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 28 May 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 451 | 295 | 619 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -156 | +324 | -85 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 536 | 1,152 | 811 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 1.18% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 1.29% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 339 | 324 | 419 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £56,219 | £58,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £72,000 |
| 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 | £100,000 | £103,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £82,500 | £75,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.06% | +9.63% | +3.79% |
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 | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| 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 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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 28 May 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 28 May 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 | -115 | 466 | £79,842 | -11.29% | 70 |
| UK excluding London | -175 | 366 | £77,500 | -6.06% | 36 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 194 | £78,273 | -5.12% | 33 |
| London | -5 | 120 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 28 |
| North of England | -21 | 102 | £79,057 | +10.96% | 8 |
| South East | -49 | 102 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 8 |
| North West | -24 | 66 | £70,000 | +17.60% | 6 |
| Midlands | -70 | 64 | £78,273 | -9.25% | 7 |
| South West | -88 | 52 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 40 | £70,000 | -18.84% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 30 | £79,842 | -0.20% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -39 | 24 | £78,273 | - | 2 |
| East of England | -12 | 22 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 6 |
| Scotland | -157 | 11 | £75,000 | +8.38% | 2 |
| Wales | -31 | 9 | £78,273 | - | |
| North East | -2 | 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 28 May 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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