Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 205 | 112 | 122 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | +10 | +85 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 844 | 2,375 | 2,907 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.53% | 2.40% | 2.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.69% | 2.53% | 3.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 534 | 1,377 | 1,590 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,050 | £56,809 | £63,631 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £71,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -5.88% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,625 | £115,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £71,991 | £72,500 | £78,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.70% | -7.94% | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 49,982 | 93,747 | 91,844 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.66% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,989 | 67,111 | 57,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,014 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Solutions Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect.
Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
Solutions Architect
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 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 |
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| England | -102 | 761 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 861 |
| UK excluding London | -89 | 459 | £71,991 | -0.70% | 450 |
| London | -58 | 335 | £90,000 | -2.70% | 484 |
| Work from Home | -140 | 269 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 457 |
| North of England | -35 | 234 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 92 |
| North West | -35 | 177 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 54 |
| Midlands | -81 | 65 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 76 |
| South East | -95 | 58 | £77,500 | - | 181 |
| Yorkshire | -39 | 46 | £82,500 | +6.45% | 32 |
| Scotland | +67 | 36 | £89,069 | +22.85% | 17 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 34 | £87,375 | +12.74% | 38 |
| South West | 0 | 33 | £71,991 | +2.84% | 59 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 30 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 34 |
| East of England | +45 | 24 | £66,200 | -33.80% | 30 |
| North East | +26 | 11 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 6 |
| Wales | +31 | 5 | £67,122 | - | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +29 | 4 | £87,500 | -2.78% | 6 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Solutions Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.
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Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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