Solutions Architect Job Trends in Manchester

Solution Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Solution Architect salary in Manchester is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 July 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 116 114
Rank change year-on-year +51 -2 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 131 51 101
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.03% 2.04% 1.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.15% 2.23% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 98 23 86
10th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £56,809
25th Percentile £69,625 £63,000 £60,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.69% -3.33% -5.82%
75th Percentile £95,000 £94,375 £85,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £99,237
North West median annual salary £80,000 £67,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +19.40% -4.29% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 6,092 2,289 4,994
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.45% 91.60% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4,804 1,368 3,671
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £30,325
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £76,033 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £82,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Solutions Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Solutions Architect job vacancy trend in Manchester

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Solutions Architect job vacancies in Manchester

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in Manchester over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in Manchester

Solutions Architect
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 20 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Salford - 3 £80,000 -
Bolton - 2 £82,500 -
Solutions Architect
North West

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 20 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 job ads across the Manchester region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 36 (27.48%) AWS
2 26 (19.85%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 22 (16.79%) AI
4 19 (14.50%) Azure
4 19 (14.50%) Microsoft
5 18 (13.74%) Presales
6 14 (10.69%) Roadmaps
7 12 (9.16%) API Design
7 12 (9.16%) DevOps
7 12 (9.16%) Integration Patterns
8 10 (7.63%) Enterprise Architecture
8 10 (7.63%) ERP
8 10 (7.63%) TOGAF
9 9 (6.87%) Migration
9 9 (6.87%) Power Platform
10 8 (6.11%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (6.11%) Design Patterns
10 8 (6.11%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (6.11%) Translating Business Requirements
11 7 (5.34%) .NET
11 7 (5.34%) Architectural Design
11 7 (5.34%) Commercial Awareness
11 7 (5.34%) Customer Engagement
11 7 (5.34%) Decision-Making
11 7 (5.34%) Microservices
11 7 (5.34%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (5.34%) Technical Architecture
12 6 (4.58%) Agile
12 6 (4.58%) CI/CD
12 6 (4.58%) Project Delivery

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 2 (1.53%) Oracle Cash Management
1 2 (1.53%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (1.53%) Oracle General Ledger
1 2 (1.53%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (1.53%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 36 (27.48%) AWS
2 19 (14.50%) Azure
3 9 (6.87%) Power Platform
4 8 (6.11%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (4.58%) SaaS
6 4 (3.05%) GCP
7 3 (2.29%) dbt
8 2 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.53%) OCI
9 1 (0.76%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.76%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.76%) GitHub
9 1 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.76%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.29%) Network Security
2 1 (0.76%) BIG-IP
2 1 (0.76%) SAN
Development Applications
1 1 (0.76%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 24 (18.32%) Finance
2 14 (10.69%) Social Skills
3 7 (5.34%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.05%) Banking
4 4 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (3.05%) Retail
5 3 (2.29%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.53%) Law
6 2 (1.53%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.34%) .NET
2 4 (3.05%) Kafka
3 3 (2.29%) Backbone.js
3 3 (2.29%) Node.js
3 3 (2.29%) React
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.63%) Cloud Native
2 4 (3.05%) CCTV
2 4 (3.05%) Marketing Technology
3 3 (2.29%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (1.53%) FMCG
4 2 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.53%) Public Cloud
4 2 (1.53%) Virtual Team
5 1 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.76%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (19.85%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 22 (16.79%) AI
3 18 (13.74%) Presales
4 14 (10.69%) Roadmaps
5 12 (9.16%) API Design
5 12 (9.16%) DevOps
5 12 (9.16%) Integration Patterns
6 10 (7.63%) Enterprise Architecture
6 10 (7.63%) ERP
6 10 (7.63%) TOGAF
7 9 (6.87%) Migration
8 8 (6.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (6.11%) Design Patterns
8 8 (6.11%) Translating Business Requirements
9 7 (5.34%) Architectural Design
9 7 (5.34%) Commercial Awareness
9 7 (5.34%) Decision-Making
9 7 (5.34%) Microservices
9 7 (5.34%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (5.34%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.58%) Python
2 4 (3.05%) Java
2 4 (3.05%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.29%) C#
4 2 (1.53%) SQL
5 1 (0.76%) Bicep
5 1 (0.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (3.82%) CCNP
1 5 (3.82%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (3.82%) Degree
1 5 (3.82%) TOGAF Certification
2 4 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (3.05%) Master's Degree
2 4 (3.05%) MBA
2 4 (3.05%) SC Cleared
2 4 (3.05%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.76%) Azure Certification
System Software
1 1 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 19 (14.50%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.05%) Adobe
2 4 (3.05%) Oracle
3 2 (1.53%) Okta
4 1 (0.76%) F5
4 1 (0.76%) HP
4 1 (0.76%) VMware