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 22 June 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 224 112
Rank change year-on-year +111 -112 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,372 628 2,129
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.63% 1.57% 2.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 1.74% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 941 371 1,358
10th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £56,809
25th Percentile £74,659 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.68% -3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile - £108,750 £125,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +9.68% -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 79,179 36,002 90,573
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.10% 89.97% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 55,726 21,020 67,065
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.86%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 June 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 June 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 +79 685 £95,000 +5.56% 143
North of England +45 217 £80,000 +18.08% 39
South West +21 137 £75,000 -3.23% 15
North West +58 132 £90,000 +50.00% 26
South East +59 124 £85,000 +9.68% 49
Midlands +16 117 £75,000 -1.52% 14
West Midlands +28 80 £75,000 -14.16% 9
East of England +20 66 £78,738 +18.94% 8
Yorkshire -10 60 £77,500 -1.59% 12
East Midlands -20 37 £62,500 -11.35% 5
North East -34 25 £78,500 +20.77% 2
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 June 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.

1 325 (23.69%) Azure
2 254 (18.51%) AWS
3 206 (15.01%) AI
4 179 (13.05%) Security Cleared
5 177 (12.90%) Microsoft
6 163 (11.88%) Roadmaps
7 152 (11.08%) Presales
8 144 (10.50%) Agile
9 130 (9.48%) DevOps
10 127 (9.26%) SC Cleared
11 121 (8.82%) TOGAF
12 104 (7.58%) Enterprise Architecture
13 99 (7.22%) Analytics
14 90 (6.56%) SaaS
15 87 (6.34%) Problem-Solving
16 86 (6.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
17 82 (5.98%) Migration
18 81 (5.90%) Microservices
19 78 (5.69%) Technical Leadership
20 76 (5.54%) Degree
21 74 (5.39%) Architectural Patterns
21 74 (5.39%) Integration Patterns
22 66 (4.81%) ERP
22 66 (4.81%) SAP
22 66 (4.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 65 (4.74%) CI/CD
23 65 (4.74%) Stakeholder Management
24 64 (4.66%) Power Platform
25 62 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
26 58 (4.23%) Business Strategy

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 13 (0.95%) Confluence
2 11 (0.80%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.66%) CMS
4 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.36%) SAS
5 5 (0.36%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.15%) IIS
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.073%) Apache
7 1 (0.073%) Appian
7 1 (0.073%) Camunda
7 1 (0.073%) CICS
7 1 (0.073%) Drupal
7 1 (0.073%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.073%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.073%) Strapi
Applications
1 10 (0.73%) MS Visio
2 7 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (0.51%) PlantUML
3 5 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.15%) PTC Creo
4 2 (0.15%) Windchill
5 1 (0.073%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.073%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 35 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.80%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.58%) Shopify
5 5 (0.36%) Endur
5 5 (0.36%) Oracle Retail
5 5 (0.36%) SAP MDG
6 4 (0.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.15%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.15%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.15%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.073%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.073%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.073%) SAP IS-U
8 1 (0.073%) SAP MDM
8 1 (0.073%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.073%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.073%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 325 (23.69%) Azure
2 254 (18.51%) AWS
3 90 (6.56%) SaaS
4 64 (4.66%) Power Platform
5 62 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
6 52 (3.79%) GCP
7 44 (3.21%) Dynamics 365
8 41 (2.99%) PaaS
9 39 (2.84%) Serverless
10 36 (2.62%) Cloud Computing
11 20 (1.46%) IaaS
12 19 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.24%) PowerApps
14 15 (1.09%) Entra ID
15 12 (0.87%) SuccessFactors
16 11 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (0.80%) Lucidchart
16 11 (0.80%) Power Automate
17 9 (0.66%) Nutanix
18 7 (0.51%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.11%) Firewall
2 22 (1.60%) Internet
3 17 (1.24%) Broadband
4 16 (1.17%) WAN
5 15 (1.09%) Network Security
6 14 (1.02%) SD-WAN
7 12 (0.87%) LAN
8 11 (0.80%) VSAN
9 9 (0.66%) MPLS
10 7 (0.51%) VPN
11 5 (0.36%) RFID
12 4 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
13 3 (0.22%) 3GPP
13 3 (0.22%) WLAN
14 2 (0.15%) SAN
15 1 (0.073%) SMS
15 1 (0.073%) TCP/IP
15 1 (0.073%) VoIP
15 1 (0.073%) Wi-Fi
15 1 (0.073%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.87%) Power BI
1 12 (0.87%) SQL Server
2 11 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (0.73%) Data Lake
4 9 (0.66%) Db2
5 8 (0.58%) Metadata
6 7 (0.51%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.44%) DTS
8 5 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.36%) SAP HANA
9 4 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.29%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.29%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.29%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
10 3 (0.22%) Big Data
11 2 (0.15%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.15%) InfluxDB
