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 21 April 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 144 86
Rank change year-on-year +5 -58 +46
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 342 315 1,067
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.91% 2.36% 3.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.05% 2.54% 3.44%
Number of salaries quoted 211 209 557
10th Percentile £55,544 £60,000 £61,850
25th Percentile £70,000 £70,097 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.25% -3.03%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £96,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,500 £125,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -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 16,722 12,400 31,017
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 92.93% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,033 9,079 24,854
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%

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 21 April 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 21 April 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 98 (28.65%) Azure
2 69 (20.18%) Security Cleared
3 67 (19.59%) AWS
4 66 (19.30%) AI
5 64 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
6 62 (18.13%) TOGAF
7 60 (17.54%) Continuous Improvement
8 58 (16.96%) Microsoft
9 56 (16.37%) SC Cleared
10 55 (16.08%) DevOps
11 54 (15.79%) Presales
12 53 (15.50%) Roadmaps
13 51 (14.91%) Agile
14 48 (14.04%) Analytics
15 40 (11.70%) SaaS
15 40 (11.70%) Software Engineering
16 39 (11.40%) Project Management
17 36 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
17 36 (10.53%) Technical Architecture
18 35 (10.23%) Creative Problem-Solving
18 35 (10.23%) Decision-Making
19 33 (9.65%) Business Development
20 30 (8.77%) Enterprise Architecture
21 28 (8.19%) GCP
21 28 (8.19%) ITIL
21 28 (8.19%) Microsoft 365
21 28 (8.19%) Project Delivery
22 27 (7.89%) Customer Experience
22 27 (7.89%) Strategic Thinking
22 27 (7.89%) Time Management

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 (2.05%) CMS
2 4 (1.17%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.58%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.58%) GeoServer
3 2 (0.58%) JBoss
3 2 (0.58%) Oracle Spatial
3 2 (0.58%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.29%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.29%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 9 (2.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.88%) Oracle General Ledger
2 3 (0.88%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (0.88%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.58%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.58%) Shopify
4 1 (0.29%) Actimize
4 1 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.29%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 98 (28.65%) Azure
2 67 (19.59%) AWS
3 40 (11.70%) SaaS
4 28 (8.19%) GCP
4 28 (8.19%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (6.73%) Power Platform
6 13 (3.80%) Serverless
7 12 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.92%) IaaS
9 8 (2.34%) PaaS
10 6 (1.75%) Mimecast
11 5 (1.46%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.17%) ChatGPT
12 4 (1.17%) OneDrive
12 4 (1.17%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.88%) Nutanix
13 3 (0.88%) OCI
14 2 (0.58%) Azure Machine Learning
14 2 (0.58%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.97%) Broadband
2 10 (2.92%) SD-WAN
2 10 (2.92%) WAN
3 9 (2.63%) Network Security
4 5 (1.46%) Firewall
4 5 (1.46%) LAN
5 4 (1.17%) MPLS
6 3 (0.88%) Modbus
6 3 (0.88%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.88%) VSAN
7 2 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.29%) AMQP
8 1 (0.29%) NGN
8 1 (0.29%) VoIP
8 1 (0.29%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.46%) Data Lake
1 5 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (1.17%) Metadata
2 4 (1.17%) NoSQL
2 4 (1.17%) RDBMS
2 4 (1.17%) Relational Database
2 4 (1.17%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.88%) Power BI
4 2 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.58%) Electronic Patient Records
4 2 (0.58%) GIS
4 2 (0.58%) QGIS
5 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.29%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 12 (3.51%) Jenkins
2 10 (2.92%) GitLab
2 10 (2.92%) SonarQube
3 2 (0.58%) ERwin
3 2 (0.58%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.58%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.29%) JIRA
General
1 93 (27.19%) Social Skills
2 77 (22.51%) Finance
3 60 (17.54%) Public Sector
