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 19 October 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 129 122
Rank change year-on-year +24 -7 +31
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 112 39 106
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.24% 1.22% 1.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% 1.32% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 60 33 67
10th Percentile £54,750 - £57,974
25th Percentile £70,813 £62,500 £71,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -3.23% -3.43%
75th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £107,500 £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.

6 months to
19 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 8,332 2,956 5,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 92.55% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 6,012 1,923 2,754
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,500 £37,500
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 £66,250 £65,001
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,500 £53,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.21% -6.96% -4.17%

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 19 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 19 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 +19 80 £90,000 -6.49% 30
Warwickshire -7 9 - - 2
Staffordshire -1 8 £75,000 -
Solihull +12 7 £80,000 - 2
Willenhall - 2 - -
Worcestershire - 1 - - 3
Solutions Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 19 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.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Azure26.8%30
2Presales24.1%27
3AI22.3%25
4Microsoft19.6%22
5Agile18.8%21
6Integration Patterns17.9%20
6Stakeholder Management17.9%20
8AWS14.3%16
8SAP14.3%16
10Technical Leadership12.5%14
11Enterprise Architecture11.6%13
11SaaS11.6%13
11Translating Business Requirements11.6%13
14Dynamics 36510.7%12
14Roadmaps10.7%12
14Technical Architecture10.7%12
17Continuous Improvement9.8%11
17Stakeholder Engagement9.8%11
19DevOps8.9%10
19REST8.9%10
19ServiceNow8.9%10
19SOAP8.9%10
19Technology Roadmap8.9%10
24Business Transformation8.0%9
24Customer Engagement8.0%9
24Cybersecurity8.0%9
24Digital Transformation Programme8.0%9
24ITIL8.0%9
24Power Platform8.0%9
24TOGAF8.0%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
1Dynamics 365 Solution Architect10.7%12
2AWS Solution Architect7.1%8
2Power Platform Architect7.1%8
2SAP Solutions Architect7.1%8
5Customer Solutions Architect6.3%7
5ERP Architect6.3%7
7Junior Solutions Architect4.5%5
8Integration Architect2.7%3
8Presales Consultant2.7%3
8Presales Solution Architect2.7%3
11Artificial Intelligence Architect1.8%2
11Cloud Solutions Architect1.8%2
11Functional Architect1.8%2
11Senior Solutions Architect1.8%2
11ServiceNow Architect1.8%2
16Lead Solutions Architect0.9%1
44 Solutions Architect jobs in the West Midlands