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 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 215 115
Rank change year-on-year +109 -100 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,532 678 2,021
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.75% 1.56% 2.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.86% 1.73% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,047 384 1,278
10th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,750 £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 £100,000 £97,500 £96,250
90th Percentile - £108,750 £130,000
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 82,580 39,236 83,654
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 90.36% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 58,047 23,648 61,154
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,250 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 13 July 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 July 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 +78 769 £95,000 +5.56% 218
North of England +71 273 £80,000 +14.29% 62
North West +67 174 £80,000 +23.08% 27
South West +17 153 £75,000 -6.25% 29
South East +65 132 £85,000 +13.33% 45
Midlands +1 117 £75,000 - 17
West Midlands +19 86 £75,000 -9.09% 16
Yorkshire -3 68 £82,500 +10.00% 19
East of England +8 58 £75,000 +10.13% 17
North East -31 31 £80,000 +23.08% 16
East Midlands -36 31 £60,000 -18.37% 1
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 July 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.

1 338 (22.06%) Azure
2 320 (20.89%) AWS
3 252 (16.45%) AI
4 199 (12.99%) Security Cleared
5 194 (12.66%) Roadmaps
6 190 (12.40%) Microsoft
7 170 (11.10%) Presales
8 144 (9.40%) Agile
9 143 (9.33%) Analytics
9 143 (9.33%) SC Cleared
10 140 (9.14%) DevOps
11 132 (8.62%) TOGAF
12 120 (7.83%) Enterprise Architecture
13 105 (6.85%) Degree
13 105 (6.85%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 103 (6.72%) Migration
15 101 (6.59%) ERP
16 95 (6.20%) SaaS
17 93 (6.07%) Microservices
18 91 (5.94%) SAP
19 89 (5.81%) Problem-Solving
20 87 (5.68%) Technical Leadership
21 84 (5.48%) Integration Patterns
22 83 (5.42%) Stakeholder Management
23 82 (5.35%) Architectural Patterns
23 82 (5.35%) Mentoring
24 79 (5.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
25 75 (4.90%) Cloud Computing
26 70 (4.57%) Power Platform
27 68 (4.44%) CI/CD

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 16 (1.04%) Confluence
2 11 (0.72%) SAS
2 11 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.59%) CMS
4 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.33%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.13%) Appian
6 2 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.13%) Camunda
6 2 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.065%) Apache
7 1 (0.065%) CICS
7 1 (0.065%) Drupal
7 1 (0.065%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.065%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.065%) Strapi
Applications
1 16 (1.04%) MS Visio
2 8 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (0.46%) PlantUML
4 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.13%) PTC Creo
5 2 (0.13%) Windchill
6 1 (0.065%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.065%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 51 (3.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.72%) SAP ERP
4 9 (0.59%) Endur
5 8 (0.52%) Shopify
6 6 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
7 5 (0.33%) SAP MDG
8 4 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 2 (0.13%) SAP HCM
9 2 (0.13%) SAP IBP
9 2 (0.13%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.13%) SAP Retail
10 1 (0.065%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.065%) Remedy ITSM
10 1 (0.065%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.065%) SAP MDM
10 1 (0.065%) SAP PP
10 1 (0.065%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 338 (22.06%) Azure
2 320 (20.89%) AWS
3 95 (6.20%) SaaS
4 75 (4.90%) Cloud Computing
5 70 (4.57%) Power Platform
6 66 (4.31%) Microsoft 365
7 58 (3.79%) GCP
8 49 (3.20%) Dynamics 365
9 47 (3.07%) Serverless
10 41 (2.68%) PaaS
11 20 (1.31%) IaaS
12 18 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.11%) dbt
13 17 (1.11%) PowerApps
14 16 (1.04%) Lucidchart
15 15 (0.98%) Entra ID
15 15 (0.98%) SuccessFactors
16 11 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (0.72%) Power Automate
17 9 (0.59%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 55 (3.59%) Internet
2 28 (1.83%) Firewall
3 15 (0.98%) Broadband
3 15 (0.98%) Network Security
4 14 (0.91%) WAN
5 12 (0.78%) LAN
6 11 (0.72%) SD-WAN
6 11 (0.72%) VSAN
7 8 (0.52%) MPLS
7 8 (0.52%) VPN
8 6 (0.39%) RFID
9 4 (0.26%) Radio Access Network
10 3 (0.20%) 3GPP
10 3 (0.20%) 5G
10 3 (0.20%) AMQP
10 3 (0.20%) WLAN
11 2 (0.13%) MQTT
11 2 (0.13%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.065%) Modbus
12 1 (0.065%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.04%) BusinessObjects
1 16 (1.04%) SAP HANA
2 15 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (0.85%) Data Lake
3 13 (0.85%) Db2
4 12 (0.78%) Power BI
5 11 (0.72%) SQL Server
6 10 (0.65%) DTS
7 8 (0.52%) Metadata
7 8 (0.52%) NoSQL
8 7 (0.46%) Big Data
8 7 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.39%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.26%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.26%) DynamoDB
10 4 (0.26%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
11 3 (0.20%) DocumentDB
11 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (0.59%) Jenkins
2 5 (0.33%) JIRA
3 4 (0.26%) GitLab
4 3 (0.20%) Balsamiq
