Solutions Architect Job Trends in the West Midlands

Solution Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Solution Architect salary in the West Midlands is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2026.

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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 135 108
Rank change year-on-year +23 -27 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 94 43 154
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.12% 1.29% 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% 1.45% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 69 30 114
10th Percentile £67,000 £57,500 £52,575
25th Percentile - £70,000 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £87,375 £76,250
Median % change year-on-year -14.16% +14.59% +1.67%
75th Percentile £85,000 £105,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% 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 7,729 2,958 6,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 89.04% 94.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,985 1,807 5,178
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,068 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.99% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,217
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%

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 7 May 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 7 May 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 45 £80,000 -15.79% 6
Staffordshire -10 16 £75,000 -9.09% 1
Willenhall - 7 - - 4
Warwickshire -6 6 £80,000 +33.33% 1
Solihull +11 5 £75,000 -21.05%
Coventry - 4 - - 2
Herefordshire - 1 £90,000 -
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 May 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 19 (20.21%) Azure
2 16 (17.02%) AI
3 15 (15.96%) Microsoft
4 13 (13.83%) Agile
5 12 (12.77%) Power Platform
6 11 (11.70%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (10.64%) API Management
7 10 (10.64%) Enterprise Architecture
7 10 (10.64%) IaaS
7 10 (10.64%) Integration Patterns
7 10 (10.64%) PaaS
7 10 (10.64%) Translating Business Requirements
8 9 (9.57%) Project Delivery
8 9 (9.57%) Security Cleared
8 9 (9.57%) TOGAF
9 8 (8.51%) Active Directory
9 8 (8.51%) Architectural Design
9 8 (8.51%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (8.51%) Case Management
9 8 (8.51%) CRM
9 8 (8.51%) Data Privacy
9 8 (8.51%) DevOps
9 8 (8.51%) Entra ID
9 8 (8.51%) Identity Access Management
9 8 (8.51%) SC Cleared
9 8 (8.51%) Technical Leadership
10 7 (7.45%) Analytics
10 7 (7.45%) AWS
10 7 (7.45%) Collaborative Culture
10 7 (7.45%) Digital Transformation Programme

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:

Cloud Services
1 19 (20.21%) Azure
2 12 (12.77%) Power Platform
3 11 (11.70%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (10.64%) IaaS
4 10 (10.64%) PaaS
5 8 (8.51%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (8.51%) Entra ID
6 7 (7.45%) AWS
7 5 (5.32%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (2.13%) SaaS
10 1 (1.06%) Azure Functions
10 1 (1.06%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (1.06%) GCP
10 1 (1.06%) Power Automate
10 1 (1.06%) PowerApps
10 1 (1.06%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.13%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.06%) Power BI
1 1 (1.06%) SQL Server
General
1 23 (24.47%) Finance
2 10 (10.64%) Social Skills
3 8 (8.51%) Legal
3 8 (8.51%) Public Sector
4 4 (4.26%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (2.13%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.06%) Banking
6 1 (1.06%) Marketing
6 1 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.13%) Middleware
2 1 (1.06%) .NET
2 1 (1.06%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.64%) Cloud Native
2 8 (8.51%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (4.26%) Public Cloud
4 3 (3.19%) Virtual Team
5 2 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.06%) IoT
6 1 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (17.02%) AI
2 13 (13.83%) Agile
3 10 (10.64%) API Management
3 10 (10.64%) Enterprise Architecture
3 10 (10.64%) Integration Patterns
3 10 (10.64%) Translating Business Requirements
4 9 (9.57%) Project Delivery
4 9 (9.57%) TOGAF
5 8 (8.51%) Architectural Design
5 8 (8.51%) Case Management
5 8 (8.51%) CRM
5 8 (8.51%) Data Privacy
5 8 (8.51%) DevOps
5 8 (8.51%) Identity Access Management
5 8 (8.51%) Technical Leadership
6 7 (7.45%) Analytics
6 7 (7.45%) Collaborative Culture
6 7 (7.45%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 7 (7.45%) Document Management
6 7 (7.45%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.06%) C#
1 1 (1.06%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (9.57%) Security Cleared
2 8 (8.51%) SC Cleared
3 3 (3.19%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (1.06%) CCSP
4 1 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.06%) CISSP
4 1 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.38%) QA
System Software
1 8 (8.51%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (15.96%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.32%) SAP
3 1 (1.06%) Okta