Solutions Architect Job Trends in London

Solution Architect
England > London

The median Solution Architect salary in London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 129 72
Rank change year-on-year +33 -57 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 476 345 875
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.45% 2.67% 3.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.66% 2.95% 4.03%
Number of salaries quoted 292 194 518
10th Percentile £72,500 £62,500 £69,106
25th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,823
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £90,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £107,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £120,875 £140,000
England median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 17,868 11,705 21,735
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.80% 90.58% 94.13%
Number of salaries quoted 12,002 7,565 16,551
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £38,524
25th Percentile £53,031 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.74%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 London.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in London

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in London

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in London over the 6 months to 21 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in London

Solutions Architect
Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 21 April 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
Central London +40 141 £100,000 +5.26% 31
West London -31 17 £80,000 +60.00% 6
South London +20 4 - -
East London -12 2 £80,000 -5.88% 4
North London - 2 £20,000 - 1
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 21 April 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 London region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 116 (24.37%) Azure
2 95 (19.96%) AWS
3 78 (16.39%) AI
4 70 (14.71%) DevOps
5 64 (13.45%) Roadmaps
6 63 (13.24%) Microsoft
7 62 (13.03%) Agile
8 58 (12.18%) Microservices
9 56 (11.76%) Security Cleared
10 49 (10.29%) Presales
11 47 (9.87%) SaaS
12 44 (9.24%) Architectural Patterns
12 44 (9.24%) Degree
13 43 (9.03%) TOGAF
14 38 (7.98%) Analytics
14 38 (7.98%) SC Cleared
15 37 (7.77%) Decision-Making
16 36 (7.56%) Migration
17 34 (7.14%) Enterprise Architecture
18 32 (6.72%) Problem-Solving
19 30 (6.30%) Architectural Design
19 30 (6.30%) Business Strategy
19 30 (6.30%) Generative AI
19 30 (6.30%) SAP
20 29 (6.09%) Power Platform
20 29 (6.09%) Software Engineering
21 28 (5.88%) Middleware
22 27 (5.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
22 27 (5.67%) Master's Degree
22 27 (5.67%) Technical Leadership

