Security Architect Jobs in the North of England

Security Architect
England > North of England

The median Security Architect salary in the North of England is £78,273 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 296 289 376
Rank change year-on-year -7 +87 -86
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 95 160 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.55% 0.91% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 1.02% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 75 57 17
10th Percentile £56,809 - -
25th Percentile £60,000 £56,219 £52,434
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,273 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.82% +16.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £84,919 £95,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £97,290 £92,500
England median annual salary £79,842 £90,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% - +16.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 16,395 15,661 17,312
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.05% 89.48% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 12,676 8,279 11,110
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,649 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in the North of England

Security Architect
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in the North of England.

Salary trend for Security Architect in the North of England

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in the North of England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in the North of England

Security Architect
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the North of England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
North West -11 61 £70,000 +1.16% 2
Yorkshire +47 28 £79,842 +8.26% 1
North East +3 6 £79,842 -19.35%
Security Architect
England

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 across the North of England region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 44 (46.32%) Security Architecture
2 43 (45.26%) Azure
3 36 (37.89%) CISSP
4 35 (36.84%) WAN
5 34 (35.79%) AWS
5 34 (35.79%) Application Security
6 33 (34.74%) Cisco Certification
6 33 (34.74%) CISM
6 33 (34.74%) Information Security
6 33 (34.74%) NIST
7 31 (32.63%) SD-WAN
8 28 (29.47%) Secure Coding
8 28 (29.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 28 (29.47%) AWS Certification
9 26 (27.37%) Docker
9 26 (27.37%) Kubernetes
9 26 (27.37%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 26 (27.37%) Single Sign-On
9 26 (27.37%) Identity Management
9 26 (27.37%) Management Information System
9 26 (27.37%) CCSP
9 26 (27.37%) OWASP
9 26 (27.37%) CCSK
9 26 (27.37%) Azure Certification
10 20 (21.05%) Cybersecurity
10 20 (21.05%) CI/CD
11 15 (15.79%) Cloud Security
12 14 (14.74%) Degree
13 13 (13.68%) Coaching
13 13 (13.68%) Microsoft

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Cloud Services
1 43 (45.26%) Azure
2 34 (35.79%) AWS
3 7 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.11%) GCP
4 2 (2.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (36.84%) WAN
2 31 (32.63%) SD-WAN
3 12 (12.63%) Network Security
4 5 (5.26%) Cisco Firepower
5 4 (4.21%) LAN
5 4 (4.21%) Software-Defined Networking
5 4 (4.21%) Wireless
5 4 (4.21%) WLAN
6 2 (2.11%) Firewall
General
1 12 (12.63%) Social Skills
2 9 (9.47%) Finance
3 6 (6.32%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (6.32%) Public Sector
4 5 (5.26%) Legal
5 2 (2.11%) Banking
5 2 (2.11%) Games
5 2 (2.11%) Marketing
5 2 (2.11%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 26 (27.37%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
1 26 (27.37%) Management Information System
2 11 (11.58%) Data Centre
3 9 (9.47%) Security Posture
4 5 (5.26%) Public Cloud
5 4 (4.21%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (3.16%) PMI
7 2 (2.11%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (46.32%) Security Architecture
2 34 (35.79%) Application Security
3 33 (34.74%) Information Security
4 28 (29.47%) Secure Coding
5 26 (27.37%) Identity Management
5 26 (27.37%) OWASP
6 20 (21.05%) CI/CD
6 20 (21.05%) Cybersecurity
7 15 (15.79%) Cloud Security
8 13 (13.68%) Coaching
9 11 (11.58%) Mentoring
10 10 (10.53%) Roadmaps
11 8 (8.42%) Agile
11 8 (8.42%) Decision-Making
12 7 (7.37%) Architectural Design
12 7 (7.37%) DevOps
12 7 (7.37%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (7.37%) Risk Management
13 6 (6.32%) Security Testing
13 6 (6.32%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 36 (37.89%) CISSP
2 33 (34.74%) Cisco Certification
2 33 (34.74%) CISM
3 28 (29.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 28 (29.47%) AWS Certification
4 26 (27.37%) Azure Certification
4 26 (27.37%) CCSK
4 26 (27.37%) CCSP
5 14 (14.74%) Degree
6 6 (6.32%) CEH
7 5 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (5.26%) CCNA
7 5 (5.26%) CCNP
8 4 (4.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (3.16%) PMI Certification
10 2 (2.11%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (2.11%) OSCP
10 2 (2.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (34.74%) NIST
2 7 (7.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (4.21%) GDPR
4 3 (3.16%) PCI DSS
5 2 (2.11%) QA
System Software
1 26 (27.37%) Docker
2 2 (2.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (27.37%) Kubernetes
1 26 (27.37%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (5.26%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 13 (13.68%) Microsoft
2 9 (9.47%) Cisco
3 5 (5.26%) Adobe
3 5 (5.26%) Apple
3 5 (5.26%) Meraki
4 4 (4.21%) Palo Alto