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 25 March 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 170 136
Rank change year-on-year +4 -34 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 873 684 1,651
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.28% 1.86% 2.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% 2.06% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 560 465 1,195
10th Percentile £62,500 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £68,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £80,000 £82,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -2.44% -3.53%
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 62,725 33,153 72,273
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.03% 90.06% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 40,975 20,946 56,648
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £38,750
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 25 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 25 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 +15 363 £95,000 +5.56% 128
North of England -37 150 £75,000 +12.78% 42
South East +7 111 £85,000 +9.68% 43
Midlands -5 111 £75,000 - 27
North West -6 95 £72,750 +21.25% 29
West Midlands +23 73 £75,000 -18.81% 19
South West -11 69 £75,000 +4.18% 36
East of England +11 51 £90,000 +35.95% 14
East Midlands -33 38 £65,000 -3.70% 8
North East -5 32 £77,500 +19.23% 3
Yorkshire -65 23 £82,500 -1.49% 12
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 25 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.

1 215 (24.63%) Azure
2 148 (16.95%) Roadmaps
3 132 (15.12%) AI
4 129 (14.78%) DevOps
5 128 (14.66%) Agile
6 120 (13.75%) AWS
7 110 (12.60%) Microsoft
7 110 (12.60%) Presales
8 109 (12.49%) Enterprise Architecture
9 108 (12.37%) TOGAF
10 106 (12.14%) Problem-Solving
11 105 (12.03%) Security Cleared
12 104 (11.91%) SaaS
13 89 (10.19%) Degree
13 89 (10.19%) Microservices
14 77 (8.82%) Technical Leadership
15 76 (8.71%) SAP
15 76 (8.71%) Stakeholder Management
16 73 (8.36%) Analytics
17 68 (7.79%) SC Cleared
18 62 (7.10%) Decision-Making
19 61 (6.99%) Power Platform
20 60 (6.87%) ERP
20 60 (6.87%) Project Delivery
21 59 (6.76%) Architectural Design
22 57 (6.53%) Continuous Improvement
22 57 (6.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 52 (5.96%) CRM
23 52 (5.96%) Microsoft 365
24 51 (5.84%) Architectural Patterns

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 (1.83%) Confluence
2 11 (1.26%) CMS
3 10 (1.15%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.46%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.23%) JBoss
6 2 (0.23%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.11%) Camunda
7 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.11%) Strapi
Applications
1 4 (0.46%) PlantUML
2 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.11%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 30 (3.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.57%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.34%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.23%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.23%) SAP Retail
6 2 (0.23%) Shopify
7 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG-F
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG-M
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG-S
Cloud Services
1 215 (24.63%) Azure
2 120 (13.75%) AWS
3 104 (11.91%) SaaS
4 61 (6.99%) Power Platform
5 52 (5.96%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (5.04%) GCP
7 34 (3.89%) Dynamics 365
7 34 (3.89%) PaaS
8 27 (3.09%) IaaS
9 25 (2.86%) Serverless
10 21 (2.41%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (2.41%) Cloud Computing
11 18 (2.06%) SuccessFactors
12 15 (1.72%) Entra ID
13 14 (1.60%) GitHub
14 12 (1.37%) PowerApps
15 7 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (0.80%) Snowflake
16 6 (0.69%) Power Automate
17 5 (0.57%) Amazon Bedrock
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.49%) Firewall
2 10 (1.15%) Broadband
2 10 (1.15%) SD-WAN
2 10 (1.15%) WAN
3 9 (1.03%) Network Security
4 8 (0.92%) MPLS
5 7 (0.80%) LAN
6 5 (0.57%) Internet
6 5 (0.57%) Radio Access Network
6 5 (0.57%) SAN
7 4 (0.46%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.46%) VPN
8 3 (0.34%) 3GPP
8 3 (0.34%) VoIP
8 3 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.23%) NGN
9 2 (0.23%) VLAN
10 1 (0.11%) BIG-IP
10 1 (0.11%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.11%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.29%) Power BI
2 14 (1.60%) Data Lake
3 11 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.15%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.80%) Metadata
5 7 (0.80%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.69%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.46%) Big Data
7 4 (0.46%) DataStage
7 4 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.46%) QlikView
7 4 (0.46%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.46%) Tableau
8 3 (0.34%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.34%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.23%) DB2
9 2 (0.23%) GIS
9 2 (0.23%) Looker
10 1 (0.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.11%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 17 (1.95%) JIRA
2 5 (0.57%) Octopus Deploy
3 4 (0.46%) Balsamiq
3 4 (0.46%) ER Studio
3 4 (0.46%) ERwin
3 4 (0.46%) PowerDesigner
4 3 (0.34%) GitLab
