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 25 October 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 201 212 121
Rank change year-on-year +11 -91 +23
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 157 76 242
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.78% 0.85% 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 0.93% 2.20%
Number of salaries quoted 93 29 111
10th Percentile £69,000 - £61,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £78,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -3.85% -5.45%
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
25 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title 18,717 8,134 11,021
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.90% 90.59% 96.57%
Number of salaries quoted 12,976 4,603 6,191
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 £81,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £59,999 £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 25 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 25 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 -10 51 £82,500 +26.92% 61
Hampshire -25 36 £100,000 +33.33% 28
Berkshire -5 29 £86,250 +32.69% 41
Surrey -14 27 £75,000 -16.67% 29
West Sussex -13 13 £90,000 -29.24% 7
Oxfordshire -34 13 £85,000 +30.77% 10
Buckinghamshire +2 9 £82,500 +17.86% 12
Kent - 4 £77,500 - 8
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 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 Cleared24.2%38
2SC Cleared18.5%29
3Azure17.2%27
4Microsoft14.6%23
4Technical Leadership14.6%23
6Enterprise Architecture12.7%20
7Agile12.1%19
7Roadmaps12.1%19
9Stakeholder Management10.8%17
10DV Cleared10.2%16
10Stakeholder Engagement10.2%16
12Architectural Patterns9.6%15
13Architecture Governance8.9%14
14Translating Business Requirements8.3%13
15IT Strategy7.6%12
15Microservices7.6%12
15Microsoft 3657.6%12
15Technology Strategy7.6%12
19AWS7.0%11
19Business Strategy7.0%11
19Dynamics 3657.0%11
19ERP7.0%11
19ServiceNow7.0%11
24Degree6.4%10
25CI/CD5.7%9
25Customer Requirements5.7%9
25Cybersecurity5.7%9
25Data Modelling5.7%9
25ITIL5.7%9
25SAP5.7%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 Architect10.2%16
2ServiceNow Architect5.7%9
3Lead Solutions Architect4.5%7
3Senior Solutions Architect4.5%7
5Enterprise Solutions Architect3.8%6
5Juniper Architect3.8%6
5Principal Solutions Architect3.8%6
5Principal Systems Engineer3.8%6
9IT Architect3.2%5
10Data Architect2.5%4
11Information Architect1.9%3
11Infrastructure Solutions Architect1.9%3
11Microsoft Solutions Architect1.9%3
11Payments Solutions Architect1.9%3
15Artificial Intelligence Architect1.3%2
15AWS Solution Architect1.3%2
15Business Solution Architect1.3%2
15Dynamics 365 Solution Architect1.3%2
15Oracle Solutions Architect1.3%2
15Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Platform1.3%2
155 Solutions Architect jobs in the South East