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 15 April 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 164 131
Rank change year-on-year +15 -33 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,044 708 1,846
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.38% 1.93% 2.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% 2.15% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 698 482 1,224
10th Percentile £62,500 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,125 £65,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,125 £115,000
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 70,166 32,905 76,780
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 89.49% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 45,949 21,226 59,150
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 15 April 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 15 April 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 +37 456 £95,000 +5.56% 146
North of England -43 163 £77,249 +18.84% 50
Midlands +10 134 £75,000 -1.52% 34
South East +8 127 £85,000 +9.68% 52
North West +3 102 £75,000 +25.00% 30
South West +5 97 £75,000 +4.18% 27
West Midlands +18 91 £75,000 -16.43% 23
East of England +1 53 £90,000 +35.95% 16
East Midlands -30 43 £65,000 -3.70% 11
North East -11 33 £77,500 +19.23% 3
Yorkshire -81 28 £82,500 -1.49% 17
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 15 April 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.

1 241 (23.08%) Azure
2 155 (14.85%) AWS
3 146 (13.98%) AI
4 138 (13.22%) Roadmaps
5 134 (12.84%) DevOps
6 131 (12.55%) Security Cleared
7 129 (12.36%) Agile
8 126 (12.07%) Microsoft
9 123 (11.78%) TOGAF
10 116 (11.11%) Presales
11 110 (10.54%) Enterprise Architecture
12 104 (9.96%) Problem-Solving
13 99 (9.48%) SaaS
14 94 (9.00%) Microservices
15 88 (8.43%) Degree
15 88 (8.43%) SC Cleared
16 82 (7.85%) Stakeholder Management
17 79 (7.57%) Analytics
18 73 (6.99%) SAP
19 70 (6.70%) Technical Leadership
20 66 (6.32%) Decision-Making
21 64 (6.13%) Architectural Patterns
22 62 (5.94%) Architectural Design
22 62 (5.94%) ERP
23 59 (5.65%) Project Delivery
24 58 (5.56%) Integration Patterns
24 58 (5.56%) Power Platform
25 56 (5.36%) Business Strategy
25 56 (5.36%) Continuous Improvement
26 55 (5.27%) 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 15 (1.44%) Confluence
2 11 (1.05%) CMS
2 11 (1.05%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.19%) JBoss
5 2 (0.19%) Sitecore CMS
5 2 (0.19%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.096%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.096%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.096%) Camunda
6 1 (0.096%) CICS
6 1 (0.096%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.096%) Strapi
Applications
1 6 (0.57%) PlantUML
2 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.096%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.096%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.096%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 30 (2.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.57%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.48%) Shopify
4 5 (0.48%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.29%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.19%) Endur
6 2 (0.19%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle Retail
6 2 (0.19%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.19%) SAP Retail
7 1 (0.096%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.096%) SAP MDG-F
7 1 (0.096%) SAP MDG-M
7 1 (0.096%) SAP MDG-S
Cloud Services
1 241 (23.08%) Azure
2 155 (14.85%) AWS
3 99 (9.48%) SaaS
4 58 (5.56%) Power Platform
5 55 (5.27%) Microsoft 365
6 45 (4.31%) GCP
7 37 (3.54%) PaaS
8 30 (2.87%) Serverless
9 29 (2.78%) IaaS
10 28 (2.68%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (2.20%) Cloud Computing
12 20 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.63%) SuccessFactors
14 16 (1.53%) Entra ID
15 13 (1.25%) PowerApps
16 9 (0.86%) GitHub
17 8 (0.77%) Mimecast
18 7 (0.67%) Azure Logic Apps
19 6 (0.57%) Power Automate
20 5 (0.48%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.92%) Firewall
2 14 (1.34%) Network Security
3 12 (1.15%) Broadband
4 10 (0.96%) WAN
5 9 (0.86%) LAN
5 9 (0.86%) SD-WAN
6 7 (0.67%) Internet
6 7 (0.67%) MPLS
7 5 (0.48%) Radio Access Network
7 5 (0.48%) VPN
8 4 (0.38%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.29%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.29%) SAN
9 3 (0.29%) VoIP
10 2 (0.19%) NGN
10 2 (0.19%) RFID
10 2 (0.19%) VLAN
10 2 (0.19%) VSAN
10 2 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.096%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.53%) Power BI
2 11 (1.05%) Data Lake
3 10 (0.96%) SQL Server
4 9 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.77%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.57%) Metadata
6 6 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.38%) Big Data
7 4 (0.38%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.29%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.29%) DB2
8 3 (0.29%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.19%) GIS
9 2 (0.19%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.19%) Looker
9 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.19%) Tableau
10 1 (0.096%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.096%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 16 (1.53%) JIRA
2 5 (0.48%) Balsamiq
3 4 (0.38%) GitLab
3 4 (0.38%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.29%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.096%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.096%) ERwin
