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 27 March 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 170 138
Rank change year-on-year +7 -32 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 890 670 1,667
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.29% 1.85% 2.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% 2.05% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 575 466 1,208
10th Percentile £63,750 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £72,634 £65,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £82,500 £80,000 £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 63,292 32,676 73,151
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 89.99% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 41,400 20,880 57,222
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.09%
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 27 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 27 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 +27 370 £95,000 +5.56% 128
North of England -25 153 £75,000 +12.78% 42
Midlands +3 115 £75,000 - 27
South East +4 111 £85,000 +9.68% 44
North West +4 97 £73,000 +19.18% 29
West Midlands +20 75 £75,000 -18.81% 19
South West -1 73 £75,000 +4.18% 35
East of England +7 51 £90,000 +35.95% 15
East Midlands -35 40 £65,000 -3.70% 8
North East -8 33 £77,500 +19.23% 3
Yorkshire -81 23 £82,500 - 12
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 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.

1 219 (24.61%) Azure
2 147 (16.52%) Roadmaps
3 133 (14.94%) AI
4 132 (14.83%) DevOps
5 127 (14.27%) AWS
6 126 (14.16%) Agile
7 112 (12.58%) Presales
8 111 (12.47%) Microsoft
9 109 (12.25%) Enterprise Architecture
10 108 (12.13%) TOGAF
11 107 (12.02%) Problem-Solving
11 107 (12.02%) Security Cleared
12 104 (11.69%) SaaS
13 90 (10.11%) Microservices
14 88 (9.89%) Degree
15 80 (8.99%) Stakeholder Management
16 76 (8.54%) SAP
17 74 (8.31%) Technical Leadership
18 73 (8.20%) Analytics
19 70 (7.87%) SC Cleared
20 61 (6.85%) Architectural Design
20 61 (6.85%) Decision-Making
21 60 (6.74%) Power Platform
21 60 (6.74%) Project Delivery
22 58 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
22 58 (6.52%) ERP
23 56 (6.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
24 53 (5.96%) Microsoft 365
25 51 (5.73%) Architectural Patterns
25 51 (5.73%) 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 17 (1.91%) Confluence
2 11 (1.24%) CMS
3 10 (1.12%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.45%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.22%) JBoss
6 2 (0.22%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.11%) Camunda
7 1 (0.11%) CICS
7 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.11%) Strapi
Applications
1 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.45%) PlantUML
3 1 (0.11%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 30 (3.37%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.56%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.56%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.34%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.22%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.22%) SAP Retail
5 2 (0.22%) Shopify
6 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG-F
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG-M
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG-S
Cloud Services
1 219 (24.61%) Azure
2 127 (14.27%) AWS
3 104 (11.69%) SaaS
4 60 (6.74%) Power Platform
5 53 (5.96%) Microsoft 365
6 46 (5.17%) GCP
7 34 (3.82%) PaaS
8 31 (3.48%) Dynamics 365
9 27 (3.03%) IaaS
10 24 (2.70%) Serverless
11 22 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
12 21 (2.36%) Cloud Computing
13 18 (2.02%) SuccessFactors
14 15 (1.69%) Entra ID
14 15 (1.69%) GitHub
15 13 (1.46%) PowerApps
16 7 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
16 7 (0.79%) Snowflake
17 6 (0.67%) Power Automate
18 5 (0.56%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.46%) Firewall
2 10 (1.12%) Broadband
2 10 (1.12%) SD-WAN
2 10 (1.12%) WAN
3 9 (1.01%) Network Security
4 8 (0.90%) MPLS
5 7 (0.79%) LAN
6 5 (0.56%) Internet
6 5 (0.56%) Radio Access Network
6 5 (0.56%) SAN
7 4 (0.45%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.45%) VPN
8 3 (0.34%) 3GPP
8 3 (0.34%) VoIP
8 3 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.22%) NGN
9 2 (0.22%) VLAN
10 1 (0.11%) AMQP
10 1 (0.11%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.11%) MIMO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.25%) Power BI
2 14 (1.57%) Data Lake
3 11 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.12%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.79%) Metadata
5 7 (0.79%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.67%) BigQuery
7 5 (0.56%) Tableau
8 4 (0.45%) Big Data
8 4 (0.45%) DataStage
8 4 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.45%) QlikView
8 4 (0.45%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.34%) DB2
9 3 (0.34%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.22%) GIS
10 2 (0.22%) Looker
10 2 (0.22%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.11%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 18 (2.02%) JIRA
2 5 (0.56%) Octopus Deploy
3 4 (0.45%) Balsamiq
3 4 (0.45%) ER Studio
3 4 (0.45%) ERwin
3 4 (0.45%) GitLab
3 4 (0.45%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.45%) PowerDesigner
4 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.11%) Git
