Hybrid/Remote Solutions Architect Job Trends

Solution Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Solution Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2026.

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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 170 87
Rank change year-on-year +54 -83 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 405 296 1,066
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.21% 2.08% 3.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.35% 2.25% 3.42%
Number of salaries quoted 266 193 564
10th Percentile £62,125 £60,250 £57,650
25th Percentile £67,500 £70,097 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -3.03%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £96,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,250 £137,500
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 17,198 13,127 31,202
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 92.13% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,541 9,045 24,954
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £33,004
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,979 £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 £100,000 £104,500 £93,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -5.98% +10.38% -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 7 May 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 7 May 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.

1 109 (26.91%) Azure
2 87 (21.48%) Security Cleared
3 81 (20.00%) AI
4 78 (19.26%) AWS
5 71 (17.53%) Problem-Solving
6 69 (17.04%) SC Cleared
7 63 (15.56%) Microsoft
7 63 (15.56%) Presales
8 62 (15.31%) TOGAF
9 61 (15.06%) Analytics
10 60 (14.81%) Agile
11 59 (14.57%) DevOps
12 51 (12.59%) Roadmaps
13 49 (12.10%) Business Development
14 48 (11.85%) Project Management
14 48 (11.85%) Technical Architecture
15 47 (11.60%) Creative Problem-Solving
16 42 (10.37%) Continuous Improvement
17 40 (9.88%) SaaS
18 38 (9.38%) B2B
18 38 (9.38%) Software Engineering
19 36 (8.89%) Customer Insight
19 36 (8.89%) Due Diligence
19 36 (8.89%) Financial Modelling
20 31 (7.65%) Stakeholder Management
21 30 (7.41%) GCP
21 30 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
22 28 (6.91%) Generative AI
22 28 (6.91%) ITIL
23 27 (6.67%) Customer Engagement

