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 2 November 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 114 111
Rank change year-on-year -5 -3 +32
Permanent Solutions Architect jobs 106 52 103
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.16% 1.56% 1.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% 1.69% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 53 45 64
10th Percentile £53,000 - £69,500
25th Percentile £71,085 £62,500 £73,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £77,750
Median % change year-on-year - +2.89% +3.67%
75th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £102,000 £98,000
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 adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title 8,366 3,080 5,045
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.75% 92.44% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 6,008 2,009 2,681
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £66,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,250 £53,168 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.44% -7.53% -4.17%

Solutions Architect Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Solutions Architect job postings 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 Solutions Architect jobs in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 November 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 Solutions Architect jobs within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Birmingham +22 83 £80,000 -11.11% 9
Warwickshire -9 8 - -
Solihull +8 7 £80,000 -
Staffordshire -3 4 £75,000 - 1
Willenhall - 1 - -
Worcestershire - 1 - -
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, Solutions Architect job ads cited 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 Solutions Architect job ads across the West Midlands region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Azure30.2%32
2Microsoft27.4%29
2Presales27.4%29
4AI23.6%25
5Stakeholder Management20.8%22
6Agile19.8%21
7Integration Patterns18.9%20
8AWS15.1%16
8SAP15.1%16
10SaaS14.2%15
11Technical Leadership13.2%14
12Enterprise Architecture12.3%13
13Roadmaps11.3%12
13Translating Business Requirements11.3%12
15DevOps10.4%11
15ITIL10.4%11
15Stakeholder Engagement10.4%11
15Technical Architecture10.4%11
15TOGAF10.4%11
20Continuous Improvement9.4%10
20Dynamics 3659.4%10
20Power Platform9.4%10
20REST9.4%10
20ServiceNow9.4%10
20SOAP9.4%10
20Technology Roadmap9.4%10
27Azure Certification8.5%9
27Business Transformation8.5%9
27Commercial Awareness8.5%9
27Customer Engagement8.5%9

Solutions Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Customer Solutions Architect8.5%9
1Dynamics 365 Solution Architect8.5%9
3Power Platform Architect7.5%8
3SAP Solutions Architect7.5%8
5ERP Architect6.6%7
6AWS Solution Architect5.7%6
7Junior Solutions Architect4.7%5
8IT Architect3.8%4
9Integration Architect2.8%3
9Presales Consultant2.8%3
9Presales Solution Architect2.8%3
12Artificial Intelligence Architect1.9%2
12Senior Solutions Architect1.9%2
12ServiceNow Architect1.9%2
15Cloud Solutions Architect0.9%1
15Functional Architect0.9%1
15Lead Solutions Architect0.9%1
20 Solutions Architect jobs in the West Midlands