4 44 (12.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 43 (12.57%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (9.06%) Presentation Skills
7 28 (8.19%) Marketing
8 25 (7.31%) Law
9 15 (4.39%) Retail
10 14 (4.09%) Banking
10 14 (4.09%) Legal
11 13 (3.80%) Back Office
12 12 (3.51%) Games
13 9 (2.63%) Manufacturing
14 7 (2.05%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.46%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.58%) Advertising
16 2 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.58%) General Ledger
16 2 (0.58%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.56%) .NET
2 16 (4.68%) REST
3 13 (3.80%) Middleware
4 12 (3.51%) RESTful
4 12 (3.51%) SOAP
5 10 (2.92%) Lightning Web Components
5 10 (2.92%) Visualforce
6 7 (2.05%) OpenAPI
6 7 (2.05%) Swagger
7 6 (1.75%) XML
8 4 (1.17%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.17%) OAuth
8 4 (1.17%) OpenID
8 4 (1.17%) XBRL
9 3 (0.88%) gRPC
9 3 (0.88%) JSON
9 3 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (0.88%) Spring
9 3 (0.88%) Web Services
10 2 (0.58%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.36%) Self-Motivation
2 25 (7.31%) Virtual Team
3 22 (6.43%) Cloud Native
4 21 (6.14%) Cyberattack
5 18 (5.26%) Product Ownership
6 11 (3.22%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (2.92%) Public Cloud
8 7 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.75%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.75%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.75%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.88%) Blog
11 3 (0.88%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.88%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.88%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.88%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.58%) DataPower
12 2 (0.58%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.46%) Windows
2 2 (0.58%) Linux
2 2 (0.58%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (19.30%) AI
2 64 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
3 62 (18.13%) TOGAF
4 60 (17.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 55 (16.08%) DevOps
6 54 (15.79%) Presales
7 53 (15.50%) Roadmaps
8 51 (14.91%) Agile
9 48 (14.04%) Analytics
10 40 (11.70%) Software Engineering
11 39 (11.40%) Project Management
12 36 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
12 36 (10.53%) Technical Architecture
13 35 (10.23%) Creative Problem-Solving
13 35 (10.23%) Decision-Making
14 33 (9.65%) Business Development
15 30 (8.77%) Enterprise Architecture
16 28 (8.19%) ITIL
16 28 (8.19%) Project Delivery
17 27 (7.89%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 13 (3.80%) C#
2 10 (2.92%) Apex Code
2 10 (2.92%) Java
2 10 (2.92%) SOQL
2 10 (2.92%) SOSL
2 10 (2.92%) SQL
3 5 (1.46%) Python
4 2 (0.58%) Scala
5 1 (0.29%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 69 (20.18%) Security Cleared
2 56 (16.37%) SC Cleared
3 22 (6.43%) Degree
4 15 (4.39%) TOGAF Certification
5 12 (3.51%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (2.92%) DV Cleared
7 7 (2.05%) CISSP
8 6 (1.75%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.46%) CCNP
10 4 (1.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (1.17%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.88%) VCAP
11 3 (0.88%) VCDX
11 3 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 2 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.58%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.29%) FFIEC
13 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.73%) NIST
2 5 (1.46%) GDPR
2 5 (1.46%) PMO
3 3 (0.88%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.88%) QA
4 2 (0.58%) GRC
5 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.29%) NCSC
5 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.29%) PERC
5 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 7 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (1.46%) Docker
3 3 (0.88%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.88%) vCloud
3 3 (0.88%) VMware NSX
3 3 (0.88%) vSphere
4 1 (0.29%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.46%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.58%) Ansible
4 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 58 (16.96%) Microsoft
2 13 (3.80%) SAP
3 12 (3.51%) Salesforce
4 11 (3.22%) Cisco
4 11 (3.22%) Splunk
5 8 (2.34%) Fortinet
6 7 (2.05%) Databricks
6 7 (2.05%) Oracle
6 7 (2.05%) VMware
7 6 (1.75%) Barracuda Networks
7 6 (1.75%) Meraki
7 6 (1.75%) N-able
7 6 (1.75%) Sophos
8 4 (1.17%) Google
8 4 (1.17%) Zscaler
9 3 (0.88%) Broadcom
9 3 (0.88%) Netskope
9 3 (0.88%) Nimble Storage
9 3 (0.88%) Okta
9 3 (0.88%) Palo Alto