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 (1.73%) CMS
2 4 (0.99%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.49%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.49%) GeoServer
3 2 (0.49%) JBoss
3 2 (0.49%) Oracle Spatial
3 2 (0.49%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.25%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 7 (1.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.49%) Shopify
4 1 (0.25%) Actimize
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.25%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.25%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 109 (26.91%) Azure
2 78 (19.26%) AWS
3 40 (9.88%) SaaS
4 30 (7.41%) GCP
4 30 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (4.94%) Power Platform
6 19 (4.69%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (3.95%) Serverless
8 13 (3.21%) PaaS
9 10 (2.47%) IaaS
10 6 (1.48%) Mimecast
10 6 (1.48%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (1.23%) PowerApps
12 4 (0.99%) ChatGPT
12 4 (0.99%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.49%) Azure Service Bus
14 2 (0.49%) Entra ID
14 2 (0.49%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.20%) Broadband
2 13 (3.21%) SD-WAN
2 13 (3.21%) WAN
3 11 (2.72%) Network Security
4 8 (1.98%) Firewall
5 7 (1.73%) LAN
6 6 (1.48%) MPLS
6 6 (1.48%) VSAN
7 3 (0.74%) Modbus
7 3 (0.74%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.49%) WLAN
9 1 (0.25%) AMQP
9 1 (0.25%) NGN
9 1 (0.25%) VoIP
9 1 (0.25%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.23%) Data Lake
1 5 (1.23%) Electronic Patient Records
2 4 (0.99%) Metadata
2 4 (0.99%) NoSQL
2 4 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (0.99%) RDBMS
2 4 (0.99%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.99%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.49%) GIS
3 2 (0.49%) QGIS
4 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
4 1 (0.25%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.25%) Power BI
4 1 (0.25%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (3.21%) Jenkins
2 10 (2.47%) GitLab
2 10 (2.47%) SonarQube
3 5 (1.23%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.49%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.25%) JIRA
5 1 (0.25%) Snyk
General
1 82 (20.25%) Finance
2 74 (18.27%) Social Skills
3 72 (17.78%) Public Sector
4 54 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (10.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (6.91%) Marketing
7 27 (6.67%) Law
8 20 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (3.70%) Legal
10 14 (3.46%) Retail
11 13 (3.21%) Banking
12 12 (2.96%) Back Office
12 12 (2.96%) Games
13 9 (2.22%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.48%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.23%) Health Technology
15 5 (1.23%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.49%) Advertising
17 1 (0.25%) Electronics
17 1 (0.25%) International Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.69%) .NET
2 16 (3.95%) REST
3 12 (2.96%) SOAP
4 11 (2.72%) Middleware
4 11 (2.72%) RESTful
5 10 (2.47%) Lightning Web Components
5 10 (2.47%) Visualforce
6 6 (1.48%) OpenAPI
6 6 (1.48%) Swagger
6 6 (1.48%) XML
7 4 (0.99%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.99%) OAuth
7 4 (0.99%) OpenID
7 4 (0.99%) XBRL
8 3 (0.74%) gRPC
8 3 (0.74%) JSON
8 3 (0.74%) Spring
8 3 (0.74%) Web Services
9 2 (0.49%) Hibernate
9 2 (0.49%) Struts
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.14%) Virtual Team
2 27 (6.67%) Cloud Native
3 21 (5.19%) Cyberattack
4 19 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (4.20%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.72%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.47%) Public Cloud
8 9 (2.22%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.48%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.48%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.48%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.74%) Management Information System
12 3 (0.74%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.74%) Security Posture
13 2 (0.49%) Blog
13 2 (0.49%) DataPower
13 2 (0.49%) Taxonomies
13 2 (0.49%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.23%) Windows
2 2 (0.49%) Linux
2 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (20.00%) AI
2 71 (17.53%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (15.56%) Presales
4 62 (15.31%) TOGAF
5 61 (15.06%) Analytics
6 60 (14.81%) Agile
7 59 (14.57%) DevOps
8 51 (12.59%) Roadmaps
9 49 (12.10%) Business Development
10 48 (11.85%) Project Management
10 48 (11.85%) Technical Architecture
11 47 (11.60%) Creative Problem-Solving
12 42 (10.37%) Continuous Improvement
13 38 (9.38%) B2B
13 38 (9.38%) Software Engineering
14 36 (8.89%) Customer Insight
14 36 (8.89%) Due Diligence
14 36 (8.89%) Financial Modelling
15 31 (7.65%) Stakeholder Management
16 28 (6.91%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.96%) C#
2 11 (2.72%) SQL
3 10 (2.47%) Apex Code
3 10 (2.47%) SOQL
3 10 (2.47%) SOSL
4 9 (2.22%) Java
5 7 (1.73%) Python
6 2 (0.49%) Scala
7 1 (0.25%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.25%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 87 (21.48%) Security Cleared
2 69 (17.04%) SC Cleared
3 19 (4.69%) Degree
4 14 (3.46%) TOGAF Certification
5 13 (3.21%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.72%) DV Cleared
7 7 (1.73%) CISSP
8 6 (1.48%) CCNP
8 6 (1.48%) VCAP
8 6 (1.48%) VCDX
8 6 (1.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 5 (1.23%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.99%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.25%) FFIEC
13 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.25%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.68%) NIST
2 7 (1.73%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.23%) GDPR
3 5 (1.23%) PMO
4 4 (0.99%) GRC
5 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.49%) QA
7 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.25%) NCSC
7 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.25%) PERC
7 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (1.48%) vCloud
2 6 (1.48%) VMware NSX
2 6 (1.48%) vSphere
3 5 (1.23%) Docker
4 3 (0.74%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (1.23%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.49%) Ansible
4 1 (0.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 63 (15.56%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.46%) Cisco
3 12 (2.96%) Salesforce
4 11 (2.72%) SAP
4 11 (2.72%) Splunk
5 10 (2.47%) Fortinet
5 10 (2.47%) VMware
6 6 (1.48%) Barracuda Networks
6 6 (1.48%) Broadcom
6 6 (1.48%) Databricks
6 6 (1.48%) Dell
6 6 (1.48%) Meraki
6 6 (1.48%) N-able
6 6 (1.48%) NetApp
6 6 (1.48%) Nimble Storage
6 6 (1.48%) Sophos
7 5 (1.23%) Blue Prism
7 5 (1.23%) Google
7 5 (1.23%) Palo Alto
8 4 (0.99%) Juniper