The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the City of London region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Architect
Rank 301 287 315
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 19 41 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 0.164% 0.314% 0.077%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.176% 0.337% 0.082%
Number of salaries quoted 17 34 6
Average salary £70,000 £72,500 £71,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.44% +2.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £62,650 £58,750
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £67,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year
-3.57% +12.00%
All Job Titles
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
10773 12165 14632
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 92.88% 93.10% 93.66%
Number of salaries quoted 9280 11060 13186
Average salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Architect
London

Security Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Security Architect across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

City of London Security Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Security Architect
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Security Architect across the City of London region.

City of London Security Architect Salary Trend

Security Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Architect across the City of London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

City of London Security Architect Salary Histogram

Security Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region that cited Security Architect in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Security Architect in their job title.

1 19 (50.00%) Network Security
2 16 (42.11%) Security Architecture
2 16 (42.11%) CISSP
3 14 (36.84%) Identity Management
4 13 (34.21%) Wireless
5 12 (31.58%) Load Balancing
6 11 (28.95%) Enterprise Architecture
6 11 (28.95%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (28.95%) CCIE
6 11 (28.95%) Firewall
7 10 (26.32%) PKI
7 10 (26.32%) Information Security
8 9 (23.68%) Forefront TMG
9 8 (21.05%) Migration
10 7 (18.42%) UAG
10 7 (18.42%) CISA
10 7 (18.42%) Active Directory
10 7 (18.42%) LAN
10 7 (18.42%) Cisco
11 6 (15.79%) Internet
12 5 (13.16%) Juniper
12 5 (13.16%) E-Commerce
12 5 (13.16%) ITIL
12 5 (13.16%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (13.16%) Risk Assessment
12 5 (13.16%) Cisco PIX
12 5 (13.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 5 (13.16%) Fortinet
12 5 (13.16%) Retail
12 5 (13.16%) TOGAF

Security Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region that cited Security Architect in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Security Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (2.632%) J2EE
1 1 (2.632%) SOAP
1 1 (2.632%) Web Services
1 1 (2.632%) XML
1 1 (2.632%) SAML
1 1 (2.632%) WebSphere
1 1 (2.632%) Java EE
1 1 (2.632%) Spring
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.632%) SharePoint
1 1 (2.632%) Apache
1 1 (2.632%) IIS
1 1 (2.632%) iPlanet
1 1 (2.632%) ESB
1 1 (2.632%) GlassFish
Applications
1 2 (5.263%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.632%) MS Project
2 1 (2.632%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 19 (50.00%) Network Security
2 13 (34.21%) Wireless
3 11 (28.95%) Firewall
4 7 (18.42%) LAN
5 6 (15.79%) Internet
6 5 (13.16%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (13.16%) Cisco PIX
7 4 (10.53%) WAN
7 4 (10.53%) VPN
8 3 (7.895%) SSL
8 3 (7.895%) WLAN
8 3 (7.895%) IPsec
8 3 (7.895%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (7.895%) Unified Communications
9 1 (2.632%) Ethernet
9 1 (2.632%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.263%) RDBMS
2 1 (2.632%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.632%) Eclipse
1 1 (2.632%) Rational DOORS
General
1 5 (13.16%) Retail
2 4 (10.53%) Billing
2 4 (10.53%) Finance
2 4 (10.53%) Law
3 3 (7.895%) Banking
4 1 (2.632%) Local Government
4 1 (2.632%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 10 (26.32%) PKI
2 4 (10.53%) Cryptography
3 2 (5.263%) Management Information System
3 2 (5.263%) PMI
4 1 (2.632%) RMADS
4 1 (2.632%) Mathematics
4 1 (2.632%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.632%) Clustering
4 1 (2.632%) CESG
4 1 (2.632%) CESG CLAS
4 1 (2.632%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.263%) Linux
2 1 (2.632%) UNIX
2 1 (2.632%) Solaris
2 1 (2.632%) CentOS
2 1 (2.632%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (42.11%) Security Architecture
2 14 (36.84%) Identity Management
3 12 (31.58%) Load Balancing
4 11 (28.95%) Enterprise Architecture
5 10 (26.32%) Information Security
6 8 (21.05%) Migration
7 5 (13.16%) E-Commerce
7 5 (13.16%) ITIL
7 5 (13.16%) Risk Assessment
7 5 (13.16%) TOGAF
8 4 (10.53%) Penetration Testing
8 4 (10.53%) PRINCE2
9 3 (7.895%) GAP Analysis
9 3 (7.895%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 2 (5.263%) Information Assurance
10 2 (5.263%) Project Management
10 2 (5.263%) Service Delivery
11 1 (2.632%) OOD
11 1 (2.632%) UML
11 1 (2.632%) OO
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.263%) Java
2 1 (2.632%) C
2 1 (2.632%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (42.11%) CISSP
2 11 (28.95%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (28.95%) CCIE
3 7 (18.42%) CISA
4 5 (13.16%) ISSAP
5 3 (7.895%) Degree
5 3 (7.895%) JNCIE
5 3 (7.895%) CEH
6 2 (5.263%) Security Cleared
6 2 (5.263%) SC Cleared
6 2 (5.263%) CISM
6 2 (5.263%) CCNP
6 2 (5.263%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (5.263%) PMI Certification
7 1 (2.632%) ISEB
7 1 (2.632%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (7.895%) COBIT
3 2 (5.263%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (23.68%) Forefront TMG
2 7 (18.42%) UAG
2 7 (18.42%) Active Directory
3 3 (7.895%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.632%) ISA Server
4 1 (2.632%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (2.632%) Tivoli
1 1 (2.632%) MIIS
1 1 (2.632%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 7 (18.42%) Cisco
2 5 (13.16%) Juniper
2 5 (13.16%) Fortinet
2 5 (13.16%) F5
3 4 (10.53%) VMware
4 3 (7.895%) Oracle
4 3 (7.895%) CheckPoint
4 3 (7.895%) HP
4 3 (7.895%) Citrix
4 3 (7.895%) Symantec
4 3 (7.895%) Brocade
4 3 (7.895%) Blue Coat
4 3 (7.895%) Riverbed
5 2 (5.263%) Twitter
5 2 (5.263%) Microsoft
6 1 (2.632%) IBM
6 1 (2.632%) Sybase
6 1 (2.632%) CA
6 1 (2.632%) Red Hat
6 1 (2.632%) EMC
City of London
You will be responsible for driving the conceptualisation and implementation of all IT security architecture... Required Skills/Backgrounds:- CISSP certification- Proven experience in design, implementation and operation of...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £65000 - £70000 per annum + annual bonus + Car & Benefit
Posted: 23 May 2013
City, London
It would be an advantage if applicants are SC cleared or willing to undergo a Government Security Clearance, SC level... Experiences and skills ideally include: Experienced in firewalls,...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + car, medical, pension
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
Our client is looking for IT Security Architects based in the London area and are looking for 6 individuals to advance in the realm of IT security. The...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + car, medical, pension
Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
They will be responsible for the creation of future roadmaps for networks and security including access management and assist with the overall infrastructure roadmap in line with the...
Hudson IT London
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013