Security Architecture Jobs in England

Security Architecture
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Security Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Architecture over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 428 327 504
Rank change year-on-year -101 +177 -66
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 470 917 904
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.55% 1.01% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.64% 1.06% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 354 386 567
10th Percentile £51,725 £47,075 £52,474
25th Percentile £67,500 £67,625 £65,930
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,273 £85,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.91% +3.03% +14.58%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,447 £95,000
90th Percentile £108,375 £111,250 £111,750
UK median annual salary £78,273 £82,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year -5.12% - +12.63%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Security Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,372 86,501 127,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.52% 95.63% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 53,935 51,101 73,310
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in England.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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
London +6 202 £85,000 -2.86% 39
North of England -5 85 £70,576 +0.82% 5
South West -33 66 £105,000 +40.00% 6
North West -20 50 £70,000 - 4
South East -123 50 £80,000 +8.47% 10
East of England +14 34 £72,500 +3.57% 7
Midlands -46 31 £75,000 -1.64% 7
Yorkshire +57 27 £78,273 +19.77% 1
West Midlands -4 21 £75,000 -3.23% 5
East Midlands -47 10 £78,273 +52.73% 2
North East 0 8 £79,842 +8.26%
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
1 2 (0.43%) Confluence
2 1 (0.21%) Apache
2 1 (0.21%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (0.21%) nginx
2 1 (0.21%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.21%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.43%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 168 (35.74%) Azure
2 130 (27.66%) AWS
3 38 (8.09%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (6.60%) GCP
5 14 (2.98%) Azure Sentinel
5 14 (2.98%) Cloud Computing
6 12 (2.55%) PaaS
6 12 (2.55%) SaaS
7 11 (2.34%) IaaS
8 5 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.85%) Amazon S3
10 3 (0.64%) Entra ID
10 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.43%) GitHub
11 2 (0.43%) Kong
11 2 (0.43%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.43%) Serverless
12 1 (0.21%) Azure Stack
12 1 (0.21%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.21%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 85 (18.09%) Network Security
2 57 (12.13%) Firewall
3 35 (7.45%) WAN
4 33 (7.02%) SD-WAN
5 27 (5.74%) Intrusion Detection
6 26 (5.53%) TCP/IP
7 10 (2.13%) Internet
8 8 (1.70%) Wireless
9 7 (1.49%) SSL
9 7 (1.49%) VPN
10 5 (1.06%) IPsec
11 2 (0.43%) DHCP
11 2 (0.43%) DNS
11 2 (0.43%) HTTPS
11 2 (0.43%) LAN
12 1 (0.21%) HTTP
12 1 (0.21%) NAS
12 1 (0.21%) SAN
12 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.21%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.91%) Data Lake
2 8 (1.70%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.43%) Big Data
4 2 (0.43%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.21%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.21%) MySQL
5 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 12 (2.55%) GitLab
2 4 (0.85%) Git
2 4 (0.85%) JIRA
3 3 (0.64%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.21%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.21%) Vagrant
General
1 123 (26.17%) Social Skills
2 117 (24.89%) Finance
3 68 (14.47%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (10.85%) Law
5 39 (8.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (8.09%) Legal
7 34 (7.23%) Military
8 31 (6.60%) Public Sector
9 23 (4.89%) Banking
10 21 (4.47%) Aerospace
11 18 (3.83%) Documentation Skills
12 16 (3.40%) Telecoms
13 15 (3.19%) Marketing
14 12 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.49%) Retail
15 7 (1.49%) Retail Banking
16 6 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (1.28%) Manufacturing
17 5 (1.06%) Police
Job Titles
1 218 (46.38%) Architect
2 172 (36.60%) Security Architect
3 70 (14.89%) Senior
4 68 (14.47%) Lead
5 65 (13.83%) Consultant
6 64 (13.62%) Security Consultant
7 57 (12.13%) Analyst
8 40 (8.51%) Security Analyst
9 39 (8.30%) Lead Architect
10 36 (7.66%) Security Engineer
11 34 (7.23%) Lead Security Architect
12 30 (6.38%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 28 (5.96%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 28 (5.96%) Senior Architect
14 27 (5.74%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 27 (5.74%) Solutions Architect
15 22 (4.68%) Principal Architect
15 22 (4.68%) Principal Security Architect
16 21 (4.47%) Security Manager
16 21 (4.47%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.19%) Elastic Stack
2 12 (2.55%) Web Services
3 7 (1.49%) Middleware
4 6 (1.28%) Kafka
5 3 (0.64%) .NET
5 3 (0.64%) OAuth
