Technical Solutions Architect Job Trends

Technical Solution Architect
UK

The median Technical Solution Architect salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 645 728 675
Rank change year-on-year +83 -53 +413
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Solutions Architect 23 27 73
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.047% 0.038% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.040% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17 21 62
10th Percentile £69,250 £40,000 £58,750
25th Percentile £80,000 - £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £45,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -47.06% -
75th Percentile £108,750 £100,000 £100,000
90th Percentile - £111,250 £107,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £90,000 £45,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year +100.00% -36.24% -8.93%

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 43,959 67,207 53,648
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.90% 95.34% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 25,826 38,508 41,480
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

Technical Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Solutions Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Technical Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Technical Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Technical Solutions Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Solutions Architect job vacancies in the UK

Technical Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Solutions Architect in the UK

Technical Solutions Architect
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Solutions Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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
England +117 21 £102,500 +32.17% 5
UK excluding London +72 14 £90,000 +100.00% 5
London +55 7 £102,500 +156.25% 1
Work from Home +46 5 £77,500 +72.22% 6
North of England +22 5 £102,500 +46.43% 1
Midlands +41 4 £90,000 - 2
North West +10 3 £102,500 +46.43% 1
West Midlands - 3 £102,500 -
Wales +9 2 £80,000 +77.78%
Yorkshire - 2 £102,500 -
South West +44 1 £80,000 -27.27% 1
South East +34 1 £65,000 -3.70% 1
East Midlands +17 1 £77,500 - 2
East of England - 1 £90,000 -

Technical Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 9 (39.13%) Law
1 9 (39.13%) Oracle
1 9 (39.13%) Analytics
2 8 (34.78%) Business Development
2 8 (34.78%) Data Migration
2 8 (34.78%) ERP
2 8 (34.78%) Migration
2 8 (34.78%) Oracle ERP
2 8 (34.78%) OCI
3 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
4 6 (26.09%) Microsoft
4 6 (26.09%) Azure
4 6 (26.09%) Presales
5 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (17.39%) Customer Requirements
6 4 (17.39%) DevOps
7 3 (13.04%) Entra ID
7 3 (13.04%) Microservices
7 3 (13.04%) Customer Engagement
7 3 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (13.04%) .NET
7 3 (13.04%) Project Management
7 3 (13.04%) Firewall
7 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
7 3 (13.04%) Marketing
7 3 (13.04%) SQL Server
7 3 (13.04%) Active Directory
7 3 (13.04%) Cisco
7 3 (13.04%) Technical Leadership
7 3 (13.04%) Azure AKS

Technical Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (8.70%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (8.70%) AutoCAD
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (8.70%) MS Visio
1 2 (8.70%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (34.78%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 8 (34.78%) OCI
2 6 (26.09%) Azure
3 3 (13.04%) Azure AKS
3 3 (13.04%) Entra ID
3 3 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (8.70%) AWS
4 2 (8.70%) Azure AI
4 2 (8.70%) Azure App Service
4 2 (8.70%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (8.70%) SaaS
5 1 (4.35%) Azure Key Vault
5 1 (4.35%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (4.35%) GCP
5 1 (4.35%) IaaS
5 1 (4.35%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.04%) Firewall
2 2 (8.70%) DNS
2 2 (8.70%) LAN
2 2 (8.70%) PBX
2 2 (8.70%) Skype
2 2 (8.70%) Unified Communications
2 2 (8.70%) VoIP
2 2 (8.70%) WAN
3 1 (4.35%) SAN
3 1 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (13.04%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.35%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 9 (39.13%) Law
2 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
3 3 (13.04%) Marketing
4 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Banking
4 2 (8.70%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Finance
5 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.04%) .NET
2 1 (4.35%) Azure Blueprints
2 1 (4.35%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Blog
1 2 (8.70%) Digital Signage
1 2 (8.70%) Home Automation
1 2 (8.70%) IoT
1 2 (8.70%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (8.70%) Onboarding
1 2 (8.70%) Social Media
1 2 (8.70%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (4.35%) CCTV
2 1 (4.35%) Cloud Native
2 1 (4.35%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (4.35%) Low-Code
2 1 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.70%) Windows
1 2 (8.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Analytics
2 8 (34.78%) Business Development
2 8 (34.78%) Data Migration
2 8 (34.78%) ERP
2 8 (34.78%) Migration
3 6 (26.09%) Presales
4 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (17.39%) Customer Requirements
5 4 (17.39%) DevOps
6 3 (13.04%) Customer Engagement
6 3 (13.04%) Microservices
6 3 (13.04%) Project Management
6 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
6 3 (13.04%) Technical Leadership
7 2 (8.70%) AI
7 2 (8.70%) CAD
7 2 (8.70%) ITIL
7 2 (8.70%) PRINCE
7 2 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (8.70%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.70%) C#
1 2 (8.70%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.35%) Go
2 1 (4.35%) Java
2 1 (4.35%) Python
2 1 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) Azure Certification
1 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (8.70%) Degree
1 2 (8.70%) MCP
1 2 (8.70%) SC Cleared
1 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.35%) AWS Certification
2 1 (4.35%) CCNA
2 1 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (4.35%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (4.35%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) QA
System Software
1 3 (13.04%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) Kubernetes
2 1 (4.35%) VxRail
Vendors
1 9 (39.13%) Oracle
2 6 (26.09%) Microsoft
3 3 (13.04%) Cisco
4 2 (8.70%) Autodesk
4 2 (8.70%) Facebook
4 2 (8.70%) Foundry
4 2 (8.70%) NEC
4 2 (8.70%) Panasonic
4 2 (8.70%) Polycom
4 2 (8.70%) Ribbon
4 2 (8.70%) Samsung
4 2 (8.70%) Sony
5 1 (4.35%) Dell
5 1 (4.35%) Google
5 1 (4.35%) IBM
5 1 (4.35%) NetApp
5 1 (4.35%) Salesforce
5 1 (4.35%) VMware