Hybrid/Remote Solutions Architect Job Trends

Solution Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Solution Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 July 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 228 84
Rank change year-on-year +118 -144 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 528 236 1,107
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.49% 1.44% 3.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.65% 1.56% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 392 131 629
10th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £67,419 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £82,500 £80,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +2.48% +0.26%
75th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £102,500
90th Percentile - £105,000 £142,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 19,926 15,150 31,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 92.34% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 14,489 9,444 24,245
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,804 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year +0.33% +5.80% -9.56%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Solutions Architect' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Solutions Architect job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Solutions Architect job vacancies

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 9 July 2026.

Solutions Architect salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 9 July 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 164 (31.06%) Azure
2 118 (22.35%) Security Cleared
3 109 (20.64%) Microsoft
4 99 (18.75%) AWS
4 99 (18.75%) Presales
5 96 (18.18%) SC Cleared
6 83 (15.72%) Agile
7 78 (14.77%) AI
8 77 (14.58%) TOGAF
9 73 (13.83%) Roadmaps
10 69 (13.07%) DevOps
11 48 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
12 46 (8.71%) Analytics
12 46 (8.71%) Stakeholder Management
13 45 (8.52%) Technical Architecture
14 44 (8.33%) SaaS
15 42 (7.95%) Digital Transformation Programme
16 41 (7.77%) Business Development
17 40 (7.58%) GCP
18 39 (7.39%) Enterprise Architecture
18 39 (7.39%) Technical Leadership
19 38 (7.20%) Dynamics 365
20 37 (7.01%) Migration
20 37 (7.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
21 35 (6.63%) Creative Problem-Solving
21 35 (6.63%) Integration Patterns
22 32 (6.06%) ITIL
22 32 (6.06%) Microservices
22 32 (6.06%) Software Engineering
23 31 (5.87%) CI/CD

