Security Architecture Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Architecture
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 222 136 257
Rank change year-on-year -86 +121 -58
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 21 126 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.31% 2.10% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 2.22% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9 18 25
10th Percentile £67,000 £69,000 -
25th Percentile £70,000 £73,625 £48,775
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £86,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.14% +23.21% -3.45%
75th Percentile £85,000 £105,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £93,000 £106,500 £112,000
South East median annual salary £80,000 £73,750 £80,000
% change year-on-year +8.47% -7.81% +14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,690 5,686 6,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 84.77% 94.75% 92.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3,912 3,107 3,874
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,939
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the Thames Valley

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in the Thames Valley

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in the Thames Valley

Security Architecture
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 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
Berkshire -60 10 £73,750 -14.49%
Oxfordshire +9 9 £75,000 -25.00%
Buckinghamshire -16 2 £80,000 +8.47% 2
Security Architecture
South East

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 14 (66.67%) Azure
2 9 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (28.57%) AWS
3 6 (28.57%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (4.76%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 7 (33.33%) Internet
2 6 (28.57%) Firewall
2 6 (28.57%) Intrusion Detection
2 6 (28.57%) Network Security
3 5 (23.81%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Data Lake
General
1 10 (47.62%) Finance
2 2 (9.52%) Law
2 2 (9.52%) Legal
2 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Aerospace
3 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (76.19%) Architect
2 15 (71.43%) Security Architect
3 7 (33.33%) Information Architect
3 7 (33.33%) Information Security Architect
4 4 (19.05%) Lead
5 1 (4.76%) Cloud Architect
5 1 (4.76%) Cloud Security Architect
5 1 (4.76%) Cloud Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.76%) IT Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) IT Security Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Junior
5 1 (4.76%) Junior Architect
5 1 (4.76%) Junior Technical Architect
5 1 (4.76%) Security Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Security Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.76%) Senior
5 1 (4.76%) Senior IT Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.76%) Technical Architect
5 1 (4.76%) Telecoms Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (23.81%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 5 (23.81%) Data Centre
2 5 (23.81%) Hybrid Cloud
2 5 (23.81%) Management Information System
3 3 (14.29%) Cloud Native
4 2 (9.52%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (4.76%) Educational Technology
5 1 (4.76%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
5 1 (4.76%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (23.81%) Kali Linux
2 1 (4.76%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (71.43%) Incident Response
2 11 (52.38%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (38.10%) Regulatory Compliance
3 8 (38.10%) Security Management
3 8 (38.10%) Technical Architecture
4 7 (33.33%) Incident Management
4 7 (33.33%) Information Security
4 7 (33.33%) Security Operations
4 7 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 7 (33.33%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 7 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 7 (33.33%) Zero Trust
5 6 (28.57%) Penetration Testing
5 6 (28.57%) SIEM
6 5 (23.81%) Asset Management
6 5 (23.81%) Computer Science
6 5 (23.81%) Cryptography
6 5 (23.81%) Data Protection
6 5 (23.81%) OWASP
6 5 (23.81%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 5 (23.81%) PowerShell
1 5 (23.81%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (61.90%) CISSP
1 13 (61.90%) Degree
2 8 (38.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 8 (38.10%) CCSK
2 8 (38.10%) CCSP
2 8 (38.10%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (23.81%) AWS Certification
3 5 (23.81%) Azure Certification
4 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared
4 1 (4.76%) SAP Certification
4 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (76.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 16 (76.19%) NIST
2 13 (61.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 10 (47.62%) GDPR
4 8 (38.10%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (33.33%) PCI DSS
6 2 (9.52%) SLA
7 1 (4.76%) COBIT
7 1 (4.76%) GRC
Systems Management
1 5 (23.81%) Suricata
Vendors
1 14 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (23.81%) Cisco
2 5 (23.81%) Juniper
2 5 (23.81%) Palo Alto
2 5 (23.81%) Splunk
3 2 (9.52%) SAP