Technical Solutions Architect Job Trends

Technical Solution Architect
UK

The median Technical Solution Architect salary in the UK is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 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 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 648 762 694
Rank change year-on-year +114 -68 +421
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Solutions Architect 22 24 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.045% 0.031% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.032% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 15 20 66
10th Percentile £69,500 £40,000 £58,750
25th Percentile £80,000 - £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 £45,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +127.78% -47.06% -
75th Percentile £108,750 £96,288 £100,000
90th Percentile - £111,625 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £102,500 £45,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year +127.78% -36.24% -5.90%

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 44,026 73,874 58,090
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.61% 95.25% 93.95%
Number of salaries quoted 25,758 44,964 44,983
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

Technical Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Technical Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Solutions Architect 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 15 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Solutions Architect in the UK

Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 15 September 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 +126 20 £102,500 +46.43% 4
UK excluding London +91 12 £102,500 +127.78% 2
London +87 8 £102,500 +156.25% 3
North of England +26 5 £102,500 +46.43%
Work from Home +75 4 £65,000 +44.44% 2
Midlands +53 3 £102,500 -
North West +11 3 £102,500 +46.43%
West Midlands - 3 £102,500 -
Wales +13 2 £80,000 +77.78%
Yorkshire - 2 £102,500 -
South West +71 1 £80,000 -27.27%
South East +41 1 £65,000 -3.70% 2

Technical Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 9 (40.91%) Oracle
1 9 (40.91%) Analytics
2 8 (36.36%) Business Development
2 8 (36.36%) Data Migration
2 8 (36.36%) ERP
2 8 (36.36%) Law
2 8 (36.36%) Migration
2 8 (36.36%) Oracle ERP
2 8 (36.36%) OCI
3 7 (31.82%) Microsoft
3 7 (31.82%) Azure
4 5 (22.73%) Presales
4 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
5 4 (18.18%) DevOps
5 4 (18.18%) Customer Requirements
6 3 (13.64%) Technical Leadership
6 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (13.64%) Entra ID
6 3 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (13.64%) Cisco
6 3 (13.64%) Active Directory
6 3 (13.64%) MS Visio
6 3 (13.64%) TOGAF
6 3 (13.64%) Firewall
6 3 (13.64%) Azure AKS
7 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
7 2 (9.09%) Azure Certification
7 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
7 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (9.09%) Documentation Skills

Technical 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (9.09%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 3 (13.64%) MS Visio
2 2 (9.09%) AutoCAD
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (9.09%) Revit
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (36.36%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 8 (36.36%) OCI
2 7 (31.82%) Azure
3 3 (13.64%) Azure AKS
3 3 (13.64%) Entra ID
3 3 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (9.09%) AWS
4 2 (9.09%) Azure AI
4 2 (9.09%) Azure App Service
4 2 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (9.09%) GCP
5 1 (4.55%) Azure Key Vault
5 1 (4.55%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (4.55%) IaaS
5 1 (4.55%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) Firewall
2 2 (9.09%) DNS
2 2 (9.09%) LAN
2 2 (9.09%) PBX
2 2 (9.09%) Skype
2 2 (9.09%) Unified Communications
2 2 (9.09%) VoIP
2 2 (9.09%) WAN
3 1 (4.55%) SAN
3 1 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.55%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 8 (36.36%) Law
2 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Banking
3 2 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Finance
3 2 (9.09%) Marketing
3 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) .NET
2 1 (4.55%) Azure Blueprints
2 1 (4.55%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Blog
1 2 (9.09%) Digital Signage
1 2 (9.09%) Home Automation
1 2 (9.09%) IoT
1 2 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
1 2 (9.09%) Social Media
1 2 (9.09%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (4.55%) CCTV
2 1 (4.55%) Cloud Native
2 1 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (4.55%) Low-Code
2 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Windows
1 2 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (40.91%) Analytics
2 8 (36.36%) Business Development
2 8 (36.36%) Data Migration
2 8 (36.36%) ERP
2 8 (36.36%) Migration
3 5 (22.73%) Presales
4 4 (18.18%) Customer Requirements
4 4 (18.18%) DevOps
5 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (13.64%) Technical Leadership
5 3 (13.64%) TOGAF
6 2 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (9.09%) CAD
6 2 (9.09%) ITIL
6 2 (9.09%) MODAF
6 2 (9.09%) PRINCE
6 2 (9.09%) PRINCE2
6 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
6 2 (9.09%) Software Engineering
6 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) Java
1 2 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.55%) C#
2 1 (4.55%) Go
2 1 (4.55%) Python
2 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) Azure Certification
1 2 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (9.09%) Degree
1 2 (9.09%) MCP
1 2 (9.09%) SC Cleared
1 2 (9.09%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.55%) CCNA
2 1 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (4.55%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (4.55%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) QA
System Software
1 3 (13.64%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.55%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (9.09%) Kubernetes
2 1 (4.55%) VxRail
Vendors
1 9 (40.91%) Oracle
2 7 (31.82%) Microsoft
3 3 (13.64%) Cisco
4 2 (9.09%) Autodesk
4 2 (9.09%) Facebook
4 2 (9.09%) Foundry
4 2 (9.09%) NEC
4 2 (9.09%) Panasonic
4 2 (9.09%) Polycom
4 2 (9.09%) Ribbon
4 2 (9.09%) Samsung
4 2 (9.09%) Sony
5 1 (4.55%) Dell
5 1 (4.55%) Google
5 1 (4.55%) IBM
5 1 (4.55%) NetApp
5 1 (4.55%) Salesforce
5 1 (4.55%) VMware