Solutions Architect Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Solution Architect
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Solution Architect salary in Northern Ireland is £53,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 41
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 6 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.80% - 3.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% - 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £51,400 - £78,250
25th Percentile £52,000 - £79,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 - £87,500
75th Percentile £54,500 - £94,375
90th Percentile £54,800 - £94,750
UK median annual salary £82,500 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year - +3.13% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 671 318 372
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.99% 97.25% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 280 85 267
10th Percentile £26,250 £34,112 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,221 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Solutions Architect
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 26 February 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
County Antrim - 4 £53,500 -
Newry - 2 - -
County Down - 2 - -
Solutions Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 February 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) AI
1 4 (66.67%) Analytics
1 4 (66.67%) B2B
1 4 (66.67%) Business Development
1 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (66.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Customer Experience
1 4 (66.67%) Customer Insight
1 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 4 (66.67%) Due Diligence
1 4 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Project Management
1 4 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
1 4 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) BCP
2 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity
2 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security
2 1 (16.67%) Entra ID
2 1 (16.67%) Fault Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
1 1 (16.67%) Entra ID
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
1 4 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
1 4 (66.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) AI
1 4 (66.67%) Analytics
1 4 (66.67%) B2B
1 4 (66.67%) Business Development
1 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (66.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Customer Experience
1 4 (66.67%) Customer Insight
1 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 4 (66.67%) Due Diligence
1 4 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Project Management
1 4 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
1 4 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security
2 1 (16.67%) Fault Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
2 1 (16.67%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft