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 2 September 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 252 72
Rank change year-on-year +143 -180 +51
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 576 180 889
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.47% 1.10% 3.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.62% 1.19% 3.80%
Number of salaries quoted 437 100 436
10th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £66,438 £70,000
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 21,963 15,177 23,401
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 92.60% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 15,621 9,254 16,129
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,750
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 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,000 £96,250
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 2 September 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 2 September 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.

1 159 (27.60%) Azure
2 116 (20.14%) Presales
3 105 (18.23%) Security Cleared
4 104 (18.06%) Microsoft
5 89 (15.45%) AI
6 86 (14.93%) AWS
7 84 (14.58%) SC Cleared
8 78 (13.54%) Agile
9 76 (13.19%) Roadmaps
10 61 (10.59%) TOGAF
11 57 (9.90%) DevOps
12 56 (9.72%) Technical Architecture
13 54 (9.38%) Stakeholder Management
14 52 (9.03%) Migration
14 52 (9.03%) Technical Leadership
15 49 (8.51%) SaaS
16 48 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 45 (7.81%) Business Development
18 44 (7.64%) Digital Transformation Programme
18 44 (7.64%) Problem-Solving
19 42 (7.29%) Analytics
19 42 (7.29%) ERP
20 39 (6.77%) Dynamics 365
21 37 (6.42%) Integration Patterns
22 36 (6.25%) Customer Engagement
22 36 (6.25%) Enterprise Architecture
22 36 (6.25%) GCP
22 36 (6.25%) Translating Business Requirements
23 35 (6.08%) Creative Problem-Solving
24 34 (5.90%) Mentoring

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 5 (0.87%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.35%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.35%) GeoServer
2 2 (0.35%) Oracle Spatial
3 1 (0.17%) Apache
3 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.17%) Appian
3 1 (0.17%) CMS
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.17%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 4 (0.69%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.17%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.04%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.52%) Oracle Cash Management
3 3 (0.52%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.52%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.35%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.17%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 159 (27.60%) Azure
2 86 (14.93%) AWS
3 49 (8.51%) SaaS
4 39 (6.77%) Dynamics 365
5 36 (6.25%) GCP
6 20 (3.47%) Power Platform
7 19 (3.30%) Microsoft 365
7 19 (3.30%) PaaS
8 13 (2.26%) dbt
8 13 (2.26%) Serverless
9 7 (1.22%) Azure AKS
9 7 (1.22%) Nutanix
10 6 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.04%) Mimecast
10 6 (1.04%) OCI
11 5 (0.87%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.87%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (0.69%) Azure Databricks
12 4 (0.69%) Azure Service Bus
13 3 (0.52%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.43%) Firewall
2 12 (2.08%) Network Security
2 12 (2.08%) SD-WAN
2 12 (2.08%) VSAN
2 12 (2.08%) WAN
3 11 (1.91%) Broadband
4 8 (1.39%) MPLS
5 7 (1.22%) Unified Communications
6 5 (0.87%) LAN
7 3 (0.52%) SDH
7 3 (0.52%) WLAN
8 1 (0.17%) Modbus
8 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.17%) VLAN
8 1 (0.17%) VPN
8 1 (0.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.22%) Data Lake
1 7 (1.22%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.87%) Electronic Patient Records
2 5 (0.87%) MongoDB
2 5 (0.87%) MySQL
3 4 (0.69%) BigQuery
3 4 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.69%) Metadata
3 4 (0.69%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.35%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (0.35%) GIS
4 2 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.35%) QGIS
5 1 (0.17%) Data Hub
5 1 (0.17%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 12 (2.08%) Jenkins
2 6 (1.04%) GitLab
3 5 (0.87%) Rational Rhapsody
4 4 (0.69%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.52%) Snyk
General
1 135 (23.44%) Finance
2 105 (18.23%) Social Skills
3 66 (11.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 57 (9.90%) Public Sector
5 28 (4.86%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (4.86%) Law
6 27 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (4.17%) Retail