5 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 207 (23.26%) Social Skills
2 167 (18.76%) Finance
3 64 (7.19%) Public Sector
4 61 (6.85%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (6.74%) Banking
6 40 (4.49%) Retail
7 38 (4.27%) Presentation Skills
8 29 (3.26%) Marketing
9 28 (3.15%) Law
9 28 (3.15%) Manufacturing
10 27 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 26 (2.92%) Back Office
12 21 (2.36%) Legal
13 16 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.12%) Financial Institution
16 9 (1.01%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.79%) Military
18 6 (0.67%) Aviation
19 4 (0.45%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.72%) Middleware
2 22 (2.47%) .NET
3 13 (1.46%) RESTful
4 11 (1.24%) Kafka
5 10 (1.12%) Lightning Web Components
6 9 (1.01%) React
6 9 (1.01%) REST
7 7 (0.79%) OAuth
7 7 (0.79%) OpenAPI
7 7 (0.79%) OpenID
7 7 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
7 7 (0.79%) Swagger
8 6 (0.67%) Model Context Protocol
9 5 (0.56%) Node.js
10 4 (0.45%) A2A Protocol
10 4 (0.45%) SOAP
10 4 (0.45%) YAML
11 3 (0.34%) Apollo GraphQL
11 3 (0.34%) EDI
11 3 (0.34%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 79 (8.88%) Cloud Native
2 31 (3.48%) Enterprise Software
3 25 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (2.58%) Data Centre
5 20 (2.25%) Product Ownership
6 18 (2.02%) Virtual Team
7 17 (1.91%) Management Information System
8 16 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
9 15 (1.69%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.57%) Public Cloud
11 10 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
12 9 (1.01%) IoT
12 9 (1.01%) Operational Technology
13 8 (0.90%) AI Agents
13 8 (0.90%) Low-Code
14 7 (0.79%) Cyberattack
15 6 (0.67%) Enterprise Cloud
15 6 (0.67%) Web Conferencing
16 5 (0.56%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.02%) Windows
2 4 (0.45%) Linux
2 4 (0.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (16.52%) Roadmaps
2 133 (14.94%) AI
3 132 (14.83%) DevOps
4 126 (14.16%) Agile
5 112 (12.58%) Presales
6 109 (12.25%) Enterprise Architecture
7 108 (12.13%) TOGAF
8 107 (12.02%) Problem-Solving
9 90 (10.11%) Microservices
10 80 (8.99%) Stakeholder Management
11 74 (8.31%) Technical Leadership
12 73 (8.20%) Analytics
13 61 (6.85%) Architectural Design
13 61 (6.85%) Decision-Making
14 60 (6.74%) Project Delivery
15 58 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
15 58 (6.52%) ERP
16 56 (6.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 51 (5.73%) Architectural Patterns
17 51 (5.73%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 33 (3.71%) Python
2 22 (2.47%) SQL
3 20 (2.25%) Java
4 18 (2.02%) C#
5 11 (1.24%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.12%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.01%) Bicep
8 5 (0.56%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.22%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.22%) Bash
9 2 (0.22%) PHP
9 2 (0.22%) Scala
9 2 (0.22%) X++
10 1 (0.11%) COBOL
10 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.11%) JCL
10 1 (0.11%) R
10 1 (0.11%) SOQL
10 1 (0.11%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 107 (12.02%) Security Cleared
2 88 (9.89%) Degree
3 70 (7.87%) SC Cleared
4 41 (4.61%) Master's Degree
5 28 (3.15%) TOGAF Certification
6 26 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (2.36%) BPSS Clearance
8 18 (2.02%) Azure Certification
9 17 (1.91%) AWS Certification
10 15 (1.69%) DV Cleared
11 14 (1.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 14 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.67%) CCNP
12 6 (0.67%) CISSP
13 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (0.45%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 4 (0.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.34%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (1.35%) QA
2 11 (1.24%) NIST
3 10 (1.12%) Data Quality
4 7 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.67%) GDPR
6 5 (0.56%) NCSC
6 5 (0.56%) PMO
7 4 (0.45%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.45%) GRC
8 3 (0.34%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.11%) Basel III
10 1 (0.11%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.11%) MiFID
10 1 (0.11%) SEPA
10 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (1.35%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.24%) Docker
3 7 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.56%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.22%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.11%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) vCloud
6 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (2.70%) Terraform
2 19 (2.13%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.12%) Netcool
4 9 (1.01%) Ansible
5 4 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.45%) vRealize
6 2 (0.22%) Netcool/OMNIbus
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.11%) MOM
7 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 111 (12.47%) Microsoft
2 76 (8.54%) SAP
3 24 (2.70%) Oracle
3 24 (2.70%) Salesforce
4 22 (2.47%) Dell
5 19 (2.13%) VMware
6 13 (1.46%) Cisco
6 13 (1.46%) Siemens
7 12 (1.35%) Ariba
7 12 (1.35%) IBM
7 12 (1.35%) Software AG
8 11 (1.24%) Informatica
9 10 (1.12%) Databricks
9 10 (1.12%) Google
10 9 (1.01%) Fortinet
11 8 (0.90%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.79%) BiZZdesign
13 6 (0.67%) Workday
14 5 (0.56%) Meraki
14 5 (0.56%) Sparx