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 1 July 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 210 115
Rank change year-on-year +94 -95 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,412 648 2,073
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.65% 1.57% 2.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.75% 1.74% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 969 379 1,324
10th Percentile £65,000 £59,000 £56,809
25th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,375
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 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile - £108,750 £127,500
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 80,801 37,194 87,527
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 90.27% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 56,895 22,002 64,520
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,869 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,673 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.95% +7.95% -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 1 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 1 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 +72 710 £95,000 +5.56% 278
North of England +44 231 £80,000 +18.08% 83
North West +52 143 £90,000 +44.00% 54
South West +24 141 £75,000 -6.25% 45
South East +57 125 £85,000 +13.33% 53
Midlands +1 115 £75,000 - 24
West Midlands +12 80 £76,238 -10.31% 20
Yorkshire -10 64 £81,250 +8.33% 17
East of England +17 63 £78,738 +18.94% 17
East Midlands -26 35 £60,000 -18.37% 4
North East -37 24 £79,250 +21.92% 13
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 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.

1 331 (23.44%) Azure
2 271 (19.19%) AWS
3 214 (15.16%) AI
4 183 (12.96%) Microsoft
5 180 (12.75%) Security Cleared
6 170 (12.04%) Roadmaps
7 156 (11.05%) Presales
8 141 (9.99%) Agile
9 130 (9.21%) DevOps
10 126 (8.92%) SC Cleared
11 125 (8.85%) TOGAF
12 109 (7.72%) Enterprise Architecture
13 106 (7.51%) Analytics
14 95 (6.73%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 90 (6.37%) SaaS
16 86 (6.09%) Microservices
16 86 (6.09%) Problem-Solving
17 83 (5.88%) Migration
18 82 (5.81%) Technical Leadership
19 77 (5.45%) Degree
20 76 (5.38%) Architectural Patterns
21 74 (5.24%) Integration Patterns
22 73 (5.17%) SAP
23 72 (5.10%) ERP
24 69 (4.89%) Stakeholder Management
25 68 (4.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
26 65 (4.60%) CI/CD
27 64 (4.53%) Power Platform
28 62 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
29 58 (4.11%) 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 14 (0.99%) Confluence
2 11 (0.78%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.57%) CMS
3 8 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.50%) SAS
5 5 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.14%) Appian
6 2 (0.14%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.14%) Camunda
6 2 (0.14%) IIS
7 1 (0.071%) Apache
7 1 (0.071%) CICS
7 1 (0.071%) Drupal
7 1 (0.071%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.071%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.071%) Strapi
Applications
1 12 (0.85%) MS Visio
2 8 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (0.50%) PlantUML
4 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.14%) PTC Creo
5 2 (0.14%) Windchill
6 1 (0.071%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.071%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 40 (2.83%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.78%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.57%) Shopify
5 5 (0.35%) Endur
5 5 (0.35%) Oracle Retail
5 5 (0.35%) SAP MDG
6 4 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.14%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.14%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.14%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.071%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.071%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.071%) SAP IS-U
8 1 (0.071%) SAP MDM
8 1 (0.071%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.071%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.071%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 331 (23.44%) Azure
2 271 (19.19%) AWS
3 90 (6.37%) SaaS
4 64 (4.53%) Power Platform
5 62 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
6 56 (3.97%) GCP
7 47 (3.33%) Dynamics 365
8 41 (2.90%) PaaS
9 40 (2.83%) Cloud Computing
10 39 (2.76%) Serverless
11 20 (1.42%) IaaS
12 19 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.20%) PowerApps
14 15 (1.06%) Entra ID
15 12 (0.85%) Lucidchart
15 12 (0.85%) SuccessFactors
16 11 (0.78%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (0.78%) Power Automate
17 9 (0.64%) Nutanix
18 8 (0.57%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 28 (1.98%) Firewall
2 26 (1.84%) Internet
3 16 (1.13%) Broadband
3 16 (1.13%) WAN
4 15 (1.06%) Network Security
5 14 (0.99%) SD-WAN
6 12 (0.85%) LAN
7 11 (0.78%) VSAN
8 9 (0.64%) MPLS
9 7 (0.50%) VPN
10 5 (0.35%) RFID
11 4 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
12 3 (0.21%) 3GPP
12 3 (0.21%) WLAN
13 2 (0.14%) SAN
14 1 (0.071%) SMS
14 1 (0.071%) TCP/IP
14 1 (0.071%) VoIP
14 1 (0.071%) Wi-Fi
14 1 (0.071%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (0.85%) Power BI
2 12 (0.85%) SQL Server
3 11 (0.78%) Data Lake
3 11 (0.78%) Db2
4 8 (0.57%) DTS
5 7 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
5 7 (0.50%) Metadata
5 7 (0.50%) SAP HANA
6 6 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.42%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.28%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.28%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.28%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.21%) Big Data
9 2 (0.14%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.14%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.14%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 10 (0.71%) Jenkins
