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 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 215 113
Rank change year-on-year +111 -102 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,549 671 2,024
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.77% 1.55% 2.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.88% 1.71% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,062 380 1,282
10th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £96,250
90th Percentile - £108,750 £130,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +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 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 82,591 39,177 83,567
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 90.42% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 58,075 23,624 60,974
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,233 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,250 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 16 July 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 16 July 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 +75 781 £95,000 +5.56% 186
North of England +84 275 £80,000 +14.29% 48
North West +81 176 £80,000 +23.08% 21
South West +28 153 £75,000 -3.23% 26
South East +75 132 £85,000 +13.33% 45
Midlands +8 118 £75,000 - 27
West Midlands +10 88 £75,000 -11.76% 23
Yorkshire -1 68 £82,500 +10.00% 15
East of England +14 60 £75,000 +10.13% 11
North East -34 31 £80,000 +23.08% 12
East Midlands -42 30 £60,000 -11.11% 4
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 July 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.

1 340 (21.95%) Azure
2 321 (20.72%) AWS
3 259 (16.72%) AI
4 198 (12.78%) Security Cleared
5 196 (12.65%) Roadmaps
6 193 (12.46%) Microsoft
7 171 (11.04%) Presales
8 146 (9.43%) SC Cleared
9 144 (9.30%) Analytics
10 143 (9.23%) Agile
11 138 (8.91%) DevOps
12 130 (8.39%) TOGAF
13 119 (7.68%) Enterprise Architecture
14 111 (7.17%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 105 (6.78%) Migration
16 104 (6.71%) Degree
17 103 (6.65%) ERP
18 97 (6.26%) SaaS
19 92 (5.94%) Microservices
19 92 (5.94%) SAP
20 89 (5.75%) Problem-Solving
21 86 (5.55%) Integration Patterns
21 86 (5.55%) Technical Leadership
22 84 (5.42%) Stakeholder Management
23 82 (5.29%) Mentoring
24 81 (5.23%) Architectural Patterns
24 81 (5.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
25 75 (4.84%) Cloud Computing
26 69 (4.45%) Power Platform
27 67 (4.33%) 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 16 (1.03%) Confluence
2 11 (0.71%) SAS
3 10 (0.65%) CMS
3 10 (0.65%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 6 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.39%) Sitecore CMS
5 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.13%) Appian
5 2 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.13%) Camunda
5 2 (0.13%) Drupal
5 2 (0.13%) IIS
6 1 (0.065%) Apache
6 1 (0.065%) CICS
6 1 (0.065%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.065%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.065%) Strapi
Applications
1 17 (1.10%) MS Visio
2 8 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (0.45%) PlantUML
4 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.13%) PTC Creo
5 2 (0.13%) Windchill
6 1 (0.065%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.065%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 51 (3.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.71%) Endur
3 11 (0.71%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.52%) Shopify
5 6 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
6 5 (0.32%) SAP MDG
7 4 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.13%) SAP HCM
8 2 (0.13%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.13%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.13%) SAP Retail
9 1 (0.065%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.065%) SAP HR
9 1 (0.065%) SAP IS-U
9 1 (0.065%) SAP MDM
9 1 (0.065%) SAP PP
9 1 (0.065%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 340 (21.95%) Azure
2 321 (20.72%) AWS
3 97 (6.26%) SaaS
4 75 (4.84%) Cloud Computing
5 69 (4.45%) Power Platform
6 66 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
7 57 (3.68%) GCP
8 49 (3.16%) Dynamics 365
9 47 (3.03%) Serverless
10 41 (2.65%) PaaS
11 20 (1.29%) IaaS
12 19 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
13 18 (1.16%) dbt
14 17 (1.10%) Lucidchart
14 17 (1.10%) PowerApps
15 15 (0.97%) Entra ID
15 15 (0.97%) SuccessFactors
16 11 (0.71%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (0.71%) Power Automate
17 10 (0.65%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 55 (3.55%) Internet
2 29 (1.87%) Firewall
3 16 (1.03%) Network Security
4 15 (0.97%) WAN
5 14 (0.90%) Broadband
6 13 (0.84%) LAN
7 11 (0.71%) SD-WAN
7 11 (0.71%) VSAN
8 10 (0.65%) VPN
9 8 (0.52%) MPLS
10 6 (0.39%) RFID
11 4 (0.26%) Radio Access Network
12 3 (0.19%) 3GPP
12 3 (0.19%) 5G
12 3 (0.19%) AMQP
12 3 (0.19%) WLAN
13 2 (0.13%) MQTT
13 2 (0.13%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.13%) Wireless
14 1 (0.065%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.03%) BusinessObjects
1 16 (1.03%) SAP HANA
2 15 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (0.84%) Data Lake
3 13 (0.84%) Db2
4 12 (0.77%) Power BI
4 12 (0.77%) SQL Server
5 10 (0.65%) DTS
6 8 (0.52%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.45%) Big Data
7 7 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.45%) Metadata
8 5 (0.32%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.26%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.26%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.26%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
10 3 (0.19%) DocumentDB
10 3 (0.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (0.58%) Jenkins