6 2 (0.43%) JWT
6 2 (0.43%) Pandas
6 2 (0.43%) pytest
6 2 (0.43%) Smart Contracts
7 1 (0.21%) EDI
7 1 (0.21%) HTML
7 1 (0.21%) LAMP
7 1 (0.21%) LEMP Stack
7 1 (0.21%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.21%) ModSecurity
7 1 (0.21%) Node.js
7 1 (0.21%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.21%) OpenID
7 1 (0.21%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 100 (21.28%) Management Information System
2 69 (14.68%) Security Posture
3 44 (9.36%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 40 (8.51%) Public Cloud
5 37 (7.87%) Cyber Defence
6 35 (7.45%) Cyber Threat
6 35 (7.45%) Security Operations Centre
7 25 (5.32%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 24 (5.11%) Operational Technology
9 19 (4.04%) Cloud Native
9 19 (4.04%) Cyberattack
10 12 (2.55%) Data Centre
10 12 (2.55%) Legacy Applications
10 12 (2.55%) PKI
10 12 (2.55%) Private Cloud
11 11 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.91%) Product Ownership
13 8 (1.70%) Hybrid Cloud
14 6 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
14 6 (1.28%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.47%) Linux
2 12 (2.55%) Windows
3 7 (1.49%) Unix
4 5 (1.06%) CentOS
4 5 (1.06%) Kali Linux
4 5 (1.06%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.85%) Mac OS X
5 4 (0.85%) Solaris
5 4 (0.85%) zOS
6 2 (0.43%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.43%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.21%) Android
7 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (59.79%) Cybersecurity
2 204 (43.40%) Information Security
3 109 (23.19%) Agile
4 88 (18.72%) Cloud Security
5 86 (18.30%) SIEM
6 85 (18.09%) Roadmaps
7 81 (17.23%) Mentoring
8 79 (16.81%) Incident Response
9 78 (16.60%) Application Security
10 77 (16.38%) Coaching
10 77 (16.38%) Problem-Solving
11 71 (15.11%) Security Operations
12 70 (14.89%) Risk Management
13 65 (13.83%) Incident Management
14 53 (11.28%) OWASP
15 52 (11.06%) TOGAF
16 47 (10.00%) CI/CD
16 47 (10.00%) Risk Assessment
17 46 (9.79%) Vulnerability Management
18 45 (9.57%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (6.60%) Python
2 22 (4.68%) Java
3 9 (1.91%) PowerShell
4 8 (1.70%) SQL
5 7 (1.49%) C
6 6 (1.28%) C++
7 5 (1.06%) R
7 5 (1.06%) Scala
8 4 (0.85%) C#
8 4 (0.85%) Go
9 3 (0.64%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.43%) Bash
10 2 (0.43%) Lua
10 2 (0.43%) Ruby
10 2 (0.43%) Rust
11 1 (0.21%) Dart
11 1 (0.21%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.21%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.21%) PHP
11 1 (0.21%) Swift
Qualifications
1 169 (35.96%) CISSP
2 111 (23.62%) Degree
3 106 (22.55%) CISM
4 98 (20.85%) Security Cleared
5 62 (13.19%) Cisco Certification
6 60 (12.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 58 (12.34%) CCSP
8 51 (10.85%) DV Cleared
9 50 (10.64%) Azure Certification
10 49 (10.43%) AWS Certification
11 46 (9.79%) CCSK
12 37 (7.87%) CRISC
13 31 (6.60%) CEH
14 30 (6.38%) SC Cleared
15 28 (5.96%) Master's Degree
16 27 (5.74%) CISA
17 22 (4.68%) BPSS Clearance
18 21 (4.47%) GIAC
19 19 (4.04%) Computer Science Degree
20 18 (3.83%) CASP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 171 (36.38%) NIST
2 118 (25.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (9.15%) GDPR
4 37 (7.87%) NCSC
5 34 (7.23%) NIST 800
6 28 (5.96%) PCI DSS
7 24 (5.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 23 (4.89%) GRC
9 15 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (2.98%) COBIT
11 13 (2.77%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 6 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (1.28%) HIPAA
13 5 (1.06%) ISO 31000
13 5 (1.06%) QA
14 4 (0.85%) JSP 440
14 4 (0.85%) RMADS
15 3 (0.64%) HMG Infosec
15 3 (0.64%) ISO 9001
15 3 (0.64%) SLA
System Software
1 42 (8.94%) Docker
2 15 (3.19%) vSphere
3 12 (2.55%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.64%) Embedded Firmware
4 3 (0.64%) Firmware
4 3 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) LXC
5 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 41 (8.72%) Kubernetes
2 35 (7.45%) Single Sign-On
3 22 (4.68%) Terraform
4 10 (2.13%) QRadar
5 5 (1.06%) Suricata
6 3 (0.64%) Ansible
7 2 (0.43%) CASB
7 2 (0.43%) DatAdvantage
7 2 (0.43%) Istio
7 2 (0.43%) SCCM
7 2 (0.43%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 1 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.21%) Cacti
8 1 (0.21%) HAProxy
8 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.21%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.21%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.21%) Puppet
8 1 (0.21%) Stealthwatch
8 1 (0.21%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 96 (20.43%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.32%) Splunk
3 17 (3.62%) SolarWinds
4 16 (3.40%) Tripwire
5 15 (3.19%) Tanium
6 10 (2.13%) IBM
7 9 (1.91%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.70%) Cisco
8 8 (1.70%) Qualys
9 7 (1.49%) Google
10 5 (1.06%) CyberArk
10 5 (1.06%) Juniper
10 5 (1.06%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.85%) iManage
11 4 (0.85%) Rapid7
12 3 (0.64%) AppDynamics
12 3 (0.64%) LogRhythm
12 3 (0.64%) New Relic
13 2 (0.43%) SAP
13 2 (0.43%) Varonis