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 4 June 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 226 116
Rank change year-on-year +93 -110 +23
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,266 603 2,040
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.53% 1.55% 2.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.63% 1.72% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 865 368 1,283
10th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £56,809
25th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £77,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.45% -3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £118,750
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 77,470 34,973 84,857
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 89.83% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 53,163 20,086 63,671
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.61% +9.52% -13.32%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
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 4 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 4 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 +60 611 £95,000 +5.56% 356
North of England +30 201 £79,250 +15.69% 112
North West +55 123 £83,750 +39.58% 76
South West +30 122 £75,000 +4.18% 51
Midlands +11 120 £75,000 - 33
South East +58 119 £85,000 +11.48% 97
West Midlands +14 81 £75,000 -11.76% 24
East of England +14 67 £90,000 +35.95% 27
Yorkshire -28 53 £76,997 -8.06% 31
East Midlands -15 39 £65,000 -3.70% 9
North East -20 25 £78,500 +20.77% 6
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 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.

1 286 (22.59%) Azure
2 208 (16.43%) AWS
3 172 (13.59%) AI
4 170 (13.43%) Security Cleared
5 152 (12.01%) Microsoft
6 140 (11.06%) Roadmaps
7 137 (10.82%) Agile
8 134 (10.58%) Presales
9 119 (9.40%) DevOps
9 119 (9.40%) TOGAF
10 118 (9.32%) SC Cleared
11 100 (7.90%) Enterprise Architecture
12 88 (6.95%) Problem-Solving
12 88 (6.95%) SaaS
13 80 (6.32%) Microservices
14 77 (6.08%) Analytics
15 74 (5.85%) Migration
16 71 (5.61%) Technical Leadership
17 68 (5.37%) Integration Patterns
18 67 (5.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
19 66 (5.21%) Degree
20 65 (5.13%) Architectural Patterns
21 62 (4.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
21 62 (4.90%) Stakeholder Management
22 60 (4.74%) Microsoft 365
23 59 (4.66%) SAP
24 57 (4.50%) Power Platform
25 55 (4.34%) Business Strategy
25 55 (4.34%) CI/CD
25 55 (4.34%) ERP

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 (1.03%) Confluence
2 11 (0.87%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.71%) CMS
4 7 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.16%) IIS
8 1 (0.079%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.079%) Camunda
8 1 (0.079%) CICS
8 1 (0.079%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.079%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.079%) Strapi
Applications
1 7 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 7 (0.55%) MS Visio
1 7 (0.55%) PlantUML
2 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.16%) PTC Creo
3 2 (0.16%) Windchill
4 1 (0.079%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 29 (2.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.87%) SAP ERP
3 8 (0.63%) Shopify
4 5 (0.39%) Oracle Retail
4 5 (0.39%) SAP MDG
5 4 (0.32%) Endur
5 4 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.16%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.16%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.16%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.16%) SAP Retail
7 1 (0.079%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.079%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.079%) SAP MDG-F
7 1 (0.079%) SAP MDG-M
7 1 (0.079%) SAP MDG-S
7 1 (0.079%) SAP MDM
7 1 (0.079%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.079%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 286 (22.59%) Azure
2 208 (16.43%) AWS
3 88 (6.95%) SaaS
4 60 (4.74%) Microsoft 365
5 57 (4.50%) Power Platform
6 43 (3.40%) GCP
7 42 (3.32%) PaaS
8 37 (2.92%) Dynamics 365
9 34 (2.69%) Serverless
10 23 (1.82%) IaaS
11 22 (1.74%) Cloud Computing
12 15 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.18%) PowerApps
13 14 (1.11%) Entra ID
13 14 (1.11%) SuccessFactors
14 10 (0.79%) Nutanix
15 9 (0.71%) Lucidchart
15 9 (0.71%) Power Automate
16 7 (0.55%) Azure Logic Apps
16 7 (0.55%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.21%) Firewall
2 16 (1.26%) Broadband
2 16 (1.26%) WAN
3 15 (1.18%) Network Security
4 14 (1.11%) SD-WAN
5 12 (0.95%) LAN
6 9 (0.71%) MPLS
6 9 (0.71%) VSAN
7 8 (0.63%) Internet
8 7 (0.55%) VPN
9 5 (0.39%) RFID
10 4 (0.32%) Radio Access Network
11 3 (0.24%) 3GPP
11 3 (0.24%) WLAN
12 2 (0.16%) SAN
13 1 (0.079%) BIG-IP
13 1 (0.079%) NGN
13 1 (0.079%) TCP/IP
13 1 (0.079%) VoIP
13 1 (0.079%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.95%) Power BI
2 11 (0.87%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.71%) Metadata
4 8 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.63%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
5 7 (0.55%) DB2
6 5 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.32%) DTS
7 4 (0.32%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.24%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.24%) Semantic Layer
9 2 (0.16%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.16%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.16%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.16%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.079%) Big Data
10 1 (0.079%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.079%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (0.71%) JIRA
2 7 (0.55%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.39%) Balsamiq
4 4 (0.32%) GitLab
5 3 (0.24%) Snyk
6 2 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.16%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.079%) SonarQube
General
1 196 (15.48%) Finance
2 170 (13.43%) Social Skills
3 67 (5.29%) Public Sector
4 53 (4.19%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (3.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (3.08%) Banking
7 37 (2.92%) Retail
8 33 (2.61%) Law
9 25 (1.97%) Manufacturing
9 25 (1.97%) Marketing
9 25 (1.97%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (1.66%) Legal
11 20 (1.58%) Back Office
12 13 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (0.95%) Financial Institution
14 10 (0.79%) Aviation
14 10 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.55%) Telecoms
16 6 (0.47%) Military
17 5 (0.39%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.08%) .NET
2 34 (2.69%) Middleware
3 15 (1.18%) Node.js
4 13 (1.03%) RESTful
5 12 (0.95%) Kafka
5 12 (0.95%) React
6 11 (0.87%) Lightning Web Components
7 7 (0.55%) Model Context Protocol
7 7 (0.55%) OpenAPI
7 7 (0.55%) Swagger
8 6 (0.47%) OAuth
8 6 (0.47%) OpenID
8 6 (0.47%) YAML
9 5 (0.39%) REST
9 5 (0.39%) Spring
9 5 (0.39%) Spring Boot
9 5 (0.39%) XBRL
9 5 (0.39%) XML
10 4 (0.32%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.32%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 93 (7.35%) Cloud Native
2 34 (2.69%) Data Centre
3 31 (2.45%) Enterprise Software
4 30 (2.37%) Legacy Systems
5 26 (2.05%) Product Ownership
6 21 (1.66%) Cyberattack
7 19 (1.50%) Public Cloud
8 15 (1.18%) Distributed Systems
8 15 (1.18%) Virtual Team
9 13 (1.03%) Operational Technology
10 12 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
11 10 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (0.71%) IoT
13 8 (0.63%) Management Information System
13 8 (0.63%) Onboarding
13 8 (0.63%) Web Conferencing
14 7 (0.55%) Driving Licence
14 7 (0.55%) Low-Code
14 7 (0.55%) Reinsurance
15 6 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.42%) Windows
2 7 (0.55%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.39%) Linux
4 1 (0.079%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (13.59%) AI
2 140 (11.06%) Roadmaps
3 137 (10.82%) Agile
4 134 (10.58%) Presales
5 119 (9.40%) DevOps
5 119 (9.40%) TOGAF
6 100 (7.90%) Enterprise Architecture
7 88 (6.95%) Problem-Solving
8 80 (6.32%) Microservices
9 77 (6.08%) Analytics
10 74 (5.85%) Migration
11 71 (5.61%) Technical Leadership
12 68 (5.37%) Integration Patterns
13 67 (5.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 65 (5.13%) Architectural Patterns
15 62 (4.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 62 (4.90%) Stakeholder Management
16 55 (4.34%) Business Strategy
16 55 (4.34%) CI/CD
16 55 (4.34%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 44 (3.48%) Python
2 40 (3.16%) C#
3 33 (2.61%) SQL
4 24 (1.90%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.42%) Java
6 8 (0.63%) Bicep
7 6 (0.47%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.32%) RPG
8 4 (0.32%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.16%) Scala
10 1 (0.079%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.079%) Bash
10 1 (0.079%) COBOL
10 1 (0.079%) JCL
10 1 (0.079%) PHP
10 1 (0.079%) R
10 1 (0.079%) SOQL
10 1 (0.079%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 170 (13.43%) Security Cleared
2 118 (9.32%) SC Cleared
3 66 (5.21%) Degree
4 32 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
5 31 (2.45%) DV Cleared
6 28 (2.21%) Master's Degree
7 25 (1.97%) TOGAF Certification
8 18 (1.42%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (0.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (0.71%) CCNP
11 9 (0.71%) ICAEW
11 9 (0.71%) VCAP
11 9 (0.71%) VCDX
12 8 (0.63%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.47%) AWS Certification
13 6 (0.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 6 (0.47%) CISSP
14 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (2.37%) NIST
2 20 (1.58%) Data Quality
3 12 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (0.87%) GRC
5 8 (0.63%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.63%) QA
6 7 (0.55%) GDPR
7 5 (0.39%) NCSC
7 5 (0.39%) PMO
8 4 (0.32%) WCAG
9 2 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.079%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.079%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.079%) PERC
10 1 (0.079%) SEPA
System Software
1 18 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (1.18%) Active Directory
3 13 (1.03%) VMware NSX
4 10 (0.79%) Docker
5 9 (0.71%) vSphere
6 6 (0.47%) vCloud
7 4 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.079%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (1.50%) Kubernetes
1 19 (1.50%) Terraform
2 13 (1.03%) Ansible
3 6 (0.47%) Netcool
4 4 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.32%) vRealize
5 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.24%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.16%) Grafana
7 1 (0.079%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.079%) Netcool/OMNIbus
7 1 (0.079%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 152 (12.01%) Microsoft
2 59 (4.66%) SAP
3 28 (2.21%) VMware
4 27 (2.13%) Dell
5 24 (1.90%) Oracle
6 22 (1.74%) Salesforce
7 21 (1.66%) Cisco
8 15 (1.18%) Databricks
9 13 (1.03%) Fortinet
10 11 (0.87%) Juniper
11 10 (0.79%) Broadcom
11 10 (0.79%) Palo Alto
12 9 (0.71%) Ariba
12 9 (0.71%) NetApp
13 7 (0.55%) Barracuda Networks
13 7 (0.55%) Google
13 7 (0.55%) Guidewire
13 7 (0.55%) Siemens
13 7 (0.55%) Sophos
13 7 (0.55%) Workday