Solution Architect
UK
The median Solution Architect salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 236 | 111 | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | -6 | +108 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect | 799 | 2,521 | 2,911 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.42% | 2.33% | 3.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.57% | 2.46% | 3.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 467 | 1,450 | 1,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £56,809 | £63,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -5.88% | +3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £108,750 | £115,000 | £108,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £74,000 | £79,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.41% | -6.33% | +5.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 50,763 | 102,595 | 85,167 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.09% | 94.88% | 91.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,743 | 72,457 | 55,296 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,524 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +5.94% |
Solutions Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Solutions Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Solutions Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Solutions Architect.
Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Solutions Architect over the 6 months to 9 June 2025.
Solutions Architect
Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 9 June 2025. 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 |
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| England | -121 | 725 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 1,003 |
| UK excluding London | -113 | 426 | £70,000 | -5.41% | 698 |
| London | -66 | 323 | £90,000 | -2.70% | 461 |
| Work from Home | -189 | 227 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 621 |
| North of England | -45 | 224 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 94 |
| North West | -34 | 177 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 56 |
| Midlands | -78 | 63 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 114 |
| Yorkshire | -57 | 38 | £82,500 | +6.45% | 30 |
| South East | -138 | 36 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 290 |
| South West | -13 | 33 | £71,991 | +2.84% | 93 |
| Scotland | +43 | 32 | £94,637 | +31.46% | 36 |
| West Midlands | -57 | 32 | £85,000 | +11.48% | 47 |
| East of England | +47 | 30 | £66,200 | -32.10% | 44 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 30 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 59 |
| North East | +31 | 9 | £65,000 | -17.79% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 7 | £75,000 | -14.29% | 2 |
| Wales | +16 | 1 | £60,850 | +35.22% | 20 |
Solutions Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2025, 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 featuring Solutions Architect in the job title.
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Solutions Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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