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 18 June 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 224 88
Rank change year-on-year +119 -136 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 468 219 1,077
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.34% 1.42% 3.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.49% 1.54% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 332 129 606
10th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% -0.37%
75th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £100,000
90th Percentile - £105,000 £142,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +9.68% -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 18,802 14,192 33,322
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 92.10% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 13,698 8,671 26,073
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 18 June 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 18 June 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.

1 143 (30.56%) Azure
2 100 (21.37%) Security Cleared
3 93 (19.87%) AWS
4 91 (19.44%) Microsoft
5 84 (17.95%) Presales
6 81 (17.31%) SC Cleared
7 76 (16.24%) Agile
7 76 (16.24%) AI
8 67 (14.32%) TOGAF
9 66 (14.10%) Roadmaps
10 64 (13.68%) DevOps
11 50 (10.68%) Problem-Solving
12 47 (10.04%) Analytics
13 42 (8.97%) SaaS
14 40 (8.55%) Business Development
15 37 (7.91%) Technical Architecture
16 35 (7.48%) Creative Problem-Solving
16 35 (7.48%) GCP
17 34 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
18 33 (7.05%) Project Management
19 32 (6.84%) Digital Transformation Programme
19 32 (6.84%) Software Engineering
20 31 (6.62%) Technical Leadership
21 30 (6.41%) Generative AI
22 29 (6.20%) Continuous Improvement
22 29 (6.20%) Enterprise Architecture
23 28 (5.98%) Dynamics 365
23 28 (5.98%) ITIL
23 28 (5.98%) Time Management
24 27 (5.77%) 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 4 (0.85%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.64%) CMS
3 2 (0.43%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.43%) GeoServer
3 2 (0.43%) Oracle Spatial
4 1 (0.21%) Apache
4 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 6 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.21%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.43%) Shopify
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.21%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.21%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.21%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 143 (30.56%) Azure
2 93 (19.87%) AWS
3 42 (8.97%) SaaS
4 35 (7.48%) GCP
5 28 (5.98%) Dynamics 365
6 27 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (4.27%) Power Platform
8 19 (4.06%) PaaS
9 18 (3.85%) Serverless
10 8 (1.71%) IaaS
11 7 (1.50%) Nutanix
12 6 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.28%) Mimecast
13 5 (1.07%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (1.07%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.85%) ChatGPT
14 4 (0.85%) Entra ID
14 4 (0.85%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.64%) Azure Logic Apps
16 2 (0.43%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.49%) Broadband
2 17 (3.63%) SD-WAN
2 17 (3.63%) WAN
3 13 (2.78%) Firewall
4 12 (2.56%) Network Security
4 12 (2.56%) VSAN
5 7 (1.50%) LAN
5 7 (1.50%) MPLS
6 3 (0.64%) Modbus
6 3 (0.64%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.64%) WLAN
7 1 (0.21%) AMQP
7 1 (0.21%) NGN
7 1 (0.21%) VoIP
7 1 (0.21%) VPN
7 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.28%) Data Lake
2 5 (1.07%) Electronic Patient Records
3 4 (0.85%) BigQuery
3 4 (0.85%) Metadata
3 4 (0.85%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.85%) RDBMS
3 4 (0.85%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.85%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.43%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (0.43%) GIS
4 2 (0.43%) QGIS
4 2 (0.43%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.21%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (3.63%) Jenkins
2 10 (2.14%) GitLab
2 10 (2.14%) SonarQube
3 5 (1.07%) Rational Rhapsody
4 3 (0.64%) Snyk
5 2 (0.43%) TeamCity
General
1 98 (20.94%) Finance
2 66 (14.10%) Social Skills
3 55 (11.75%) Public Sector
4 48 (10.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 36 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (5.98%) Law
7 22 (4.70%) Marketing
8 18 (3.85%) Retail
