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 23 June 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 236 86
Rank change year-on-year +130 -150 +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 480 219 1,083
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.36% 1.41% 3.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.51% 1.53% 3.26%
Number of salaries quoted 344 130 613
10th Percentile £64,125 £62,500 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £68,894 £72,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £82,500 £80,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +2.48% +0.26%
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 19,113 14,337 33,250
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 92.14% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 13,948 8,797 25,968
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £32,922
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 23 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 23 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.

1 154 (32.08%) Azure
2 101 (21.04%) Security Cleared
3 99 (20.63%) Microsoft
4 96 (20.00%) AWS
5 85 (17.71%) Presales
6 82 (17.08%) SC Cleared
7 80 (16.67%) Agile
8 76 (15.83%) AI
9 70 (14.58%) TOGAF
10 68 (14.17%) DevOps
11 67 (13.96%) Roadmaps
12 49 (10.21%) Problem-Solving
13 46 (9.58%) Analytics
14 42 (8.75%) SaaS
15 40 (8.33%) Business Development
16 38 (7.92%) GCP
17 37 (7.71%) Stakeholder Management
18 36 (7.50%) Technical Architecture
19 35 (7.29%) Creative Problem-Solving
19 35 (7.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
20 32 (6.67%) Enterprise Architecture
20 32 (6.67%) Project Management
20 32 (6.67%) Technical Leadership
21 31 (6.46%) CI/CD
21 31 (6.46%) Dynamics 365
21 31 (6.46%) Software Engineering
22 30 (6.25%) Generative AI
23 29 (6.04%) Continuous Improvement
23 29 (6.04%) Integration Patterns
23 29 (6.04%) Scrum

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 (0.83%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.42%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.42%) CMS
2 2 (0.42%) GeoServer
2 2 (0.42%) Oracle Spatial
3 1 (0.21%) Apache
3 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.42%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.21%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (1.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.42%) 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
1 154 (32.08%) Azure
2 96 (20.00%) AWS
3 42 (8.75%) SaaS
4 38 (7.92%) GCP
5 31 (6.46%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
7 22 (4.58%) Power Platform
8 20 (4.17%) PaaS
9 18 (3.75%) Serverless
10 8 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.67%) IaaS
11 7 (1.46%) Nutanix
12 6 (1.25%) Mimecast
13 5 (1.04%) Entra ID
13 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (1.04%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.83%) ChatGPT
14 4 (0.83%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.63%) Azure Logic Apps
15 3 (0.63%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.38%) Broadband
2 17 (3.54%) SD-WAN
2 17 (3.54%) WAN
3 14 (2.92%) Firewall
4 12 (2.50%) Network Security
4 12 (2.50%) VSAN
5 7 (1.46%) LAN
5 7 (1.46%) MPLS
6 3 (0.63%) Modbus
6 3 (0.63%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.63%) WLAN
7 1 (0.21%) AMQP
7 1 (0.21%) NGN
7 1 (0.21%) VLAN
7 1 (0.21%) VoIP
7 1 (0.21%) VPN
7 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.67%) Data Lake
2 5 (1.04%) Electronic Patient Records
3 4 (0.83%) BigQuery
3 4 (0.83%) Metadata
3 4 (0.83%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.83%) RDBMS
3 4 (0.83%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.83%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (0.42%) GIS
4 2 (0.42%) QGIS
4 2 (0.42%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.21%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (3.75%) Jenkins
2 11 (2.29%) GitLab
3 10 (2.08%) SonarQube
4 5 (1.04%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (0.63%) Snyk
6 2 (0.42%) TeamCity
General
1 101 (21.04%) Finance
2 68 (14.17%) Social Skills
3 55 (11.46%) Public Sector
4 48 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 35 (7.29%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (5.83%) Law
7 22 (4.58%) Marketing
7 22 (4.58%) Retail
8 16 (3.33%) Legal
8 16 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (3.13%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.50%) Banking
10 12 (2.50%) Games
