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 15 August 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 249 70
Rank change year-on-year +139 -179 +54
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 565 187 934
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 1.13% 3.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% 1.22% 3.92%
Number of salaries quoted 434 102 483
10th Percentile £65,000 £60,125 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £65,188 £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 £160,750
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 21,451 15,271 23,811
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 92.17% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 15,322 9,301 17,327
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,227
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 £98,474 £96,000
UK median annual salary £56,076 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.96% - -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 15 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 15 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.

1 166 (29.38%) Azure
2 112 (19.82%) Presales
3 111 (19.65%) Security Cleared
4 104 (18.41%) Microsoft
5 92 (16.28%) AWS
5 92 (16.28%) SC Cleared
6 82 (14.51%) AI
7 78 (13.81%) Agile
8 69 (12.21%) Roadmaps
9 63 (11.15%) TOGAF
10 62 (10.97%) DevOps
11 54 (9.56%) Technical Architecture
12 52 (9.20%) Stakeholder Management
13 49 (8.67%) Problem-Solving
14 46 (8.14%) Migration
15 45 (7.96%) Analytics
16 44 (7.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 44 (7.79%) Technical Leadership
17 43 (7.61%) SaaS
18 42 (7.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
19 41 (7.26%) Business Development
19 41 (7.26%) GCP
20 40 (7.08%) Integration Patterns
21 39 (6.90%) Dynamics 365
22 37 (6.55%) Enterprise Architecture
23 36 (6.37%) ERP
24 35 (6.19%) Creative Problem-Solving
24 35 (6.19%) Customer Engagement
25 34 (6.02%) Mentoring
26 33 (5.84%) 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 (0.71%) 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 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (0.71%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.53%) Oracle Cash Management
1 3 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
1 3 (0.53%) Oracle General Ledger
1 3 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
1 3 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
1 3 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.35%) Shopify
3 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.18%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.18%) SAP IS-U
3 1 (0.18%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 166 (29.38%) Azure
2 92 (16.28%) AWS
3 43 (7.61%) SaaS
4 41 (7.26%) GCP
5 39 (6.90%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (3.54%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (3.54%) PaaS
6 20 (3.54%) Power Platform
7 14 (2.48%) Serverless
8 13 (2.30%) dbt
9 8 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.24%) Azure AKS
10 7 (1.24%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.06%) Mimecast
12 5 (0.88%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.88%) IaaS
13 4 (0.71%) Azure Service Bus
13 4 (0.71%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.53%) Azure Logic Apps
14 3 (0.53%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.48%) Firewall
1 14 (2.48%) Network Security
1 14 (2.48%) SD-WAN
1 14 (2.48%) WAN
2 13 (2.30%) Broadband
3 12 (2.12%) VSAN
4 9 (1.59%) MPLS
5 7 (1.24%) Unified Communications
6 6 (1.06%) 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 (1.59%) Data Lake
2 5 (0.88%) Electronic Patient Records
2 5 (0.88%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.71%) BigQuery
3 4 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.71%) Metadata
3 4 (0.71%) Semantic Layer
4 3 (0.53%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.53%) MySQL
4 3 (0.53%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.35%) Geospatial Data
5 2 (0.35%) GIS
5 2 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.35%) QGIS
6 1 (0.18%) Data Hub
6 1 (0.18%) Power BI
6 1 (0.18%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 14 (2.48%) Jenkins
2 8 (1.42%) GitLab
3 6 (1.06%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.88%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (0.53%) Snyk
General
1 119 (21.06%) Finance
2 95 (16.81%) Social Skills
3 62 (10.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 54 (9.56%) Public Sector
5 35 (6.19%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (4.60%) Law
