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 16 June 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 229 89
Rank change year-on-year +125 -140 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 461 220 1,075
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.32% 1.44% 3.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.46% 1.56% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 325 128 602
10th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £69,631 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% -0.37%
75th Percentile £97,500 £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 18,713 14,121 33,212
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 92.11% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 13,634 8,624 25,955
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,005
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 16 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 16 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.

1 141 (30.59%) Azure
2 98 (21.26%) Security Cleared
3 91 (19.74%) AWS
4 88 (19.09%) Microsoft
5 82 (17.79%) Presales
6 80 (17.35%) SC Cleared
7 75 (16.27%) Agile
7 75 (16.27%) AI
8 66 (14.32%) TOGAF
9 65 (14.10%) Roadmaps
10 64 (13.88%) DevOps
11 50 (10.85%) Problem-Solving
12 46 (9.98%) Analytics
13 42 (9.11%) SaaS
14 40 (8.68%) Business Development
15 36 (7.81%) Technical Architecture
16 35 (7.59%) Creative Problem-Solving
17 34 (7.38%) GCP
18 33 (7.16%) Stakeholder Management
19 32 (6.94%) Project Management
19 32 (6.94%) Software Engineering
20 30 (6.51%) Digital Transformation Programme
21 29 (6.29%) Enterprise Architecture
21 29 (6.29%) Generative AI
21 29 (6.29%) Technical Leadership
22 28 (6.07%) Continuous Improvement
22 28 (6.07%) ITIL
22 28 (6.07%) Time Management
23 27 (5.86%) CI/CD
23 27 (5.86%) Microservices

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 (0.87%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.65%) CMS
3 2 (0.43%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.43%) GeoServer
3 2 (0.43%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 6 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.22%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (1.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.43%) 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
1 141 (30.59%) Azure
2 91 (19.74%) AWS
3 42 (9.11%) SaaS
4 34 (7.38%) GCP
5 27 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (5.64%) Dynamics 365
7 20 (4.34%) Power Platform
8 19 (4.12%) PaaS
9 18 (3.90%) Serverless
10 8 (1.74%) IaaS
11 7 (1.52%) Nutanix
12 6 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.30%) Mimecast
13 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (1.08%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.87%) ChatGPT
14 4 (0.87%) Entra ID
14 4 (0.87%) OneDrive
15 2 (0.43%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (0.43%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.56%) Broadband
2 17 (3.69%) SD-WAN
2 17 (3.69%) WAN
3 13 (2.82%) Firewall
4 12 (2.60%) Network Security
5 11 (2.39%) VSAN
6 7 (1.52%) LAN
6 7 (1.52%) MPLS
7 3 (0.65%) Modbus
7 3 (0.65%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.65%) 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 (1.08%) Data Lake
1 5 (1.08%) Electronic Patient Records
2 4 (0.87%) BigQuery
2 4 (0.87%) Metadata
2 4 (0.87%) NoSQL
2 4 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (0.87%) RDBMS
2 4 (0.87%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.87%) Semantic Layer
3 2 (0.43%) GIS
3 2 (0.43%) QGIS
3 2 (0.43%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.22%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (3.47%) Jenkins
2 10 (2.17%) GitLab
2 10 (2.17%) SonarQube
3 5 (1.08%) Rational Rhapsody
4 3 (0.65%) Snyk
5 2 (0.43%) TeamCity
General
1 95 (20.61%) Finance
2 64 (13.88%) Social Skills
3 54 (11.71%) Public Sector
4 47 (10.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 36 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (6.07%) Law
7 22 (4.77%) Marketing
8 18 (3.90%) Retail
9 15 (3.25%) Legal
10 13 (2.82%) Banking
10 13 (2.82%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.60%) Games
12 9 (1.95%) Back Office
13 7 (1.52%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.08%) Health Technology
