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 19 June 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 217 114
Rank change year-on-year +96 -103 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,347 626 2,123
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.61% 1.57% 2.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 1.75% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 927 371 1,351
10th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.68% -3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile - £108,750 £125,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +9.68% -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 78,596 35,808 90,229
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 90.04% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 55,264 20,815 66,854
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,821 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.87%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
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 19 June 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 19 June 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 +71 670 £95,000 +5.56% 154
North of England +44 210 £80,000 +16.36% 41
South West +29 136 £75,000 - 18
North West +51 126 £87,500 +45.83% 27
South East +58 119 £85,000 +11.48% 52
Midlands +29 119 £75,000 - 17
West Midlands +32 80 £75,000 -9.09% 13
East of England +18 67 £80,000 +20.85% 10
Yorkshire -20 59 £77,249 -1.91% 12
East Midlands -19 39 £65,000 -3.70% 4
North East -26 25 £78,500 +20.77% 3
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 19 June 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.

1 314 (23.31%) Azure
2 250 (18.56%) AWS
3 199 (14.77%) AI
4 175 (12.99%) Security Cleared
5 169 (12.55%) Microsoft
6 160 (11.88%) Roadmaps
7 148 (10.99%) Presales
8 141 (10.47%) Agile
9 125 (9.28%) DevOps
10 123 (9.13%) SC Cleared
11 119 (8.83%) TOGAF
12 101 (7.50%) Enterprise Architecture
13 100 (7.42%) Analytics
14 89 (6.61%) SaaS
15 87 (6.46%) Problem-Solving
16 82 (6.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
16 82 (6.09%) Migration
17 80 (5.94%) Microservices
18 78 (5.79%) Technical Leadership
19 75 (5.57%) Degree
20 73 (5.42%) Architectural Patterns
20 73 (5.42%) Integration Patterns
21 67 (4.97%) SAP
22 66 (4.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 64 (4.75%) ERP
24 62 (4.60%) CI/CD
24 62 (4.60%) Stakeholder Management
25 61 (4.53%) Power Platform
26 60 (4.45%) Microsoft 365
27 57 (4.23%) 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 14 (1.04%) Confluence
2 11 (0.82%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.67%) CMS
4 7 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.37%) SAS
5 5 (0.37%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.15%) IIS
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.074%) Apache
7 1 (0.074%) Appian
7 1 (0.074%) Camunda
7 1 (0.074%) CICS
7 1 (0.074%) Drupal
7 1 (0.074%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.074%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.074%) Strapi
Applications
1 10 (0.74%) MS Visio
2 7 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (0.52%) PlantUML
3 5 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.15%) PTC Creo
4 2 (0.15%) Windchill
5 1 (0.074%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.074%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 35 (2.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.82%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.59%) Shopify
5 5 (0.37%) Oracle Retail
5 5 (0.37%) SAP MDG
6 4 (0.30%) Endur
6 4 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.15%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.15%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.15%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.074%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.074%) SAP MDG-F
8 1 (0.074%) SAP MDG-M
8 1 (0.074%) SAP MDG-S
8 1 (0.074%) SAP MDM
8 1 (0.074%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.074%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 314 (23.31%) Azure
2 250 (18.56%) AWS
3 89 (6.61%) SaaS
4 61 (4.53%) Power Platform
5 60 (4.45%) Microsoft 365
6 50 (3.71%) GCP
7 41 (3.04%) Dynamics 365
8 40 (2.97%) PaaS
9 39 (2.90%) Serverless
10 36 (2.67%) Cloud Computing
11 20 (1.48%) IaaS
12 17 (1.26%) PowerApps
13 16 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
14 14 (1.04%) Entra ID
15 12 (0.89%) SuccessFactors
16 11 (0.82%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (0.82%) Lucidchart
16 11 (0.82%) Power Automate
17 9 (0.67%) Nutanix
18 7 (0.52%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.08%) Firewall
2 22 (1.63%) Internet
3 17 (1.26%) Broadband
4 16 (1.19%) WAN
5 15 (1.11%) Network Security
6 14 (1.04%) SD-WAN
7 12 (0.89%) LAN
8 11 (0.82%) VSAN
9 9 (0.67%) MPLS
10 7 (0.52%) VPN
11 5 (0.37%) RFID
12 4 (0.30%) Radio Access Network
13 3 (0.22%) 3GPP
13 3 (0.22%) WLAN
14 2 (0.15%) SAN
15 1 (0.074%) NGN
15 1 (0.074%) SMS
15 1 (0.074%) TCP/IP
15 1 (0.074%) VoIP
15 1 (0.074%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.89%) Power BI
1 12 (0.89%) SQL Server
2 11 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (0.74%) Data Lake
4 9 (0.67%) Db2
4 9 (0.67%) Metadata
5 8 (0.59%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.45%) DTS
7 5 (0.37%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (0.37%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.30%) BigQuery
8 4 (0.30%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.30%) RDBMS
8 4 (0.30%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (0.22%) Big Data
10 2 (0.15%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.15%) InfluxDB
10 2 (0.15%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 9 (0.67%) Jenkins
2 7 (0.52%) JIRA
3 4 (0.30%) Balsamiq
