Solutions Architect Jobs in Bristol

Solution Architect
South West > Bristol

The median Solution Architect salary in Bristol is £71,991 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 80 105
Rank change year-on-year -2 +25 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 21 81 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.67% 2.61% 2.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.76% 2.69% 2.85%
Number of salaries quoted 20 48 24
10th Percentile £65,400 £47,500 £47,063
25th Percentile £70,072 £59,688 £50,574
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,991 £72,788 £71,750
Median % change year-on-year -1.09% +1.45% -4.33%
75th Percentile £86,750 £92,500 £85,625
90th Percentile £95,347 £119,750 £90,875
South West median annual salary £71,991 £70,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year +2.84% +1.82% -5.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,194 3,006 2,460
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.99% 97.03% 92.73%
Number of salaries quoted 809 2,247 1,544
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year - -0.54% +8.85%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £73,776
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in Bristol

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect in Bristol.

Salary trend for Solutions Architect in Bristol

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in Bristol over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in Bristol

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 5 May 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 across the Bristol region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 10 (47.62%) Agile
2 9 (42.86%) Banking
2 9 (42.86%) Adaptive Web Design
3 8 (38.10%) Product Ownership
3 8 (38.10%) Finance
3 8 (38.10%) Azure
4 7 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 7 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 7 (33.33%) Microservices
4 7 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 7 (33.33%) Roadmaps
5 6 (28.57%) Event-Driven
5 6 (28.57%) Containerisation
5 6 (28.57%) API Management
5 6 (28.57%) Technology Roadmap
5 6 (28.57%) Java
5 6 (28.57%) Apple
5 6 (28.57%) IBM
5 6 (28.57%) React
5 6 (28.57%) Apigee
5 6 (28.57%) React Native
5 6 (28.57%) Apple iOS
5 6 (28.57%) Event-Driven Architecture
5 6 (28.57%) AngularJS
5 6 (28.57%) Android
5 6 (28.57%) DataPower
5 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
5 6 (28.57%) PaaS
5 6 (28.57%) Security Architecture
6 3 (14.29%) Systems Engineering

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 8 (38.10%) Azure
2 6 (28.57%) Apigee
2 6 (28.57%) PaaS
3 3 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (9.52%) AWS
5 1 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (4.76%) OCI
5 1 (4.76%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.76%) Oracle Forms
General
1 9 (42.86%) Banking
2 8 (38.10%) Finance
3 2 (9.52%) Aerospace
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.76%) Marketing
4 1 (4.76%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (28.57%) AngularJS
1 6 (28.57%) React
1 6 (28.57%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 8 (38.10%) Product Ownership
2 6 (28.57%) DataPower
3 2 (9.52%) Cloud Native
4 1 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.76%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 6 (28.57%) Android
1 6 (28.57%) Apple iOS
2 1 (4.76%) Windows
2 1 (4.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) Agile
2 9 (42.86%) Adaptive Web Design
3 7 (33.33%) Microservices
3 7 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 7 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 6 (28.57%) API Management
4 6 (28.57%) Containerisation
4 6 (28.57%) Event-Driven
4 6 (28.57%) Event-Driven Architecture
4 6 (28.57%) Security Architecture
4 6 (28.57%) Technology Roadmap
5 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
6 2 (9.52%) Analytics
6 2 (9.52%) ArchiMate
6 2 (9.52%) Data Transformation
6 2 (9.52%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (9.52%) Risk Management
6 2 (9.52%) SysML
6 2 (9.52%) UML
Programming Languages
1 6 (28.57%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.52%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) GRC
Vendors
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 6 (28.57%) Apple
2 6 (28.57%) IBM
3 2 (9.52%) PTC
3 2 (9.52%) Sparx
4 1 (4.76%) Avaloq
4 1 (4.76%) Hyperion
4 1 (4.76%) Oracle