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 18 February 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 135 118
Rank change year-on-year +18 -17 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 62 60 100
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.04% 1.53% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 1.67% 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 49 28 76
10th Percentile £58,000 £66,400 £52,500
25th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £82,500 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +17.02% -6.00%
75th Percentile £90,000 £105,000 £80,250
90th Percentile £91,200 £110,000 £88,250
England median annual salary £82,500 £82,500 £82,000
% change year-on-year - +0.61% -3.53%

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 5,361 3,599 5,012
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.28% 91.72% 93.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3,170 1,715 4,079
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £33,995
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% +8.46% -5.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 18 February 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 18 February 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 +16 31 £80,000 -15.79% 11
Staffordshire -2 8 £87,500 +14.38% 1
Warwickshire +13 5 £80,000 +18.52% 2
Solihull - 5 £75,000 - 2
Coventry -8 3 - - 3
Sutton Coldfield - 3 £72,500 -
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 February 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 23 (37.10%) Azure
2 18 (29.03%) Enterprise Architecture
2 18 (29.03%) Security Cleared
3 17 (27.42%) AI
4 15 (24.19%) Microsoft
4 15 (24.19%) TOGAF
5 14 (22.58%) CRM
5 14 (22.58%) Project Delivery
5 14 (22.58%) Roadmaps
6 13 (20.97%) Analytics
6 13 (20.97%) SC Cleared
7 12 (19.35%) Architectural Design
7 12 (19.35%) Case Management
8 10 (16.13%) Integration Patterns
9 9 (14.52%) Architecture Roadmap
9 9 (14.52%) Dynamics CRM
10 8 (12.90%) Microsoft 365
10 8 (12.90%) Power Platform
10 8 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (11.29%) Agile
11 7 (11.29%) API Management
11 7 (11.29%) Business Development
11 7 (11.29%) Data Privacy
11 7 (11.29%) Degree
11 7 (11.29%) DV Cleared
11 7 (11.29%) IaaS
11 7 (11.29%) PaaS
11 7 (11.29%) SaaS
11 7 (11.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 7 (11.29%) Technical Leadership

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 (1.61%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 9 (14.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (4.84%) NetSuite
3 1 (1.61%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 23 (37.10%) Azure
2 8 (12.90%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (12.90%) Power Platform
3 7 (11.29%) IaaS
3 7 (11.29%) PaaS
3 7 (11.29%) SaaS
4 5 (8.06%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (8.06%) Entra ID
5 4 (6.45%) AWS
5 4 (6.45%) GCP
6 1 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.61%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
General
1 22 (35.48%) Social Skills
2 16 (25.81%) Finance
3 10 (16.13%) Public Sector
4 8 (12.90%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.06%) Legal
6 3 (4.84%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (4.84%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.84%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.61%) Banking
8 1 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.61%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.23%) Kafka
2 1 (1.61%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.29%) Cloud Native
2 5 (8.06%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (8.06%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.23%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.61%) IoT
4 1 (1.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (29.03%) Enterprise Architecture
2 17 (27.42%) AI
3 15 (24.19%) TOGAF
4 14 (22.58%) CRM
4 14 (22.58%) Project Delivery
4 14 (22.58%) Roadmaps
5 13 (20.97%) Analytics
6 12 (19.35%) Architectural Design
6 12 (19.35%) Case Management
7 10 (16.13%) Integration Patterns
8 9 (14.52%) Architecture Roadmap
9 8 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (11.29%) Agile
10 7 (11.29%) API Management
10 7 (11.29%) Business Development
10 7 (11.29%) Data Privacy
10 7 (11.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (11.29%) Technical Leadership
10 7 (11.29%) Translating Business Requirements
11 6 (9.68%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.61%) Python
1 1 (1.61%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (29.03%) Security Cleared
2 13 (20.97%) SC Cleared
3 7 (11.29%) Degree
3 7 (11.29%) DV Cleared
4 4 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (1.61%) CCSP
5 1 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.61%) CISSP
5 1 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.61%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.68%) QA
System Software
1 5 (8.06%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (24.19%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.84%) SAP
3 1 (1.61%) Databricks
3 1 (1.61%) Okta