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 17 January 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 149 136
Rank change year-on-year -37 -13 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 659 916 1,233
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.23% 1.91% 2.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 2.06% 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 400 549 925
10th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £62,500
25th Percentile £73,375 £69,500 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £82,500 £84,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% -1.79% -1.18%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £108,750 £107,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -3.03% -2.94%

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 48,805 44,370 49,836
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 92.45% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 30,871 23,237 39,169
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -7.26%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £99,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 17 January 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 17 January 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 -28 252 £92,500 +2.78% 88
North of England -7 113 £75,000 +7.14% 41
South East -13 110 £85,000 +9.68% 70
Midlands +1 90 £75,000 - 21
North West +12 72 £75,000 +19.47% 23
West Midlands +24 63 £80,000 - 12
South West -21 42 £79,500 +13.57% 22
East of England +30 31 £90,000 +20.00% 19
East Midlands -24 27 £65,000 -7.14% 9
North East +18 21 £75,000 +22.17% 8
Yorkshire -42 20 £82,500 +3.13% 10
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 January 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.

1 171 (25.95%) Azure
2 147 (22.31%) Agile
3 132 (20.03%) Roadmaps
4 121 (18.36%) DevOps
5 107 (16.24%) Microservices
6 105 (15.93%) AWS
6 105 (15.93%) Enterprise Architecture
7 93 (14.11%) Problem-Solving
8 91 (13.81%) TOGAF
9 86 (13.05%) AI
9 86 (13.05%) SaaS
9 86 (13.05%) SAP
9 86 (13.05%) Security Cleared
10 83 (12.59%) Technical Leadership
11 78 (11.84%) Microsoft
12 74 (11.23%) Business Strategy
13 71 (10.77%) Project Management
13 71 (10.77%) Stakeholder Management
14 68 (10.32%) Presales
15 67 (10.17%) Degree
16 61 (9.26%) Analytics
16 61 (9.26%) Project Delivery
17 57 (8.65%) Decision-Making
18 56 (8.50%) Continuous Improvement
19 55 (8.35%) SAP S/4HANA
20 50 (7.59%) Architectural Design
20 50 (7.59%) Risk Management
20 50 (7.59%) SC Cleared
21 49 (7.44%) Software Engineering
22 48 (7.28%) CRM

