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 7 August 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 229 106
Rank change year-on-year +123 -123 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,637 620 1,760
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.76% 1.42% 2.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.87% 1.57% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,136 341 1,071
10th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £56,809
25th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
90th Percentile - £108,750 £140,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +3.03% +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 87,680 39,495 68,920
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.17% 90.66% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 61,622 23,904 47,397
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,754 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 7 August 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 7 August 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 +72 796 £100,000 +8.11% 500
North of England +98 311 £80,000 +15.94% 112
North West +94 198 £80,000 +1.59% 54
South West +36 171 £75,000 -6.25% 45
South East +64 133 £85,000 +30.77% 91
Midlands +14 133 £75,000 -1.64% 49
West Midlands +20 106 £75,000 -13.04% 35
Yorkshire +38 87 £80,000 +8.85% 48
East of England +8 65 £77,477 -6.09% 20
East Midlands -29 27 £60,000 -19.19% 14
North East -40 26 £80,000 +23.08% 10
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 7 August 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.

1 356 (21.75%) Azure
2 327 (19.98%) AWS
3 278 (16.98%) AI
4 218 (13.32%) Security Cleared
5 203 (12.40%) Microsoft
6 182 (11.12%) Roadmaps
7 179 (10.93%) Presales
8 166 (10.14%) SC Cleared
9 147 (8.98%) Analytics
10 141 (8.61%) Agile
11 132 (8.06%) DevOps
12 126 (7.70%) TOGAF
13 120 (7.33%) Enterprise Architecture
14 116 (7.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 112 (6.84%) Migration
16 102 (6.23%) ERP
17 98 (5.99%) Technical Leadership
18 97 (5.93%) Integration Patterns
18 97 (5.93%) Stakeholder Management
19 95 (5.80%) Degree
19 95 (5.80%) SaaS
20 91 (5.56%) Microservices
20 91 (5.56%) SAP
21 85 (5.19%) Mentoring
21 85 (5.19%) Problem-Solving
22 84 (5.13%) Architectural Patterns
22 84 (5.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 71 (4.34%) Cloud Computing
24 67 (4.09%) Power Platform
25 65 (3.97%) CI/CD

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 14 (0.86%) Confluence
2 11 (0.67%) SAS
3 8 (0.49%) CMS
3 8 (0.49%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.12%) Appian
6 2 (0.12%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.12%) Camunda
6 2 (0.12%) Drupal
6 2 (0.12%) IIS
7 1 (0.061%) Apache
7 1 (0.061%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.061%) CICS
7 1 (0.061%) JBoss
7 1 (0.061%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.061%) WebLogic
Applications
1 21 (1.28%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (0.37%) PlantUML
3 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.12%) PTC Creo
4 2 (0.12%) Windchill
5 1 (0.061%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.061%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 47 (2.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.92%) Endur
3 14 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.49%) Shopify
5 7 (0.43%) SAP ERP
6 6 (0.37%) Oracle Retail
7 5 (0.31%) SAP MDG
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle Cash Management
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 2 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 2 (0.12%) SAP HCM
9 2 (0.12%) SAP HR
9 2 (0.12%) SAP Retail
10 1 (0.061%) SAP MDG-F
10 1 (0.061%) SAP MDG-S
Cloud Services
1 356 (21.75%) Azure
2 327 (19.98%) AWS
3 95 (5.80%) SaaS
4 71 (4.34%) Cloud Computing
5 67 (4.09%) Power Platform
6 65 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
7 56 (3.42%) GCP
8 51 (3.12%) Dynamics 365
9 44 (2.69%) Serverless
10 39 (2.38%) PaaS
11 21 (1.28%) IaaS
12 19 (1.16%) Lucidchart
13 18 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
13 18 (1.10%) dbt
14 15 (0.92%) SuccessFactors
15 13 (0.79%) PowerApps
16 12 (0.73%) Entra ID
17 11 (0.67%) Azure Logic Apps
18 10 (0.61%) GitHub
19 9 (0.55%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 55 (3.36%) Internet
2 30 (1.83%) Firewall
3 17 (1.04%) Network Security
4 16 (0.98%) WAN
5 14 (0.86%) Broadband
5 14 (0.86%) LAN
6 11 (0.67%) SD-WAN
6 11 (0.67%) VSAN
7 10 (0.61%) VPN
8 8 (0.49%) MPLS
9 6 (0.37%) RFID
10 4 (0.24%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.18%) 3GPP
11 3 (0.18%) 5G
11 3 (0.18%) Radio Access Network
11 3 (0.18%) WLAN
12 2 (0.12%) AMQP
12 2 (0.12%) MQTT
12 2 (0.12%) Wireless
13 1 (0.061%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (1.10%) SQL Server
2 16 (0.98%) BusinessObjects
2 16 (0.98%) SAP HANA
3 13 (0.79%) Db2
3 13 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (0.67%) Data Lake
5 10 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (0.61%) DTS
6 9 (0.55%) Power BI
7 8 (0.49%) Metadata
7 8 (0.49%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.37%) Big Data
9 4 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.24%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.24%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.24%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.24%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.24%) Semantic Layer
10 3 (0.18%) DocumentDB
10 3 (0.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (0.55%) Jenkins
2 4 (0.24%) Claude Code