8 16 (2.78%) Banking
9 12 (2.08%) Back Office
9 12 (2.08%) Financial Institution
9 12 (2.08%) Marketing
10 9 (1.56%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.22%) Advertising
11 7 (1.22%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.04%) Legal
13 5 (0.87%) Health Technology
14 4 (0.69%) Games
15 3 (0.52%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.47%) RESTful
2 14 (2.43%) .NET
2 14 (2.43%) OpenAPI
2 14 (2.43%) Swagger
3 12 (2.08%) Middleware
4 10 (1.74%) REST
5 8 (1.39%) SOAP
6 6 (1.04%) Lightning Web Components
7 5 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (0.87%) XML
8 4 (0.69%) Node.js
8 4 (0.69%) Terraform
8 4 (0.69%) Visualforce
8 4 (0.69%) XBRL
9 3 (0.52%) JSON
10 2 (0.35%) Django
10 2 (0.35%) GeoJSON
10 2 (0.35%) Web Services
11 1 (0.17%) .NET Core
11 1 (0.17%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.21%) Cloud Native
2 27 (4.69%) Product Ownership
3 25 (4.34%) Virtual Team
4 21 (3.65%) Cyberattack
5 20 (3.47%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.08%) Public Cloud
7 11 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.22%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.04%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.04%) Web Conferencing
10 5 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.87%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.52%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (0.52%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.52%) IoT
11 3 (0.52%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.52%) Social Media
11 3 (0.52%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.35%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.35%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.69%) Linux
1 4 (0.69%) Windows
2 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (20.14%) Presales
2 89 (15.45%) AI
3 78 (13.54%) Agile
4 76 (13.19%) Roadmaps
5 61 (10.59%) TOGAF
6 57 (9.90%) DevOps
7 56 (9.72%) Technical Architecture
8 54 (9.38%) Stakeholder Management
9 52 (9.03%) Migration
9 52 (9.03%) Technical Leadership
10 48 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 45 (7.81%) Business Development
12 44 (7.64%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 44 (7.64%) Problem-Solving
13 42 (7.29%) Analytics
13 42 (7.29%) ERP
14 37 (6.42%) Integration Patterns
15 36 (6.25%) Customer Engagement
15 36 (6.25%) Enterprise Architecture
15 36 (6.25%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 17 (2.95%) Python
2 16 (2.78%) C#
3 11 (1.91%) SQL
4 8 (1.39%) Java
5 6 (1.04%) Apex Code
6 5 (0.87%) Go
6 5 (0.87%) Rust
7 4 (0.69%) SOQL
7 4 (0.69%) SOSL
8 3 (0.52%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.35%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 105 (18.23%) Security Cleared
2 84 (14.58%) SC Cleared
3 26 (4.51%) Degree
4 16 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (2.26%) TOGAF Certification
6 12 (2.08%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.08%) VCAP
6 12 (2.08%) VCDX
6 12 (2.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 11 (1.91%) AWS Certification
7 11 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (1.39%) CCNP
8 8 (1.39%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (0.87%) CCIE
11 2 (0.35%) CISSP
12 1 (0.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 1 (0.17%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.65%) NIST
2 11 (1.91%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.22%) GRC
4 6 (1.04%) GDPR
5 4 (0.69%) 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 (0.17%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.17%) GxP
7 1 (0.17%) PERC
System Software
1 17 (2.95%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.08%) VMware NSX
2 12 (2.08%) vSphere
3 7 (1.22%) vCloud
4 4 (0.69%) Docker
4 4 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.52%) Active Directory
6 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (2.95%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.87%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.69%) Ansible
4 2 (0.35%) CASB
4 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 104 (18.06%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.47%) Oracle
3 19 (3.30%) SAP
4 17 (2.95%) VMware
5 16 (2.78%) Cisco
5 16 (2.78%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.08%) Broadcom
7 11 (1.91%) Juniper
8 10 (1.74%) Palo Alto
9 9 (1.56%) Fortinet
10 7 (1.22%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (1.22%) Databricks
10 7 (1.22%) Dell
10 7 (1.22%) NetApp
10 7 (1.22%) Nimble Storage
11 6 (1.04%) Barracuda Networks
11 6 (1.04%) N-able
11 6 (1.04%) Sophos
12 5 (0.87%) IFS
12 5 (0.87%) ServiceNow