Solutions Architect Job Trends in the South East

Solution Architect
England > South East

The median Solution Architect salary in the South East is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 185 206 122
Rank change year-on-year +21 -84 +30
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 170 76 243
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.83% 0.85% 2.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 0.94% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 98 29 112
10th Percentile £69,625 - £61,025
25th Percentile £75,313 £65,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £78,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -3.85% -8.24%
75th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £90,000
90th Percentile - £92,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
28 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title 18,948 8,081 10,955
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.83% 90.56% 96.61%
Number of salaries quoted 13,050 4,646 6,112
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £53,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.15% -6.96% -4.17%

Solutions Architect Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Solutions Architect job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in the South East

Solutions Architect Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in the South East

Solutions Architect Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for Solutions Architect jobs in the South East over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in the South East

Solutions Architect Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Solutions Architect jobs within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -17 54 £82,500 +26.92% 8
Hampshire -24 38 £100,000 +33.33% 8
Berkshire -9 32 £86,250 +32.69% 7
Surrey -16 27 £75,000 -16.67% 1
West Sussex -17 13 £90,000 -29.24% 2
Oxfordshire -38 12 £85,000 +30.77% 2
Buckinghamshire +2 10 £82,500 +17.86%
Kent - 4 £77,500 - 2
Solutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, Solutions Architect job ads cited 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 Solutions Architect job ads across the South East region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Security Cleared22.9%39
2Azure17.1%29
2SC Cleared17.1%29
4Microsoft15.3%26
5Technical Leadership14.1%24
6Enterprise Architecture11.8%20
7Agile11.2%19
7Roadmaps11.2%19
9DV Cleared10.0%17
9Stakeholder Management10.0%17
11Stakeholder Engagement9.4%16
12Architectural Patterns8.8%15
13Architecture Governance8.2%14
14ServiceNow7.6%13
14Translating Business Requirements7.6%13
16AWS7.1%12
16Dynamics 3657.1%12
16IT Strategy7.1%12
16Microservices7.1%12
16Microsoft 3657.1%12
16Technology Strategy7.1%12
22Business Strategy6.5%11
22ERP6.5%11
24AI5.9%10
24Degree5.9%10
24SAP5.9%10
27CI/CD5.3%9
27Customer Requirements5.3%9
27Cybersecurity5.3%9
27Data Architecture5.3%9

Solutions Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Systems Architect9.4%16
2ServiceNow Architect6.5%11
3Lead Solutions Architect4.7%8
3Senior Solutions Architect4.7%8
5Enterprise Solutions Architect3.5%6
5Juniper Architect3.5%6
5Principal Solutions Architect3.5%6
5Principal Systems Engineer3.5%6
9IT Architect2.9%5
9Microsoft Solutions Architect2.9%5
11Data Architect2.4%4
11Payments Solutions Architect2.4%4
13Artificial Intelligence Architect1.8%3
13Dynamics 365 Solution Architect1.8%3
13Information Architect1.8%3
13Infrastructure Solutions Architect1.8%3
13Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Platform1.8%3
18Azure Architect1.2%2
18Business Solution Architect1.2%2
18Oracle Solutions Architect1.2%2
44 Solutions Architect jobs in the South East