11 8 (1.67%) Back Office
12 7 (1.46%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.04%) Health Technology
13 5 (1.04%) Legal Technology
14 4 (0.83%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.63%) Advertising
16 1 (0.21%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.13%) .NET
1 15 (3.13%) REST
2 13 (2.71%) RESTful
3 11 (2.29%) Lightning Web Components
3 11 (2.29%) Middleware
3 11 (2.29%) SOAP
4 10 (2.08%) Visualforce
5 9 (1.88%) OpenAPI
5 9 (1.88%) Swagger
6 5 (1.04%) Node.js
6 5 (1.04%) XML
7 4 (0.83%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.83%) OAuth
7 4 (0.83%) OpenID
7 4 (0.83%) XBRL
8 3 (0.63%) gRPC
8 3 (0.63%) JSON
9 2 (0.42%) Django
9 2 (0.42%) GeoJSON
9 2 (0.42%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.29%) Cloud Native
2 24 (5.00%) Virtual Team
3 21 (4.38%) Cyberattack
3 21 (4.38%) Data Centre
3 21 (4.38%) Product Ownership
4 11 (2.29%) Public Cloud
5 7 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (1.25%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (1.25%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (1.25%) Web Conferencing
7 5 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.83%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (0.63%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.63%) Security Posture
9 3 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.42%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.42%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.46%) Windows
2 3 (0.63%) Linux
3 2 (0.42%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (17.71%) Presales
2 80 (16.67%) Agile
3 76 (15.83%) AI
4 70 (14.58%) TOGAF
5 68 (14.17%) DevOps
6 67 (13.96%) Roadmaps
7 49 (10.21%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (9.58%) Analytics
9 40 (8.33%) Business Development
10 37 (7.71%) Stakeholder Management
11 36 (7.50%) Technical Architecture
12 35 (7.29%) Creative Problem-Solving
12 35 (7.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
13 32 (6.67%) Enterprise Architecture
13 32 (6.67%) Project Management
13 32 (6.67%) Technical Leadership
14 31 (6.46%) CI/CD
14 31 (6.46%) Software Engineering
15 30 (6.25%) Generative AI
16 29 (6.04%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.50%) SQL
2 11 (2.29%) Apex Code
3 10 (2.08%) C#
3 10 (2.08%) SOQL
3 10 (2.08%) SOSL
4 8 (1.67%) Python
5 5 (1.04%) Java
6 2 (0.42%) Bicep
6 2 (0.42%) Scala
7 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 101 (21.04%) Security Cleared
2 82 (17.08%) SC Cleared
3 20 (4.17%) Degree
4 17 (3.54%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (3.33%) TOGAF Certification
6 15 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.50%) VCAP
7 12 (2.50%) VCDX
7 12 (2.50%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 10 (2.08%) CCNP
9 8 (1.67%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.46%) AWS Certification
10 7 (1.46%) CISSP
11 5 (1.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 5 (1.04%) CCIE
12 4 (0.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.83%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.21%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.21%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.58%) NIST
2 9 (1.88%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.67%) GRC
4 7 (1.46%) GDPR
5 5 (1.04%) PMO
6 3 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (0.63%) NCSC
6 3 (0.63%) QA
7 2 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.21%) GxP
8 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.21%) PERC
8 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 17 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.50%) VMware NSX
2 12 (2.50%) vSphere
3 7 (1.46%) vCloud
4 6 (1.25%) Active Directory
5 5 (1.04%) Docker
6 4 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (1.04%) Kubernetes
1 5 (1.04%) vCenter Server
2 4 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (0.83%) Terraform
3 3 (0.63%) Ansible
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 99 (20.63%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.96%) Cisco
3 17 (3.54%) VMware
4 15 (3.13%) SAP
5 13 (2.71%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.50%) Broadcom
7 11 (2.29%) Palo Alto
7 11 (2.29%) Splunk
8 10 (2.08%) Fortinet
9 9 (1.88%) Juniper
10 7 (1.46%) CrowdStrike
10 7 (1.46%) Databricks
10 7 (1.46%) Dell
10 7 (1.46%) NetApp
10 7 (1.46%) Nimble Storage
10 7 (1.46%) Oracle
11 6 (1.25%) Barracuda Networks
11 6 (1.25%) Meraki
11 6 (1.25%) N-able
11 6 (1.25%) Sophos