The Solution Architect role today
This guide draws on 620 Solution Architect postings from 358 companies, published from March to September 2026.
In 3% of Solution Architect postings, building or applying AI is the job itself.
AI Tools Literacy appears in 36% of Solution Architect postings, and AI Governance Frameworks in 14%.
Automation exposure averages 36 out of 100 across these postings, which is moderate: parts of the routine work can be automated, which makes AI skills more valuable in the role.
Senior positions make up 55% of postings, entry-level 20%. The most common way of working is hybrid, in 55% of postings.
Common skill gaps
The AI skills our analysis of Solution Architect job descriptions most often flags as a gap, with the share of postings where each one comes up.
- AI Governance Frameworks32%
- Prompt Engineering26%
- AI Risk Assessment26%
- AI Architecture Patterns16%
- AI Cost Optimization16%
- Generative AI Fundamentals13%
Solution Architect salary
Pay comes only from postings that quote it: 48 of the 620 Solution Architect postings. Each country uses the pay period its employers quote most.
Netherlands
based on 48 postings quoting pay per month€6,800
median per month
The middle half of advertised salaries, with the line at the median.
Essential Solution Architect skills
The skills employers ask for in Solution Architect job descriptions, from the most requested down.
Core skills
- AI Tools Literacy
- Data Analysis
- Cloud Architecture
Also valued
- Stakeholder Management
- AI Governance Frameworks
- Cloud AI Services
- Prompt Engineering
- Data Architecture
- Solution Architecture
- AI Architecture Patterns
AI skills to learn next
The AI skills employers most often want to add to this role, beyond the ones above.
- AI Governance
- AI Solution Architecture
- AI Integration Patterns
- LLM Integration Patterns
How the Solution Architect role is evolving
The directions employers are taking this role as they adopt AI, with the skills and responsibilities each one adds.
Most common direction
Toward AI transformation
Skills to add
- AI Strategy
- AI Change Management
- AI Transformation Strategy
New responsibilities
- Ensure AI solutions comply with ethical and regulatory standards
- Lead AI transformation initiatives for clients, from strategy to implementation
- Lead the design and execution of enterprise AI transformation roadmaps for key clients
- Assess and mitigate AI-related risks in solution designs
Other directions
Toward AI engineering
Typical focus
AI & cloud, AI platforms and AI-enabled systems
Skills to add
- AI Security
- MLOps
- LLM Integration
- LLM Ops
New responsibilities
- Collaborate with data science teams to operationalize AI models
- Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with enterprise standards
- Ensure AI solutions comply with security and data privacy standards
- Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to operationalize AI models
Toward data & machine learning
Typical focus
Data & AI platforms, AI & data platforms and Data & AI
Skills to add
- AI Model Deployment
- MLOps Fundamentals
- AI Data Pipelines
- AI Data Governance
- Data Governance
New responsibilities
- Architect data pipelines that support AI model training and inference for planning applications
- Collaborate with data science teams to ensure architectural alignment for AI initiatives
- Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize AI models in production
- Define data governance and quality standards for AI-ready data
Toward AI governance
Typical focus
AI governance & assurance and AI governance & compliance
Skills to add
- AI Risk Management
- AI Compliance
- AI Ethics
- AI Audit
New responsibilities
- Conduct AI risk assessments and ensure compliance with emerging AI regulations
- Advise on ethical AI implementation and oversight mechanisms
- Advise clients on responsible AI practices and ethical considerations
Solution Architect FAQ
Will AI replace Solution Architect jobs?
Automation exposure averages 36 out of 100 across these postings, which is moderate: parts of the routine work can be automated, which makes AI skills more valuable in the role. Employers are mostly reshaping the role toward AI transformation, adding skills such as AI Governance and AI Governance Frameworks.
What skills do Solution Architect roles require?
The skills employers ask for most are AI Tools Literacy, Data Analysis, Cloud Architecture, Stakeholder Management and AI Governance Frameworks.
Which AI skills should Solution Architect candidates learn next?
AI Governance Frameworks, AI Governance and AI Tools Literacy are the AI skills employers most often want to add. The most common skill gaps are AI Governance Frameworks and Prompt Engineering.
How is the Solution Architect role changing?
The most common direction is AI transformation. Other directions include AI engineering, data & machine learning and AI governance.
How much do Solution Architect roles pay in the Netherlands?
Advertised salaries typically range from €6,000 to €8,000 per month, with the median around €6,800, based on 48 postings that quote pay per month.
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This guide is built from public job descriptions for Solution Architect roles classified as Core AI or AI-enabled. Skills, automation exposure and career directions are extracted from each job description and compared across the market. Postings are deduplicated, so a job listed on several boards or by several agencies counts once. Salaries are advertised ranges from the Netherlands, taken only from the 48 postings that quote pay. How we collect and deduplicate postings.