Solutions Architect Job Trends in the West Midlands

Solution Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Solution Architect salary in the West Midlands is £77,500 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 115 130 120
Rank change year-on-year +15 -10 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 64 70 59
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.21% 1.69% 1.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 1.81% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 52 37 48
10th Percentile £59,125 £58,501 £53,625
25th Percentile £68,210 £73,750 £64,090
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +3.23% +3.33%
75th Percentile £90,000 £96,250 £85,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £89,300
England median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -

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%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in the West Midlands

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 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 +12 29 £80,000 -13.51% 3
Staffordshire -1 10 £75,000 +2.74%
Solihull - 6 £75,000 -
Warwickshire +19 3 £80,000 +6.67% 5
Sutton Coldfield - 3 £72,500 -
Herefordshire - 3 £92,500 -
Coventry -1 2 - -
Solutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 27 (42.19%) Azure
2 21 (32.81%) Security Cleared
3 19 (29.69%) Enterprise Architecture
4 16 (25.00%) AI
4 16 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 16 (25.00%) TOGAF
5 15 (23.44%) SC Cleared
6 13 (20.31%) Analytics
6 13 (20.31%) CRM
6 13 (20.31%) Microsoft
6 13 (20.31%) Project Delivery
7 11 (17.19%) Case Management
8 10 (15.63%) Architectural Design
8 10 (15.63%) DV Cleared
8 10 (15.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 9 (14.06%) DevOps
9 9 (14.06%) Dynamics CRM
9 9 (14.06%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (12.50%) Architecture Roadmap
10 8 (12.50%) Business Development
10 8 (12.50%) Integration Patterns
11 7 (10.94%) Agile
11 7 (10.94%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (10.94%) Cybersecurity
11 7 (10.94%) Degree
11 7 (10.94%) SaaS
11 7 (10.94%) Stakeholder Management
12 6 (9.38%) API Management
12 6 (9.38%) AWS
12 6 (9.38%) Business Strategy

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.56%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 9 (14.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (4.69%) NetSuite
3 1 (1.56%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 27 (42.19%) Azure
2 7 (10.94%) Azure DevOps
2 7 (10.94%) SaaS
3 6 (9.38%) AWS
3 6 (9.38%) GCP
3 6 (9.38%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (9.38%) Power Platform
4 5 (7.81%) IaaS
4 5 (7.81%) PaaS
5 4 (6.25%) Entra ID
6 3 (4.69%) GitHub
6 3 (4.69%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (3.13%) Azure AKS
8 1 (1.56%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (1.56%) Azure Service Bus
8 1 (1.56%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.56%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.56%) Firewall
1 1 (1.56%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.13%) GitLab
General
1 24 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 17 (26.56%) Finance
3 11 (17.19%) Public Sector
4 8 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (6.25%) Legal
6 3 (4.69%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (4.69%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.56%) Banking
8 1 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.56%) Law
8 1 (1.56%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.13%) Kafka
2 1 (1.56%) PySpark
2 1 (1.56%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.38%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (7.81%) Cloud Native
3 4 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.13%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.56%) IoT
5 1 (1.56%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.56%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (29.69%) Enterprise Architecture
2 16 (25.00%) AI
2 16 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 16 (25.00%) TOGAF
3 13 (20.31%) Analytics
3 13 (20.31%) CRM
3 13 (20.31%) Project Delivery
4 11 (17.19%) Case Management
5 10 (15.63%) Architectural Design
5 10 (15.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 9 (14.06%) DevOps
6 9 (14.06%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (12.50%) Architecture Roadmap
7 8 (12.50%) Business Development
7 8 (12.50%) Integration Patterns
8 7 (10.94%) Agile
8 7 (10.94%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (10.94%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (9.38%) Data Analytics
9 6 (9.38%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.25%) Python
2 3 (4.69%) Bicep
3 1 (1.56%) C#
3 1 (1.56%) Go
3 1 (1.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (32.81%) Security Cleared
2 15 (23.44%) SC Cleared
3 10 (15.63%) DV Cleared
4 7 (10.94%) Degree
5 4 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (3.13%) Azure Certification
7 2 (3.13%) CCNA
7 2 (3.13%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (1.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (1.56%) CCSP
8 1 (1.56%) CISSP
8 1 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.38%) QA
System Software
1 4 (6.25%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (4.69%) Kubernetes
1 3 (4.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (20.31%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.25%) SAP
3 1 (1.56%) Databricks
3 1 (1.56%) Oracle