Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect salary in the UK is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 February 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Feb 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 181 | 107 | 146 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | +39 | +36 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 1,040 | 2,060 | 2,661 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.68% | 2.68% | 2.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.83% | 2.82% | 2.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 593 | 1,170 | 1,830 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,250 | £61,422 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,718 | £71,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £80,250 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -5.59% | +3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £95,000 | £97,290 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,850 | £107,500 | £108,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -9.38% | +6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 56,869 | 72,954 | 104,338 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 95.06% | 94.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,612 | 55,098 | 66,320 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,500 | £32,655 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £39,425 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.27% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £73,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £92,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,793 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.59% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Solutions Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect.
Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 11 February 2025.
Solutions Architect
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 11 February 2025. 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 |
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| England | -66 | 900 | £82,500 | - | 308 |
| UK excluding London | -72 | 585 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 125 |
| Work from Home | -62 | 426 | £87,500 | +9.38% | 181 |
| London | -42 | 396 | £90,000 | - | 189 |
| North of England | -78 | 155 | £70,996 | -8.39% | 54 |
| South East | -28 | 127 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 17 |
| Midlands | -37 | 116 | £75,000 | +6.76% | 20 |
| Scotland | +16 | 92 | £74,935 | +6.18% | 10 |
| North West | -66 | 85 | £60,000 | -17.24% | 33 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 66 | £85,000 | +20.57% | 14 |
| South West | -37 | 62 | £71,991 | +2.84% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 62 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 48 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 6 |
| East of England | +13 | 28 | £66,200 | -5.43% | 3 |
| North East | +7 | 8 | £61,389 | -23.26% | 8 |
| Wales | +1 | 5 | £67,122 | -21.03% | 2 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 February 2025, Solutions Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.
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Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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