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 9 November 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 195 135
Rank change year-on-year +85 -60 -21
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 1,810 658 1,203
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.68% 1.48% 1.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.83% 1.63% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,135 381 759
10th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £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 £107,500 £108,750 £115,000
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 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
9 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 99,174 40,387 57,437
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.83% 90.77% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 67,606 25,637 32,383
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,999 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.28% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,813 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.93% -8.70% -4.17%

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 9 November 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 9 November 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 +86 798 £100,000 +11.11% 676
North of England +76 396 £80,000 +3.90% 116
North West +55 234 £80,000 - 57
South East +16 197 £88,750 +18.33% 142
South West +22 182 £79,999 -1.54% 45
Midlands -29 133 £80,000 +4.92% 67
Yorkshire +54 128 £90,000 +9.09% 54
West Midlands -11 105 £80,000 +6.67% 51
East of England -8 81 £75,000 -10.45% 35
North East -53 34 £80,000 +28.00% 5
East Midlands -54 28 £80,000 -1.54% 16
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 November 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
1AI19.9%361
2Azure19.5%353
3AWS16.3%295
4Microsoft14.6%265
5Roadmaps13.3%240
6Security Cleared11.0%199
7Presales9.8%177
7Technical Leadership9.8%177
9Stakeholder Management9.4%171
10Analytics8.3%151
11SC Cleared8.2%148
12Agile8.1%146
13SaaS7.6%137
14Enterprise Architecture7.5%135
15ERP7.2%131
16Migration6.6%119
17Microservices6.2%113
18TOGAF6.1%111
19DevOps6.0%109
20Mentoring6.0%108
21Integration Patterns5.7%104
22Degree5.7%103
22Stakeholder Engagement5.7%103
24Software Engineering5.6%102
25SAP5.6%101
26Translating Business Requirements5.4%98
27Digital Transformation Programme5.4%97
28Architecture Governance5.3%96
29IT Strategy5.2%94
30Event-Driven4.9%89

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 Architect13.4%243
2Lead Solutions Architect8.0%145
3Artificial Intelligence Architect6.4%115
4AWS Solution Architect5.6%102
5Presales Solution Architect3.2%58
6Senior Manager3.0%55
7Dynamics 365 Solution Architect2.9%52
8Cloud Solutions Architect2.8%50
8SAP Solutions Architect2.8%50
10Azure Architect2.7%48
11ERP Architect2.4%43
12Digital Solutions Architect2.0%37
13Oracle Solutions Architect2.0%36
13Security Solutions Architect2.0%36
15Principal Solutions Architect1.9%34
16Microsoft Solutions Architect1.8%33
17Data Analytics Architect1.8%32
17Enterprise Solutions Architect1.8%32
17Technical Solutions Architect1.8%32
20Enterprise Architect1.6%29
1,131 Solutions Architect jobs in England