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 30 July 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 225 71
Rank change year-on-year +114 -154 +54
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 559 215 997
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.54% 1.31% 3.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% 1.42% 3.89%
Number of salaries quoted 429 124 540
10th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £66,200 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -3.03% +2.75%
75th Percentile £100,000 £98,543 £105,000
90th Percentile - £105,000 £142,500
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 20,727 15,159 25,656
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 92.10% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 15,003 9,397 19,178
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,584 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 30 July 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 30 July 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.

1 168 (30.05%) Azure
2 120 (21.47%) Security Cleared
3 114 (20.39%) Presales
4 109 (19.50%) Microsoft
5 99 (17.71%) SC Cleared
6 96 (17.17%) AWS
7 82 (14.67%) AI
8 78 (13.95%) Agile
9 70 (12.52%) TOGAF
10 67 (11.99%) Roadmaps
11 66 (11.81%) DevOps
12 55 (9.84%) Technical Architecture
13 51 (9.12%) Stakeholder Management
14 48 (8.59%) Migration
14 48 (8.59%) Problem-Solving
15 47 (8.41%) Analytics
16 46 (8.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 43 (7.69%) Digital Transformation Programme
17 43 (7.69%) SaaS
18 41 (7.33%) Business Development
19 40 (7.16%) GCP
20 39 (6.98%) Integration Patterns
20 39 (6.98%) Technical Leadership
21 37 (6.62%) Dynamics 365
21 37 (6.62%) Enterprise Architecture
22 36 (6.44%) ERP
22 36 (6.44%) Mentoring
23 35 (6.26%) Creative Problem-Solving
24 34 (6.08%) Customer Engagement
25 33 (5.90%) ITIL

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 2 (0.36%) ArcGIS
1 2 (0.36%) CMS
1 2 (0.36%) GeoServer
1 2 (0.36%) Oracle Spatial
1 2 (0.36%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.18%) Apache
2 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.18%) Appian
2 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.54%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.54%) Oracle Cash Management
2 3 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.54%) Oracle General Ledger
2 3 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.36%) Shopify
4 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.18%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.18%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.18%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 168 (30.05%) Azure
2 96 (17.17%) AWS
3 43 (7.69%) SaaS
4 40 (7.16%) GCP
5 37 (6.62%) Dynamics 365
6 23 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
7 21 (3.76%) PaaS
8 20 (3.58%) Power Platform
9 16 (2.86%) Serverless
10 13 (2.33%) dbt
11 8 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.43%) IaaS
12 7 (1.25%) Nutanix
13 6 (1.07%) Azure AKS
13 6 (1.07%) Mimecast
14 5 (0.89%) Entra ID
15 4 (0.72%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (0.72%) OCI
16 3 (0.54%) Azure API Management
16 3 (0.54%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.86%) Broadband
2 15 (2.68%) SD-WAN
2 15 (2.68%) WAN
3 14 (2.50%) Firewall
3 14 (2.50%) Network Security
4 12 (2.15%) VSAN
5 8 (1.43%) MPLS
6 7 (1.25%) LAN
7 5 (0.89%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.54%) Modbus
8 3 (0.54%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.54%) WLAN
9 2 (0.36%) VPN
10 1 (0.18%) NGN
10 1 (0.18%) SDH
10 1 (0.18%) VLAN
10 1 (0.18%) VoIP
10 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.61%) Data Lake
2 5 (0.89%) Electronic Patient Records
3 4 (0.72%) BigQuery
3 4 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.72%) Metadata
3 4 (0.72%) Semantic Layer
4 3 (0.54%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.54%) RDBMS
4 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.54%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
5 2 (0.36%) GIS
5 2 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.36%) QGIS
6 1 (0.18%) Data Hub
6 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.18%) MySQL
6 1 (0.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (2.86%) Jenkins
2 10 (1.79%) GitLab
3 8 (1.43%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.89%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (0.54%) Snyk
General
1 114 (20.39%) Finance
2 96 (17.17%) Social Skills
3 60 (10.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (10.02%) Public Sector
5 35 (6.26%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (5.19%) Law
