Solutions Architect Job Trends in Manchester

Solution Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Solution Architect salary in Manchester is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 127 126
Rank change year-on-year +41 -1 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 94 40 104
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.55% 1.76% 1.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 1.93% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 75 21 91
10th Percentile £60,800 £61,250 £56,809
25th Percentile £65,000 £63,000 £63,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.24% -3.33% -5.82%
75th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £85,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £98,474
North West median annual salary £85,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +41.67% -14.29% -12.10%

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 5,710 2,076 5,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 91.49% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 4,497 1,202 4,245
10th Percentile £31,870 £30,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £52,501
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £67,968
90th Percentile £95,400 £93,750 £80,000
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 15 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 15 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 15 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 26 (27.66%) AWS
2 17 (18.09%) Azure
3 15 (15.96%) Presales
4 14 (14.89%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 12 (12.77%) AI
5 12 (12.77%) Integration Patterns
5 12 (12.77%) Roadmaps
5 12 (12.77%) TOGAF
6 11 (11.70%) Microsoft
7 9 (9.57%) API Design
7 9 (9.57%) Design Patterns
7 9 (9.57%) DevOps
7 9 (9.57%) Enterprise Architecture
8 7 (7.45%) Architectural Design
8 7 (7.45%) Migration
8 7 (7.45%) Translating Business Requirements
9 6 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (6.38%) Decision-Making
9 6 (6.38%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (5.32%) CCNP
10 5 (5.32%) CI/CD
10 5 (5.32%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (5.32%) Infrastructure as Code
10 5 (5.32%) IT Strategy
10 5 (5.32%) Microservices
10 5 (5.32%) Problem-Solving
10 5 (5.32%) SaaS
10 5 (5.32%) Site Reliability Engineering
10 5 (5.32%) Technical Architecture
10 5 (5.32%) Zachman Framework

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 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 26 (27.66%) AWS
2 17 (18.09%) Azure
3 5 (5.32%) SaaS
4 4 (4.26%) Power Platform
5 3 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (2.13%) GitHub
6 2 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.13%) PaaS
7 1 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.06%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.06%) GCP
7 1 (1.06%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.19%) Network Security
2 2 (2.13%) SAN
3 1 (1.06%) BIG-IP
Development Applications
1 2 (2.13%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 13 (13.83%) Social Skills
2 11 (11.70%) Finance
3 4 (4.26%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.19%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.06%) Banking
5 1 (1.06%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.06%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.26%) .NET
2 3 (3.19%) Backbone.js
2 3 (3.19%) Node.js
2 3 (3.19%) React
3 1 (1.06%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.64%) Cloud Native
2 4 (4.26%) CCTV
3 3 (3.19%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.13%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.13%) Public Cloud
4 2 (2.13%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.06%) IoT
5 1 (1.06%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (15.96%) Presales
2 14 (14.89%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 12 (12.77%) AI
3 12 (12.77%) Integration Patterns
3 12 (12.77%) Roadmaps
3 12 (12.77%) TOGAF
4 9 (9.57%) API Design
4 9 (9.57%) Design Patterns
4 9 (9.57%) DevOps
4 9 (9.57%) Enterprise Architecture
5 7 (7.45%) Architectural Design
5 7 (7.45%) Migration
5 7 (7.45%) Translating Business Requirements
6 6 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (6.38%) Decision-Making
7 5 (5.32%) CI/CD
7 5 (5.32%) Infrastructure as Code
7 5 (5.32%) Microservices
7 5 (5.32%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (5.32%) Site Reliability Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.26%) Python
2 3 (3.19%) C#
3 2 (2.13%) Bicep
3 2 (2.13%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.13%) SQL
4 1 (1.06%) Java
4 1 (1.06%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (6.38%) TOGAF Certification
2 5 (5.32%) CCNP
2 5 (5.32%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (3.19%) SC Cleared
3 3 (3.19%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.13%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.13%) Degree
5 1 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.06%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.06%) MBA
5 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.06%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (11.70%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.13%) Okta
2 2 (2.13%) Oracle
2 2 (2.13%) VMware
3 1 (1.06%) Adobe
3 1 (1.06%) BiZZdesign
3 1 (1.06%) F5
3 1 (1.06%) HP