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 4 (0.76%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.38%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.38%) CMS
2 2 (0.38%) GeoServer
2 2 (0.38%) Oracle Spatial
3 1 (0.19%) Apache
3 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.19%) Appian
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.57%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.19%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.38%) Shopify
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.19%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.19%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.19%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 164 (31.06%) Azure
2 99 (18.75%) AWS
3 44 (8.33%) SaaS
4 40 (7.58%) GCP
5 38 (7.20%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (4.55%) Power Platform
8 21 (3.98%) PaaS
9 18 (3.41%) Serverless
10 8 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.52%) IaaS
11 7 (1.33%) dbt
11 7 (1.33%) Nutanix
12 6 (1.14%) Mimecast
13 5 (0.95%) Entra ID
13 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (0.95%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.76%) ChatGPT
14 4 (0.76%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.57%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.60%) Broadband
2 17 (3.22%) SD-WAN
2 17 (3.22%) WAN
3 13 (2.46%) Firewall
3 13 (2.46%) Network Security
4 12 (2.27%) VSAN
5 7 (1.33%) LAN
5 7 (1.33%) MPLS
6 3 (0.57%) Modbus
6 3 (0.57%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.57%) WLAN
7 2 (0.38%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.19%) AMQP
8 1 (0.19%) NGN
8 1 (0.19%) VLAN
8 1 (0.19%) VoIP
8 1 (0.19%) VPN
8 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.70%) Data Lake
2 5 (0.95%) Electronic Patient Records
3 4 (0.76%) BigQuery
3 4 (0.76%) Metadata
3 4 (0.76%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.76%) RDBMS
3 4 (0.76%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.76%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (0.38%) GIS
4 2 (0.38%) QGIS
4 2 (0.38%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.19%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (3.41%) Jenkins
2 11 (2.08%) GitLab
3 10 (1.89%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.95%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (0.57%) Snyk
6 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
General
1 111 (21.02%) Finance
2 86 (16.29%) Social Skills
3 57 (10.80%) Public Sector
4 56 (10.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 35 (6.63%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (5.68%) Law
7 24 (4.55%) Retail
8 21 (3.98%) Marketing
9 17 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (3.03%) Legal
10 16 (3.03%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.08%) Banking
11 11 (2.08%) Games
12 9 (1.70%) Back Office
13 8 (1.52%) Financial Institution
14 5 (0.95%) Advertising
14 5 (0.95%) Health Technology
14 5 (0.95%) Legal Technology
14 5 (0.95%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.19%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.03%) REST
2 15 (2.84%) .NET
2 15 (2.84%) RESTful
3 12 (2.27%) SOAP
4 11 (2.08%) Lightning Web Components
5 10 (1.89%) Middleware
5 10 (1.89%) OpenAPI
5 10 (1.89%) Swagger
5 10 (1.89%) Visualforce
6 5 (0.95%) Node.js
6 5 (0.95%) XML
7 4 (0.76%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.76%) OAuth
7 4 (0.76%) OpenID
7 4 (0.76%) XBRL
8 3 (0.57%) gRPC
8 3 (0.57%) JSON
9 2 (0.38%) Django
9 2 (0.38%) GeoJSON
9 2 (0.38%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.58%) Cloud Native
2 25 (4.73%) Virtual Team
3 22 (4.17%) Data Centre
3 22 (4.17%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.98%) Cyberattack
5 11 (2.08%) Public Cloud
6 8 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.14%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (1.14%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.14%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (0.95%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.76%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.57%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (0.57%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.57%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.57%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.57%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.38%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.52%) Windows
2 4 (0.76%) Linux
3 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (18.75%) Presales
2 83 (15.72%) Agile
3 78 (14.77%) AI
4 77 (14.58%) TOGAF
5 73 (13.83%) Roadmaps
6 69 (13.07%) DevOps
7 48 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (8.71%) Analytics
8 46 (8.71%) Stakeholder Management
9 45 (8.52%) Technical Architecture
10 42 (7.95%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 41 (7.77%) Business Development
12 39 (7.39%) Enterprise Architecture
12 39 (7.39%) Technical Leadership
13 37 (7.01%) Migration
13 37 (7.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 35 (6.63%) Creative Problem-Solving
14 35 (6.63%) Integration Patterns
15 32 (6.06%) ITIL
15 32 (6.06%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.27%) SQL
2 11 (2.08%) Apex Code
3 10 (1.89%) C#
3 10 (1.89%) SOQL
3 10 (1.89%) SOSL
4 8 (1.52%) Python
5 5 (0.95%) Java
6 2 (0.38%) Bicep
7 1 (0.19%) Scala
7 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 118 (22.35%) Security Cleared
2 96 (18.18%) SC Cleared
3 24 (4.55%) Degree
4 18 (3.41%) TOGAF Certification
5 17 (3.22%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (2.84%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.27%) VCAP
7 12 (2.27%) VCDX
7 12 (2.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 10 (1.89%) CCNP
9 9 (1.70%) AWS Certification
9 9 (1.70%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.52%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 7 (1.33%) CISSP
12 5 (0.95%) CCIE
12 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 1 (0.19%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.19%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.98%) NIST
2 9 (1.70%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.52%) GDPR
4 7 (1.33%) GRC
5 5 (0.95%) PMO
6 4 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (0.57%) NCSC
7 3 (0.57%) QA
8 2 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.19%) GxP
9 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.19%) PERC
System Software
1 17 (3.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.27%) VMware NSX
2 12 (2.27%) vSphere
3 7 (1.33%) vCloud
4 6 (1.14%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.76%) Docker
5 4 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (1.33%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.95%) Terraform
2 5 (0.95%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.76%) Ansible
3 4 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 109 (20.64%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.60%) Cisco
3 17 (3.22%) VMware
4 14 (2.65%) Salesforce
4 14 (2.65%) SAP
5 12 (2.27%) Broadcom
6 11 (2.08%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.89%) Fortinet
7 10 (1.89%) Splunk
8 9 (1.70%) Juniper
9 8 (1.52%) Oracle
10 7 (1.33%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (1.33%) Databricks
10 7 (1.33%) Dell
10 7 (1.33%) NetApp
10 7 (1.33%) Nimble Storage
11 6 (1.14%) Barracuda Networks
11 6 (1.14%) Google
11 6 (1.14%) Meraki
11 6 (1.14%) Sophos