11 2 (0.15%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 9 (0.66%) Jenkins
2 6 (0.44%) JIRA
3 4 (0.29%) Balsamiq
3 4 (0.29%) GitLab
4 3 (0.22%) Snyk
5 2 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.15%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.073%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.073%) SonarQube
General
1 215 (15.67%) Finance
2 173 (12.61%) Social Skills
3 71 (5.17%) Public Sector
4 52 (3.79%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 44 (3.21%) Retail
7 34 (2.48%) Banking
8 33 (2.41%) Law
9 30 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (1.90%) Manufacturing
11 24 (1.75%) Marketing
12 21 (1.53%) Legal
13 20 (1.46%) Back Office
14 14 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (0.95%) Financial Institution
16 11 (0.80%) Military
17 10 (0.73%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (0.66%) Aviation
19 8 (0.58%) Telecoms
20 7 (0.51%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.21%) .NET
2 34 (2.48%) Middleware
3 21 (1.53%) Node.js
4 16 (1.17%) Kafka
5 15 (1.09%) RESTful
6 11 (0.80%) Lightning Web Components
6 11 (0.80%) React
7 9 (0.66%) OpenAPI
7 9 (0.66%) Swagger
8 8 (0.58%) Model Context Protocol
8 8 (0.58%) Spring
8 8 (0.58%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.44%) XML
9 6 (0.44%) YAML
10 5 (0.36%) OAuth
10 5 (0.36%) OpenID
10 5 (0.36%) REST
10 5 (0.36%) XBRL
11 4 (0.29%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.29%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 106 (7.73%) Cloud Native
2 39 (2.84%) Data Centre
3 37 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
4 34 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
5 33 (2.41%) Product Ownership
6 26 (1.90%) Onboarding
7 21 (1.53%) Cyberattack
8 18 (1.31%) Public Cloud
9 15 (1.09%) Virtual Team
10 14 (1.02%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.02%) Operational Technology
11 12 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (0.80%) Blog
12 11 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
13 9 (0.66%) IoT
14 8 (0.58%) AI Agents
14 8 (0.58%) Management Information System
14 8 (0.58%) Reinsurance
14 8 (0.58%) Web Conferencing
15 7 (0.51%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 20 (1.46%) Windows
2 8 (0.58%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.44%) Linux
4 1 (0.073%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (15.01%) AI
2 163 (11.88%) Roadmaps
3 152 (11.08%) Presales
4 144 (10.50%) Agile
5 130 (9.48%) DevOps
6 121 (8.82%) TOGAF
7 104 (7.58%) Enterprise Architecture
8 99 (7.22%) Analytics
9 87 (6.34%) Problem-Solving
10 86 (6.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 82 (5.98%) Migration
12 81 (5.90%) Microservices
13 78 (5.69%) Technical Leadership
14 74 (5.39%) Architectural Patterns
14 74 (5.39%) Integration Patterns
15 66 (4.81%) ERP
15 66 (4.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 65 (4.74%) CI/CD
16 65 (4.74%) Stakeholder Management
17 58 (4.23%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 49 (3.57%) Python
2 41 (2.99%) C#
3 39 (2.84%) SQL
4 27 (1.97%) JavaScript
5 23 (1.68%) Java
6 10 (0.73%) Bicep
7 6 (0.44%) PowerShell
7 6 (0.44%) RPG
8 4 (0.29%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.15%) Scala
10 1 (0.073%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.073%) Bash
10 1 (0.073%) COBOL
10 1 (0.073%) Go
10 1 (0.073%) JCL
10 1 (0.073%) PHP
10 1 (0.073%) R
10 1 (0.073%) SOQL
10 1 (0.073%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 179 (13.05%) Security Cleared
2 127 (9.26%) SC Cleared
3 76 (5.54%) Degree
4 34 (2.48%) DV Cleared
5 33 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
6 30 (2.19%) Master's Degree
7 24 (1.75%) TOGAF Certification
8 18 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
9 17 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (1.17%) AWS Certification
11 13 (0.95%) Azure Certification
11 13 (0.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 12 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 11 (0.80%) VCAP
13 11 (0.80%) VCDX
14 9 (0.66%) CCNP
14 9 (0.66%) ICAEW
15 7 (0.51%) CISSP
15 7 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
16 6 (0.44%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.11%) NIST
2 21 (1.53%) Data Quality
3 11 (0.80%) GDPR
3 11 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (0.73%) GRC
5 9 (0.66%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.51%) NCSC
7 6 (0.44%) QA
8 5 (0.36%) PMO
9 4 (0.29%) WCAG
10 2 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.073%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.073%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.073%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.073%) PERC
11 1 (0.073%) SEPA
System Software
1 22 (1.60%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (1.17%) Active Directory
3 15 (1.09%) VMware NSX
4 11 (0.80%) vSphere
5 10 (0.73%) Docker
6 6 (0.44%) vCloud
7 5 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 24 (1.75%) Terraform
2 20 (1.46%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.02%) Ansible
4 5 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.36%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.29%) Netcool
5 4 (0.29%) vRealize
6 2 (0.15%) Grafana
7 1 (0.073%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.073%) Netcool/OMNIbus
7 1 (0.073%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 177 (12.90%) Microsoft
2 66 (4.81%) SAP
3 32 (2.33%) VMware
4 27 (1.97%) Oracle
5 26 (1.90%) Dell
6 22 (1.60%) Salesforce
7 21 (1.53%) Cisco
8 19 (1.38%) Databricks
9 13 (0.95%) Fortinet
10 12 (0.87%) Broadcom
11 11 (0.80%) Juniper
12 10 (0.73%) Palo Alto
13 9 (0.66%) Adobe
14 8 (0.58%) Google
14 8 (0.58%) IBM
14 8 (0.58%) NetApp
14 8 (0.58%) Workday
15 7 (0.51%) Ariba
15 7 (0.51%) CrowdStrike
15 7 (0.51%) N-able