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 16 June 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 222 111
Rank change year-on-year +101 -111 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,304 614 2,106
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.57% 1.55% 2.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 1.73% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 903 363 1,335
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 £120,000
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 78,099 35,564 89,585
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.06% 89.90% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 54,949 20,661 66,315
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,926 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,239 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.45% +9.52% -13.22%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £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 16 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 16 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 +72 636 £95,000 +5.56% 438
North of England +34 206 £80,000 +14.29% 97
South West +34 132 £75,000 +4.18% 53
North West +50 123 £85,000 +41.67% 70
Midlands +36 119 £75,000 - 30
South East +63 118 £85,000 +11.48% 97
West Midlands +24 81 £76,238 -7.59% 19
East of England +20 67 £80,000 +20.85% 28
Yorkshire -17 58 £77,500 -6.06% 20
East Midlands -16 38 £65,000 -3.70% 11
North East -28 25 £78,500 +20.77% 8
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 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.

1 302 (23.16%) Azure
2 225 (17.25%) AWS
3 181 (13.88%) AI
4 176 (13.50%) Security Cleared
5 161 (12.35%) Microsoft
6 149 (11.43%) Roadmaps
7 140 (10.74%) Agile
7 140 (10.74%) Presales
8 123 (9.43%) SC Cleared
9 120 (9.20%) DevOps
10 117 (8.97%) TOGAF
11 99 (7.59%) Enterprise Architecture
12 87 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
12 87 (6.67%) SaaS
13 80 (6.13%) Analytics
14 78 (5.98%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 78 (5.98%) Microservices
15 76 (5.83%) Migration
16 73 (5.60%) Technical Leadership
17 69 (5.29%) Architectural Patterns
18 68 (5.21%) Integration Patterns
19 65 (4.98%) Degree
20 63 (4.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
21 60 (4.60%) Power Platform
21 60 (4.60%) SAP
22 59 (4.52%) CI/CD
22 59 (4.52%) ERP
22 59 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
23 58 (4.45%) Stakeholder Management
24 56 (4.29%) 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 12 (0.92%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.84%) Confluence
3 8 (0.61%) CMS
3 8 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.15%) IIS
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.077%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.077%) Appian
7 1 (0.077%) Camunda
7 1 (0.077%) CICS
7 1 (0.077%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.077%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.077%) SAS
7 1 (0.077%) Strapi
Applications
1 7 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 7 (0.54%) MS Visio
1 7 (0.54%) PlantUML
2 5 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.15%) PTC Creo
3 2 (0.15%) Windchill
4 1 (0.077%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 30 (2.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.84%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.61%) Shopify
5 5 (0.38%) Oracle Retail
5 5 (0.38%) SAP MDG
6 4 (0.31%) Endur
6 4 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
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 (0.077%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.077%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.077%) SAP MDG-F
8 1 (0.077%) SAP MDG-M
8 1 (0.077%) SAP MDG-S
8 1 (0.077%) SAP MDM
8 1 (0.077%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.077%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 302 (23.16%) Azure
2 225 (17.25%) AWS
3 87 (6.67%) SaaS
4 60 (4.60%) Power Platform
5 59 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
6 46 (3.53%) GCP
7 40 (3.07%) PaaS
8 38 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
9 35 (2.68%) Serverless
10 22 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
11 20 (1.53%) IaaS
12 16 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (1.23%) PowerApps
13 14 (1.07%) Entra ID
14 13 (1.00%) SuccessFactors
15 10 (0.77%) Power Automate
16 9 (0.69%) Azure Logic Apps
16 9 (0.69%) Nutanix
17 8 (0.61%) Lucidchart
18 7 (0.54%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.22%) Firewall
2 17 (1.30%) Broadband
3 16 (1.23%) WAN
4 15 (1.15%) Network Security
5 14 (1.07%) SD-WAN
6 12 (0.92%) LAN
7 10 (0.77%) VSAN
8 9 (0.69%) MPLS
9 8 (0.61%) Internet
10 7 (0.54%) VPN
11 5 (0.38%) RFID
12 4 (0.31%) Radio Access Network
13 3 (0.23%) 3GPP
13 3 (0.23%) WLAN
14 2 (0.15%) SAN
15 1 (0.077%) BIG-IP
15 1 (0.077%) NGN
15 1 (0.077%) TCP/IP
15 1 (0.077%) VoIP
15 1 (0.077%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.92%) Power BI
2 11 (0.84%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.69%) Metadata
4 8 (0.61%) Data Lake
4 8 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.61%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.54%) Db2
6 5 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.31%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.31%) DTS
7 4 (0.31%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.31%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.15%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.15%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.15%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.15%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.077%) Big Data
