Solutions Architect Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Solution Architect
South East > Thames Valley

The median Solution Architect salary in the Thames Valley is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 92 123
Rank change year-on-year -49 +31 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 55 113 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.45% 2.56% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.58% 2.67% 1.99%
Number of salaries quoted 15 47 38
10th Percentile £64,250 £59,250 £59,625
25th Percentile - £71,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% -3.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £69,375 £80,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £74,500 £93,750 £95,000
South East median annual salary £72,500 £78,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -7.05% -5.45% +3.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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.

Permanent vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,474 4,227 3,274
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 95.72% 93.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,609 2,179 2,272
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,240
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - -
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,500 £83,750 £83,750
South East median annual salary £47,500 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.04% -1.82% -

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in the Thames Valley

Solutions Architect
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 October 2025. 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
Berkshire -22 41 £65,000 -13.33% 36
Oxfordshire +13 9 £65,000 -9.09% 2
Buckinghamshire -37 5 £70,000 +1.08% 7
Solutions Architect
South East

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 40 (72.73%) SAP
2 39 (70.91%) Risk Management
3 38 (69.09%) SAP S/4HANA
4 37 (67.27%) Business Strategy
4 37 (67.27%) Indirect Procurement
4 37 (67.27%) OpenText
4 37 (67.27%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 37 (67.27%) Project Management
4 37 (67.27%) SAP MDG
4 37 (67.27%) Source to Pay
5 10 (18.18%) CMS
6 8 (14.55%) C#
6 8 (14.55%) E-Commerce
6 8 (14.55%) Presales
6 8 (14.55%) Technical Leadership
7 5 (9.09%) Roadmaps
8 4 (7.27%) Agile
9 3 (5.45%) Azure
9 3 (5.45%) Enterprise Architecture
9 3 (5.45%) Mentoring
9 3 (5.45%) PaaS
10 2 (3.64%) Analytics
10 2 (3.64%) Coaching
10 2 (3.64%) Commercial Awareness
10 2 (3.64%) Creative Thinking
10 2 (3.64%) Data Governance
10 2 (3.64%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 2 (3.64%) ERP
10 2 (3.64%) iPaaS
10 2 (3.64%) Marketing Automation

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 10 (18.18%) CMS
Business Applications
1 38 (69.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 37 (67.27%) OpenText VIM for SAP
2 37 (67.27%) SAP MDG
3 1 (1.82%) SAP CO
3 1 (1.82%) SAP EWM
3 1 (1.82%) SAP FI
3 1 (1.82%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (1.82%) SAP IBP
3 1 (1.82%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.45%) Azure
1 3 (5.45%) PaaS
2 2 (3.64%) iPaaS
2 2 (3.64%) SaaS
3 1 (1.82%) Azure AKS
3 1 (1.82%) Azure Key Vault
3 1 (1.82%) Azure Monitor
3 1 (1.82%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.82%) IaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.82%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 41 (74.55%) Analytical Skills
1 41 (74.55%) Social Skills
2 3 (5.45%) Finance
2 3 (5.45%) Manufacturing
3 2 (3.64%) Legal
3 2 (3.64%) Marketing
3 2 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (3.64%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (1.82%) Billing
4 1 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (1.82%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.82%) Azure Blueprints
1 1 (1.82%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.64%) Cloud Native
1 2 (3.64%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (1.82%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (1.82%) IoT
2 1 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (70.91%) Risk Management
2 37 (67.27%) Business Strategy
2 37 (67.27%) Indirect Procurement
2 37 (67.27%) Project Management
2 37 (67.27%) Source to Pay
3 8 (14.55%) E-Commerce
3 8 (14.55%) Presales
3 8 (14.55%) Technical Leadership
4 5 (9.09%) Roadmaps
5 4 (7.27%) Agile
6 3 (5.45%) Enterprise Architecture
6 3 (5.45%) Mentoring
7 2 (3.64%) Analytics
7 2 (3.64%) Coaching
7 2 (3.64%) Data Governance
7 2 (3.64%) ERP
7 2 (3.64%) Migration
7 2 (3.64%) Practice Management
7 2 (3.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (3.64%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 8 (14.55%) C#
2 1 (1.82%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (1.82%) Azure Certification
1 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (1.82%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.82%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.82%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.82%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.82%) Netcool
1 1 (1.82%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 40 (72.73%) SAP
2 37 (67.27%) OpenText
3 1 (1.82%) Blue Prism
3 1 (1.82%) IBM
3 1 (1.82%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.82%) Pega
3 1 (1.82%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.82%) UiPath