Hybrid/Remote Solutions Architect Job Trends

Solution Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Solution Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £86,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 234 141 113
Rank change year-on-year -93 -28 +82
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 184 462 668
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.13% 2.28% 2.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.21% 2.36% 2.98%
Number of salaries quoted 106 314 507
10th Percentile £61,250 £56,809 £62,500
25th Percentile £68,525 £70,000 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,250 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.47% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £100,000 £110,938 £95,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £165,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% +0.59%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 15,240 19,589 22,391
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.76% 96.58% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 8,641 12,406 18,278
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £39,625 £45,000 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,888 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% -

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 19 October 2025.

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 19 October 2025, 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 79 (42.93%) Agile
2 67 (36.41%) Azure
3 60 (32.61%) Roadmaps
4 47 (25.54%) TOGAF
5 45 (24.46%) Presales
6 44 (23.91%) AWS
7 41 (22.28%) DevOps
8 37 (20.11%) Technical Leadership
9 34 (18.48%) Problem-Solving
10 29 (15.76%) CI/CD
11 28 (15.22%) Enterprise Architecture
12 27 (14.67%) Azure Certification
13 26 (14.13%) GCP
13 26 (14.13%) Microservices
13 26 (14.13%) Security Cleared
14 25 (13.59%) B2B
14 25 (13.59%) Node.js
14 25 (13.59%) React
15 24 (13.04%) B2C
15 24 (13.04%) React Native
16 23 (12.50%) Architectural Design
16 23 (12.50%) Kubernetes
16 23 (12.50%) Python
16 23 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
17 22 (11.96%) AWS Certification
17 22 (11.96%) Continuous Improvement
17 22 (11.96%) Google
18 21 (11.41%) Microsoft
19 20 (10.87%) Analytics
19 20 (10.87%) Technology Roadmap