2 5 (0.32%) JIRA
3 4 (0.26%) GitLab
4 3 (0.19%) Balsamiq
4 3 (0.19%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.19%) Snyk
5 2 (0.13%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.065%) Maven
6 1 (0.065%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 248 (16.01%) Finance
2 202 (13.04%) Social Skills
3 81 (5.23%) Public Sector
4 61 (3.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 53 (3.42%) Retail
6 47 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
7 38 (2.45%) Law
8 30 (1.94%) Military
9 29 (1.87%) Manufacturing
9 29 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
10 28 (1.81%) Back Office
10 28 (1.81%) Banking
11 23 (1.48%) Marketing
12 22 (1.42%) Legal
13 19 (1.23%) Financial Institution
14 17 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (1.10%) Public Speaking
15 16 (1.03%) Telecoms
16 9 (0.58%) Aviation
16 9 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (2.97%) .NET
2 34 (2.19%) Middleware
3 27 (1.74%) Node.js
4 23 (1.48%) Kafka
5 17 (1.10%) RESTful
6 13 (0.84%) Model Context Protocol
6 13 (0.84%) Spring
6 13 (0.84%) Spring Boot
7 12 (0.77%) Lightning Web Components
7 12 (0.77%) OpenAPI
7 12 (0.77%) Swagger
8 10 (0.65%) React
9 8 (0.52%) REST
10 6 (0.39%) XML
10 6 (0.39%) YAML
11 5 (0.32%) A2A Protocol
11 5 (0.32%) OAuth
11 5 (0.32%) OpenID
11 5 (0.32%) XBRL
12 4 (0.26%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 116 (7.49%) Cloud Native
2 71 (4.58%) Onboarding
3 46 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
4 41 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
5 38 (2.45%) Data Centre
6 37 (2.39%) Product Ownership
7 32 (2.07%) Blog
8 21 (1.36%) Cyberattack
9 19 (1.23%) AI Agents
9 19 (1.23%) Public Cloud
10 16 (1.03%) Operational Technology
10 16 (1.03%) Virtual Team
11 15 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
12 14 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
13 11 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
13 11 (0.71%) IoT
14 10 (0.65%) EPoS
14 10 (0.65%) iSeries
14 10 (0.65%) Management Information System
15 8 (0.52%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 23 (1.48%) Windows
2 8 (0.52%) Linux
3 7 (0.45%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.065%) AIX
4 1 (0.065%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 259 (16.72%) AI
2 196 (12.65%) Roadmaps
3 171 (11.04%) Presales
4 144 (9.30%) Analytics
5 143 (9.23%) Agile
6 138 (8.91%) DevOps
7 130 (8.39%) TOGAF
8 119 (7.68%) Enterprise Architecture
9 111 (7.17%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 105 (6.78%) Migration
11 103 (6.65%) ERP
12 92 (5.94%) Microservices
13 89 (5.75%) Problem-Solving
14 86 (5.55%) Integration Patterns
14 86 (5.55%) Technical Leadership
15 84 (5.42%) Stakeholder Management
16 82 (5.29%) Mentoring
17 81 (5.23%) Architectural Patterns
17 81 (5.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 67 (4.33%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 57 (3.68%) Python
2 44 (2.84%) C#
2 44 (2.84%) SQL
3 34 (2.19%) JavaScript
4 31 (2.00%) Java
5 10 (0.65%) RPG
6 9 (0.58%) Bicep
7 5 (0.32%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.19%) Go
8 3 (0.19%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.065%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.065%) Bash
9 1 (0.065%) COBOL
9 1 (0.065%) JCL
9 1 (0.065%) PHP
9 1 (0.065%) R
9 1 (0.065%) SOQL
9 1 (0.065%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 198 (12.78%) Security Cleared
2 146 (9.43%) SC Cleared
3 104 (6.71%) Degree
4 45 (2.91%) DV Cleared
5 36 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
7 30 (1.94%) AWS Certification
8 28 (1.81%) Master's Degree
9 23 (1.48%) TOGAF Certification
10 20 (1.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 17 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (0.97%) Azure Certification
13 13 (0.84%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 11 (0.71%) CISSP
14 11 (0.71%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 11 (0.71%) VCAP
14 11 (0.71%) VCDX
15 9 (0.58%) CCNP
15 9 (0.58%) ICAEW
15 9 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (1.87%) NIST
2 23 (1.48%) Data Quality
3 15 (0.97%) GDPR
4 12 (0.77%) Accessibility
5 10 (0.65%) GRC
6 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.39%) NCSC
7 6 (0.39%) QA
8 5 (0.32%) PMO
9 4 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (0.26%) WCAG
10 3 (0.19%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.13%) HITRUST
11 2 (0.13%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.13%) SEPA
12 1 (0.065%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.065%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.065%) PSD2
System Software
1 23 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (1.03%) Active Directory
3 14 (0.90%) VMware NSX
4 11 (0.71%) Docker
4 11 (0.71%) vSphere
5 6 (0.39%) vCloud
6 5 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.13%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (1.61%) Terraform
2 22 (1.42%) Kubernetes
3 15 (0.97%) Ansible
4 5 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.32%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.19%) vRealize
7 2 (0.13%) Grafana
8 1 (0.065%) Argo
8 1 (0.065%) CASB
8 1 (0.065%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.065%) Netcool
8 1 (0.065%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.065%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 193 (12.46%) Microsoft
2 92 (5.94%) SAP
3 31 (2.00%) Oracle
3 31 (2.00%) VMware
4 27 (1.74%) Salesforce
5 25 (1.61%) Cisco
5 25 (1.61%) Dell
6 19 (1.23%) Databricks
7 14 (0.90%) IBM
8 11 (0.71%) Adobe
8 11 (0.71%) Broadcom
8 11 (0.71%) Fortinet
8 11 (0.71%) Juniper
9 10 (0.65%) Google
9 10 (0.65%) Palo Alto
10 9 (0.58%) Ariba
10 9 (0.58%) ServiceNow
11 8 (0.52%) NetApp
11 8 (0.52%) Workday
12 7 (0.45%) CrowdStrike