7 23 (4.07%) Retail
8 20 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (2.65%) Marketing
10 14 (2.48%) Manufacturing
11 11 (1.95%) Banking
12 9 (1.59%) Back Office
12 9 (1.59%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.42%) Legal
14 7 (1.24%) Advertising
14 7 (1.24%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.06%) Games
16 5 (0.88%) Health Technology
17 3 (0.53%) Aerospace
18 1 (0.18%) Brand Awareness
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.83%) RESTful
2 14 (2.48%) REST
3 13 (2.30%) .NET
4 12 (2.12%) Middleware
5 11 (1.95%) OpenAPI
5 11 (1.95%) Swagger
6 10 (1.77%) SOAP
7 8 (1.42%) Lightning Web Components
8 6 (1.06%) Visualforce
9 5 (0.88%) XML
10 4 (0.71%) Node.js
10 4 (0.71%) XBRL
11 3 (0.53%) .NET Core
11 3 (0.53%) gRPC
11 3 (0.53%) JSON
12 2 (0.35%) Django
12 2 (0.35%) GeoJSON
12 2 (0.35%) OAuth
12 2 (0.35%) OpenID
12 2 (0.35%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 36 (6.37%) Cloud Native
2 25 (4.42%) Virtual Team
3 23 (4.07%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.72%) Cyberattack
5 20 (3.54%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.30%) Public Cloud
7 11 (1.95%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.24%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.06%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.06%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.71%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.53%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (0.53%) Distributed Systems
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
12 2 (0.35%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.06%) Windows
2 4 (0.71%) Linux
3 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (19.82%) Presales
2 82 (14.51%) AI
3 78 (13.81%) Agile
4 69 (12.21%) Roadmaps
5 63 (11.15%) TOGAF
6 62 (10.97%) DevOps
7 54 (9.56%) Technical Architecture
8 52 (9.20%) Stakeholder Management
9 49 (8.67%) Problem-Solving
10 46 (8.14%) Migration
11 45 (7.96%) Analytics
12 44 (7.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 44 (7.79%) Technical Leadership
13 42 (7.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 41 (7.26%) Business Development
15 40 (7.08%) Integration Patterns
16 37 (6.55%) Enterprise Architecture
17 36 (6.37%) ERP
18 35 (6.19%) Creative Problem-Solving
18 35 (6.19%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 14 (2.48%) C#
1 14 (2.48%) Python
2 13 (2.30%) SQL
3 8 (1.42%) Apex Code
4 6 (1.06%) SOQL
4 6 (1.06%) SOSL
5 5 (0.88%) Java
6 3 (0.53%) Go
6 3 (0.53%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.53%) Rust
7 2 (0.35%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 111 (19.65%) Security Cleared
2 92 (16.28%) SC Cleared
3 26 (4.60%) Degree
4 16 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (2.12%) TOGAF Certification
6 12 (2.12%) VCAP
6 12 (2.12%) VCDX
6 12 (2.12%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 11 (1.95%) AWS Certification
7 11 (1.95%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.42%) CCNP
8 8 (1.42%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.24%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (0.88%) CCIE
10 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.71%) CISSP
12 2 (0.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 1 (0.18%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.72%) NIST
2 11 (1.95%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.24%) GRC
4 6 (1.06%) GDPR
5 4 (0.71%) 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%) GxP
7 1 (0.18%) PERC
System Software
1 17 (3.01%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.12%) VMware NSX
2 12 (2.12%) vSphere
3 7 (1.24%) vCloud
4 5 (0.88%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.71%) Docker
5 4 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (3.01%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.88%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.71%) Ansible
3 4 (0.71%) Terraform
4 3 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.35%) CASB
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 104 (18.41%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.19%) Cisco
2 18 (3.19%) Salesforce
3 17 (3.01%) VMware
4 16 (2.83%) SAP
5 13 (2.30%) Oracle
6 12 (2.12%) Broadcom
7 11 (1.95%) Palo Alto
8 9 (1.59%) Fortinet
9 8 (1.42%) Juniper
10 7 (1.24%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (1.24%) Databricks
10 7 (1.24%) Dell
10 7 (1.24%) NetApp
10 7 (1.24%) Nimble Storage
11 6 (1.06%) Barracuda Networks
11 6 (1.06%) Meraki
11 6 (1.06%) N-able
11 6 (1.06%) Sophos
11 6 (1.06%) Splunk