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 15 November 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 189 133
Rank change year-on-year +80 -56 -16
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 1,817 685 1,212
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.69% 1.50% 2.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 1.65% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,131 393 759
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 £114,183
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
15 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,680 41,439 57,451
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.78% 90.58% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 67,017 26,416 32,352
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,786
25th Percentile £41,750 £35,750 £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 £76,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -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 15 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 15 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 +78 786 £100,000 +11.11% 609
North of England +56 395 £80,000 +3.23% 113
North West +27 234 £80,000 - 67
South East +20 209 £90,000 +20.00% 181
South West +31 184 £79,999 0.00% 44
Midlands -25 140 £80,000 +4.23% 76
Yorkshire +50 127 £90,000 +9.09% 40
West Midlands -12 109 £80,000 +6.67% 54
East of England -4 81 £80,000 -5.88% 36
North East -55 34 £80,000 +28.00% 6
East Midlands -46 31 £80,000 -1.54% 22
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 15 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
1AI21.2%385
2Azure19.8%360
3AWS16.6%302
4Microsoft14.9%270
5Roadmaps13.2%240
6Security Cleared10.8%196
7Technical Leadership10.2%186
8Stakeholder Management9.9%179
9Presales9.5%173
10Analytics8.3%150
11Agile8.0%146
11SaaS8.0%146
11SC Cleared8.0%146
14Enterprise Architecture7.4%135
15ERP7.0%128
16Microservices6.9%125
17Mentoring6.4%117
18Migration6.3%114
18Software Engineering6.3%114
20DevOps6.2%113
20TOGAF6.2%113
22Degree5.8%106
22SAP5.8%106
22Stakeholder Engagement5.8%106
25Integration Patterns5.7%104
26Architecture Governance5.6%102
27Translating Business Requirements5.4%98
28IT Strategy5.2%95
29CI/CD5.2%94
30Digital Transformation Programme5.1%93

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 Architect13.2%239
2Lead Solutions Architect8.2%149
3Artificial Intelligence Architect6.4%116
4AWS Solution Architect5.1%93
5SAP Solutions Architect3.0%55
6Presales Solution Architect3.0%54
7Dynamics 365 Solution Architect2.9%53
7Senior Manager2.9%53
9Cloud Solutions Architect2.6%48
10Azure Architect2.5%45
11ERP Architect2.3%42
12Digital Solutions Architect2.0%36
12Oracle Solutions Architect2.0%36
12Principal Solutions Architect2.0%36
12Security Solutions Architect2.0%36
16Microsoft Solutions Architect1.9%35
17Data Analytics Architect1.8%32
17Enterprise Solutions Architect1.8%32
17Technical Solutions Architect1.8%32
20Data Architect1.7%31
1,097 Solutions Architect jobs in England