10 1 (0.077%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.077%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (0.61%) Jenkins
2 7 (0.54%) JIRA
3 4 (0.31%) Balsamiq
3 4 (0.31%) GitLab
4 3 (0.23%) Snyk
5 2 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.15%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.077%) SonarQube
General
1 200 (15.34%) Finance
2 167 (12.81%) Social Skills
3 67 (5.14%) Public Sector
4 52 (3.99%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (3.07%) Retail
7 34 (2.61%) Banking
8 33 (2.53%) Law
9 28 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (1.92%) Manufacturing
11 23 (1.76%) Marketing
12 20 (1.53%) Legal
13 19 (1.46%) Back Office
14 14 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
15 12 (0.92%) Financial Institution
16 10 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
17 9 (0.69%) Aviation
18 7 (0.54%) Telecoms
19 6 (0.46%) Legal Technology
19 6 (0.46%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (3.07%) .NET
2 33 (2.53%) Middleware
3 16 (1.23%) Node.js
4 13 (1.00%) RESTful
5 12 (0.92%) Kafka
6 11 (0.84%) Lightning Web Components
6 11 (0.84%) React
7 8 (0.61%) OpenAPI
7 8 (0.61%) Swagger
8 6 (0.46%) Model Context Protocol
8 6 (0.46%) OAuth
8 6 (0.46%) OpenID
8 6 (0.46%) YAML
9 5 (0.38%) REST
9 5 (0.38%) Spring
9 5 (0.38%) Spring Boot
9 5 (0.38%) XBRL
9 5 (0.38%) XML
10 4 (0.31%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.31%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 96 (7.36%) Cloud Native
2 36 (2.76%) Data Centre
3 33 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
4 31 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
5 30 (2.30%) Product Ownership
6 21 (1.61%) Cyberattack
7 18 (1.38%) Public Cloud
8 15 (1.15%) Virtual Team
9 14 (1.07%) Distributed Systems
10 13 (1.00%) Operational Technology
11 11 (0.84%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
13 9 (0.69%) Onboarding
14 8 (0.61%) Management Information System
14 8 (0.61%) Web Conferencing
15 7 (0.54%) Driving Licence
15 7 (0.54%) IoT
15 7 (0.54%) Reinsurance
16 6 (0.46%) Low-Code
16 6 (0.46%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.38%) Windows
2 8 (0.61%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.38%) Linux
4 1 (0.077%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (13.88%) AI
2 149 (11.43%) Roadmaps
3 140 (10.74%) Agile
3 140 (10.74%) Presales
4 120 (9.20%) DevOps
5 117 (8.97%) TOGAF
6 99 (7.59%) Enterprise Architecture
7 87 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
8 80 (6.13%) Analytics
9 78 (5.98%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 78 (5.98%) Microservices
10 76 (5.83%) Migration
11 73 (5.60%) Technical Leadership
12 69 (5.29%) Architectural Patterns
13 68 (5.21%) Integration Patterns
14 63 (4.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 59 (4.52%) CI/CD
15 59 (4.52%) ERP
16 58 (4.45%) Stakeholder Management
17 56 (4.29%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 47 (3.60%) Python
2 40 (3.07%) C#
3 36 (2.76%) SQL
4 26 (1.99%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.38%) Java
6 9 (0.69%) Bicep
7 6 (0.46%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.31%) RPG
8 4 (0.31%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.15%) Scala
10 1 (0.077%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.077%) Bash
10 1 (0.077%) COBOL
10 1 (0.077%) JCL
10 1 (0.077%) PHP
10 1 (0.077%) R
10 1 (0.077%) SOQL
10 1 (0.077%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 176 (13.50%) Security Cleared
2 123 (9.43%) SC Cleared
3 65 (4.98%) Degree
4 34 (2.61%) DV Cleared
5 33 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
6 30 (2.30%) Master's Degree
7 23 (1.76%) TOGAF Certification
8 17 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (0.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 11 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.77%) VCAP
11 10 (0.77%) VCDX
12 9 (0.69%) CCNP
12 9 (0.69%) ICAEW
13 8 (0.61%) Azure Certification
14 6 (0.46%) AWS Certification
14 6 (0.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 6 (0.46%) CISSP
14 6 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (0.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.22%) NIST
2 21 (1.61%) Data Quality
3 11 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (0.77%) GRC
5 8 (0.61%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.61%) GDPR
6 6 (0.46%) NCSC
6 6 (0.46%) QA
7 5 (0.38%) PMO
8 4 (0.31%) WCAG
9 2 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.077%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.077%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.077%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.077%) PERC
10 1 (0.077%) SEPA
System Software
1 19 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.15%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.15%) VMware NSX
3 10 (0.77%) Docker
3 10 (0.77%) vSphere
4 6 (0.46%) vCloud
5 5 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.077%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (1.53%) Kubernetes
1 20 (1.53%) Terraform
2 13 (1.00%) Ansible
3 5 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.38%) vRealize
4 4 (0.31%) Netcool
4 4 (0.31%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.15%) Grafana
7 1 (0.077%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.077%) Netcool/OMNIbus
7 1 (0.077%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 161 (12.35%) Microsoft
2 60 (4.60%) SAP
3 29 (2.22%) VMware
4 26 (1.99%) Dell
5 25 (1.92%) Oracle
6 22 (1.69%) Salesforce
7 20 (1.53%) Cisco
8 16 (1.23%) Databricks
9 13 (1.00%) Fortinet
10 11 (0.84%) Broadcom
10 11 (0.84%) Juniper
11 10 (0.77%) Palo Alto
12 8 (0.61%) Ariba
12 8 (0.61%) Google
12 8 (0.61%) NetApp
13 7 (0.54%) Barracuda Networks
13 7 (0.54%) CrowdStrike
13 7 (0.54%) Guidewire
13 7 (0.54%) Sophos
13 7 (0.54%) Workday