6 1 (0.096%) Git
6 1 (0.096%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.096%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.096%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.096%) Visual Studio
General
1 211 (20.21%) Social Skills
2 177 (16.95%) Finance
3 77 (7.38%) Public Sector
4 59 (5.65%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (4.79%) Banking
6 43 (4.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 40 (3.83%) Presentation Skills
8 39 (3.74%) Retail
9 31 (2.97%) Manufacturing
10 28 (2.68%) Law
10 28 (2.68%) Marketing
11 26 (2.49%) Back Office
12 23 (2.20%) Legal
13 18 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (0.96%) Financial Institution
16 8 (0.77%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.67%) Aviation
17 7 (0.67%) Military
18 5 (0.48%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (3.83%) Middleware
2 30 (2.87%) .NET
3 14 (1.34%) RESTful
4 13 (1.25%) Kafka
5 12 (1.15%) Lightning Web Components
6 11 (1.05%) React
7 8 (0.77%) REST
8 7 (0.67%) Model Context Protocol
8 7 (0.67%) OAuth
8 7 (0.67%) OpenAPI
8 7 (0.67%) OpenID
8 7 (0.67%) Swagger
9 6 (0.57%) Node.js
9 6 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (0.57%) YAML
10 4 (0.38%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.38%) SOAP
10 4 (0.38%) XML
11 3 (0.29%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.29%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 87 (8.33%) Cloud Native
2 32 (3.07%) Enterprise Software
3 24 (2.30%) Data Centre
3 24 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
5 20 (1.92%) Product Ownership
6 19 (1.82%) Cyberattack
6 19 (1.82%) Public Cloud
7 17 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
7 17 (1.63%) Virtual Team
8 14 (1.34%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.05%) IoT
9 11 (1.05%) Operational Technology
10 10 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
11 9 (0.86%) Low-Code
11 9 (0.86%) Web Conferencing
12 8 (0.77%) Enterprise Cloud
12 8 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.57%) Cyber Threat
13 6 (0.57%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.82%) Windows
2 5 (0.48%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (13.98%) AI
2 138 (13.22%) Roadmaps
3 134 (12.84%) DevOps
4 129 (12.36%) Agile
5 123 (11.78%) TOGAF
6 116 (11.11%) Presales
7 110 (10.54%) Enterprise Architecture
8 104 (9.96%) Problem-Solving
9 94 (9.00%) Microservices
10 82 (7.85%) Stakeholder Management
11 79 (7.57%) Analytics
12 70 (6.70%) Technical Leadership
13 66 (6.32%) Decision-Making
14 64 (6.13%) Architectural Patterns
15 62 (5.94%) Architectural Design
15 62 (5.94%) ERP
16 59 (5.65%) Project Delivery
17 58 (5.56%) Integration Patterns
18 56 (5.36%) Business Strategy
18 56 (5.36%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 36 (3.45%) Python
2 24 (2.30%) SQL
3 23 (2.20%) C#
4 20 (1.92%) Java
5 12 (1.15%) JavaScript
6 8 (0.77%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.67%) Bicep
8 5 (0.48%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.19%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.19%) Bash
9 2 (0.19%) PHP
9 2 (0.19%) Scala
10 1 (0.096%) COBOL
10 1 (0.096%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.096%) JCL
10 1 (0.096%) R
10 1 (0.096%) SOQL
10 1 (0.096%) SOSL
10 1 (0.096%) X++
Qualifications
1 131 (12.55%) Security Cleared
2 88 (8.43%) Degree
2 88 (8.43%) SC Cleared
3 36 (3.45%) Master's Degree
4 29 (2.78%) TOGAF Certification
5 22 (2.11%) DV Cleared
6 21 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
6 21 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (1.34%) AWS Certification
9 13 (1.25%) Azure Certification
10 11 (1.05%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (0.57%) CCNP
11 6 (0.57%) CISSP
12 5 (0.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 5 (0.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.29%) CCDA
13 3 (0.29%) MBA
14 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.30%) NIST
2 10 (0.96%) QA
3 8 (0.77%) Data Quality
3 8 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.57%) Accessibility
4 6 (0.57%) GDPR
5 5 (0.48%) NCSC
5 5 (0.48%) PMO
6 4 (0.38%) GRC
7 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.19%) WCAG
9 1 (0.096%) Basel III
9 1 (0.096%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.096%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.096%) MiFID
9 1 (0.096%) SEPA
9 1 (0.096%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (1.25%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.15%) Docker
3 11 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.67%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.29%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.19%) vCloud
6 2 (0.19%) vSphere
7 1 (0.096%) Firmware
7 1 (0.096%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (2.20%) Terraform
2 20 (1.92%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.96%) Ansible
4 9 (0.86%) Netcool
5 5 (0.48%) vRealize
6 4 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.19%) Grafana
8 1 (0.096%) MOM
8 1 (0.096%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.096%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 126 (12.07%) Microsoft
2 73 (6.99%) SAP
3 27 (2.59%) Salesforce
4 24 (2.30%) Oracle
5 23 (2.20%) Dell
6 22 (2.11%) VMware
7 15 (1.44%) Cisco
8 12 (1.15%) Siemens
9 11 (1.05%) Ariba
9 11 (1.05%) Fortinet
10 10 (0.96%) Software AG
11 9 (0.86%) Databricks
11 9 (0.86%) Google
12 8 (0.77%) IBM
12 8 (0.77%) Informatica
12 8 (0.77%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.67%) Barracuda Networks
13 7 (0.67%) N-able
13 7 (0.67%) Sophos
14 6 (0.57%) Workday