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 22 October 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 228 123
Rank change year-on-year +117 -105 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,797 573 1,288
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.69% 1.34% 2.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 1.48% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,179 323 806
10th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £56,250
25th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £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 £100,500 £108,750 £120,000
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 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.

6 months to
22 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 97,886 38,741 59,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.29% 90.58% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 68,064 23,404 33,812
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -6.09% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,250 £52,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +12.86% -7.08% -5.83%

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 22 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 IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 22 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		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London +97 843 £100,000 +5.26% 73
North of England +115 404 £80,000 +3.23% 22
North West +84 245 £80,000 - 6
South West +25 171 £77,500 -4.62% 40
South East -1 142 £85,000 +17.24% 47
Midlands +15 136 £80,000 +6.67% 17
Yorkshire +64 128 £90,000 +20.00% 14
West Midlands +15 115 £80,000 +6.67% 10
East of England +17 75 £75,000 -9.09% 11
North East -54 31 £80,000 +29.55% 2
East Midlands -49 21 £60,000 -22.58% 7
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 October 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.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Azure19.3%346
2AI18.6%334
3AWS16.6%299
4Microsoft13.9%250
5Roadmaps12.2%219
6Security Cleared11.8%212
7Presales9.6%173
8Technical Leadership9.3%167
9Agile8.8%159
10Analytics8.7%157
11SC Cleared8.5%153
12Stakeholder Management8.3%150
13Enterprise Architecture7.2%129
14ERP7.1%127
15Migration6.8%123
16DevOps6.6%119
17SaaS6.5%116
18TOGAF6.0%108
19Integration Patterns5.9%106
20Digital Transformation Programme5.8%105
21SAP5.5%98
22Stakeholder Engagement5.4%97
23Translating Business Requirements5.3%96
24Microservices5.3%95
25Degree5.1%91
25Mentoring5.1%91
27Power Platform5.0%90
28Architecture Governance4.8%87
29Architectural Patterns4.7%84
30Dynamics 3654.6%83

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 Architect13.6%245
2AWS Solution Architect7.4%133
3Lead Solutions Architect6.8%123
4Artificial Intelligence Architect6.2%111
5Presales Solution Architect3.6%64
6Dynamics 365 Solution Architect3.1%56
7Senior Manager3.1%55
8Cloud Solutions Architect2.9%53
9SAP Solutions Architect2.8%50
10Azure Architect2.7%49
11Digital Solutions Architect2.5%45
12Security Solutions Architect2.3%42
13ERP Architect2.0%36
14Enterprise Solutions Architect1.9%34
14Technical Solutions Architect1.9%34
16Systems Architect1.8%32
17Enterprise Architect1.7%31
17Oracle Solutions Architect1.7%31
19Data Analytics Architect1.6%29
19Principal Solutions Architect1.6%29
195 Solutions Architect jobs in England