Solutions Architect Jobs in Glasgow

Solution Architect
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Solution Architect salary in Glasgow is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 192 90
Rank change year-on-year +146 -102 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 8 42 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.64% 1.05% 2.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% 1.08% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5 19 4
10th Percentile £55,850 £56,500 £68,125
25th Percentile £59,000 £60,000 £76,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £80,000 £83,750
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -4.48% +4.69%
75th Percentile £85,250 £85,000 £92,188
90th Percentile £103,100 £105,000 £100,625
Scotland median annual salary £94,637 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +30.53% +3.57% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 432 3,904 1,327
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.52% 98.04% 85.78%
Number of salaries quoted 258 852 664
10th Percentile £31,775 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,813 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.54% -4.55% +14.58%
75th Percentile £75,360 £65,000 £68,975
90th Percentile £85,700 £78,750 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,462
% change year-on-year +4.76% -5.34% +5.64%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in Glasgow

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for Solutions Architect in Glasgow

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in Glasgow over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 Glasgow region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Azure
3 4 (50.00%) Agile
4 3 (37.50%) TOGAF
4 3 (37.50%) Java
4 3 (37.50%) Data Modelling
4 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
4 3 (37.50%) Databricks
5 2 (25.00%) IT Strategy
5 2 (25.00%) Cloud Native
5 2 (25.00%) Prototyping
5 2 (25.00%) GCP
5 2 (25.00%) Kubernetes
5 2 (25.00%) Private Cloud
5 2 (25.00%) Data Engineering
5 2 (25.00%) SaaS
5 2 (25.00%) REST
5 2 (25.00%) Kafka
5 2 (25.00%) Analytics
5 2 (25.00%) OpenShift
5 2 (25.00%) Python
5 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (25.00%) Project Management
5 2 (25.00%) Migration
5 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (25.00%) Spring
5 2 (25.00%) TDD
5 2 (25.00%) AWS
5 2 (25.00%) Rapid Prototyping
5 2 (25.00%) JSON

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

Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Azure
2 2 (25.00%) AWS
2 2 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (25.00%) GCP
2 2 (25.00%) OpenShift
2 2 (25.00%) SaaS
2 2 (25.00%) Snowflake
3 1 (12.50%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (12.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (12.50%) PaaS
3 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (12.50%) Data Lake
1 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (12.50%) NoSQL
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) JSON
1 2 (25.00%) Kafka
1 2 (25.00%) REST
1 2 (25.00%) Spring
2 1 (12.50%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Cloud Native
1 2 (25.00%) Private Cloud
2 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) Data Modelling
2 3 (37.50%) TOGAF
3 2 (25.00%) Analytics
3 2 (25.00%) Architectural Design
3 2 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
3 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (25.00%) Data Engineering
3 2 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Migration
3 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) Prototyping
3 2 (25.00%) Rapid Prototyping
3 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (25.00%) TDD
3 2 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) Java
2 2 (25.00%) Python
3 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) TOGAF Certification
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) GDPR
1 2 (25.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Databricks
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft