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 16 October 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 220 107
Rank change year-on-year -4 -113 +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 131 72 283
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.68% 0.81% 2.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 0.89% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 84 26 115
10th Percentile £69,125 - £60,400
25th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £72,500 £78,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.24% -7.05% -5.45%
75th Percentile £98,750 £75,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £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 vacancies in the South East. 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.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 17,952 8,045 11,358
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 90.09% 96.43%
Number of salaries quoted 12,675 4,502 6,418
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 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -11.21% -2.73%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.27% -4.35% -4.17%

Solutions Architect Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 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 jobs citing Solutions Architect in the South East over the 6 months to 16 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 IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 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		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -8 49 £83,750 +28.85% 53
Hampshire -21 34 £100,000 +33.33% 24
Surrey -13 28 £77,500 -13.89% 23
Berkshire -19 26 £86,250 +32.69% 33
Oxfordshire -26 14 £85,000 +30.77% 7
West Sussex -15 12 £90,000 -29.24% 10
Buckinghamshire 0 9 £82,500 +17.86% 14
Kent -20 2 £77,500 -22.50% 6
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 October 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 South East region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Security Cleared23.7%31
2Azure20.6%27
3SC Cleared19.1%25
4Technical Leadership16.0%21
5Microsoft15.3%20
6Agile14.5%19
6Enterprise Architecture14.5%19
8Roadmaps13.0%17
9Stakeholder Engagement12.2%16
10Stakeholder Management11.5%15
11Architectural Patterns10.7%14
12DV Cleared9.9%13
12Translating Business Requirements9.9%13
14Architecture Governance9.2%12
14IT Strategy9.2%12
14Technology Strategy9.2%12
17AWS8.4%11
17CI/CD8.4%11
19Business Strategy7.6%10
19Data Modelling7.6%10
19DevOps7.6%10
19Dynamics 3657.6%10
19Microservices7.6%10
19Microsoft 3657.6%10
25Cybersecurity6.9%9
26Active Directory6.1%8
26Degree6.1%8
26ICAEW6.1%8
26Power Platform6.1%8
26SaaS6.1%8

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 Architect10.7%14
2IT Architect4.6%6
2Juniper Architect4.6%6
2ServiceNow Architect4.6%6
5Principal Solutions Architect3.8%5
5Principal Systems Engineer3.8%5
7Data Architect3.1%4
7Enterprise Solutions Architect3.1%4
7Lead Solutions Architect3.1%4
7Senior Solutions Architect3.1%4
11Information Architect2.3%3
11Infrastructure Solutions Architect2.3%3
13AWS Solution Architect1.5%2
13Business Solution Architect1.5%2
13Digital Solutions Architect1.5%2
13SaaS Architect1.5%2
17Artificial Intelligence Architect0.8%1
17Cloud Solutions Architect0.8%1
17Data Integration Architect0.8%1
17Dynamics 365 Solution Architect0.8%1
133 Solutions Architect jobs in the South East