3 4 (0.30%) GitLab
4 3 (0.22%) Snyk
5 2 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.15%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.074%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.074%) SonarQube
General
1 207 (15.37%) Finance
2 172 (12.77%) Social Skills
3 72 (5.35%) Public Sector
4 51 (3.79%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (3.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (3.12%) Retail
7 33 (2.45%) Banking
7 33 (2.45%) Law
8 28 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
9 26 (1.93%) Marketing
10 25 (1.86%) Manufacturing
11 20 (1.48%) Legal
12 19 (1.41%) Back Office
13 14 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (0.97%) Financial Institution
15 10 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (0.74%) Military
16 9 (0.67%) Aviation
17 8 (0.59%) Telecoms
18 6 (0.45%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (3.12%) .NET
2 34 (2.52%) Middleware
3 21 (1.56%) Node.js
4 15 (1.11%) Kafka
4 15 (1.11%) RESTful
5 11 (0.82%) Lightning Web Components
5 11 (0.82%) React
6 9 (0.67%) OpenAPI
6 9 (0.67%) Swagger
7 8 (0.59%) Model Context Protocol
7 8 (0.59%) Spring
7 8 (0.59%) Spring Boot
8 6 (0.45%) XML
8 6 (0.45%) YAML
9 5 (0.37%) OAuth
9 5 (0.37%) OpenID
9 5 (0.37%) REST
9 5 (0.37%) XBRL
10 4 (0.30%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.30%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 106 (7.87%) Cloud Native
2 39 (2.90%) Data Centre
3 36 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
4 33 (2.45%) Enterprise Software
5 32 (2.38%) Product Ownership
6 26 (1.93%) Onboarding
7 21 (1.56%) Cyberattack
8 18 (1.34%) Public Cloud
9 15 (1.11%) Virtual Team
10 14 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.04%) Operational Technology
11 11 (0.82%) Blog
11 11 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
11 11 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (0.67%) IoT
13 8 (0.59%) AI Agents
13 8 (0.59%) Management Information System
13 8 (0.59%) Reinsurance
13 8 (0.59%) Web Conferencing
14 7 (0.52%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.41%) Windows
2 7 (0.52%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.45%) Linux
4 1 (0.074%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (14.77%) AI
2 160 (11.88%) Roadmaps
3 148 (10.99%) Presales
4 141 (10.47%) Agile
5 125 (9.28%) DevOps
6 119 (8.83%) TOGAF
7 101 (7.50%) Enterprise Architecture
8 100 (7.42%) Analytics
9 87 (6.46%) Problem-Solving
10 82 (6.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 82 (6.09%) Migration
11 80 (5.94%) Microservices
12 78 (5.79%) Technical Leadership
13 73 (5.42%) Architectural Patterns
13 73 (5.42%) Integration Patterns
14 66 (4.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 64 (4.75%) ERP
16 62 (4.60%) CI/CD
16 62 (4.60%) Stakeholder Management
17 57 (4.23%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 49 (3.64%) Python
2 41 (3.04%) C#
3 39 (2.90%) SQL
4 26 (1.93%) JavaScript
5 22 (1.63%) Java
6 10 (0.74%) Bicep
7 6 (0.45%) PowerShell
7 6 (0.45%) RPG
8 4 (0.30%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.15%) Scala
10 1 (0.074%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.074%) Bash
10 1 (0.074%) COBOL
10 1 (0.074%) Go
10 1 (0.074%) JCL
10 1 (0.074%) PHP
10 1 (0.074%) R
10 1 (0.074%) SOQL
10 1 (0.074%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 175 (12.99%) Security Cleared
2 123 (9.13%) SC Cleared
3 75 (5.57%) Degree
4 33 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (2.45%) DV Cleared
5 30 (2.23%) Master's Degree
6 23 (1.71%) TOGAF Certification
7 17 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
8 16 (1.19%) AWS Certification
8 16 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (0.97%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 12 (0.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 11 (0.82%) Azure Certification
11 11 (0.82%) VCAP
11 11 (0.82%) VCDX
12 9 (0.67%) CCNP
12 9 (0.67%) ICAEW
13 7 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (0.45%) CISSP
14 6 (0.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.15%) NIST
2 21 (1.56%) Data Quality
3 11 (0.82%) GDPR
3 11 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (0.74%) GRC
5 9 (0.67%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.52%) NCSC
7 6 (0.45%) QA
8 5 (0.37%) PMO
9 4 (0.30%) WCAG
10 2 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.074%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.074%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.074%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.074%) PERC
11 1 (0.074%) SEPA
System Software
1 21 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.11%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.11%) VMware NSX
3 11 (0.82%) vSphere
4 10 (0.74%) Docker
5 6 (0.45%) vCloud
6 5 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.074%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 24 (1.78%) Terraform
2 20 (1.48%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.04%) Ansible
4 5 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.37%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.30%) Netcool
5 4 (0.30%) vRealize
6 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.15%) Grafana
8 1 (0.074%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.074%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.074%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 169 (12.55%) Microsoft
2 67 (4.97%) SAP
3 30 (2.23%) VMware
4 27 (2.00%) Oracle
5 26 (1.93%) Dell
6 23 (1.71%) Salesforce
7 21 (1.56%) Cisco
8 19 (1.41%) Databricks
9 13 (0.97%) Fortinet
10 12 (0.89%) Broadcom
11 11 (0.82%) Juniper
12 10 (0.74%) Palo Alto
13 8 (0.59%) Adobe
13 8 (0.59%) Google
13 8 (0.59%) IBM
13 8 (0.59%) NetApp
13 8 (0.59%) Workday
14 7 (0.52%) Ariba
14 7 (0.52%) Guidewire
14 7 (0.52%) Sophos