14 5 (1.08%) Legal Technology
15 4 (0.87%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.65%) Advertising
17 1 (0.22%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.25%) .NET
2 14 (3.04%) REST
3 12 (2.60%) RESTful
4 10 (2.17%) Lightning Web Components
4 10 (2.17%) Middleware
4 10 (2.17%) SOAP
4 10 (2.17%) Visualforce
5 8 (1.74%) OpenAPI
5 8 (1.74%) Swagger
6 5 (1.08%) Node.js
7 4 (0.87%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.87%) OAuth
7 4 (0.87%) OpenID
7 4 (0.87%) XBRL
7 4 (0.87%) XML
8 3 (0.65%) gRPC
8 3 (0.65%) JSON
9 2 (0.43%) Akka
9 2 (0.43%) Django
9 2 (0.43%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.16%) Cloud Native
2 24 (5.21%) Virtual Team
3 21 (4.56%) Cyberattack
4 19 (4.12%) Product Ownership
5 18 (3.90%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.39%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.30%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (1.30%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.30%) Web Conferencing
8 5 (1.08%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.87%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.65%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (0.65%) Management Information System
10 3 (0.65%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.43%) Blog
11 2 (0.43%) Taxonomies
11 2 (0.43%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.08%) Windows
2 2 (0.43%) Linux
2 2 (0.43%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (17.79%) Presales
2 75 (16.27%) Agile
2 75 (16.27%) AI
3 66 (14.32%) TOGAF
4 65 (14.10%) Roadmaps
5 64 (13.88%) DevOps
6 50 (10.85%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (9.98%) Analytics
8 40 (8.68%) Business Development
9 36 (7.81%) Technical Architecture
10 35 (7.59%) Creative Problem-Solving
11 33 (7.16%) Stakeholder Management
12 32 (6.94%) Project Management
12 32 (6.94%) Software Engineering
13 30 (6.51%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 29 (6.29%) Enterprise Architecture
14 29 (6.29%) Generative AI
14 29 (6.29%) Technical Leadership
15 28 (6.07%) Continuous Improvement
15 28 (6.07%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (2.39%) SQL
2 10 (2.17%) Apex Code
2 10 (2.17%) C#
2 10 (2.17%) SOQL
2 10 (2.17%) SOSL
3 8 (1.74%) Python
4 5 (1.08%) Java
5 2 (0.43%) Scala
6 1 (0.22%) Bicep
6 1 (0.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 98 (21.26%) Security Cleared
2 80 (17.35%) SC Cleared
3 19 (4.12%) Degree
4 17 (3.69%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (3.25%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (3.25%) TOGAF Certification
6 11 (2.39%) VCAP
6 11 (2.39%) VCDX
6 11 (2.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 10 (2.17%) CCNP
8 7 (1.52%) CISSP
9 5 (1.08%) CCIE
9 5 (1.08%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.87%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.65%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.22%) FFIEC
13 1 (0.22%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.77%) NIST
2 9 (1.95%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.74%) GRC
4 5 (1.08%) GDPR
4 5 (1.08%) PMO
5 3 (0.65%) QA
6 2 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.43%) NCSC
7 1 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
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 (3.25%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (2.39%) VMware NSX
2 11 (2.39%) vSphere
3 7 (1.52%) vCloud
4 5 (1.08%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.08%) Docker
5 4 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (1.08%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (0.87%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.43%) Ansible
3 2 (0.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 88 (19.09%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.12%) Cisco
3 15 (3.25%) VMware
4 13 (2.82%) SAP
5 12 (2.60%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.39%) Broadcom
6 11 (2.39%) Palo Alto
6 11 (2.39%) Splunk
7 10 (2.17%) Fortinet
8 9 (1.95%) Juniper
9 7 (1.52%) CrowdStrike
9 7 (1.52%) Dell
9 7 (1.52%) NetApp
9 7 (1.52%) Nimble Storage
10 6 (1.30%) Barracuda Networks
10 6 (1.30%) Databricks
10 6 (1.30%) Meraki
10 6 (1.30%) N-able
10 6 (1.30%) Sophos
11 5 (1.08%) Google