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 8 (1.68%) CMS
2 5 (1.05%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.63%) Confluence
4 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.42%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.21%) CICS
5 1 (0.21%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.21%) Strapi
Applications
1 6 (1.26%) PlantUML
2 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 19 (3.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.05%) Shopify
3 4 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.42%) Endur
4 2 (0.42%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.42%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.42%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.21%) Actimize
5 1 (0.21%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.21%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.21%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.21%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.21%) SAP MDG-F
5 1 (0.21%) SAP MDG-M
5 1 (0.21%) SAP MDG-S
5 1 (0.21%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 116 (24.37%) Azure
2 95 (19.96%) AWS
3 47 (9.87%) SaaS
4 29 (6.09%) Power Platform
5 23 (4.83%) GCP
5 23 (4.83%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (3.99%) Cloud Computing
7 15 (3.15%) PaaS
8 14 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (2.94%) Serverless
9 11 (2.31%) SuccessFactors
10 9 (1.89%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.68%) IaaS
12 5 (1.05%) Figma
12 5 (1.05%) Lucidchart
13 4 (0.84%) ChatGPT
13 4 (0.84%) Entra ID
13 4 (0.84%) Nutanix
13 4 (0.84%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.68%) SD-WAN
1 8 (1.68%) WAN
2 7 (1.47%) Firewall
2 7 (1.47%) MPLS
3 6 (1.26%) LAN
4 4 (0.84%) Broadband
5 3 (0.63%) Network Security
5 3 (0.63%) VPN
6 1 (0.21%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.21%) BGP
6 1 (0.21%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.21%) DNS
6 1 (0.21%) Internet
6 1 (0.21%) NGFW
6 1 (0.21%) NGN
6 1 (0.21%) OSPF
6 1 (0.21%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.21%) VoIP
6 1 (0.21%) VSAN
6 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.10%) Power BI
2 8 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (1.68%) Relational Database
3 7 (1.47%) Data Lake
4 6 (1.26%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.84%) RDBMS
6 3 (0.63%) Big Data
6 3 (0.63%) DB2
6 3 (0.63%) Metadata
6 3 (0.63%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.42%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.42%) Looker
8 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.21%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.21%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (1.05%) Balsamiq
2 4 (0.84%) JIRA
3 1 (0.21%) Git
3 1 (0.21%) GitLab
3 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.21%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.21%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 91 (19.12%) Social Skills
2 89 (18.70%) Finance
3 39 (8.19%) Banking
4 33 (6.93%) Retail
5 32 (6.72%) Public Sector
6 27 (5.67%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (4.83%) Law
8 21 (4.41%) Back Office
9 19 (3.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 18 (3.78%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.94%) Legal
12 11 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (1.89%) Financial Institution
13 9 (1.89%) Marketing
14 8 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.47%) Manufacturing
16 4 (0.84%) International Banking
17 3 (0.63%) Aviation
18 2 (0.42%) Advertising
18 2 (0.42%) Digital Health
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.88%) Middleware
2 13 (2.73%) .NET
3 11 (2.31%) RESTful
4 7 (1.47%) Model Context Protocol
4 7 (1.47%) OpenAPI
4 7 (1.47%) React
4 7 (1.47%) Swagger
5 6 (1.26%) OAuth
5 6 (1.26%) OpenID
5 6 (1.26%) YAML
6 5 (1.05%) Kafka
7 3 (0.63%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.63%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.63%) REST
8 2 (0.42%) EDI
8 2 (0.42%) Node.js
9 1 (0.21%) JSON
9 1 (0.21%) Next.js
9 1 (0.21%) Visualforce
9 1 (0.21%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.14%) Cloud Native
2 16 (3.36%) Data Centre
3 13 (2.73%) Product Ownership
4 11 (2.31%) Public Cloud
5 8 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.47%) Enterprise Cloud
7 6 (1.26%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.05%) AS400
8 5 (1.05%) iSeries
9 4 (0.84%) IoT
9 4 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.84%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.63%) Blog
10 3 (0.63%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.63%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.63%) Legacy Applications
10 3 (0.63%) Low-Code
10 3 (0.63%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.26%) Windows
2 2 (0.42%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (16.39%) AI
2 70 (14.71%) DevOps
3 64 (13.45%) Roadmaps
4 62 (13.03%) Agile
5 58 (12.18%) Microservices
6 49 (10.29%) Presales
7 44 (9.24%) Architectural Patterns
8 43 (9.03%) TOGAF
9 38 (7.98%) Analytics
10 37 (7.77%) Decision-Making
11 36 (7.56%) Migration
12 34 (7.14%) Enterprise Architecture
13 32 (6.72%) Problem-Solving
14 30 (6.30%) Architectural Design
14 30 (6.30%) Business Strategy
14 30 (6.30%) Generative AI
15 29 (6.09%) Software Engineering
16 27 (5.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
16 27 (5.67%) Technical Leadership
17 26 (5.46%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.25%) Python
2 14 (2.94%) C#
2 14 (2.94%) SQL
3 10 (2.10%) Java
3 10 (2.10%) JavaScript
4 4 (0.84%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.63%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.21%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.21%) Bash
6 1 (0.21%) Bicep
6 1 (0.21%) COBOL
6 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.21%) JCL
6 1 (0.21%) R
6 1 (0.21%) Scala
6 1 (0.21%) X++
Qualifications
1 56 (11.76%) Security Cleared
2 44 (9.24%) Degree
3 38 (7.98%) SC Cleared
4 27 (5.67%) Master's Degree
5 13 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.89%) TOGAF Certification
7 8 (1.68%) AWS Certification
7 8 (1.68%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.47%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (1.05%) CISSP
10 5 (1.05%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 4 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.84%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 3 (0.63%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.63%) CCDA
12 3 (0.63%) MBA
13 2 (0.42%) FFIEC
13 2 (0.42%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (1.05%) Data Quality
2 5 (1.05%) PMO
3 4 (0.84%) GDPR
4 3 (0.63%) GRC
4 3 (0.63%) NIST
4 3 (0.63%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.42%) NCSC
5 2 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.21%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.21%) Basel III
6 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.21%) MiFID
6 1 (0.21%) QA
6 1 (0.21%) SEPA
6 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (1.05%) Docker
2 3 (0.63%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.21%) Firmware
3 1 (0.21%) vCloud
3 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.21%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (3.15%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.94%) Terraform
3 7 (1.47%) Ansible
4 4 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.21%) Grafana
5 1 (0.21%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 63 (13.24%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.30%) SAP
3 17 (3.57%) Dell
4 14 (2.94%) Oracle
5 12 (2.52%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.10%) Ariba
6 10 (2.10%) Cisco
7 9 (1.89%) Software AG
8 7 (1.47%) Databricks
8 7 (1.47%) Google
9 6 (1.26%) IBM
9 6 (1.26%) Workday
10 5 (1.05%) Cognizant
10 5 (1.05%) Meraki
10 5 (1.05%) VMware
11 4 (0.84%) NetApp
11 4 (0.84%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.63%) Juniper
12 3 (0.63%) Palantir
12 3 (0.63%) Red Hat