Solutions Architect Job Trends in Central London

Solution Architect
London > Central London

The median Solution Architect salary in Central London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 110 89
Rank change year-on-year +25 -21 +87
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 56 70 81
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 2.33% 2.18% 2.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.48% 2.37% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 32 49 71
10th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £62,500
25th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £112,500 £105,000 £115,000
90th Percentile £129,250 £123,750 £128,750
London median annual salary £92,500 £90,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year +2.78% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,255 2,958 2,935
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 92.15% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1,719 1,847 2,607
10th Percentile £39,400 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%
75th Percentile £97,500 £94,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £115,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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 Central London.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Central London

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Central London

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in Central London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in Central London

Solutions Architect
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
City of London +22 49 £100,000 +5.26% 30
West End of London +7 3 £105,000 +44.83%
Southwark +12 2 £87,500 -
Camden +4 1 - -
Solutions Architect
London

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

For the 6 months to 4 January 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 Central London region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 17 (30.36%) TOGAF
2 16 (28.57%) Azure
3 14 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 13 (23.21%) Agile
4 13 (23.21%) Roadmaps
5 12 (21.43%) DevOps
6 10 (17.86%) Cost Reduction
6 10 (17.86%) Enterprise Architecture
7 9 (16.07%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (14.29%) AI
8 8 (14.29%) AWS
8 8 (14.29%) Business Strategy
8 8 (14.29%) Microservices
8 8 (14.29%) Presales
8 8 (14.29%) Python
8 8 (14.29%) SaaS
8 8 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
8 8 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
9 7 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (12.50%) SQL
10 6 (10.71%) Analytics
10 6 (10.71%) API Integration
10 6 (10.71%) Mentoring
10 6 (10.71%) Power Platform
11 5 (8.93%) Architectural Design
11 5 (8.93%) Business Analysis
11 5 (8.93%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (8.93%) Degree
11 5 (8.93%) Design Patterns
11 5 (8.93%) Machine Learning

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 2 (3.57%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (1.79%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Elite 3E
2 1 (1.79%) Actimize
2 1 (1.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.79%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (1.79%) SAP IBP
2 1 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 16 (28.57%) Azure
2 9 (16.07%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (14.29%) AWS
3 8 (14.29%) SaaS
4 6 (10.71%) Power Platform
5 5 (8.93%) PaaS
6 4 (7.14%) Azure Functions
6 4 (7.14%) Azure Logic Apps
6 4 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (7.14%) Serverless
7 3 (5.36%) Azure AKS
7 3 (5.36%) Azure API Management
7 3 (5.36%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (5.36%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (5.36%) GitHub
7 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (3.57%) Cloud Composer
8 2 (3.57%) Lucidchart
8 2 (3.57%) Power Automate
8 2 (3.57%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.14%) Power BI
2 3 (5.36%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (3.57%) BigQuery
3 2 (3.57%) Data Lake
3 2 (3.57%) DataStage
3 2 (3.57%) Metadata
3 2 (3.57%) QlikView
3 2 (3.57%) Tableau
4 1 (1.79%) MongoDB
4 1 (1.79%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (1.79%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Balsamiq
1 2 (3.57%) ER Studio
1 2 (3.57%) ERwin
1 2 (3.57%) PowerDesigner
2 1 (1.79%) JIRA
General
1 15 (26.79%) Finance
2 9 (16.07%) Social Skills
3 8 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (14.29%) Banking
4 6 (10.71%) Retail
5 4 (7.14%) Legal
6 3 (5.36%) Retail Banking
7 2 (3.57%) Aviation
7 2 (3.57%) International Banking
7 2 (3.57%) Law
7 2 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.79%) Automotive
8 1 (1.79%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.14%) REST
2 2 (3.57%) React
2 2 (3.57%) Web Services
3 1 (1.79%) .NET
3 1 (1.79%) GraphQL
3 1 (1.79%) Kafka
3 1 (1.79%) Node.js
3 1 (1.79%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.14%) Cloud Native
2 3 (5.36%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (3.57%) Product Ownership
3 2 (3.57%) Public Cloud
3 2 (3.57%) Reinsurance
4 1 (1.79%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (30.36%) TOGAF
2 13 (23.21%) Agile
2 13 (23.21%) Roadmaps
3 12 (21.43%) DevOps
4 10 (17.86%) Cost Reduction
4 10 (17.86%) Enterprise Architecture
5 8 (14.29%) AI
5 8 (14.29%) Business Strategy
5 8 (14.29%) Microservices
5 8 (14.29%) Presales
5 8 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
6 7 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
7 6 (10.71%) Analytics
7 6 (10.71%) API Integration
7 6 (10.71%) Mentoring
8 5 (8.93%) Architectural Design
8 5 (8.93%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (8.93%) Design Patterns
8 5 (8.93%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 8 (14.29%) Python
2 7 (12.50%) SQL
3 4 (7.14%) C#
4 3 (5.36%) PowerShell
5 2 (3.57%) Java
5 2 (3.57%) JavaScript
5 2 (3.57%) TypeScript
6 1 (1.79%) Bash
6 1 (1.79%) Go
6 1 (1.79%) X++
Qualifications
1 5 (8.93%) Degree
2 4 (7.14%) Azure Certification
3 2 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.57%) DBS Check
3 2 (3.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (3.57%) MCP
3 2 (3.57%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (1.79%) AWS Certification
4 1 (1.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 1 (1.79%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.36%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.79%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.79%) Basel III
2 1 (1.79%) GDPR
2 1 (1.79%) MiFID
2 1 (1.79%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.79%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.79%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (8.93%) Terraform
2 2 (3.57%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 14 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.36%) Oracle
2 3 (5.36%) Salesforce
3 2 (3.57%) Databricks
3 2 (3.57%) Google
3 2 (3.57%) IBM
3 2 (3.57%) Informatica
3 2 (3.57%) Intapp
3 2 (3.57%) MuleSoft
3 2 (3.57%) SAP
4 1 (1.79%) Ariba
4 1 (1.79%) Bloomberg
4 1 (1.79%) Refinitiv