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 9 March 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 177 138
Rank change year-on-year +4 -39 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 790 711 1,543
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.24% 1.80% 2.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 1.98% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 506 474 1,159
10th Percentile £64,375 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £72,768 £66,200 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £82,500 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.94%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £109,625 £110,000
UK median annual salary £82,500 £82,500 £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 58,500 35,914 69,536
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.74% 90.72% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 38,046 21,101 55,004
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,250
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 9 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 9 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 +12 325 £95,000 +5.56% 78
North of England -22 144 £75,000 +7.14% 45
South East +6 103 £85,000 +6.25% 48
Midlands +5 103 £75,000 -2.99% 34
North West +7 91 £73,500 +25.11% 31
West Midlands +26 67 £75,000 -20.00% 24
South West -10 52 £77,250 +7.31% 50
East of England +21 43 £90,000 +35.95% 18
East Midlands -23 36 £65,000 -3.70% 9
North East +5 33 £77,500 +19.23% 4
Yorkshire -73 20 £82,500 -5.71% 10
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 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.

1 197 (24.94%) Azure
2 141 (17.85%) Roadmaps
3 136 (17.22%) Agile
4 129 (16.33%) DevOps
5 115 (14.56%) AI
5 115 (14.56%) AWS
6 110 (13.92%) Enterprise Architecture
7 105 (13.29%) TOGAF
8 103 (13.04%) SaaS
9 98 (12.41%) Microservices
10 96 (12.15%) Microsoft
10 96 (12.15%) Security Cleared
11 94 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
12 87 (11.01%) Presales
13 82 (10.38%) Technical Leadership
14 79 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
15 75 (9.49%) Degree
16 73 (9.24%) Analytics
17 68 (8.61%) SAP
18 63 (7.97%) Project Delivery
19 61 (7.72%) Architectural Design
20 60 (7.59%) SC Cleared
21 59 (7.47%) Continuous Improvement
22 58 (7.34%) Decision-Making
23 56 (7.09%) ERP
23 56 (7.09%) Power Platform
24 52 (6.58%) Software Engineering
25 49 (6.20%) CRM
26 48 (6.08%) Business Strategy
26 48 (6.08%) Microsoft 365

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 (2.03%) Confluence
2 10 (1.27%) CMS
2 10 (1.27%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.51%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.25%) JBoss
5 2 (0.25%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) Camunda
6 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.13%) Strapi
Applications
1 4 (0.51%) PlantUML
2 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.13%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 28 (3.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (2.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.63%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.51%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.38%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.25%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.13%) DELMIA
7 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.13%) Maximo
7 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 197 (24.94%) Azure
2 115 (14.56%) AWS
3 103 (13.04%) SaaS
4 56 (7.09%) Power Platform
5 48 (6.08%) Microsoft 365
6 43 (5.44%) GCP
7 35 (4.43%) PaaS
8 31 (3.92%) Dynamics 365
9 28 (3.54%) IaaS
10 23 (2.91%) Serverless
11 20 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.90%) Entra ID
12 15 (1.90%) SuccessFactors
13 13 (1.65%) GitHub
14 8 (1.01%) PowerApps
15 7 (0.89%) Amazon Bedrock
15 7 (0.89%) Cloud Computing
15 7 (0.89%) Snowflake
16 5 (0.63%) OCI
17 4 (0.51%) Alation
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.39%) Firewall
2 9 (1.14%) SD-WAN
2 9 (1.14%) WAN
3 8 (1.01%) Broadband
4 7 (0.89%) MPLS
5 6 (0.76%) Network Security
5 6 (0.76%) SAN
6 5 (0.63%) VPN
7 4 (0.51%) LAN
7 4 (0.51%) Radio Access Network
7 4 (0.51%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.38%) Internet
8 3 (0.38%) VoIP
9 2 (0.25%) 3GPP
9 2 (0.25%) NGN
9 2 (0.25%) VLAN
10 1 (0.13%) 5G
10 1 (0.13%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.13%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.03%) Power BI
2 14 (1.77%) Data Lake
3 10 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (0.89%) Metadata
4 7 (0.89%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.89%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.76%) BigQuery
6 4 (0.51%) Big Data
6 4 (0.51%) DataStage
6 4 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.51%) QlikView
6 4 (0.51%) RDBMS
6 4 (0.51%) Tableau
7 3 (0.38%) GIS
7 3 (0.38%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.38%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.25%) DB2
8 2 (0.25%) Looker
9 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 17 (2.15%) JIRA
2 5 (0.63%) Octopus Deploy
3 4 (0.51%) Balsamiq
3 4 (0.51%) ER Studio
3 4 (0.51%) ERwin