4 3 (0.34%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.23%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.11%) Git
6 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 210 (24.05%) Social Skills
2 166 (19.01%) Finance
3 63 (7.22%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (7.22%) Public Sector
4 59 (6.76%) Banking
5 41 (4.70%) Retail
6 38 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
7 29 (3.32%) Manufacturing
7 29 (3.32%) Marketing
8 28 (3.21%) Law
9 26 (2.98%) Back Office
9 26 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (2.41%) Legal
11 17 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
12 14 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (1.03%) Financial Institution
13 9 (1.03%) Telecoms
14 6 (0.69%) Aviation
14 6 (0.69%) Military
15 4 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.81%) Middleware
2 20 (2.29%) .NET
3 13 (1.49%) RESTful
4 11 (1.26%) Kafka
4 11 (1.26%) React
5 10 (1.15%) Lightning Web Components
5 10 (1.15%) REST
6 7 (0.80%) Node.js
6 7 (0.80%) OpenAPI
6 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
6 7 (0.80%) Swagger
7 6 (0.69%) Model Context Protocol
8 5 (0.57%) OAuth
8 5 (0.57%) OpenID
9 4 (0.46%) A2A Protocol
9 4 (0.46%) SOAP
9 4 (0.46%) YAML
10 3 (0.34%) Apollo GraphQL
10 3 (0.34%) EDI
10 3 (0.34%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 77 (8.82%) Cloud Native
2 31 (3.55%) Enterprise Software
3 26 (2.98%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (2.63%) Data Centre
5 21 (2.41%) Product Ownership
6 18 (2.06%) Management Information System
6 18 (2.06%) Virtual Team
7 15 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
9 13 (1.49%) Public Cloud
10 10 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
11 9 (1.03%) IoT
11 9 (1.03%) Low-Code
11 9 (1.03%) Operational Technology
12 8 (0.92%) AI Agents
13 6 (0.69%) Cyberattack
13 6 (0.69%) Enterprise Cloud
13 6 (0.69%) Web Conferencing
14 5 (0.57%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.95%) Windows
2 4 (0.46%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.34%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (16.95%) Roadmaps
2 132 (15.12%) AI
3 129 (14.78%) DevOps
4 128 (14.66%) Agile
5 110 (12.60%) Presales
6 109 (12.49%) Enterprise Architecture
7 108 (12.37%) TOGAF
8 106 (12.14%) Problem-Solving
9 89 (10.19%) Microservices
10 77 (8.82%) Technical Leadership
11 76 (8.71%) Stakeholder Management
12 73 (8.36%) Analytics
13 62 (7.10%) Decision-Making
14 60 (6.87%) ERP
14 60 (6.87%) Project Delivery
15 59 (6.76%) Architectural Design
16 57 (6.53%) Continuous Improvement
16 57 (6.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 52 (5.96%) CRM
18 51 (5.84%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 33 (3.78%) Python
2 22 (2.52%) SQL
3 19 (2.18%) Java
4 18 (2.06%) C#
5 12 (1.37%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.03%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.92%) Bicep
8 5 (0.57%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.23%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.23%) PHP
9 2 (0.23%) Scala
9 2 (0.23%) X++
10 1 (0.11%) Bash
10 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.11%) R
10 1 (0.11%) SOQL
10 1 (0.11%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 105 (12.03%) Security Cleared
2 89 (10.19%) Degree
3 68 (7.79%) SC Cleared
4 41 (4.70%) Master's Degree
5 29 (3.32%) TOGAF Certification
6 26 (2.98%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
8 17 (1.95%) AWS Certification
8 17 (1.95%) Azure Certification
9 15 (1.72%) DV Cleared
10 14 (1.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 12 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.69%) CCNP
12 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.57%) CISSP
14 4 (0.46%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 4 (0.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.34%) CCDA
15 3 (0.34%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.49%) QA
2 10 (1.15%) Data Quality
2 10 (1.15%) NIST
3 7 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.69%) GDPR
5 5 (0.57%) PMO
6 4 (0.46%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.46%) GRC
6 4 (0.46%) NCSC
7 3 (0.34%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.11%) Basel III
9 1 (0.11%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.11%) MiFID
9 1 (0.11%) SEPA
9 1 (0.11%) SLA
9 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (1.37%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.26%) Docker
3 7 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.57%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.11%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) vCloud
6 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (2.63%) Terraform
2 19 (2.18%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.15%) Netcool
4 8 (0.92%) Ansible
5 4 (0.46%) vRealize
6 3 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.23%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.11%) MOM
8 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 110 (12.60%) Microsoft
2 76 (8.71%) SAP
3 24 (2.75%) Salesforce
4 23 (2.63%) Oracle
5 22 (2.52%) Dell
6 18 (2.06%) VMware
7 13 (1.49%) Cisco
7 13 (1.49%) Siemens
8 12 (1.37%) Ariba
8 12 (1.37%) Software AG
9 11 (1.26%) IBM
9 11 (1.26%) Informatica
10 10 (1.15%) Databricks
11 9 (1.03%) Fortinet
11 9 (1.03%) Google
12 8 (0.92%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.80%) BiZZdesign
14 6 (0.69%) Workday
15 5 (0.57%) Meraki
16 4 (0.46%) Palo Alto