solution architecture jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, solution architecture appears in 1,319 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Solution Architect has the most postings mentioning solution architecture, with demand share up 7.8% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
1,319
Demand vs prior month
up 7.8% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 27.9% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
London

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Frequently asked questions about solution architecture

+Is solution architecture in demand in 2026?

Yes. solution architecture appears in 1,319 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Solution Architect accounts for the most postings mentioning solution architecture (27.9% of all postings mentioning solution architecture).

+What jobs require solution architecture?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning solution architecture are Deployment Architect (50.0% of that role’s postings mention solution architecture), Agent Architect (45.7% of that role’s postings mention solution architecture), Delivery Solutions Architect (27.5% of that role’s postings mention solution architecture).

+What skills are commonly paired with solution architecture?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), solution architecture most often appears alongside enterprise architecture, AWS, Python, security, Azure.

+Where is solution architecture most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring solution architecture are London, New York City, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madrid, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new solution architecture content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after solution architecture?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring solution architecture — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around solution architecture

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before solution architecture

Before solution architecturesystem performance → solution architecture: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairweb development → solution architecture: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairinfrastructure provisioning → solution architecture: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPHP → solution architecture: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairinformation system categorization → solution architecture: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairbatch-wise feature reduction techniques → solution architecture: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomation → solution architecture: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → solution architecture: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolutionarchitecturesystem performance: 1 movessystem performance1 movesweb development: 1 movesweb development1 movesinfrastructure provisioning: 1 movesinfrastructureprovisioning1 movesPHP: 1 movesPHP1 movesinformation system categorization: 1 movesinformation systemcategorization1 movesbatch-wise feature reduction techniques: 1 movesbatch-wise featurereductiontechniques1 movesautomation: 1 movesautomation1 movespython: 1 movespython1 moves

Skills after solution architecture

After solution architecturesolution architecture → payment processing: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolution architecture → PHP: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolution architecture → RFP: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolution architecture → DevOps Automation: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolution architecture → Account Management: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolution architecture → automation: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolution architecture → DynamoDB: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolution architecture → MYSQL: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsolutionarchitecturepayment processing: 1 movespayment processing1 movesPHP: 1 movesPHP1 movesRFP: 1 movesRFP1 movesDevOps Automation: 1 movesDevOps Automation1 movesAccount Management: 1 movesAccount Management1 movesautomation: 1 movesautomation1 movesDynamoDB: 1 movesDynamoDB1 movesMYSQL: 1 movesMYSQL1 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: system performance1
Before: web development1
Before: infrastructure provisioning1
Before: PHP1
Before: information system categorization1
Before: batch-wise feature reduction techniques1
Before: automation1
Before: python1
After: payment processing1
After: PHP1
After: RFP1
After: DevOps Automation1
After: Account Management1
After: automation1
After: DynamoDB1
After: MYSQL1

Roles most likely to require solution architecture

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Deployment Architect1250.0%
Agent Architect1645.7%
Delivery Solutions Architect1427.5%
Solution Architect36824.7%
Domain Architect921.4%
Solutions Architect Manager518.5%
Enterprise Solution Architect418.2%
Sales Systems Engineer517.9%
Enterprise Solutions Architect315.0%
Enterprise Architect6213.4%

Roles with the most solution architecture postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Solution Architect36827.9%
Solutions Architect13510.2%
Enterprise Architect624.7%
Software Engineer292.2%
Technical Architect221.7%
Agent Architect161.2%
Forward Deployed Engineer161.2%
Product Manager151.1%
Delivery Solutions Architect141.1%
Client Solutions Architect120.9%

Top companies posting jobs requiring solution architecture

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring solution architecture
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Capital One40
Databricks32
Myriad36020
Parloa18
Snowflake18
HPE15
Celonis14
Zuora14
NetLimiter14
ServiceNow14

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for solution architecture

NamePostingsShare
London483.6%
New York City332.5%
Bengaluru302.3%
Hyderabad221.7%
Madrid181.4%
Singapore161.2%
Melbourne141.1%
Paris131.0%
Dublin120.9%

Skills commonly paired with solution architecture

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning solution architecture by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s solution architecture postings by all solution architecture postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.5% to 0.6%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,596 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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