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 19 March 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 136 115
Rank change year-on-year +22 -21 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 73 48 128
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.09% 1.37% 2.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% 1.53% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 53 30 95
10th Percentile £63,000 £59,001 £52,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £93,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £105,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £110,000 £92,250
England median annual salary £82,500 £80,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year +3.13% -3.03% -2.94%

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 6,094 3,134 5,860
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 89.49% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,711 1,797 4,647
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £38,754 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,300 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% +6.60% -4.76%
75th Percentile £68,375 £67,500 £63,059
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

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 March 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 March 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 +9 35 £75,000 -21.05% 6
Solihull +16 9 £75,000 -21.05%
Staffordshire -8 6 £100,000 +25.00% 4
Willenhall - 5 - -
Warwickshire +6 4 £80,000 +33.33% 2
Coventry -16 4 - - 1
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 19 March 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 (31.51%) Azure
2 18 (24.66%) AI
2 18 (24.66%) Microsoft
3 17 (23.29%) CRM
3 17 (23.29%) Enterprise Architecture
4 16 (21.92%) Security Cleared
5 15 (20.55%) Project Delivery
5 15 (20.55%) Roadmaps
6 14 (19.18%) Case Management
7 13 (17.81%) Architectural Design
7 13 (17.81%) Integration Patterns
7 13 (17.81%) TOGAF
8 12 (16.44%) Analytics
8 12 (16.44%) Power Platform
9 11 (15.07%) Microsoft 365
9 11 (15.07%) SC Cleared
10 10 (13.70%) Agile
10 10 (13.70%) API Management
10 10 (13.70%) Architecture Roadmap
10 10 (13.70%) IaaS
10 10 (13.70%) PaaS
11 9 (12.33%) Dynamics CRM
11 9 (12.33%) Technical Leadership
12 8 (10.96%) Active Directory
12 8 (10.96%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (10.96%) Data Privacy
12 8 (10.96%) DevOps
12 8 (10.96%) Entra ID
12 8 (10.96%) Identity Access Management
12 8 (10.96%) SAP

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:

Business Applications
1 9 (12.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (4.11%) NetSuite
3 1 (1.37%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 23 (31.51%) Azure
2 12 (16.44%) Power Platform
3 11 (15.07%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (13.70%) IaaS
4 10 (13.70%) PaaS
5 8 (10.96%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (10.96%) Entra ID
6 7 (9.59%) SaaS
7 5 (6.85%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (1.37%) AWS
8 1 (1.37%) Azure Functions
8 1 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (1.37%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.37%) GCP
8 1 (1.37%) Power Automate
8 1 (1.37%) PowerApps
8 1 (1.37%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.37%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.37%) Power BI
1 1 (1.37%) SQL Server
General
1 21 (28.77%) Finance
2 18 (24.66%) Social Skills
3 10 (13.70%) Public Sector
4 8 (10.96%) Legal
5 7 (9.59%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (4.11%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (4.11%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.74%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.37%) Banking
8 1 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.74%) Kafka
1 2 (2.74%) Middleware
2 1 (1.37%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (13.70%) Cloud Native
2 8 (10.96%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (8.22%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (2.74%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.37%) IoT
5 1 (1.37%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (9.59%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (24.66%) AI
2 17 (23.29%) CRM
2 17 (23.29%) Enterprise Architecture
3 15 (20.55%) Project Delivery
3 15 (20.55%) Roadmaps
4 14 (19.18%) Case Management
5 13 (17.81%) Architectural Design
5 13 (17.81%) Integration Patterns
5 13 (17.81%) TOGAF
6 12 (16.44%) Analytics
7 10 (13.70%) Agile
7 10 (13.70%) API Management
7 10 (13.70%) Architecture Roadmap
8 9 (12.33%) Technical Leadership
9 8 (10.96%) Data Privacy
9 8 (10.96%) DevOps
9 8 (10.96%) Identity Access Management
9 8 (10.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 8 (10.96%) Translating Business Requirements
10 7 (9.59%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.37%) C#
1 1 (1.37%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (21.92%) Security Cleared
2 11 (15.07%) SC Cleared
3 6 (8.22%) Degree
4 5 (6.85%) DV Cleared
5 4 (5.48%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.22%) QA
System Software
1 8 (10.96%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 18 (24.66%) Microsoft
2 8 (10.96%) SAP
3 1 (1.37%) Okta