4 3 (0.20%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.20%) Snyk
5 2 (0.13%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.065%) Maven
6 1 (0.065%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 245 (15.99%) Finance
2 199 (12.99%) Social Skills
3 81 (5.29%) Public Sector
4 61 (3.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 50 (3.26%) Retail
6 47 (3.07%) Analytical Skills
7 37 (2.42%) Law
8 30 (1.96%) Banking
8 30 (1.96%) Military
9 29 (1.89%) Manufacturing
9 29 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (1.63%) Back Office
11 23 (1.50%) Marketing
12 22 (1.44%) Legal
13 18 (1.17%) Financial Institution
14 17 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (1.11%) Public Speaking
14 17 (1.11%) Telecoms
15 9 (0.59%) Aviation
15 9 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (3.13%) .NET
2 35 (2.28%) Middleware
3 27 (1.76%) Node.js
4 23 (1.50%) Kafka
5 17 (1.11%) RESTful
6 13 (0.85%) Model Context Protocol
6 13 (0.85%) Spring
6 13 (0.85%) Spring Boot
7 12 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
8 11 (0.72%) OpenAPI
8 11 (0.72%) Swagger
9 10 (0.65%) React
10 7 (0.46%) REST
11 6 (0.39%) XML
11 6 (0.39%) YAML
12 5 (0.33%) A2A Protocol
12 5 (0.33%) OAuth
12 5 (0.33%) OpenID
12 5 (0.33%) XBRL
13 4 (0.26%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 116 (7.57%) Cloud Native
2 71 (4.63%) Onboarding
3 46 (3.00%) Legacy Systems
4 42 (2.74%) Enterprise Software
5 38 (2.48%) Data Centre
6 36 (2.35%) Product Ownership
7 32 (2.09%) Blog
8 21 (1.37%) Cyberattack
9 19 (1.24%) AI Agents
10 18 (1.17%) Public Cloud
11 16 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
11 16 (1.04%) Operational Technology
11 16 (1.04%) Virtual Team
12 14 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
13 11 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
13 11 (0.72%) IoT
14 10 (0.65%) EPoS
14 10 (0.65%) iSeries
15 9 (0.59%) Management Information System
16 8 (0.52%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 24 (1.57%) Windows
2 8 (0.52%) Linux
2 8 (0.52%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.065%) AIX
3 1 (0.065%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 252 (16.45%) AI
2 194 (12.66%) Roadmaps
3 170 (11.10%) Presales
4 144 (9.40%) Agile
5 143 (9.33%) Analytics
6 140 (9.14%) DevOps
7 132 (8.62%) TOGAF
8 120 (7.83%) Enterprise Architecture
9 105 (6.85%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 103 (6.72%) Migration
11 101 (6.59%) ERP
12 93 (6.07%) Microservices
13 89 (5.81%) Problem-Solving
14 87 (5.68%) Technical Leadership
15 84 (5.48%) Integration Patterns
16 83 (5.42%) Stakeholder Management
17 82 (5.35%) Architectural Patterns
17 82 (5.35%) Mentoring
18 79 (5.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 68 (4.44%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 58 (3.79%) Python
2 45 (2.94%) C#
3 43 (2.81%) SQL
4 34 (2.22%) JavaScript
5 33 (2.15%) Java
6 10 (0.65%) RPG
7 9 (0.59%) Bicep
8 5 (0.33%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.20%) Go
9 3 (0.20%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.065%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.065%) Bash
10 1 (0.065%) COBOL
10 1 (0.065%) JCL
10 1 (0.065%) PHP
10 1 (0.065%) R
10 1 (0.065%) SOQL
10 1 (0.065%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 199 (12.99%) Security Cleared
2 143 (9.33%) SC Cleared
3 105 (6.85%) Degree
4 46 (3.00%) DV Cleared
5 35 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
7 30 (1.96%) AWS Certification
8 29 (1.89%) Master's Degree
9 24 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
10 21 (1.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 17 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
12 14 (0.91%) Azure Certification
13 13 (0.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 11 (0.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 11 (0.72%) VCAP
14 11 (0.72%) VCDX
15 9 (0.59%) CCNP
15 9 (0.59%) CISSP
15 9 (0.59%) ICAEW
15 9 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (1.89%) NIST
2 23 (1.50%) Data Quality
3 15 (0.98%) GDPR
4 12 (0.78%) Accessibility
5 10 (0.65%) GRC
6 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.46%) QA
8 6 (0.39%) NCSC
9 5 (0.33%) PMO
10 4 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 4 (0.26%) WCAG
11 3 (0.20%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.13%) HITRUST
12 2 (0.13%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.13%) SEPA
13 1 (0.065%) ISO 20022
13 1 (0.065%) PERC
13 1 (0.065%) PSD2
System Software
1 23 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (1.04%) Active Directory
3 15 (0.98%) VMware NSX
4 11 (0.72%) Docker
4 11 (0.72%) vSphere
5 6 (0.39%) vCloud
6 5 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.13%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (1.63%) Terraform
2 22 (1.44%) Kubernetes
3 15 (0.98%) Ansible
4 5 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.33%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.26%) vRealize
6 2 (0.13%) Grafana
7 1 (0.065%) Argo
7 1 (0.065%) CASB
7 1 (0.065%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.065%) Netcool
7 1 (0.065%) Netcool/OMNIbus
7 1 (0.065%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 190 (12.40%) Microsoft
2 91 (5.94%) SAP
3 32 (2.09%) VMware
4 31 (2.02%) Oracle
5 25 (1.63%) Cisco
5 25 (1.63%) Dell
5 25 (1.63%) Salesforce
6 19 (1.24%) Databricks
7 14 (0.91%) IBM
8 11 (0.72%) Broadcom
8 11 (0.72%) Fortinet
8 11 (0.72%) Juniper
9 10 (0.65%) Adobe
9 10 (0.65%) Google
9 10 (0.65%) Palo Alto
10 9 (0.59%) Ariba
11 8 (0.52%) NetApp
11 8 (0.52%) Workday
12 7 (0.46%) Guidewire
12 7 (0.46%) ServiceNow