Cloud Solutions Architect Job Trends
Cloud Solution Architect
UK
The median Cloud Solution Architect salary in the UK is £87,000 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 | 755 | 641 | 687 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -114 | +46 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cloud Solutions Architect | 59 | 28 | 68 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.050% | 0.057% | 0.096% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.054% | 0.064% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 24 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,500 | £42,725 | £55,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £51,000 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,000 | £88,750 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.97% | +14.52% | -11.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,000 | £101,250 | £118,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £76,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | +16.92% | -23.53% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 110,105 | 43,964 | 67,208 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.43% | 89.90% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,779 | 25,831 | 38,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,396 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.15% | -2.73% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
Cloud Solutions Architect Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cloud Solutions Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Cloud Solutions Architect Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Cloud Solutions Architect job vacancies in the UK.
Cloud Solutions Architect Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cloud Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Cloud Solutions Architect Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Solutions Architect within the UK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -103 | 52 | £90,000 | -10.00% | 143 |
| London | -54 | 33 | £95,000 | +7.04% | 92 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 21 | £105,000 | +101.92% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | -127 | 19 | £70,000 | -7.89% | 49 |
| North of England | -61 | 8 | £70,000 | - | 19 |
| Yorkshire | - | 8 | £70,000 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | -83 | 4 | £55,000 | +15.18% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £94,999 | - | 10 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| South East | - | 1 | £90,000 | - | 11 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £94,999 | - | 4 |
Cloud Solutions Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Cloud 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 featuring Cloud Solutions Architect in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presales | 23.7% | 14 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 22.0% | 13 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 18.6% | 11 |
| 3 | SQL | 18.6% | 11 |
| 5 | Azure | 16.9% | 10 |
| 6 | Broadcom | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | Cloud Security | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | Migration | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | VCAP | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | VCDX | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | VMware | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | VMware Certified Professional (VCP) | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | VMware Infrastructure | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | VMware NSX | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | VSAN | 15.3% | 9 |
| 6 | vSphere | 15.3% | 9 |
| 17 | AI | 13.6% | 8 |
| 17 | Kubernetes | 13.6% | 8 |
| 17 | Roadmaps | 13.6% | 8 |
| 20 | Data Modelling | 11.9% | 7 |
| 20 | Infrastructure as Code | 11.9% | 7 |
| 20 | Observability | 11.9% | 7 |
| 23 | Agile | 10.2% | 6 |
| 23 | Bicep | 10.2% | 6 |
| 23 | Customer Engagement | 10.2% | 6 |
| 23 | DevOps | 10.2% | 6 |
| 23 | Docker | 10.2% | 6 |
| 23 | Firewall | 10.2% | 6 |
| 23 | Performance Tuning | 10.2% | 6 |
| 23 | Security Architecture | 10.2% | 6 |
Cloud Solutions Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Infrastructure Architect | 22.0% | 13 |
| 1 | Infrastructure Solutions Architect | 22.0% | 13 |
| 3 | Presales Solution Architect | 20.3% | 12 |
| 4 | Senior Cloud Architect | 16.9% | 10 |
| 4 | Senior Solutions Architect | 16.9% | 10 |
| 6 | VMware Architect | 15.3% | 9 |
| 7 | Lead Cloud Architect | 13.6% | 8 |
| 7 | Lead Solutions Architect | 13.6% | 8 |
| 9 | Cloud Security Architect | 11.9% | 7 |
| 9 | Security Solutions Architect | 11.9% | 7 |
| 9 | Senior Security Architect | 11.9% | 7 |
| 12 | DevSecOps Architect | 5.1% | 3 |
| 13 | CyberArk Architect | 3.4% | 2 |
| 13 | Microsoft Solutions Architect | 3.4% | 2 |
| 13 | Power Platform Architect | 3.4% | 2 |
| 13 | Technical Solutions Architect | 3.4% | 2 |
| 17 | Azure Architect | 1.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Azure Engineer | 1.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Data Integration Architect | 1.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Infrastructure Architect | 1.7% | 1 |