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 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 211 80
Rank change year-on-year +106 -131 +46
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 542 235 1,094
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.54% 1.42% 3.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% 1.54% 3.58%
Number of salaries quoted 407 130 619
10th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £66,522 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £81,250 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% -1.52% +2.75%
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 20,074 15,237 30,562
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 92.31% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 14,571 9,480 23,545
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +0.88% -8.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £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 16 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 16 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.

1 167 (30.81%) Azure
2 121 (22.32%) Security Cleared
3 111 (20.48%) Microsoft
4 103 (19.00%) Presales
5 100 (18.45%) SC Cleared
6 99 (18.27%) AWS
7 79 (14.58%) Agile
7 79 (14.58%) AI
8 76 (14.02%) TOGAF
9 73 (13.47%) Roadmaps
10 68 (12.55%) DevOps
11 52 (9.59%) Technical Architecture
12 47 (8.67%) Problem-Solving
12 47 (8.67%) Stakeholder Management
13 46 (8.49%) SaaS
14 45 (8.30%) Analytics
14 45 (8.30%) Migration
15 44 (8.12%) Digital Transformation Programme
16 43 (7.93%) Business Development
16 43 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 40 (7.38%) GCP
18 39 (7.20%) Enterprise Architecture
19 38 (7.01%) Dynamics 365
19 38 (7.01%) Technical Leadership
20 36 (6.64%) Integration Patterns
21 35 (6.46%) Creative Problem-Solving
22 34 (6.27%) ERP
23 32 (5.90%) Mentoring
24 31 (5.72%) CI/CD
24 31 (5.72%) ITIL

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 (0.74%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.37%) CMS
2 2 (0.37%) GeoServer
2 2 (0.37%) Oracle Spatial
3 1 (0.18%) Apache
3 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.18%) Appian
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.55%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.37%) Shopify
4 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.18%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.18%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.18%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.18%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 167 (30.81%) Azure
2 99 (18.27%) AWS
3 46 (8.49%) SaaS
4 40 (7.38%) GCP
5 38 (7.01%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (5.17%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (4.24%) Power Platform
8 21 (3.87%) PaaS
9 18 (3.32%) Serverless
10 13 (2.40%) dbt
11 8 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.48%) IaaS
12 7 (1.29%) Nutanix
13 6 (1.11%) Mimecast
14 5 (0.92%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (0.92%) PowerApps
15 4 (0.74%) Azure AKS
15 4 (0.74%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (0.74%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.14%) Broadband
2 16 (2.95%) SD-WAN
2 16 (2.95%) WAN
3 14 (2.58%) Firewall
3 14 (2.58%) Network Security
4 12 (2.21%) VSAN
5 7 (1.29%) LAN
5 7 (1.29%) MPLS
6 3 (0.55%) Modbus
6 3 (0.55%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.55%) WLAN
7 2 (0.37%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.37%) VPN
8 1 (0.18%) AMQP
8 1 (0.18%) NGN
8 1 (0.18%) VLAN
8 1 (0.18%) VoIP
8 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.66%) Data Lake
2 5 (0.92%) Electronic Patient Records
3 4 (0.74%) BigQuery
3 4 (0.74%) Metadata
3 4 (0.74%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.74%) RDBMS
3 4 (0.74%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.74%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (0.37%) GIS
4 2 (0.37%) QGIS
4 2 (0.37%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (3.14%) Jenkins
2 11 (2.03%) GitLab
3 10 (1.85%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.92%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (0.55%) Snyk
General
1 114 (21.03%) Finance
2 94 (17.34%) Social Skills
3 63 (11.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (10.33%) Public Sector
5 35 (6.46%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (5.90%) Law
7 26 (4.80%) Retail
8 20 (3.69%) Marketing
9 19 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
