Senior Solutions Architect Job Trends in the West Midlands

Senior Solution Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Senior Solution Architect salary in the West Midlands is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 189 167
Rank change year-on-year +18 -22 +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Solutions Architect 7 10 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.13% 0.24% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.26% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 12
10th Percentile £79,500 £62,751 £52,000
25th Percentile £82,500 £68,126 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £81,389 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.58% +15.45% -11.88%
75th Percentile - £95,347 £81,750
90th Percentile - £101,139 £87,375
England median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -20.00% +2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,749 3,866 3,538
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.84% 93.34% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,747 1,842 2,953
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Senior Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Senior Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Senior Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Senior Solutions Architect job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Solutions Architect job vacancies in the West Midlands

Senior Solutions Architect
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Solutions Architect within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Birmingham +17 5 £90,000 +10.58% 2
Solihull - 2 £85,000 -
Senior Solutions Architect
England

Senior Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior 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 West Midlands region featuring Senior Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) AI
2 3 (42.86%) Analytics
2 3 (42.86%) Azure
2 3 (42.86%) CRM
2 3 (42.86%) Data Analytics
2 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (42.86%) SaaS
3 2 (28.57%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (28.57%) Architectural Design
3 2 (28.57%) Architecture Roadmap
3 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (28.57%) Business Development
3 2 (28.57%) Case Management
3 2 (28.57%) Change Control
3 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (28.57%) IT Strategy
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
3 2 (28.57%) Service Design
3 2 (28.57%) Time Management
3 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
4 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Maximo
4 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement

Senior Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (14.29%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
1 3 (42.86%) SaaS
General
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) AI
1 3 (42.86%) Analytics
1 3 (42.86%) CRM
1 3 (42.86%) Data Analytics
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (28.57%) Architectural Design
2 2 (28.57%) Architecture Roadmap
2 2 (28.57%) Business Development
2 2 (28.57%) Case Management
2 2 (28.57%) Change Control
2 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (28.57%) IT Strategy
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
2 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
2 2 (28.57%) Service Design
2 2 (28.57%) Time Management
2 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
3 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Degree
3 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance