Security Architect
UK
The median Security Architect salary in the UK is £79,842 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 451 | 302 | 620 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -149 | +318 | -84 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 553 | 1,141 | 819 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.53% | 1.20% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 1.32% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 347 | 317 | 419 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £56,219 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £79,842 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +2.94% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £91,250 | £102,500 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £108,750 | £116,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £82,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.06% | +10.00% | +3.45% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect.
Security Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Security Architect
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 |
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| England | -107 | 478 | £79,842 | -10.04% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | -188 | 373 | £77,500 | -6.06% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 196 | £78,273 | -5.12% | 29 |
| London | -26 | 124 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 27 |
| North of England | -38 | 104 | £79,057 | +10.96% | 9 |
| South East | -64 | 101 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 10 |
| North West | -42 | 67 | £70,000 | +17.60% | 9 |
| Midlands | -73 | 67 | £78,273 | -10.55% | 4 |
| South West | -90 | 52 | £72,500 | -6.45% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -53 | 43 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 31 | £79,842 | -3.22% | |
| East of England | -11 | 25 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -39 | 24 | £78,273 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -162 | 11 | £75,000 | +16.53% | |
| Wales | -29 | 9 | £78,273 | - | |
| North East | -7 | 6 | £79,842 | -17.69% | |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 3 | £62,000 | - | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Security 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 Security Architect in the job title.
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Security 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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