2 4 (0.24%) GitLab
3 3 (0.18%) JIRA
3 3 (0.18%) Snyk
4 2 (0.12%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.061%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.061%) Maven
5 1 (0.061%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 269 (16.43%) Finance
2 198 (12.10%) Social Skills
3 88 (5.38%) Public Sector
4 60 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (3.12%) Retail
6 48 (2.93%) Analytical Skills
7 36 (2.20%) Law
8 31 (1.89%) Military
8 31 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
9 29 (1.77%) Manufacturing
10 27 (1.65%) Back Office
10 27 (1.65%) Banking
11 21 (1.28%) Marketing
12 20 (1.22%) Telecoms
13 19 (1.16%) Legal
14 18 (1.10%) Financial Institution
14 18 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (1.04%) Public Speaking
16 12 (0.73%) Front Office
17 9 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (2.93%) .NET
2 29 (1.77%) Middleware
3 25 (1.53%) Node.js
4 23 (1.41%) Kafka
5 15 (0.92%) RESTful
6 13 (0.79%) Spring
6 13 (0.79%) Spring Boot
7 11 (0.67%) Model Context Protocol
7 11 (0.67%) OpenAPI
7 11 (0.67%) Swagger
8 10 (0.61%) Lightning Web Components
8 10 (0.61%) REST
9 8 (0.49%) SOAP
10 7 (0.43%) React
11 6 (0.37%) XML
12 5 (0.31%) A2A Protocol
12 5 (0.31%) XBRL
12 5 (0.31%) YAML
13 4 (0.24%) .NET Core
13 4 (0.24%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 115 (7.03%) Cloud Native
2 72 (4.40%) Onboarding
3 47 (2.87%) Legacy Systems
4 44 (2.69%) Enterprise Software
5 37 (2.26%) Product Ownership
6 33 (2.02%) Data Centre
7 30 (1.83%) Blog
8 21 (1.28%) AI Agents
8 21 (1.28%) Cyberattack
9 19 (1.16%) Public Cloud
10 18 (1.10%) Greenfield Project
11 16 (0.98%) Virtual Team
12 15 (0.92%) Operational Technology
13 13 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
13 13 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
14 11 (0.67%) IoT
15 10 (0.61%) EPoS
15 10 (0.61%) iSeries
16 9 (0.55%) Management Information System
17 8 (0.49%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.34%) Windows
2 9 (0.55%) Linux
3 6 (0.37%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.061%) AIX
4 1 (0.061%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (16.98%) AI
2 182 (11.12%) Roadmaps
3 179 (10.93%) Presales
4 147 (8.98%) Analytics
5 141 (8.61%) Agile
6 132 (8.06%) DevOps
7 126 (7.70%) TOGAF
8 120 (7.33%) Enterprise Architecture
9 116 (7.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 112 (6.84%) Migration
11 102 (6.23%) ERP
12 98 (5.99%) Technical Leadership
13 97 (5.93%) Integration Patterns
13 97 (5.93%) Stakeholder Management
14 91 (5.56%) Microservices
15 85 (5.19%) Mentoring
15 85 (5.19%) Problem-Solving
16 84 (5.13%) Architectural Patterns
16 84 (5.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 65 (3.97%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 59 (3.60%) Python
2 54 (3.30%) C#
3 47 (2.87%) SQL
4 40 (2.44%) JavaScript
5 33 (2.02%) Java
6 10 (0.61%) RPG
7 9 (0.55%) Bicep
8 5 (0.31%) Go
9 3 (0.18%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.18%) R
10 2 (0.12%) Rust
10 2 (0.12%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.061%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.061%) Bash
11 1 (0.061%) COBOL
11 1 (0.061%) JCL
11 1 (0.061%) SOQL
11 1 (0.061%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 218 (13.32%) Security Cleared
2 166 (10.14%) SC Cleared
3 95 (5.80%) Degree
4 51 (3.12%) DV Cleared
5 34 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
6 33 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
7 32 (1.95%) AWS Certification
8 22 (1.34%) Master's Degree
9 21 (1.28%) TOGAF Certification
10 19 (1.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 18 (1.10%) Azure Certification
12 15 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
13 13 (0.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 11 (0.67%) VCAP
14 11 (0.67%) VCDX
15 9 (0.55%) CCNP
15 9 (0.55%) CISSP
15 9 (0.55%) ICAEW
15 9 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
15 9 (0.55%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (1.71%) NIST
2 27 (1.65%) Data Quality
3 14 (0.86%) GDPR
4 11 (0.67%) Accessibility
5 9 (0.55%) GRC
5 9 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.43%) QA
7 6 (0.37%) NCSC
8 4 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.18%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.18%) WCAG
10 2 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.12%) HITRUST
10 2 (0.12%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.12%) SEPA
11 1 (0.061%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.061%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.061%) PMO
11 1 (0.061%) PSD2
System Software
1 23 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (0.86%) Active Directory
3 13 (0.79%) Docker
3 13 (0.79%) VMware NSX
4 11 (0.67%) vSphere
5 6 (0.37%) vCloud
6 5 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (1.53%) Kubernetes
2 24 (1.47%) Terraform
3 14 (0.86%) Ansible
4 5 (0.31%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.12%) CASB
6 2 (0.12%) Grafana
6 2 (0.12%) vRealize
7 1 (0.061%) Argo
7 1 (0.061%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.061%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 203 (12.40%) Microsoft
2 91 (5.56%) SAP
3 34 (2.08%) Oracle
4 31 (1.89%) VMware
5 30 (1.83%) Salesforce
6 25 (1.53%) Cisco
7 24 (1.47%) Databricks
8 21 (1.28%) Dell
9 13 (0.79%) IBM
9 13 (0.79%) ServiceNow
10 11 (0.67%) Adobe
10 11 (0.67%) Broadcom
10 11 (0.67%) Fortinet
10 11 (0.67%) Google
10 11 (0.67%) Juniper
10 11 (0.67%) Mitel
11 10 (0.61%) Palo Alto
12 9 (0.55%) Guidewire
13 8 (0.49%) Computacenter
13 8 (0.49%) MuleSoft