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 (2.17%) Confluence
2 1 (0.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.54%) MS Visio
1 1 (0.54%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 10 (5.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (2.72%) Shopify
3 2 (1.09%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (1.09%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (1.09%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.09%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.09%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (1.09%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (1.09%) SAP SCM
3 2 (1.09%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.54%) SAP APO
4 1 (0.54%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.54%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.54%) SAP LE
4 1 (0.54%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.54%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.54%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 67 (36.41%) Azure
2 44 (23.91%) AWS
3 26 (14.13%) GCP
4 18 (9.78%) SaaS
5 15 (8.15%) Power Platform
6 14 (7.61%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (5.43%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (4.35%) IaaS
8 8 (4.35%) PaaS
9 6 (3.26%) GitHub
9 6 (3.26%) Snowflake
10 5 (2.72%) Serverless
11 4 (2.17%) Alation
11 4 (2.17%) Cloud Composer
11 4 (2.17%) Entra ID
11 4 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
12 3 (1.63%) Azure AKS
12 3 (1.63%) Azure Storage
12 3 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.72%) Firewall
2 4 (2.17%) Broadband
3 3 (1.63%) VPN
3 3 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.09%) MPLS
4 2 (1.09%) SD-WAN
4 2 (1.09%) WAN
5 1 (0.54%) 5G
5 1 (0.54%) DNS
5 1 (0.54%) MIMO
5 1 (0.54%) NGN
5 1 (0.54%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.54%) SAN
5 1 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.98%) NoSQL
2 10 (5.43%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (3.26%) Data Lake
4 4 (2.17%) BigQuery
4 4 (2.17%) DataStage
4 4 (2.17%) Metadata
4 4 (2.17%) Power BI
4 4 (2.17%) QlikView
4 4 (2.17%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.17%) Tableau
5 1 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.54%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.54%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.54%) GIS
5 1 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (5.43%) JIRA
2 6 (3.26%) GitLab
3 4 (2.17%) ER Studio
3 4 (2.17%) ERwin
3 4 (2.17%) Jenkins
3 4 (2.17%) PowerDesigner
3 4 (2.17%) SonarQube
General
1 73 (39.67%) Social Skills
2 40 (21.74%) Finance
3 24 (13.04%) Retail
4 16 (8.70%) Public Sector
5 15 (8.15%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (6.52%) Banking
7 10 (5.43%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (4.89%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (4.35%) Marketing
10 7 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (3.80%) Law
10 7 (3.80%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.72%) Retail Banking
12 4 (2.17%) Games
12 4 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.63%) Billing
13 3 (1.63%) Legal
13 3 (1.63%) Local Government
14 2 (1.09%) Back Office
14 2 (1.09%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (13.59%) Node.js
1 25 (13.59%) React
2 24 (13.04%) React Native
3 8 (4.35%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (2.72%) .NET
4 5 (2.72%) REST
4 5 (2.72%) RESTful
5 4 (2.17%) Kafka
5 4 (2.17%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (2.17%) SOAP
5 4 (2.17%) Visualforce
6 2 (1.09%) PySpark
7 1 (0.54%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.54%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.54%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.54%) IDoc
7 1 (0.54%) SAPUI5
7 1 (0.54%) Svelte
7 1 (0.54%) SvelteKit
7 1 (0.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (13.04%) Management Information System
1 24 (13.04%) Mobile App
2 19 (10.33%) Cloud Native
3 8 (4.35%) Greenfield Project
3 8 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
4 7 (3.80%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.72%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (2.17%) CMDB
6 4 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (2.17%) Reinsurance
7 3 (1.63%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.63%) Low-Code
8 2 (1.09%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.09%) Derivative
8 2 (1.09%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.09%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.54%) CCTV
9 1 (0.54%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.54%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.54%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (42.93%) Agile
2 60 (32.61%) Roadmaps
3 47 (25.54%) TOGAF
4 45 (24.46%) Presales
5 41 (22.28%) DevOps
6 37 (20.11%) Technical Leadership
7 34 (18.48%) Problem-Solving
8 29 (15.76%) CI/CD
9 28 (15.22%) Enterprise Architecture
10 26 (14.13%) Microservices
11 25 (13.59%) B2B
12 24 (13.04%) B2C
13 23 (12.50%) Architectural Design
13 23 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
14 22 (11.96%) Continuous Improvement
15 20 (10.87%) Analytics
15 20 (10.87%) Technology Roadmap
16 19 (10.33%) Business Strategy
16 19 (10.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 18 (9.78%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 23 (12.50%) Python
2 19 (10.33%) SQL
3 15 (8.15%) C#
4 13 (7.07%) Java
5 4 (2.17%) Apex Code
5 4 (2.17%) SOQL
5 4 (2.17%) SOSL
6 3 (1.63%) Go
7 2 (1.09%) Bicep
8 1 (0.54%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.54%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.54%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 27 (14.67%) Azure Certification
2 26 (14.13%) Security Cleared
3 22 (11.96%) AWS Certification
4 18 (9.78%) SC Cleared
5 14 (7.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 14 (7.61%) Degree
5 14 (7.61%) TOGAF Certification
6 9 (4.89%) Master's Degree
7 7 (3.80%) SAP Certification
8 5 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (2.17%) DBS Check
10 2 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (1.09%) CCNA
10 2 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.54%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.52%) GDPR
2 10 (5.43%) HIPAA
2 10 (5.43%) NIST
3 4 (2.17%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.63%) QA
5 1 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.54%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.54%) NCSC
System Software
1 18 (9.78%) Docker
Systems Management
1 23 (12.50%) Kubernetes
2 7 (3.80%) Terraform
3 1 (0.54%) Ansible
3 1 (0.54%) Autotask
3 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (11.96%) Google
2 21 (11.41%) Microsoft
3 18 (9.78%) SAP
4 15 (8.15%) Workday
5 8 (4.35%) Salesforce
6 7 (3.80%) Databricks
7 6 (3.26%) Ariba
8 5 (2.72%) IBM
9 4 (2.17%) Cisco
9 4 (2.17%) Informatica
9 4 (2.17%) Oracle
9 4 (2.17%) Splunk
10 3 (1.63%) Avaloq
10 3 (1.63%) Fortinet
10 3 (1.63%) ServiceNow
11 2 (1.09%) BiZZdesign
11 2 (1.09%) Foundry
12 1 (0.54%) MuleSoft
12 1 (0.54%) Sparx
12 1 (0.54%) Ubiquiti