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 26 March 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 139 113
Rank change year-on-year -19 -26 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 278 316 829
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.65% 2.45% 2.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.76% 2.59% 2.81%
Number of salaries quoted 157 210 557
10th Percentile £63,750 £59,168 £61,250
25th Percentile £71,659 £70,097 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +9.38% -0.37%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £102,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £82,500 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +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 15,820 12,189 29,478
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.80% 94.33% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 10,976 8,902 24,313
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,996
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 26 March 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 26 March 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 77 (27.70%) Azure
2 63 (22.66%) AI
2 63 (22.66%) Continuous Improvement
3 61 (21.94%) AWS
3 61 (21.94%) Problem-Solving
4 59 (21.22%) Roadmaps
5 56 (20.14%) Security Cleared
6 54 (19.42%) Agile
7 52 (18.71%) DevOps
7 52 (18.71%) Presales
8 47 (16.91%) TOGAF
9 45 (16.19%) Analytics
10 40 (14.39%) SC Cleared
11 38 (13.67%) Decision-Making
11 38 (13.67%) Microsoft
11 38 (13.67%) Project Management
12 37 (13.31%) Business Development
12 37 (13.31%) SaaS
13 36 (12.95%) Technical Architecture
14 33 (11.87%) GCP
14 33 (11.87%) Software Engineering
15 29 (10.43%) Creative Problem-Solving
15 29 (10.43%) Stakeholder Management
16 28 (10.07%) B2B
16 28 (10.07%) Event-Driven
16 28 (10.07%) Project Delivery
16 28 (10.07%) Strategic Thinking
17 27 (9.71%) Customer Experience
17 27 (9.71%) Enterprise Architecture
18 26 (9.35%) 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 7 (2.52%) CMS
2 4 (1.44%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.72%) JBoss
3 2 (0.72%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.36%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.36%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 9 (3.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.08%) Oracle General Ledger
2 3 (1.08%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (1.08%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.72%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.72%) Shopify
4 1 (0.36%) Actimize
4 1 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.36%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.36%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 77 (27.70%) Azure
2 61 (21.94%) AWS
3 37 (13.31%) SaaS
4 33 (11.87%) GCP
5 26 (9.35%) Power Platform
6 25 (8.99%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (3.96%) Serverless
8 10 (3.60%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (3.24%) IaaS
10 7 (2.52%) PaaS
11 6 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (2.16%) GitHub
12 5 (1.80%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (1.44%) Alation
13 4 (1.44%) ChatGPT
13 4 (1.44%) Cloud Composer
13 4 (1.44%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.44%) PowerApps
13 4 (1.44%) Snowflake
14 3 (1.08%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.47%) Broadband
2 11 (3.96%) SD-WAN
2 11 (3.96%) WAN
3 5 (1.80%) LAN
3 5 (1.80%) MPLS
3 5 (1.80%) Network Security
4 3 (1.08%) Firewall
4 3 (1.08%) Modbus
4 3 (1.08%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.72%) NGN
5 2 (0.72%) VSAN
6 1 (0.36%) 5G
6 1 (0.36%) AMQP
6 1 (0.36%) MIMO
6 1 (0.36%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.36%) VoIP
6 1 (0.36%) VPN
6 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.88%) Data Lake
2 6 (2.16%) Power BI
3 5 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.44%) BigQuery
4 4 (1.44%) DataStage
4 4 (1.44%) Metadata
4 4 (1.44%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.44%) QlikView
4 4 (1.44%) RDBMS
4 4 (1.44%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.44%) Tableau
5 3 (1.08%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.36%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (5.04%) Jenkins
2 12 (4.32%) GitLab
2 12 (4.32%) SonarQube
3 6 (2.16%) ERwin
4 4 (1.44%) ER Studio
4 4 (1.44%) PowerDesigner
5 2 (0.72%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.36%) JIRA
General
1 86 (30.94%) Social Skills
2 74 (26.62%) Finance
3 50 (17.99%) Public Sector
