Solutions Architect Job Trends in England

Solution Architect
UK > England

The median Solution Architect salary in England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 210 129
Rank change year-on-year +97 -81 -19
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 1,798 594 1,254
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.68% 1.38% 2.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.83% 1.52% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,171 336 776
10th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £69,813 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £108,750 £117,500
UK median annual salary £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% +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 adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
28 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,498 39,103 58,028
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.14% 90.97% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 67,995 24,000 32,975
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,532 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.15% -6.96% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,623 £52,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year +13.57% -7.89% -5.00%

Solutions Architect Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Solutions Architect job postings 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 Solutions Architect jobs in England over the 6 months to 28 October 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 Solutions Architect jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 28 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London +87 817 £100,000 +11.11% 63
North of England +100 405 £80,000 +3.90% 23
North West +74 242 £80,000 - 10
South West +27 171 £77,500 -6.06% 30
South East +21 170 £85,000 +13.33% 41
Midlands -14 130 £80,000 +6.67% 22
Yorkshire +64 128 £89,999 +14.28% 11
West Midlands +13 109 £80,000 +6.67% 11
East of England +13 76 £75,000 -9.09% 9
North East -45 35 £80,000 +29.55% 2
East Midlands -43 21 £60,000 -26.15% 11
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, Solutions Architect job ads cited 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 Solutions Architect job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Azure19.3%347
2AI18.9%339
3AWS16.0%288
4Microsoft14.6%262
5Roadmaps12.6%226
6Security Cleared11.5%207
7Presales9.7%175
8Technical Leadership9.7%174
9Agile8.9%160
10Analytics8.8%159
11Stakeholder Management8.6%155
12SC Cleared8.3%149
13Enterprise Architecture7.3%132
14ERP7.3%131
15Migration6.8%123
16SaaS6.6%118
17DevOps6.5%117
18TOGAF6.1%110
19Integration Patterns5.8%105
20Digital Transformation Programme5.7%103
21SAP5.6%101
22Stakeholder Engagement5.6%100
23Microservices5.4%97
23Translating Business Requirements5.4%97
25Mentoring5.2%94
26Degree5.2%93
27Power Platform5.1%91
28Architecture Governance5.0%90
29Architectural Patterns4.8%87
30IT Strategy4.7%85

Solutions Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Solutions Architect14.1%253
2Lead Solutions Architect6.9%124
3AWS Solution Architect6.6%119
4Artificial Intelligence Architect6.2%111
5Presales Solution Architect3.6%64
6Senior Manager3.1%56
7Cloud Solutions Architect3.0%54
8Azure Architect2.8%50
8Dynamics 365 Solution Architect2.8%50
8SAP Solutions Architect2.8%50
11Digital Solutions Architect2.6%46
12Security Solutions Architect2.3%41
13ERP Architect2.1%38
14Enterprise Solutions Architect1.8%33
14Oracle Solutions Architect1.8%33
16Systems Architect1.8%32
16Technical Solutions Architect1.8%32
18Microsoft Solutions Architect1.7%31
19Data Analytics Architect1.7%30
19Enterprise Architect1.7%30
178 Solutions Architect jobs in England