Solutions Architect Job Trends in Manchester

Solution Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Solution Architect salary in Manchester is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 134 109
Rank change year-on-year +40 -25 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 87 35 106
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.45% 1.58% 1.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% 1.73% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 73 21 94
10th Percentile £62,050 £60,000 £57,766
25th Percentile £65,000 £63,000 £62,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £72,500 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year +13.79% +2.73% -11.78%
75th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £86,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £98,181
North West median annual salary £83,750 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +39.58% -14.29% -10.90%

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 5,593 2,020 5,062
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 91.40% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 4,239 1,176 3,993
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,750 £53,159
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% +8.64% -7.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,840 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £81,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -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 1 June 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 1 June 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
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 1 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 job ads across the Manchester region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 23 (26.44%) AWS
2 15 (17.24%) Azure
3 14 (16.09%) TOGAF
4 13 (14.94%) Presales
5 12 (13.79%) Integration Patterns
6 11 (12.64%) Enterprise Architecture
7 10 (11.49%) Design Patterns
7 10 (11.49%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 10 (11.49%) Roadmaps
8 9 (10.34%) API Design
9 7 (8.05%) AI
9 7 (8.05%) DevOps
9 7 (8.05%) Migration
9 7 (8.05%) UML
10 6 (6.90%) Architectural Design
10 6 (6.90%) IT Strategy
10 6 (6.90%) Microservices
10 6 (6.90%) Microsoft
10 6 (6.90%) SaaS
10 6 (6.90%) Strategic Thinking
10 6 (6.90%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (6.90%) Translating Business Requirements
11 5 (5.75%) Business Transformation
11 5 (5.75%) CCNP
11 5 (5.75%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (5.75%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (5.75%) Infrastructure as Code
11 5 (5.75%) Problem-Solving
11 5 (5.75%) Site Reliability Engineering
11 5 (5.75%) Technical Architecture

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 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 23 (26.44%) AWS
2 15 (17.24%) Azure
3 6 (6.90%) SaaS
4 3 (3.45%) PaaS
5 2 (2.30%) GitHub
5 2 (2.30%) IaaS
5 2 (2.30%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.15%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.45%) Network Security
2 2 (2.30%) SAN
3 1 (1.15%) BIG-IP
Development Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 15 (17.24%) Social Skills
2 10 (11.49%) Finance
3 3 (3.45%) Banking
3 3 (3.45%) Public Sector
4 2 (2.30%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.45%) .NET
1 3 (3.45%) Backbone.js
1 3 (3.45%) Node.js
1 3 (3.45%) React
2 1 (1.15%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 10 (11.49%) Cloud Native
2 4 (4.60%) CCTV
3 3 (3.45%) Distributed Systems
3 3 (3.45%) IoT
4 2 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
4 2 (2.30%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.30%) Public Cloud
4 2 (2.30%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.15%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (16.09%) TOGAF
2 13 (14.94%) Presales
3 12 (13.79%) Integration Patterns
4 11 (12.64%) Enterprise Architecture
5 10 (11.49%) Design Patterns
5 10 (11.49%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 10 (11.49%) Roadmaps
6 9 (10.34%) API Design
7 7 (8.05%) AI
7 7 (8.05%) DevOps
7 7 (8.05%) Migration
7 7 (8.05%) UML
8 6 (6.90%) Architectural Design
8 6 (6.90%) IT Strategy
8 6 (6.90%) Microservices
8 6 (6.90%) Strategic Thinking
8 6 (6.90%) Translating Business Requirements
9 5 (5.75%) Infrastructure as Code
9 5 (5.75%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (5.75%) Site Reliability Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.45%) C#
1 3 (3.45%) Python
2 2 (2.30%) Bicep
2 2 (2.30%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (6.90%) TOGAF Certification
2 5 (5.75%) CCNP
2 5 (5.75%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (2.30%) Azure Certification
3 2 (2.30%) Degree
3 2 (2.30%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.30%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (6.90%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.30%) BiZZdesign
2 2 (2.30%) Okta
2 2 (2.30%) VMware
3 1 (1.15%) F5
3 1 (1.15%) HP
3 1 (1.15%) Oracle
3 1 (1.15%) Pega