10 17 (3.14%) Legal
11 16 (2.95%) Manufacturing
12 12 (2.21%) Banking
13 11 (2.03%) Back Office
14 10 (1.85%) Financial Institution
14 10 (1.85%) Games
15 5 (0.92%) Advertising
15 5 (0.92%) Health Technology
15 5 (0.92%) Legal Technology
16 4 (0.74%) Telecoms
17 1 (0.18%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.14%) RESTful
2 16 (2.95%) REST
3 14 (2.58%) .NET
4 12 (2.21%) OpenAPI
4 12 (2.21%) SOAP
4 12 (2.21%) Swagger
5 11 (2.03%) Lightning Web Components
6 10 (1.85%) Visualforce
7 9 (1.66%) Middleware
8 5 (0.92%) Node.js
8 5 (0.92%) XML
9 4 (0.74%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.74%) OAuth
9 4 (0.74%) OpenID
9 4 (0.74%) XBRL
10 3 (0.55%) gRPC
10 3 (0.55%) JSON
11 2 (0.37%) Django
11 2 (0.37%) GeoJSON
11 2 (0.37%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.01%) Cloud Native
2 25 (4.61%) Virtual Team
3 24 (4.43%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.06%) Data Centre
5 21 (3.87%) Cyberattack
6 11 (2.03%) Public Cloud
7 9 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.11%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.11%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.74%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.74%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.55%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (0.55%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.55%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.55%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.37%) Blog
12 2 (0.37%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.48%) Windows
2 4 (0.74%) Linux
3 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (19.00%) Presales
2 79 (14.58%) Agile
2 79 (14.58%) AI
3 76 (14.02%) TOGAF
4 73 (13.47%) Roadmaps
5 68 (12.55%) DevOps
6 52 (9.59%) Technical Architecture
7 47 (8.67%) Problem-Solving
7 47 (8.67%) Stakeholder Management
8 45 (8.30%) Analytics
8 45 (8.30%) Migration
9 44 (8.12%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 43 (7.93%) Business Development
10 43 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 39 (7.20%) Enterprise Architecture
12 38 (7.01%) Technical Leadership
13 36 (6.64%) Integration Patterns
14 35 (6.46%) Creative Problem-Solving
15 34 (6.27%) ERP
16 32 (5.90%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.21%) SQL
2 11 (2.03%) Apex Code
3 10 (1.85%) SOQL
3 10 (1.85%) SOSL
4 9 (1.66%) C#
4 9 (1.66%) Python
5 4 (0.74%) Java
6 2 (0.37%) Bicep
7 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 121 (22.32%) Security Cleared
2 100 (18.45%) SC Cleared
3 24 (4.43%) Degree
4 17 (3.14%) Cisco Certification
4 17 (3.14%) TOGAF Certification
5 14 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.21%) VCAP
6 12 (2.21%) VCDX
6 12 (2.21%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 10 (1.85%) CCNP
8 9 (1.66%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.66%) Azure Certification
9 8 (1.48%) CISSP
10 7 (1.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 7 (1.29%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.92%) CCIE
13 4 (0.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
15 1 (0.18%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.87%) NIST
2 9 (1.66%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.48%) GDPR
4 7 (1.29%) GRC
5 5 (0.92%) PMO
6 4 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.37%) NCSC
7 2 (0.37%) QA
8 1 (0.18%) GxP
8 1 (0.18%) PERC
System Software
1 17 (3.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.21%) VMware NSX
2 12 (2.21%) vSphere
3 7 (1.29%) vCloud
4 6 (1.11%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.74%) Docker
5 4 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 9 (1.66%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.92%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.74%) Ansible
3 4 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.74%) Terraform
4 1 (0.18%) CASB
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 111 (20.48%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.32%) Cisco
3 17 (3.14%) VMware
4 14 (2.58%) Salesforce
4 14 (2.58%) SAP
5 12 (2.21%) Broadcom
6 11 (2.03%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.85%) Fortinet
7 10 (1.85%) Splunk
8 9 (1.66%) Oracle
9 8 (1.48%) Juniper
10 7 (1.29%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (1.29%) Databricks
10 7 (1.29%) Dell
10 7 (1.29%) NetApp
10 7 (1.29%) Nimble Storage
11 6 (1.11%) Barracuda Networks
11 6 (1.11%) Google
11 6 (1.11%) Meraki
11 6 (1.11%) Sophos