9 15 (3.21%) Legal
10 13 (2.78%) Banking
10 13 (2.78%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.56%) Games
12 9 (1.92%) Back Office
13 7 (1.50%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.07%) Health Technology
14 5 (1.07%) Legal Technology
15 4 (0.85%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.64%) Advertising
17 1 (0.21%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.21%) .NET
2 14 (2.99%) REST
3 13 (2.78%) RESTful
4 10 (2.14%) Lightning Web Components
4 10 (2.14%) Middleware
4 10 (2.14%) SOAP
4 10 (2.14%) Visualforce
5 9 (1.92%) OpenAPI
5 9 (1.92%) Swagger
6 5 (1.07%) Node.js
6 5 (1.07%) XML
7 4 (0.85%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.85%) OAuth
7 4 (0.85%) OpenID
7 4 (0.85%) XBRL
8 3 (0.64%) gRPC
8 3 (0.64%) JSON
9 2 (0.43%) Django
9 2 (0.43%) GeoJSON
9 2 (0.43%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.48%) Cloud Native
2 24 (5.13%) Virtual Team
3 21 (4.49%) Cyberattack
3 21 (4.49%) Data Centre
4 20 (4.27%) Product Ownership
5 11 (2.35%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (1.28%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (1.28%) Web Conferencing
7 5 (1.07%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.85%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.64%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (0.64%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.64%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.43%) Blog
10 2 (0.43%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.43%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.28%) Windows
2 3 (0.64%) Linux
3 2 (0.43%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (17.95%) Presales
2 76 (16.24%) Agile
2 76 (16.24%) AI
3 67 (14.32%) TOGAF
4 66 (14.10%) Roadmaps
5 64 (13.68%) DevOps
6 50 (10.68%) Problem-Solving
7 47 (10.04%) Analytics
8 40 (8.55%) Business Development
9 37 (7.91%) Technical Architecture
10 35 (7.48%) Creative Problem-Solving
11 34 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (7.05%) Project Management
13 32 (6.84%) Digital Transformation Programme
13 32 (6.84%) Software Engineering
14 31 (6.62%) Technical Leadership
15 30 (6.41%) Generative AI
16 29 (6.20%) Continuous Improvement
16 29 (6.20%) Enterprise Architecture
17 28 (5.98%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.56%) SQL
2 10 (2.14%) Apex Code
2 10 (2.14%) C#
2 10 (2.14%) SOQL
2 10 (2.14%) SOSL
3 8 (1.71%) Python
4 5 (1.07%) Java
5 2 (0.43%) Bicep
5 2 (0.43%) Scala
6 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 100 (21.37%) Security Cleared
2 81 (17.31%) SC Cleared
3 20 (4.27%) Degree
4 17 (3.63%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (3.42%) TOGAF Certification
6 15 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.56%) VCAP
7 12 (2.56%) VCDX
7 12 (2.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 10 (2.14%) CCNP
9 7 (1.50%) CISSP
10 5 (1.07%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.07%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.07%) CCIE
10 5 (1.07%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.21%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.21%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.70%) NIST
2 9 (1.92%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.71%) GRC
4 5 (1.07%) GDPR
4 5 (1.07%) PMO
5 3 (0.64%) NCSC
5 3 (0.64%) QA
6 2 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.21%) GxP
7 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.21%) PERC
7 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (3.42%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.56%) VMware NSX
2 12 (2.56%) vSphere
3 7 (1.50%) vCloud
4 5 (1.07%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.07%) Docker
5 4 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (1.07%) Kubernetes
1 5 (1.07%) vCenter Server
2 4 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (0.85%) Terraform
3 3 (0.64%) Ansible
Vendors
1 91 (19.44%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.06%) Cisco
3 16 (3.42%) VMware
4 13 (2.78%) SAP
5 12 (2.56%) Broadcom
5 12 (2.56%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.35%) Palo Alto
6 11 (2.35%) Splunk
7 10 (2.14%) Fortinet
8 9 (1.92%) Juniper
9 7 (1.50%) CrowdStrike
9 7 (1.50%) Databricks
9 7 (1.50%) Dell
9 7 (1.50%) NetApp
9 7 (1.50%) Nimble Storage
10 6 (1.28%) Barracuda Networks
10 6 (1.28%) Meraki
10 6 (1.28%) N-able
10 6 (1.28%) Sophos
11 5 (1.07%) Google