Solutions Architect Jobs in the Midlands

Solution Architect
England > Midlands

The median Solution Architect salary in the Midlands is £76,155 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 June 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 113 96
Rank change year-on-year -65 -17 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 69 306 285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.03% 2.12% 3.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 2.25% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 62 227 124
10th Percentile £55,625 £47,500 £60,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £56,250 £67,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,155 £70,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.79% -6.67% -1.24%
75th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £90,000 £89,625
England median annual salary £71,991 £80,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -10.01% -5.88% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 6,176 13,614 7,614
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 94.23% 89.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,862 9,628 4,506
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £37,592
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £67,150
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,249
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.86% +0.42%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in the Midlands

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Solutions Architect in the Midlands

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in the Midlands over the 6 months to 22 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in the Midlands

Solutions Architect
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 22 June 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
East Midlands -30 35 £70,500 +18.49% 88
West Midlands -62 33 £87,375 +12.74% 130
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 22 June 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 Midlands region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 21 (30.43%) Azure
2 19 (27.54%) AWS
3 18 (26.09%) Microsoft
4 15 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
5 14 (20.29%) Finance
5 14 (20.29%) DevOps
5 14 (20.29%) Microservices
5 14 (20.29%) Social Skills
6 11 (15.94%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (14.49%) Strategic Thinking
7 10 (14.49%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (14.49%) Retail
8 9 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
8 9 (13.04%) CRM
8 9 (13.04%) SaaS
8 9 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (13.04%) Technology Roadmap
8 9 (13.04%) Roadmaps
9 8 (11.59%) Serverless
9 8 (11.59%) REST
9 8 (11.59%) Machine Learning
9 8 (11.59%) E-Commerce
9 8 (11.59%) SQL
9 8 (11.59%) Agile
10 7 (10.14%) TOGAF
10 7 (10.14%) Degree
10 7 (10.14%) Oracle
10 7 (10.14%) Microsoft 365
10 7 (10.14%) Conversational UI
10 7 (10.14%) Chatbot

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (10.14%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (4.35%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (2.90%) Shopify
3 1 (1.45%) Odoo
3 1 (1.45%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 21 (30.43%) Azure
2 19 (27.54%) AWS
3 9 (13.04%) SaaS
4 8 (11.59%) Serverless
5 7 (10.14%) GCP
5 7 (10.14%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (8.70%) Azure Service Bus
7 5 (7.25%) Power Platform
8 4 (5.80%) Cloud Functions
8 4 (5.80%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (5.80%) Google App Engine
8 4 (5.80%) Google Compute Engine
8 4 (5.80%) IaaS
8 4 (5.80%) PaaS
9 3 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (4.35%) OCI
9 3 (4.35%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 3 (4.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (1.45%) OpenShift
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.80%) BigQuery
1 4 (5.80%) Cloud Spanner
1 4 (5.80%) NoSQL
1 4 (5.80%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.90%) Big Data
2 2 (2.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.45%) DB2
3 1 (1.45%) MongoDB
3 1 (1.45%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.45%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 1 (1.45%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 14 (20.29%) Finance
1 14 (20.29%) Social Skills
2 11 (15.94%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (14.49%) Retail
4 6 (8.70%) Financial Institution
4 6 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (5.80%) Law
6 4 (5.80%) Marketing
7 1 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (11.59%) REST
2 5 (7.25%) React
3 4 (5.80%) Express.js
3 4 (5.80%) Lightning Web Components
3 4 (5.80%) Node.js
3 4 (5.80%) React Native
3 4 (5.80%) RESTful
4 3 (4.35%) .NET
4 3 (4.35%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (4.35%) SOAP
5 1 (1.45%) ADO
5 1 (1.45%) CSS
5 1 (1.45%) HTML
5 1 (1.45%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.70%) Mobile App
2 3 (4.35%) PropTech
3 2 (2.90%) Security Posture
3 2 (2.90%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.45%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.45%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (1.45%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.45%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (1.45%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.45%) NHS
4 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.45%) Linux
1 1 (1.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (1.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
2 14 (20.29%) DevOps
2 14 (20.29%) Microservices
3 10 (14.49%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (14.49%) Strategic Thinking
4 9 (13.04%) Artificial Intelligence
4 9 (13.04%) CRM
4 9 (13.04%) Roadmaps
4 9 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 9 (13.04%) Technology Roadmap
5 8 (11.59%) Agile
5 8 (11.59%) E-Commerce
5 8 (11.59%) Machine Learning
6 7 (10.14%) Conversational UI
6 7 (10.14%) TOGAF
6 7 (10.14%) Translating Business Requirements
7 6 (8.70%) API Management
7 6 (8.70%) Containerisation
7 6 (8.70%) Customer Experience
7 6 (8.70%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 8 (11.59%) SQL
2 6 (8.70%) JavaScript
3 4 (5.80%) Apex Code
3 4 (5.80%) Java
4 2 (2.90%) C#
4 2 (2.90%) Python
5 1 (1.45%) Bash
5 1 (1.45%) C
5 1 (1.45%) PHP
5 1 (1.45%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.45%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.45%) TypeScript
5 1 (1.45%) X++
Qualifications
1 7 (10.14%) Degree
2 6 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (5.80%) AWS Certification
4 3 (4.35%) TOGAF Certification
5 2 (2.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (2.90%) CCSP
5 2 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (2.90%) CISSP
5 2 (2.90%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (1.45%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.45%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (1.45%) NCSC
1 1 (1.45%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (2.90%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.90%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.45%) Ansible
2 1 (1.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (26.09%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.14%) Oracle
3 6 (8.70%) Salesforce
4 4 (5.80%) Google
4 4 (5.80%) Zoho
5 1 (1.45%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.45%) IBM