Solutions Architect Job Trends in the West Midlands

Solution Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Solution Architect salary in the West Midlands is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 October 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 135 113
Rank change year-on-year +29 -22 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 116 40 113
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.29% 1.22% 1.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% 1.33% 2.07%
Number of salaries quoted 69 34 73
10th Percentile £55,000 - £58,750
25th Percentile £71,085 £62,500 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -3.23% -3.73%
75th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £106,875 £96,250
England median annual salary £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% +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 8,357 3,009 5,460
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.79% 92.07% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 6,051 1,936 2,982
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £36,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%

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 5 October 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 5 October 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 +29 79 £87,500 -2.78% 21
Staffordshire +3 14 £75,000 - 1
Warwickshire -17 8 - - 2
Solihull +10 6 £80,000 - 3
Willenhall - 3 - -
Worcestershire - 1 - - 5
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 5 October 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 (23.28%) Azure
2 23 (19.83%) AI
2 23 (19.83%) Presales
3 19 (16.38%) Agile
4 18 (15.52%) Integration Patterns
4 18 (15.52%) Microsoft
4 18 (15.52%) Stakeholder Management
5 17 (14.66%) AWS
6 16 (13.79%) SAP
7 13 (11.21%) Enterprise Architecture
8 12 (10.34%) Translating Business Requirements
9 11 (9.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (9.48%) SaaS
9 11 (9.48%) Technical Leadership
10 10 (8.62%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 10 (8.62%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (8.62%) Technical Architecture
11 9 (7.76%) Business Transformation
11 9 (7.76%) Customer Engagement
11 9 (7.76%) REST
11 9 (7.76%) Roadmaps
11 9 (7.76%) ServiceNow
11 9 (7.76%) SOAP
11 9 (7.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 8 (6.90%) API Design
12 8 (6.90%) Boomi
12 8 (6.90%) Business Analysis
12 8 (6.90%) Cybersecurity
12 8 (6.90%) Data Governance
12 8 (6.90%) Data Transformation

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 (0.86%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 8 (6.90%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (6.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.86%) Infor CloudSuite
2 1 (0.86%) Infor LN
2 1 (0.86%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 27 (23.28%) Azure
2 17 (14.66%) AWS
3 11 (9.48%) SaaS
4 10 (8.62%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (6.90%) Boomi
5 8 (6.90%) iPaaS
5 8 (6.90%) Lucidchart
5 8 (6.90%) Workato
6 6 (5.17%) Power Automate
6 6 (5.17%) Power Platform
6 6 (5.17%) PowerApps
7 4 (3.45%) dbt
8 3 (2.59%) GCP
8 3 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.86%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.86%) Google App Engine
9 1 (0.86%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.86%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (0.86%) JIRA
General
1 26 (22.41%) Social Skills
2 19 (16.38%) Finance
3 14 (12.07%) Public Sector
4 8 (6.90%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (5.17%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (2.59%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.86%) Agriculture
8 1 (0.86%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.76%) REST
1 9 (7.76%) SOAP
2 6 (5.17%) .NET
3 1 (0.86%) JSON
3 1 (0.86%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
1 3 (2.59%) Onboarding
2 2 (1.72%) Virtual Team
3 1 (0.86%) AI Agents
3 1 (0.86%) Cloud Native
3 1 (0.86%) CMDB
3 1 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (0.86%) Product Ownership
3 1 (0.86%) Public Cloud
3 1 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (19.83%) AI
1 23 (19.83%) Presales
2 19 (16.38%) Agile
3 18 (15.52%) Integration Patterns
3 18 (15.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (11.21%) Enterprise Architecture
5 12 (10.34%) Translating Business Requirements
6 11 (9.48%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (9.48%) Technical Leadership
7 10 (8.62%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 10 (8.62%) Technical Architecture
8 9 (7.76%) Business Transformation
8 9 (7.76%) Customer Engagement
8 9 (7.76%) Roadmaps
8 9 (7.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 8 (6.90%) Data Governance
9 8 (6.90%) Event-Driven
9 8 (6.90%) Event-Driven Architecture
9 8 (6.90%) Requirements Gathering
9 8 (6.90%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.17%) C#
2 1 (0.86%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (5.17%) Microsoft Certification
1 6 (5.17%) SC Cleared
1 6 (5.17%) Security Cleared
1 6 (5.17%) TOGAF Certification
2 5 (4.31%) Azure Certification
2 5 (4.31%) Degree
3 2 (1.72%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (0.86%) CCSP
4 1 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (0.86%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.86%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 18 (15.52%) Microsoft
2 16 (13.79%) SAP
3 9 (7.76%) ServiceNow
4 8 (6.90%) MuleSoft
4 8 (6.90%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.86%) Adobe
5 1 (0.86%) Infor