Solutions Architect Job Trends in the South East

Solution Architect
England > South East

The median Solution Architect salary in the South East is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 192 131
Rank change year-on-year +20 -61 +31
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 201 90 217
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.95% 0.99% 1.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.02% 1.09% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 106 40 116
10th Percentile £69,375 - £60,500
25th Percentile £76,250 £65,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -11.76%
75th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £103,750 £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 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
12 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title 19,636 8,290 10,768
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.41% 90.73% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 13,251 5,030 5,981
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +2.18%
75th Percentile £71,875 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £53,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.21% -7.83% -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 12 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 12 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 -25 62 £82,500 +26.92% 58
Berkshire -18 42 £80,000 +23.08% 40
Hampshire -21 42 £100,000 +17.65% 25
Surrey -11 26 £77,500 -13.89% 18
West Sussex -14 17 £90,000 -29.24% 7
Oxfordshire -40 13 £85,000 +30.77% 10
Buckinghamshire -7 7 £82,500 +11.86% 8
Kent - 5 £77,500 - 4
Middlesex - 1 - -
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 Cleared22.4%45
2Azure16.9%34
2SC Cleared16.9%34
4Microsoft15.9%32
5Technical Leadership15.4%31
6Enterprise Architecture11.4%23
6Roadmaps11.4%23
8Stakeholder Management10.4%21
9Agile9.5%19
9AI9.5%19
9AWS9.5%19
9DV Cleared9.5%19
9IT Strategy9.5%19
9Technology Strategy9.5%19
15Architectural Patterns8.5%17
15Microservices8.5%17
15ServiceNow8.5%17
18Architecture Governance8.0%16
18Stakeholder Engagement8.0%16
18Translating Business Requirements8.0%16
21Degree7.0%14
21Dynamics 3657.0%14
23Microsoft 3656.5%13
23SaaS6.5%13
23SAP6.5%13
26Business Strategy6.0%12
26Customer Requirements6.0%12
26GCP6.0%12
26Presales6.0%12
30Architecture Roadmap5.0%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 Architect8.0%16
2ServiceNow Architect7.5%15
3Senior Solutions Architect7.0%14
4Lead Solutions Architect6.5%13
5Microsoft Solutions Architect4.5%9
5Principal Solutions Architect4.5%9
7Principal Systems Engineer4.0%8
8Enterprise Solutions Architect3.5%7
9Data Architect3.0%6
9Juniper Architect3.0%6
11Artificial Intelligence Architect2.5%5
11Dynamics 365 Solution Architect2.5%5
11Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Platform2.5%5
14Cloud Solutions Architect2.0%4
14Payments Solutions Architect2.0%4
16Azure Architect1.5%3
16Information Architect1.5%3
16IT Architect1.5%3
16SAP Solutions Architect1.5%3
20Business Solution Architect1.0%2
165 Solutions Architect jobs in the South East