Solutions Architect Job Trends in Manchester

Solution Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Solution Architect salary in Manchester is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 111 89
Rank change year-on-year +21 -22 +54
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 49 48 63
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.76% 1.77% 2.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.98% 1.89% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 32 24 55
10th Percentile £63,200 £52,500 £62,500
25th Percentile £68,625 £57,500 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% - -14.71%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,813 £87,500
90th Percentile £99,500 £109,750 £95,000
North West median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -

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 2,481 2,542 2,230
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.12% 93.90% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,581 1,222 1,793
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,375 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -1.17%

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 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 4 January 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 19 (38.78%) Enterprise Architecture
2 18 (36.73%) Azure
3 15 (30.61%) UML
4 13 (26.53%) Microservices
4 13 (26.53%) TOGAF
5 12 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (22.45%) AWS
6 11 (22.45%) SaaS
6 11 (22.45%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (20.41%) AI
7 10 (20.41%) ArchiMate
7 10 (20.41%) IaaS
7 10 (20.41%) PaaS
7 10 (20.41%) Roadmaps
8 9 (18.37%) BiZZdesign
8 9 (18.37%) Software Engineering
9 8 (16.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
10 7 (14.29%) BPMN
11 6 (12.24%) Amazon Bedrock
11 6 (12.24%) Design Patterns
11 6 (12.24%) DevOps
11 6 (12.24%) Digital Innovation
11 6 (12.24%) Machine Learning
11 6 (12.24%) Strategic Thinking
12 5 (10.20%) Agile
12 5 (10.20%) Azure Certification
12 5 (10.20%) CI/CD
12 5 (10.20%) Collaborative Working
12 5 (10.20%) IT Strategy
13 4 (8.16%) Analytics

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 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 2 (4.08%) Oracle Assets
1 2 (4.08%) Oracle General Ledger
1 2 (4.08%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (4.08%) Oracle Receivables
1 2 (4.08%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 18 (36.73%) Azure
2 11 (22.45%) AWS
2 11 (22.45%) SaaS
3 10 (20.41%) IaaS
3 10 (20.41%) PaaS
4 6 (12.24%) Amazon Bedrock
5 4 (8.16%) GitHub
5 4 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (8.16%) OCI
6 3 (6.12%) GCP
7 1 (2.04%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.12%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.08%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (6.12%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 17 (34.69%) Finance
2 15 (30.61%) Social Skills
3 10 (20.41%) Public Sector
4 5 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.12%) Banking
6 2 (4.08%) General Ledger
6 2 (4.08%) Law
6 2 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (2.04%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 12 (24.49%) Cloud Native
2 9 (18.37%) Greenfield Project
3 6 (12.24%) AI Agents
3 6 (12.24%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (6.12%) IoT
4 3 (6.12%) Management Information System
5 2 (4.08%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (4.08%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (4.08%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (38.78%) Enterprise Architecture
2 15 (30.61%) UML
3 13 (26.53%) Microservices
3 13 (26.53%) TOGAF
4 12 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (22.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (20.41%) AI
6 10 (20.41%) ArchiMate
6 10 (20.41%) Roadmaps
7 9 (18.37%) Software Engineering
8 8 (16.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 7 (14.29%) BPMN
10 6 (12.24%) Design Patterns
10 6 (12.24%) DevOps
10 6 (12.24%) Digital Innovation
10 6 (12.24%) Machine Learning
10 6 (12.24%) Strategic Thinking
11 5 (10.20%) CI/CD
11 5 (10.20%) Collaborative Working
11 5 (10.20%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.16%) Python
2 3 (6.12%) Bicep
2 3 (6.12%) PowerShell
3 2 (4.08%) C#
3 2 (4.08%) Java
3 2 (4.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (10.20%) Azure Certification
2 4 (8.16%) Degree
3 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (6.12%) TOGAF Certification
4 2 (4.08%) AWS Certification
4 2 (4.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 2 (4.08%) Master's Degree
5 1 (2.04%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.04%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.08%) GDPR
1 2 (4.08%) HIPAA
1 2 (4.08%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (4.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (6.12%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.04%) Ansible
2 1 (2.04%) Terraform
2 1 (2.04%) VxRail
Vendors
1 9 (18.37%) BiZZdesign
2 4 (8.16%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.16%) Oracle
2 4 (8.16%) VMware
3 3 (6.12%) Google
3 3 (6.12%) SAP
4 2 (4.08%) Workday
5 1 (2.04%) Dell
5 1 (2.04%) NetApp
5 1 (2.04%) Pega