3 4 (0.51%) PowerDesigner
4 3 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.25%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.13%) Git
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 202 (25.57%) Social Skills
2 165 (20.89%) Finance
3 67 (8.48%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (8.23%) Banking
5 57 (7.22%) Public Sector
6 38 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
7 36 (4.56%) Retail
8 29 (3.67%) Marketing
9 27 (3.42%) Manufacturing
10 26 (3.29%) Law
11 23 (2.91%) Back Office
12 21 (2.66%) Legal
13 18 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 14 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (1.14%) Telecoms
17 8 (1.01%) Financial Institution
18 6 (0.76%) Aviation
18 6 (0.76%) Military
19 4 (0.51%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (5.95%) Middleware
2 16 (2.03%) .NET
3 15 (1.90%) React
3 15 (1.90%) REST
4 12 (1.52%) RESTful
5 11 (1.39%) Kafka
5 11 (1.39%) Node.js
6 8 (1.01%) Lightning Web Components
6 8 (1.01%) Oracle Fusion
7 6 (0.76%) A2A Protocol
7 6 (0.76%) Model Context Protocol
7 6 (0.76%) OpenAPI
7 6 (0.76%) React Native
7 6 (0.76%) SOAP
7 6 (0.76%) Swagger
8 5 (0.63%) OAuth
8 5 (0.63%) OpenID
9 4 (0.51%) YAML
10 3 (0.38%) .NET Framework
10 3 (0.38%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 75 (9.49%) Cloud Native
2 31 (3.92%) Enterprise Software
3 26 (3.29%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (2.66%) Product Ownership
5 20 (2.53%) Virtual Team
6 18 (2.28%) Management Information System
7 15 (1.90%) Distributed Systems
7 15 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (1.39%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.27%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.14%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.14%) IoT
11 8 (1.01%) Data Centre
11 8 (1.01%) Mobile App
12 7 (0.89%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.76%) Enterprise Cloud
13 6 (0.76%) Operational Technology
14 5 (0.63%) AS400
14 5 (0.63%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.15%) Windows
2 4 (0.51%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (17.85%) Roadmaps
2 136 (17.22%) Agile
3 129 (16.33%) DevOps
4 115 (14.56%) AI
5 110 (13.92%) Enterprise Architecture
6 105 (13.29%) TOGAF
7 98 (12.41%) Microservices
8 94 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
9 87 (11.01%) Presales
10 82 (10.38%) Technical Leadership
11 79 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
12 73 (9.24%) Analytics
13 63 (7.97%) Project Delivery
14 61 (7.72%) Architectural Design
15 59 (7.47%) Continuous Improvement
16 58 (7.34%) Decision-Making
17 56 (7.09%) ERP
18 52 (6.58%) Software Engineering
19 49 (6.20%) CRM
20 48 (6.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.18%) Python
2 22 (2.78%) Java
2 22 (2.78%) SQL
3 14 (1.77%) C#
4 9 (1.14%) JavaScript
4 9 (1.14%) PowerShell
5 8 (1.01%) TypeScript
6 7 (0.89%) Bicep
7 2 (0.25%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.25%) PHP
7 2 (0.25%) Scala
7 2 (0.25%) X++
8 1 (0.13%) Bash
8 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.13%) R
8 1 (0.13%) SOQL
8 1 (0.13%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 96 (12.15%) Security Cleared
2 75 (9.49%) Degree
3 60 (7.59%) SC Cleared
4 32 (4.05%) TOGAF Certification
5 29 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (3.67%) Master's Degree
6 20 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (2.15%) Azure Certification
7 17 (2.15%) DV Cleared
8 16 (2.03%) AWS Certification
9 13 (1.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 10 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.63%) CISSP
13 4 (0.51%) CCNP
13 4 (0.51%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 3 (0.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 3 (0.38%) MBA
14 3 (0.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.65%) QA
2 7 (0.89%) Data Quality
2 7 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (0.76%) GDPR
4 5 (0.63%) PMO
5 4 (0.51%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.51%) GRC
5 4 (0.51%) NCSC
5 4 (0.51%) NIST
6 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.13%) Basel III
8 1 (0.13%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.13%) MiFID
8 1 (0.13%) SEPA
8 1 (0.13%) SLA
8 1 (0.13%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (1.52%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.39%) Docker
3 5 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.51%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 22 (2.78%) Terraform
2 18 (2.28%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.27%) Netcool
4 8 (1.01%) Ansible
5 4 (0.51%) vRealize
6 3 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.25%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.13%) MOM
8 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 96 (12.15%) Microsoft
2 68 (8.61%) SAP
3 22 (2.78%) Oracle
4 21 (2.66%) Salesforce
5 16 (2.03%) VMware
6 14 (1.77%) Software AG
7 13 (1.65%) Siemens
8 11 (1.39%) Ariba
8 11 (1.39%) IBM
8 11 (1.39%) Informatica
9 10 (1.27%) Cisco
10 9 (1.14%) BiZZdesign
10 9 (1.14%) Databricks
11 8 (1.01%) Dell
11 8 (1.01%) MuleSoft
12 6 (0.76%) Fortinet
12 6 (0.76%) Google
13 5 (0.63%) Workday
14 4 (0.51%) Pega
14 4 (0.51%) Sparx