcom
12 6 (0.50%) Meraki