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 24 August 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 263 74
Rank change year-on-year +152 -189 +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 570 180 909
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.47% 1.08% 3.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% 1.17% 3.81%
Number of salaries quoted 436 100 460
10th Percentile £65,000 £61,125 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £65,563 £72,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.03%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £112,500
90th Percentile - £105,000 £165,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% -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 21,706 15,346 23,850
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 92.45% 96.32%
Number of salaries quoted 15,496 9,341 16,922
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,523
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,840 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,045
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 24 August 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 24 August 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 (28.77%) Azure
2 114 (20.00%) Presales
3 107 (18.77%) Security Cleared
4 103 (18.07%) Microsoft
5 91 (15.96%) AWS
6 88 (15.44%) AI
6 88 (15.44%) SC Cleared
7 77 (13.51%) Agile
8 72 (12.63%) Roadmaps
9 60 (10.53%) TOGAF
10 59 (10.35%) DevOps
11 55 (9.65%) Technical Architecture
12 54 (9.47%) Stakeholder Management
13 50 (8.77%) Migration
14 48 (8.42%) Problem-Solving
14 48 (8.42%) Technical Leadership
15 47 (8.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 46 (8.07%) SaaS
17 45 (7.89%) Analytics
18 43 (7.54%) Business Development
19 42 (7.37%) Digital Transformation Programme
20 41 (7.19%) GCP
21 40 (7.02%) ERP
22 39 (6.84%) Integration Patterns
23 38 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
23 38 (6.67%) Enterprise Architecture
24 37 (6.49%) Customer Engagement
25 35 (6.14%) Creative Problem-Solving
26 34 (5.96%) Mentoring
27 33 (5.79%) 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 6 (1.05%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.35%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.35%) CMS
2 2 (0.35%) GeoServer
2 2 (0.35%) Oracle Spatial
3 1 (0.18%) Apache
3 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.18%) Appian
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 4 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (0.70%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.53%) Oracle Cash Management
3 3 (0.53%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.35%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.35%) Shopify
5 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.18%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 164 (28.77%) Azure
2 91 (15.96%) AWS
3 46 (8.07%) SaaS
4 41 (7.19%) GCP
5 38 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
6 21 (3.68%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (3.68%) Power Platform
7 19 (3.33%) PaaS
8 14 (2.46%) Serverless
9 13 (2.28%) dbt
10 7 (1.23%) Azure AKS
10 7 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.23%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.05%) Mimecast
12 5 (0.88%) OCI
12 5 (0.88%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.88%) SuccessFactors
13 4 (0.70%) Azure Service Bus
13 4 (0.70%) Entra ID
14 3 (0.53%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.46%) Firewall
1 14 (2.46%) SD-WAN
1 14 (2.46%) WAN
2 12 (2.11%) Network Security
2 12 (2.11%) VSAN
3 11 (1.93%) Broadband
4 9 (1.58%) MPLS
5 7 (1.23%) Unified Communications
6 6 (1.05%) LAN
7 3 (0.53%) Modbus
7 3 (0.53%) SDH
7 3 (0.53%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.53%) WLAN
8 1 (0.18%) VLAN
8 1 (0.18%) VPN
8 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.58%) Data Lake
2 6 (1.05%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.88%) Electronic Patient Records
4 4 (0.70%) BigQuery
4 4 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.70%) Metadata
4 4 (0.70%) MongoDB
4 4 (0.70%) MySQL
4 4 (0.70%) Semantic Layer
5 3 (0.53%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.35%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (0.35%) GIS
6 2 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.35%) QGIS
7 1 (0.18%) Data Hub
7 1 (0.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 12 (2.11%) Jenkins
2 6 (1.05%) GitLab
3 5 (0.88%) Rational Rhapsody
4 4 (0.70%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.53%) Snyk
General
1 125 (21.93%) Finance
2 101 (17.72%) Social Skills
3 64 (11.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 55 (9.65%) Public Sector
5 35 (6.14%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (4.74%) Law
