Hybrid/Remote Solutions Architect Job Trends

Solution Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Solution Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 229 87
Rank change year-on-year +121 -142 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 449 220 1,080
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.28% 1.45% 3.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.42% 1.58% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 318 129 609
10th Percentile £63,375 £62,500 £56,809
25th Percentile £69,691 £70,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £82,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.13% -0.49%
75th Percentile £97,438 £98,474 £97,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £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 18,542 13,914 32,971
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.16% 91.99% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 13,523 8,567 25,882
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,250
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 £78,625 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £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 12 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 12 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.

1 135 (30.07%) Azure
2 95 (21.16%) Security Cleared
3 88 (19.60%) AWS
4 83 (18.49%) Microsoft
5 80 (17.82%) Presales
6 78 (17.37%) SC Cleared
7 73 (16.26%) AI
8 71 (15.81%) Agile
9 65 (14.48%) TOGAF
10 62 (13.81%) DevOps
11 61 (13.59%) Roadmaps
12 52 (11.58%) Problem-Solving
13 47 (10.47%) Analytics
14 42 (9.35%) SaaS
15 40 (8.91%) Business Development
16 35 (7.80%) Creative Problem-Solving
16 35 (7.80%) Technical Architecture
17 34 (7.57%) Software Engineering
18 33 (7.35%) Project Management
19 32 (7.13%) GCP
20 31 (6.90%) Stakeholder Management
21 30 (6.68%) Continuous Improvement
22 29 (6.46%) Generative AI
23 28 (6.24%) Customer Engagement
23 28 (6.24%) ITIL
24 27 (6.01%) Digital Transformation Programme
24 27 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
24 27 (6.01%) Technical Leadership
24 27 (6.01%) Time Management
25 26 (5.79%) B2B

