Solutions Architect Jobs in the UK excluding London

Solution Architect
UK > UK excluding London

The median Solution Architect salary in the UK excluding London is £74,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 150 120 180
Rank change year-on-year -30 +60 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 1,428 1,628 1,598
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.80% 2.93% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% 3.30% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 858 644 664
10th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £57,612
25th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £78,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.03% +5.00% +7.14%
75th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £94,125 £96,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +3.03% +6.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 75,349 49,280 72,395
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 88.83% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 52,720 29,285 42,723
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Solutions Architect in the UK excluding London

Solutions Architect
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 June 2024. 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
North of England +9 432 £75,000 -2.00% 30
South East +3 362 £77,500 -8.82% 38
Midlands -8 303 £70,000 -6.67% 39
North West -3 223 £70,000 -12.10% 19
South West -18 182 £70,000 -6.04% 29
Yorkshire +39 179 £77,500 +3.33% 10
West Midlands +27 177 £76,250 +1.67% 26
East Midlands -45 125 £60,000 -17.24% 13
Scotland -117 91 £71,991 -4.01% 6
North East -8 30 £79,063 -18.91% 1
Wales -30 26 £45,000 -51.35% 2
East of England -95 23 £97,500 +14.71% 7
Northern Ireland -5 22 £87,500 +25.00% 3
Channel Islands - 5 £85,000 -
Solutions Architect
UK

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, Solutions Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.

1 408 (28.57%) Agile
2 396 (27.73%) Social Skills
3 349 (24.44%) Azure
4 339 (23.74%) Microsoft
5 281 (19.68%) Roadmaps
6 274 (19.19%) TOGAF
7 271 (18.98%) Finance
8 242 (16.95%) AWS
9 227 (15.90%) Security Cleared
10 219 (15.34%) Problem-Solving
11 218 (15.27%) Enterprise Architecture
12 188 (13.17%) SC Cleared
13 184 (12.89%) Degree
14 180 (12.61%) Presales
15 179 (12.54%) Microservices
16 170 (11.90%) ERP
17 157 (10.99%) Public Cloud
18 153 (10.71%) Architectural Patterns
19 148 (10.36%) Oracle
20 146 (10.22%) Coaching
21 143 (10.01%) Mentoring
22 141 (9.87%) Actionable Insight
23 130 (9.10%) DevOps
24 125 (8.75%) SAP
25 124 (8.68%) IT Strategy
26 122 (8.54%) Migration
26 122 (8.54%) Analytics
27 118 (8.26%) Digital Transformation Programme
28 114 (7.98%) Data Management
29 112 (7.84%) Business Case

Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 75 (5.25%) SAS
2 40 (2.80%) SharePoint
2 40 (2.80%) WebLogic
3 18 (1.26%) CMS
4 11 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.42%) OpenStack
6 5 (0.35%) Drupal
7 4 (0.28%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.21%) WordPress
9 2 (0.14%) Apache
9 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.070%) Appian
10 1 (0.070%) Umbraco
Applications
1 32 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.42%) Simulink
5 2 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.070%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 79 (5.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 75 (5.25%) SAP ERP
3 25 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
5 13 (0.91%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 7 (0.49%) SAP BPC
7 4 (0.28%) Oracle Applications
8 3 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.21%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.21%) SAP IBP
8 3 (0.21%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.21%) SAP PP
8 3 (0.21%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.070%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.070%) Endur
9 1 (0.070%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.070%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.070%) SAP APO
9 1 (0.070%) SAP WM
9 1 (0.070%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 349 (24.44%) Azure
2 242 (16.95%) AWS
3 104 (7.28%) Dynamics 365
4 96 (6.72%) Power Platform
5 93 (6.51%) Microsoft 365
6 74 (5.18%) SaaS
7 71 (4.97%) GCP
8 57 (3.99%) Azure DevOps
9 49 (3.43%) Amazon SQS
10 40 (2.80%) Amazon EKS
11 38 (2.66%) PowerApps
12 31 (2.17%) PaaS
13 26 (1.82%) IaaS
14 25 (1.75%) AWS CloudFormation
14 25 (1.75%) Cloud Computing
15 24 (1.68%) Serverless
16 23 (1.61%) Power Automate
17 16 (1.12%) AWS Lambda
18 15 (1.05%) Amazon CloudWatch
19 12 (0.84%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 76 (5.32%) Broadband
2 44 (3.08%) DNS
3 40 (2.80%) BGP
3 40 (2.80%) SSL
3 40 (2.80%) TCP/IP
4 31 (2.17%) SD-WAN
4 31 (2.17%) WAN
5 24 (1.68%) Firewall
6 15 (1.05%) Wireless
7 13 (0.91%) Network Security
8 7 (0.49%) Intranet
9 5 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.28%) VoIP
11 3 (0.21%) 4G
11 3 (0.21%) 5G
11 3 (0.21%) PBX
12 2 (0.14%) LAN
12 2 (0.14%) MPLS
12 2 (0.14%) VPN
13 1 (0.070%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (4.62%) Relational Database
2 51 (3.57%) Amazon RDS
3 43 (3.01%) Data Warehouse
4 42 (2.94%) RDBMS
5 41 (2.87%) Oracle Database
6 35 (2.45%) NoSQL
7 30 (2.10%) SQL Server
8 27 (1.89%) Power BI
9 19 (1.33%) DB2
10 15 (1.05%) MongoDB
11 12 (0.84%) Big Data
11 12 (0.84%) Data Lake
12 11 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
13 7 (0.49%) SAP BW
14 6 (0.42%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.42%) GIS
15 5 (0.35%) Metadata
16 4 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
17 3 (0.21%) Amazon Aurora
17 3 (0.21%) QualityStage
Development Applications
1 14 (0.98%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (0.42%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.21%) Eclipse
3 3 (0.21%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.21%) Maven
3 3 (0.21%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.070%) JIRA
General
1 396 (27.73%) Social Skills
2 271 (18.98%) Finance
3 105 (7.35%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (7.07%) Retail
5 74 (5.18%) Public Sector
6 51 (3.57%) Legal
7 50 (3.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 38 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
9 37 (2.59%) Manufacturing
9 37 (2.59%) Marketing
10 36 (2.52%) Banking
10 36 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
11 29 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
12 21 (1.47%) Law
13 20 (1.40%) Aerospace
14 14 (0.98%) General Ledger
14 14 (0.98%) Military
15 10 (0.70%) Billing
15 10 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (0.70%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (5.18%) .NET
2 48 (3.36%) Spring Boot
3 40 (2.80%) RabbitMQ
4 19 (1.33%) Kafka
5 12 (0.84%) Node.js
6 11 (0.77%) Middleware
7 9 (0.63%) AngularJS
8 7 (0.49%) .NET Framework
9 6 (0.42%) EDI
10 5 (0.35%) Spring
11 4 (0.28%) ARM Templates
11 4 (0.28%) JSON
11 4 (0.28%) REST
11 4 (0.28%) Web Services
11 4 (0.28%) XML
11 4 (0.28%) YAML
12 3 (0.21%) .NET Core
12 3 (0.21%) AWS CDK
12 3 (0.21%) CSS
12 3 (0.21%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 157 (10.99%) Public Cloud
2 90 (6.30%) Cloud Native