7 24 (4.21%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (4.21%) Retail
8 13 (2.28%) Banking
8 13 (2.28%) Marketing
9 11 (1.93%) Manufacturing
10 10 (1.75%) Back Office
10 10 (1.75%) Financial Institution
11 7 (1.23%) Advertising
11 7 (1.23%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.05%) Legal
13 5 (0.88%) Health Technology
14 4 (0.70%) Games
14 4 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.53%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.16%) RESTful
2 15 (2.63%) .NET
3 12 (2.11%) Middleware
3 12 (2.11%) OpenAPI
3 12 (2.11%) REST
3 12 (2.11%) Swagger
4 8 (1.40%) SOAP
5 6 (1.05%) Lightning Web Components
6 5 (0.88%) XML
7 4 (0.70%) Node.js
7 4 (0.70%) Terraform
7 4 (0.70%) Visualforce
7 4 (0.70%) XBRL
8 3 (0.53%) .NET Core
8 3 (0.53%) gRPC
8 3 (0.53%) JSON
8 3 (0.53%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.35%) Django
9 2 (0.35%) OAuth
9 2 (0.35%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 35 (6.14%) Cloud Native
2 25 (4.39%) Virtual Team
3 23 (4.04%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.68%) Cyberattack
5 20 (3.51%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.28%) Public Cloud
7 11 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.23%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.05%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.05%) Onboarding
9 6 (1.05%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.70%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.53%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (0.53%) IoT
11 3 (0.53%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.53%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.53%) Social Media
11 3 (0.53%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.35%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.05%) Windows
2 4 (0.70%) Linux
3 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (20.00%) Presales
2 88 (15.44%) AI
3 77 (13.51%) Agile
4 72 (12.63%) Roadmaps
5 60 (10.53%) TOGAF
6 59 (10.35%) DevOps
7 55 (9.65%) Technical Architecture
8 54 (9.47%) Stakeholder Management
9 50 (8.77%) Migration
10 48 (8.42%) Problem-Solving
10 48 (8.42%) Technical Leadership
11 47 (8.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 45 (7.89%) Analytics
13 43 (7.54%) Business Development
14 42 (7.37%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 40 (7.02%) ERP
16 39 (6.84%) Integration Patterns
17 38 (6.67%) Enterprise Architecture
18 37 (6.49%) Customer Engagement
19 35 (6.14%) Creative Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 16 (2.81%) C#
1 16 (2.81%) Python
2 13 (2.28%) SQL
3 7 (1.23%) Java
4 6 (1.05%) Apex Code
5 4 (0.70%) Go
5 4 (0.70%) Rust
5 4 (0.70%) SOQL
5 4 (0.70%) SOSL
6 3 (0.53%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.35%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 107 (18.77%) Security Cleared
2 88 (15.44%) SC Cleared
3 26 (4.56%) Degree
4 16 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (2.28%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (2.11%) TOGAF Certification
6 12 (2.11%) VCAP
6 12 (2.11%) VCDX
6 12 (2.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 11 (1.93%) AWS Certification
7 11 (1.93%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.40%) CCNP
8 8 (1.40%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.88%) CCIE
12 3 (0.53%) CISSP
13 2 (0.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 1 (0.18%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.68%) NIST
2 11 (1.93%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.23%) GRC
4 6 (1.05%) GDPR
5 4 (0.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (0.35%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.35%) NCSC
6 2 (0.35%) QA
7 1 (0.18%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.18%) GxP
7 1 (0.18%) PERC
System Software
1 17 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.11%) VMware NSX
2 12 (2.11%) vSphere
3 7 (1.23%) vCloud
4 4 (0.70%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.70%) Docker
4 4 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (2.98%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.88%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.70%) Ansible
4 3 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.35%) CASB
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 103 (18.07%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.33%) SAP
3 18 (3.16%) Cisco
4 17 (2.98%) Oracle
4 17 (2.98%) Salesforce
4 17 (2.98%) VMware
5 12 (2.11%) Broadcom
6 11 (1.93%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.75%) Juniper
8 9 (1.58%) Fortinet
9 7 (1.23%) CrowdStrike
9 7 (1.23%) Databricks
9 7 (1.23%) Dell
9 7 (1.23%) NetApp
9 7 (1.23%) Nimble Storage
10 6 (1.05%) Barracuda Networks
10 6 (1.05%) Meraki
10 6 (1.05%) N-able
10 6 (1.05%) Sophos
11 5 (0.88%) Google