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 (0.89%) CMS
1 4 (0.89%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.45%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.45%) GeoServer
2 2 (0.45%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 6 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.22%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (1.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.45%) Shopify
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.22%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.22%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.22%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 135 (30.07%) Azure
2 88 (19.60%) AWS
3 42 (9.35%) SaaS
4 32 (7.13%) GCP
5 27 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (5.35%) Dynamics 365
7 18 (4.01%) PaaS
7 18 (4.01%) Power Platform
8 17 (3.79%) Serverless
9 8 (1.78%) IaaS
10 7 (1.56%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.34%) Mimecast
12 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (1.11%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (0.89%) ChatGPT
13 4 (0.89%) Entra ID
13 4 (0.89%) OneDrive
14 2 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.45%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.45%) Broadband
2 17 (3.79%) SD-WAN
2 17 (3.79%) WAN
3 13 (2.90%) Firewall
4 12 (2.67%) Network Security
5 11 (2.45%) VSAN
6 7 (1.56%) LAN
6 7 (1.56%) MPLS
7 3 (0.67%) Modbus
7 3 (0.67%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.67%) WLAN
8 1 (0.22%) AMQP
8 1 (0.22%) NGN
8 1 (0.22%) VoIP
8 1 (0.22%) VPN
8 1 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.11%) Electronic Patient Records
2 4 (0.89%) Data Lake
2 4 (0.89%) Metadata
2 4 (0.89%) NoSQL
2 4 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (0.89%) RDBMS
2 4 (0.89%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.67%) BigQuery
3 3 (0.67%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (0.45%) GIS
4 2 (0.45%) QGIS
4 2 (0.45%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.22%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 15 (3.34%) Jenkins
2 10 (2.23%) GitLab
2 10 (2.23%) SonarQube
3 5 (1.11%) Rational Rhapsody
4 3 (0.67%) Snyk
5 2 (0.45%) TeamCity
General
1 89 (19.82%) Finance
2 63 (14.03%) Social Skills
3 54 (12.03%) Public Sector
4 46 (10.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 37 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (6.24%) Law
7 24 (5.35%) Marketing
8 15 (3.34%) Legal
8 15 (3.34%) Retail
9 13 (2.90%) Banking
10 12 (2.67%) Games
10 12 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.45%) Manufacturing
12 10 (2.23%) Back Office
13 7 (1.56%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.11%) Health Technology
14 5 (1.11%) Legal Technology
15 4 (0.89%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.67%) Advertising
17 1 (0.22%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.34%) .NET
2 14 (3.12%) REST
3 12 (2.67%) RESTful
4 10 (2.23%) Lightning Web Components
4 10 (2.23%) SOAP
4 10 (2.23%) Visualforce
5 9 (2.00%) Middleware
6 8 (1.78%) OpenAPI
6 8 (1.78%) Swagger
7 4 (0.89%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.89%) Node.js
7 4 (0.89%) OAuth
7 4 (0.89%) OpenID
7 4 (0.89%) XBRL
7 4 (0.89%) XML
8 3 (0.67%) gRPC
8 3 (0.67%) JSON
9 2 (0.45%) Akka
9 2 (0.45%) Django
9 2 (0.45%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.13%) Cloud Native
2 24 (5.35%) Virtual Team
3 21 (4.68%) Cyberattack
4 19 (4.23%) Product Ownership
5 18 (4.01%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.45%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (1.34%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.34%) Web Conferencing
8 5 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.89%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.67%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (0.67%) Management Information System
10 3 (0.67%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.45%) Blog
11 2 (0.45%) Taxonomies
11 2 (0.45%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.11%) Windows
2 2 (0.45%) Linux
2 2 (0.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (17.82%) Presales
2 73 (16.26%) AI
3 71 (15.81%) Agile
4 65 (14.48%) TOGAF
5 62 (13.81%) DevOps
6 61 (13.59%) Roadmaps
7 52 (11.58%) Problem-Solving
8 47 (10.47%) Analytics
9 40 (8.91%) Business Development
10 35 (7.80%) Creative Problem-Solving
10 35 (7.80%) Technical Architecture
11 34 (7.57%) Software Engineering
12 33 (7.35%) Project Management
13 31 (6.90%) Stakeholder Management
14 30 (6.68%) Continuous Improvement
15 29 (6.46%) Generative AI
16 28 (6.24%) Customer Engagement
16 28 (6.24%) ITIL
17 27 (6.01%) Technical Leadership
17 27 (6.01%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (2.23%) Apex Code
1 10 (2.23%) C#
1 10 (2.23%) SOQL
1 10 (2.23%) SOSL
1 10 (2.23%) SQL
2 7 (1.56%) Python
3 5 (1.11%) Java
4 2 (0.45%) Scala
5 1 (0.22%) Bicep
5 1 (0.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 95 (21.16%) Security Cleared
2 78 (17.37%) SC Cleared
3 19 (4.23%) Degree
4 17 (3.79%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (3.34%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (3.34%) TOGAF Certification
6 11 (2.45%) VCAP
6 11 (2.45%) VCDX
6 11 (2.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 10 (2.23%) CCNP
8 7 (1.56%) CISSP
9 6 (1.34%) DV Cleared
10 5 (1.11%) CCIE
11 4 (0.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.67%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.45%) AWS Certification
14 1 (0.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 1 (0.22%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.22%) FFIEC
14 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.90%) NIST
2 8 (1.78%) Data Quality
2 8 (1.78%) GRC
3 5 (1.11%) PMO
4 4 (0.89%) GDPR
5 3 (0.67%) QA
6 2 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.45%) NCSC
7 1 (0.22%) GxP
7 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.22%) PERC
7 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (3.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (2.45%) VMware NSX
2 11 (2.45%) vSphere
3 7 (1.56%) vCloud
4 5 (1.11%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.11%) Docker
5 3 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (0.89%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
1 4 (0.89%) vCenter Server
2 2 (0.45%) Ansible
2 2 (0.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 83 (18.49%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.23%) Cisco
3 15 (3.34%) VMware
4 12 (2.67%) Salesforce
4 12 (2.67%) SAP
5 11 (2.45%) Broadcom
5 11 (2.45%) Palo Alto
5 11 (2.45%) Splunk
6 10 (2.23%) Fortinet
7 9 (2.00%) Juniper
8 7 (1.56%) CrowdStrike
8 7 (1.56%) Dell
8 7 (1.56%) NetApp
8 7 (1.56%) Nimble Storage
9 6 (1.34%) Barracuda Networks
9 6 (1.34%) Databricks
9 6 (1.34%) Meraki
9 6 (1.34%) N-able
9 6 (1.34%) Sophos
10 5 (1.11%) Google