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 (1.82%) Confluence
2 8 (1.21%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.06%) CMS
3 7 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.30%) JBoss
5 2 (0.30%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 4 (0.61%) PlantUML
2 1 (0.15%) Abaqus
2 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
2 1 (0.15%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 55 (8.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 37 (5.61%) OpenText VIM for SAP
2 37 (5.61%) SAP MDG
3 21 (3.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.46%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.30%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.30%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.15%) Actimize
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.15%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.15%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 171 (25.95%) Azure
2 105 (15.93%) AWS
3 86 (13.05%) SaaS
4 41 (6.22%) GCP
5 37 (5.61%) Power Platform
6 30 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
7 28 (4.25%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (4.10%) PaaS
9 24 (3.64%) Serverless
10 21 (3.19%) Azure DevOps
11 20 (3.03%) IaaS
12 15 (2.28%) GitHub
13 11 (1.67%) OCI
14 9 (1.37%) Amazon Bedrock
14 9 (1.37%) Entra ID
15 8 (1.21%) Cloud Computing
16 7 (1.06%) Snowflake
17 6 (0.91%) Azure AKS
17 6 (0.91%) SuccessFactors
18 5 (0.76%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.67%) Firewall
2 8 (1.21%) WAN
3 7 (1.06%) SD-WAN
4 6 (0.91%) MPLS
5 5 (0.76%) Network Security
5 5 (0.76%) SAN
5 5 (0.76%) VPN
6 4 (0.61%) Broadband
7 3 (0.46%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.30%) BGP
8 2 (0.30%) LAN
8 2 (0.30%) OSPF
8 2 (0.30%) VLAN
8 2 (0.30%) VoIP
9 1 (0.15%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.15%) DHCP
9 1 (0.15%) DNS
9 1 (0.15%) Internet
9 1 (0.15%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.82%) Power BI
2 10 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.37%) Data Lake
3 9 (1.37%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.06%) Metadata
5 6 (0.91%) BigQuery
5 6 (0.91%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.61%) Big Data
6 4 (0.61%) DataStage
6 4 (0.61%) QlikView
6 4 (0.61%) Tableau
7 3 (0.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 3 (0.46%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.30%) GIS
8 2 (0.30%) Looker
8 2 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (1.97%) JIRA
2 4 (0.61%) ER Studio
2 4 (0.61%) ERwin
2 4 (0.61%) Octopus Deploy
2 4 (0.61%) PowerDesigner
3 2 (0.30%) Balsamiq
3 2 (0.30%) GitLab
3 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.30%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.15%) Git
4 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio
General
1 225 (34.14%) Social Skills
2 145 (22.00%) Finance
3 109 (16.54%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (10.32%) Banking
4 68 (10.32%) Public Sector
5 35 (5.31%) Presentation Skills
6 34 (5.16%) Retail
7 23 (3.49%) Law
7 23 (3.49%) Marketing
8 22 (3.34%) Manufacturing
9 20 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 12 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.82%) Legal
12 10 (1.52%) Back Office
13 5 (0.76%) Retail Banking
14 4 (0.61%) Aviation
14 4 (0.61%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.61%) International Banking
14 4 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (5.92%) Middleware
2 31 (4.70%) React
3 24 (3.64%) REST
4 22 (3.34%) Node.js
5 18 (2.73%) React Native
6 11 (1.67%) .NET
7 10 (1.52%) AngularJS
8 9 (1.37%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (1.21%) Kafka
10 7 (1.06%) GraphQL
10 7 (1.06%) Vue
11 6 (0.91%) RESTful
12 5 (0.76%) SOAP
13 3 (0.46%) Apollo GraphQL
13 3 (0.46%) EDI
13 3 (0.46%) Web Services
14 2 (0.30%) Lightning Web Components
14 2 (0.30%) OpenAPI
14 2 (0.30%) Struts
14 2 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (9.56%) Cloud Native
2 29 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (3.64%) Product Ownership
4 20 (3.03%) Management Information System
4 20 (3.03%) Mobile App
4 20 (3.03%) Virtual Team
5 19 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (1.97%) Greenfield Project
7 12 (1.82%) Low-Code
8 11 (1.67%) IoT
9 10 (1.52%) AI Agents
9 10 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.37%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.91%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (0.91%) Public Cloud
12 5 (0.76%) AS400
12 5 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (0.76%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.06%) Windows
2 3 (0.46%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (22.31%) Agile
2 132 (20.03%) Roadmaps
3 121 (18.36%) DevOps
4 107 (16.24%) Microservices
5 105 (15.93%) Enterprise Architecture
6 93 (14.11%) Problem-Solving
7 91 (13.81%) TOGAF
8 86 (13.05%) AI
9 83 (12.59%) Technical Leadership
10 74 (11.23%) Business Strategy
11 71 (10.77%) Project Management
11 71 (10.77%) Stakeholder Management
12 68 (10.32%) Presales
13 61 (9.26%) Analytics
13 61 (9.26%) Project Delivery
14 57 (8.65%) Decision-Making
15 56 (8.50%) Continuous Improvement
16 50 (7.59%) Architectural Design
16 50 (7.59%) Risk Management
17 49 (7.44%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 28 (4.25%) Python
2 22 (3.34%) Java
3 20 (3.03%) SQL
4 17 (2.58%) C#
5 12 (1.82%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.37%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.21%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.06%) Bicep
9 3 (0.46%) Go
9 3 (0.46%) PHP
10 2 (0.30%) Scala
10 2 (0.30%) X++
11 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.15%) Bash
11 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 86 (13.05%) Security Cleared
2 67 (10.17%) Degree
3 50 (7.59%) SC Cleared
4 30 (4.55%) TOGAF Certification
5 26 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (3.34%) Azure Certification
6 22 (3.34%) Master's Degree
7 21 (3.19%) DV Cleared
8 17 (2.58%) AWS Certification
9 16 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (1.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 9 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.61%) DBS Check
14 3 (0.46%) CISSP
14 3 (0.46%) MBA
14 3 (0.46%) SAP Certification
15 2 (0.30%) CCNA
15 2 (0.30%) CISM
15 2 (0.30%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.97%) QA
2 9 (1.37%) GDPR
3 7 (1.06%) SLA
4 6 (0.91%) Data Quality
4 6 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.76%) NIST
6 4 (0.61%) NCSC
7 3 (0.46%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.46%) GRC
7 3 (0.46%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.15%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.15%) Basel III
9 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.15%) MiFID
9 1 (0.15%) SEPA
9 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (2.28%) Docker
2 6 (0.91%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.46%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.30%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (3.03%) Terraform
2 16 (2.43%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.37%) Netcool
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.46%) vRealize
5 2 (0.30%) Ansible
6 1 (0.15%) Autotask
6 1 (0.15%) MOM
6 1 (0.15%) Netcool/OMNIbus
6 1 (0.15%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 86 (13.05%) SAP
2 78 (11.84%) Microsoft
3 37 (5.61%) OpenText
4 20 (3.03%) Oracle
5 17 (2.58%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.97%) Software AG
7 12 (1.82%) VMware
8 11 (1.67%) Informatica
9 10 (1.52%) BiZZdesign
9 10 (1.52%) IBM
9 10 (1.52%) Siemens
10 9 (1.37%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.21%) Cisco
11 8 (1.21%) Google
12 7 (1.06%) Databricks
13 6 (0.91%) Ariba
13 6 (0.91%) Fortinet
14 4 (0.61%) Cognizant
14 4 (0.61%) ServiceNow
15 3 (0.46%) Adobe