3 48 (3.36%) Data Centre
4 45 (3.15%) Enterprise Software
5 33 (2.31%) IoT
6 25 (1.75%) PMI
7 21 (1.47%) Operational Technology
8 20 (1.40%) Mobile App
9 13 (0.91%) Management Information System
10 12 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (0.84%) Robotics
11 11 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (0.56%) FMCG
12 8 (0.56%) Product Ownership
12 8 (0.56%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (0.56%) Taxonomies
13 7 (0.49%) Biopharmaceutical
13 7 (0.49%) Renewable Energy
13 7 (0.49%) Security Posture
14 6 (0.42%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 66 (4.62%) Linux
2 41 (2.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 19 (1.33%) Windows
4 8 (0.56%) VME
5 6 (0.42%) Mesosphere
6 5 (0.35%) Android
6 5 (0.35%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.070%) HPUX
8 1 (0.070%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 408 (28.57%) Agile
2 281 (19.68%) Roadmaps
3 274 (19.19%) TOGAF
4 219 (15.34%) Problem-Solving
5 218 (15.27%) Enterprise Architecture
6 180 (12.61%) Presales
7 179 (12.54%) Microservices
8 170 (11.90%) ERP
9 153 (10.71%) Architectural Patterns
10 146 (10.22%) Coaching
11 143 (10.01%) Mentoring
12 141 (9.87%) Actionable Insight
13 130 (9.10%) DevOps
14 124 (8.68%) IT Strategy
15 122 (8.54%) Analytics
15 122 (8.54%) Migration
16 118 (8.26%) Digital Transformation Programme
17 114 (7.98%) Data Management
18 112 (7.84%) Business Case
19 111 (7.77%) ArchiMate
Programming Languages
1 43 (3.01%) SQL
2 42 (2.94%) C#
2 42 (2.94%) JavaScript
3 31 (2.17%) Java
4 25 (1.75%) Python
5 11 (0.77%) MATLAB
5 11 (0.77%) PowerShell
6 10 (0.70%) Go
7 8 (0.56%) COBOL
7 8 (0.56%) Micro Focus COBOL
8 7 (0.49%) Bicep
9 6 (0.42%) Bash
9 6 (0.42%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.35%) PHP
11 2 (0.14%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.14%) R
11 2 (0.14%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.070%) C
12 1 (0.070%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 227 (15.90%) Security Cleared
2 188 (13.17%) SC Cleared
3 184 (12.89%) Degree
4 99 (6.93%) TOGAF Certification
5 66 (4.62%) AWS Certification
6 65 (4.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 65 (4.55%) Azure Certification
7 37 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
8 36 (2.52%) Microsoft Certification
9 27 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
10 25 (1.75%) PMI Certification
11 21 (1.47%) CCNP
11 21 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
12 18 (1.26%) CCNA
13 11 (0.77%) DV Cleared
14 9 (0.63%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
15 5 (0.35%) CEH
15 5 (0.35%) CISM
15 5 (0.35%) CISSP
16 4 (0.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (0.84%) SLA
2 10 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (0.70%) QA
3 9 (0.63%) Accessibility
4 6 (0.42%) GDPR
5 5 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.35%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.35%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.28%) NIST
7 3 (0.21%) HMG Infosec
7 3 (0.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.21%) JSP 440
7 3 (0.21%) PMO
7 3 (0.21%) RMADS
8 2 (0.14%) GRC
8 2 (0.14%) SEPA
9 1 (0.070%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.070%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.070%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 43 (3.01%) Docker
2 14 (0.98%) Active Directory
3 9 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.49%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.070%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 52 (3.64%) Kubernetes
2 35 (2.45%) Terraform
3 15 (1.05%) CASB
4 10 (0.70%) Ansible
5 8 (0.56%) Progress Chef
5 8 (0.56%) Puppet
6 6 (0.42%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.21%) Grafana
8 3 (0.21%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.21%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.21%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.070%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.070%) SCCM
9 1 (0.070%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 339 (23.74%) Microsoft
2 148 (10.36%) Oracle
3 125 (8.75%) SAP
4 79 (5.53%) Sparx
5 75 (5.25%) Anaplan
5 75 (5.25%) Hyperion
6 62 (4.34%) Google
7 32 (2.24%) Cisco
8 28 (1.96%) Apple
9 26 (1.82%) Salesforce
10 25 (1.75%) IBM
11 17 (1.19%) Adobe
12 16 (1.12%) Meraki
12 16 (1.12%) VMware
13 13 (0.91%) Juniper
13 13 (0.91%) MuleSoft
14 11 (0.77%) Dell
15 10 (0.70%) Fortinet
16 8 (0.56%) Micro Focus
17 6 (0.42%) PagerDuty