4 42 (15.11%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (11.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (10.07%) Marketing
6 28 (10.07%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (8.63%) Law
8 19 (6.83%) Retail
9 18 (6.47%) Banking
10 15 (5.40%) Back Office
11 14 (5.04%) Games
12 12 (4.32%) Legal
13 9 (3.24%) Manufacturing
14 7 (2.52%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.80%) Telecoms
16 4 (1.44%) Retail Banking
17 2 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.72%) General Ledger
18 1 (0.36%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.47%) REST
2 14 (5.04%) SOAP
3 12 (4.32%) .NET
3 12 (4.32%) Lightning Web Components
3 12 (4.32%) Visualforce
4 11 (3.96%) Middleware
4 11 (3.96%) RESTful
5 7 (2.52%) OpenAPI
5 7 (2.52%) Swagger
6 4 (1.44%) .NET Core
6 4 (1.44%) OAuth
6 4 (1.44%) OpenID
7 3 (1.08%) gRPC
7 3 (1.08%) Kafka
7 3 (1.08%) Node.js
7 3 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (1.08%) Spring
7 3 (1.08%) Web Services
8 2 (0.72%) React
8 2 (0.72%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 33 (11.87%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (9.35%) Virtual Team
3 22 (7.91%) Cloud Native
4 20 (7.19%) Product Ownership
5 13 (4.68%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (2.52%) Cyberattack
6 7 (2.52%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.16%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.80%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.44%) Blog
9 4 (1.44%) Reinsurance
10 3 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.08%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.08%) Low-Code
10 3 (1.08%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.08%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.08%) Web Conferencing
11 2 (0.72%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.80%) Windows
2 1 (0.36%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (22.66%) AI
1 63 (22.66%) Continuous Improvement
2 61 (21.94%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (21.22%) Roadmaps
4 54 (19.42%) Agile
5 52 (18.71%) DevOps
5 52 (18.71%) Presales
6 47 (16.91%) TOGAF
7 45 (16.19%) Analytics
8 38 (13.67%) Decision-Making
8 38 (13.67%) Project Management
9 37 (13.31%) Business Development
10 36 (12.95%) Technical Architecture
11 33 (11.87%) Software Engineering
12 29 (10.43%) Creative Problem-Solving
12 29 (10.43%) Stakeholder Management
13 28 (10.07%) B2B
13 28 (10.07%) Event-Driven
13 28 (10.07%) Project Delivery
13 28 (10.07%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.32%) Apex Code
1 12 (4.32%) SOQL
1 12 (4.32%) SOSL
2 10 (3.60%) Java
3 9 (3.24%) C#
4 8 (2.88%) SQL
5 4 (1.44%) Python
6 2 (0.72%) Scala
7 1 (0.36%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 56 (20.14%) Security Cleared
2 40 (14.39%) SC Cleared
3 17 (6.12%) Degree
4 15 (5.40%) TOGAF Certification
5 12 (4.32%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (3.60%) DV Cleared
7 7 (2.52%) AWS Certification
7 7 (2.52%) Azure Certification
7 7 (2.52%) CISSP
8 6 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.16%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (1.80%) CCNP
10 4 (1.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.44%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.72%) VCAP
11 2 (0.72%) VCDX
11 2 (0.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.36%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.24%) NIST
2 5 (1.80%) Data Quality
2 5 (1.80%) PMO
3 4 (1.44%) GDPR
4 3 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.08%) QA
5 2 (0.72%) GRC
6 1 (0.36%) NCSC
6 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (1.80%) Docker
2 4 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.08%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.72%) vCloud
4 2 (0.72%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.72%) vSphere
5 1 (0.36%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (2.16%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.80%) Terraform
3 4 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.36%) Ansible
Vendors
1 38 (13.67%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.12%) SAP
3 14 (5.04%) Salesforce
4 13 (4.68%) Splunk
5 10 (3.60%) Cisco
6 8 (2.88%) Google
7 7 (2.52%) Databricks
8 6 (2.16%) Fortinet
8 6 (2.16%) Meraki
9 5 (1.80%) Oracle
10 4 (1.44%) IBM
10 4 (1.44%) Informatica
10 4 (1.44%) VMware
10 4 (1.44%) Zscaler
11 3 (1.08%) Barracuda Networks
11 3 (1.08%) N-able
11 3 (1.08%) Netskope
11 3 (1.08%) Okta
11 3 (1.08%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.08%) Sophos