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 3 November 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 194 120
Rank change year-on-year +18 -74 +40
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 189 83 244
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.91% 0.93% 2.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% 1.03% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 102 36 114
10th Percentile £68,875 - £61,075
25th Percentile £76,250 £65,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £78,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -3.85% -6.87%
75th Percentile £99,688 £85,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,125 £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
3 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title 19,202 8,072 10,925
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.59% 90.83% 96.37%
Number of salaries quoted 13,109 4,759 6,070
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +0.43%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £59,490 £53,024 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.20% -7.78% -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 3 November 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 3 November 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 -23 60 £82,500 +26.92% 12
Hampshire -23 41 £100,000 +19.40% 6
Berkshire -15 40 £86,250 +32.69% 7
Surrey -23 26 £75,000 -16.67% 2
West Sussex -16 16 £90,000 -29.24% 2
Oxfordshire -38 11 £85,000 +30.77% 5
Buckinghamshire -5 9 £82,500 +13.79% 1
Kent - 5 £77,500 - 2
Middlesex - 1 - -
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 November 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 Cleared22.8%43
2Azure17.5%33
2SC Cleared17.5%33
4Microsoft15.3%29
5Technical Leadership14.3%27
6Roadmaps12.2%23
7Enterprise Architecture11.6%22
8Agile11.1%21
9Stakeholder Management10.1%19
10DV Cleared9.5%18
11Architectural Patterns9.0%17
11AWS9.0%17
11IT Strategy9.0%17
11Microservices9.0%17
11Technology Strategy9.0%17
16Stakeholder Engagement8.5%16
16Translating Business Requirements8.5%16
18Architecture Governance7.9%15
18ServiceNow7.9%15
20AI7.4%14
20Degree7.4%14
22Microsoft 3656.9%13
23Business Strategy6.3%12
23Dynamics 3656.3%12
25Customer Requirements5.8%11
25ERP5.8%11
25SaaS5.8%11
28Architecture Roadmap5.3%10
28CI/CD5.3%10
28Data Architecture5.3%10

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 Architect8.5%16
2ServiceNow Architect6.9%13
3Lead Solutions Architect6.3%12
4Senior Solutions Architect5.8%11
5Principal Solutions Architect4.2%8
6Principal Systems Engineer3.7%7
7Data Architect3.2%6
7Enterprise Solutions Architect3.2%6
7Juniper Architect3.2%6
7Microsoft Solutions Architect3.2%6
11IT Architect2.1%4
11Payments Solutions Architect2.1%4
13Artificial Intelligence Architect1.6%3
13Azure Architect1.6%3
13Dynamics 365 Solution Architect1.6%3
13Information Architect1.6%3
13Infrastructure Solutions Architect1.6%3
13Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Platform1.6%3
19Business Solution Architect1.1%2
19Cloud Solutions Architect1.1%2
67 Solutions Architect jobs in the South East