7 24 (4.29%) Retail
8 21 (3.76%) Presentation Skills
9 17 (3.04%) Marketing
10 15 (2.68%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.15%) Legal
12 10 (1.79%) Back Office
12 10 (1.79%) Banking
13 9 (1.61%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.43%) Games
15 7 (1.25%) Advertising
16 6 (1.07%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.89%) Health Technology
18 3 (0.54%) Legal Technology
19 1 (0.18%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.68%) REST
1 15 (2.68%) RESTful
2 13 (2.33%) .NET
3 11 (1.97%) OpenAPI
3 11 (1.97%) SOAP
3 11 (1.97%) Swagger
4 10 (1.79%) Lightning Web Components
5 9 (1.61%) Middleware
6 8 (1.43%) Visualforce
7 5 (0.89%) XML
8 4 (0.72%) Node.js
8 4 (0.72%) XBRL
9 3 (0.54%) .NET Core
9 3 (0.54%) gRPC
9 3 (0.54%) JSON
9 3 (0.54%) Web Services
10 2 (0.36%) Django
10 2 (0.36%) GeoJSON
10 2 (0.36%) OpenID
10 2 (0.36%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.62%) Cloud Native
2 25 (4.47%) Virtual Team
3 24 (4.29%) Product Ownership
4 22 (3.94%) Data Centre
5 21 (3.76%) Cyberattack
6 12 (2.15%) Public Cloud
7 11 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.25%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.07%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.07%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.72%) Onboarding
10 4 (0.72%) Social Media
11 3 (0.54%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (0.54%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.54%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.54%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.54%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.36%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.36%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.07%) Windows
2 4 (0.72%) Linux
3 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (20.39%) Presales
2 82 (14.67%) AI
3 78 (13.95%) Agile
4 70 (12.52%) TOGAF
5 67 (11.99%) Roadmaps
6 66 (11.81%) DevOps
7 55 (9.84%) Technical Architecture
8 51 (9.12%) Stakeholder Management
9 48 (8.59%) Migration
9 48 (8.59%) Problem-Solving
10 47 (8.41%) Analytics
11 46 (8.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 43 (7.69%) Digital Transformation Programme
13 41 (7.33%) Business Development
14 39 (6.98%) Integration Patterns
14 39 (6.98%) Technical Leadership
15 37 (6.62%) Enterprise Architecture
16 36 (6.44%) ERP
16 36 (6.44%) Mentoring
17 35 (6.26%) Creative Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 13 (2.33%) SQL
2 12 (2.15%) C#
2 12 (2.15%) Python
3 10 (1.79%) Apex Code
4 8 (1.43%) SOQL
4 8 (1.43%) SOSL
5 3 (0.54%) Java
5 3 (0.54%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.36%) Bicep
7 1 (0.18%) Go
7 1 (0.18%) Rust
Qualifications
1 120 (21.47%) Security Cleared
2 99 (17.71%) SC Cleared
3 24 (4.29%) Degree
4 15 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (2.50%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (2.50%) TOGAF Certification
6 12 (2.15%) VCAP
6 12 (2.15%) VCDX
6 12 (2.15%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 10 (1.79%) CCNP
8 9 (1.61%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.61%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.07%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.89%) CCIE
11 5 (0.89%) CISSP
11 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 1 (0.18%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.76%) NIST
2 11 (1.97%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.25%) GDPR
3 7 (1.25%) GRC
4 4 (0.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (0.54%) PMO
6 2 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.36%) NCSC
6 2 (0.36%) QA
7 1 (0.18%) GxP
7 1 (0.18%) PERC
System Software
1 17 (3.04%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (2.15%) VMware NSX
2 12 (2.15%) vSphere
3 7 (1.25%) vCloud
4 5 (0.89%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.72%) Docker
5 4 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (2.68%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.89%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.72%) Ansible
3 4 (0.72%) Terraform
4 3 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.36%) CASB
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 109 (19.50%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.22%) Cisco
3 17 (3.04%) VMware
4 14 (2.50%) Salesforce
4 14 (2.50%) SAP
5 12 (2.15%) Broadcom
6 11 (1.97%) Oracle
6 11 (1.97%) Palo Alto
7 9 (1.61%) Fortinet
8 8 (1.43%) Juniper
8 8 (1.43%) Splunk
9 7 (1.25%) CrowdStrike
9 7 (1.25%) Databricks
9 7 (1.25%) Dell
9 7 (1.25%) NetApp
9 7 (1.25%) Nimble Storage
10 6 (1.07%) Barracuda Networks
10 6 (1.07%) Meraki
10 6 (1.07%) N-able
10 6 (1.07%) Sophos