2 5 (0.35%) JIRA
3 4 (0.28%) GitLab
4 3 (0.21%) Balsamiq
4 3 (0.21%) Snyk
5 2 (0.14%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.14%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.071%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.071%) Maven
6 1 (0.071%) TeamCity
General
1 231 (16.36%) Finance
2 174 (12.32%) Social Skills
3 75 (5.31%) Public Sector
4 49 (3.47%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (3.26%) Retail
7 33 (2.34%) Banking
7 33 (2.34%) Law
8 29 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
9 25 (1.77%) Manufacturing
10 21 (1.49%) Legal
10 21 (1.49%) Marketing
11 19 (1.35%) Back Office
12 16 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (0.99%) Financial Institution
14 13 (0.92%) Military
15 9 (0.64%) Aviation
16 8 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (0.57%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.50%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (3.33%) .NET
2 35 (2.48%) Middleware
3 23 (1.63%) Node.js
4 19 (1.35%) Kafka
5 15 (1.06%) RESTful
6 11 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
6 11 (0.78%) Spring
6 11 (0.78%) Spring Boot
7 10 (0.71%) React
8 9 (0.64%) OpenAPI
8 9 (0.64%) Swagger
9 7 (0.50%) Model Context Protocol
10 6 (0.42%) XML
10 6 (0.42%) YAML
11 5 (0.35%) OAuth
11 5 (0.35%) OpenID
11 5 (0.35%) REST
11 5 (0.35%) XBRL
12 4 (0.28%) .NET Framework
12 4 (0.28%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 108 (7.65%) Cloud Native
2 40 (2.83%) Data Centre
2 40 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
3 35 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
4 33 (2.34%) Product Ownership
5 31 (2.20%) Onboarding
6 21 (1.49%) Cyberattack
7 17 (1.20%) Public Cloud
8 15 (1.06%) Virtual Team
9 14 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (0.99%) Operational Technology
10 13 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
10 13 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
11 12 (0.85%) Blog
12 9 (0.64%) AI Agents
13 8 (0.57%) IoT
13 8 (0.57%) iSeries
13 8 (0.57%) Management Information System
13 8 (0.57%) Reinsurance
13 8 (0.57%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 21 (1.49%) Windows
2 8 (0.57%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.50%) Linux
4 1 (0.071%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (15.16%) AI
2 170 (12.04%) Roadmaps
3 156 (11.05%) Presales
4 141 (9.99%) Agile
5 130 (9.21%) DevOps
6 125 (8.85%) TOGAF
7 109 (7.72%) Enterprise Architecture
8 106 (7.51%) Analytics
9 95 (6.73%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 86 (6.09%) Microservices
10 86 (6.09%) Problem-Solving
11 83 (5.88%) Migration
12 82 (5.81%) Technical Leadership
13 76 (5.38%) Architectural Patterns
14 74 (5.24%) Integration Patterns
15 72 (5.10%) ERP
16 69 (4.89%) Stakeholder Management
17 68 (4.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 65 (4.60%) CI/CD
19 58 (4.11%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 51 (3.61%) Python
2 41 (2.90%) C#
3 38 (2.69%) SQL
4 29 (2.05%) Java
5 28 (1.98%) JavaScript
6 10 (0.71%) Bicep
7 8 (0.57%) RPG
8 6 (0.42%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.28%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.071%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.071%) Bash
10 1 (0.071%) COBOL
10 1 (0.071%) Go
10 1 (0.071%) JCL
10 1 (0.071%) PHP
10 1 (0.071%) R
10 1 (0.071%) Scala
10 1 (0.071%) SOQL
10 1 (0.071%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 180 (12.75%) Security Cleared
2 126 (8.92%) SC Cleared
3 77 (5.45%) Degree
4 35 (2.48%) DV Cleared
5 32 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
6 29 (2.05%) Master's Degree
7 25 (1.77%) TOGAF Certification
8 20 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (1.35%) AWS Certification
10 17 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
11 14 (0.99%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 14 (0.99%) Azure Certification
12 13 (0.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 11 (0.78%) VCAP
13 11 (0.78%) VCDX
14 9 (0.64%) CCNP
14 9 (0.64%) ICAEW
15 8 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
16 7 (0.50%) CISSP
17 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (1.98%) NIST
2 21 (1.49%) Data Quality
3 12 (0.85%) GDPR
4 10 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (0.64%) Accessibility
5 9 (0.64%) GRC
6 7 (0.50%) NCSC
7 6 (0.42%) QA
8 5 (0.35%) PMO
9 4 (0.28%) WCAG
10 3 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.14%) SEPA
12 1 (0.071%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.071%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.071%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.071%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.071%) PERC
12 1 (0.071%) PSD2
12 1 (0.071%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 21 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (1.13%) Active Directory
3 15 (1.06%) VMware NSX
4 11 (0.78%) Docker
4 11 (0.78%) vSphere
5 6 (0.42%) vCloud
6 5 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 26 (1.84%) Terraform
2 21 (1.49%) Kubernetes
3 15 (1.06%) Ansible
4 5 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.35%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.28%) vRealize
6 3 (0.21%) Netcool
7 2 (0.14%) Grafana
8 1 (0.071%) Argo
8 1 (0.071%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.071%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.071%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 183 (12.96%) Microsoft
2 73 (5.17%) SAP
3 31 (2.20%) VMware
4 26 (1.84%) Oracle
5 25 (1.77%) Dell
6 22 (1.56%) Salesforce
7 21 (1.49%) Cisco
8 19 (1.35%) Databricks
9 13 (0.92%) Fortinet
10 11 (0.78%) Broadcom
10 11 (0.78%) Juniper
11 10 (0.71%) Adobe
11 10 (0.71%) Google
11 10 (0.71%) IBM
11 10 (0.71%) Palo Alto
12 8 (0.57%) NetApp
12 8 (0.57%) Workday
13 7 (0.50%) Ariba
13 7 (0.50%) Guidewire
13 7 (0.50%) Sophos