Security Architecture Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 493 278 479
Rank change year-on-year -215 +201 -35
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 283 716 425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.40% 1.19% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 1.24% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 207 189 274
10th Percentile £43,080 £27,750 £47,500
25th Percentile £65,000 £56,668 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £73,750 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.08% -7.81% +18.52%
75th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £100,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £78,273 £82,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year -5.12% - +12.63%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,635 57,626 66,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.05% 95.63% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 41,208 29,573 41,244
10th Percentile £27,117 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
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 the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the UK excluding London 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
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
Scotland -163 9 £51,000 -26.94% 1
North East 0 8 £79,842 +8.26%
Northern Ireland +4 4 - - 3
Wales -37 3 £78,273 +22.10% 1
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (0.35%) BizTalk Server
1 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 99 (34.98%) Azure
2 86 (30.39%) AWS
3 21 (7.42%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (2.83%) Azure Sentinel
4 8 (2.83%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (2.83%) GCP
5 7 (2.47%) IaaS
5 7 (2.47%) PaaS
5 7 (2.47%) SaaS
6 2 (0.71%) Amazon EC2
6 2 (0.71%) AWS Lambda
6 2 (0.71%) Serverless
7 1 (0.35%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 55 (19.43%) Network Security
2 31 (10.95%) WAN
3 29 (10.25%) SD-WAN
4 17 (6.01%) TCP/IP
5 10 (3.53%) Internet
6 9 (3.18%) Firewall
7 8 (2.83%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (2.12%) VPN
9 2 (0.71%) LAN
9 2 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.35%) DHCP
10 1 (0.35%) DNS
10 1 (0.35%) NAS
10 1 (0.35%) SAN
10 1 (0.35%) Software-Defined Networking
10 1 (0.35%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.59%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.71%) Big Data
2 2 (0.71%) DynamoDB
2 2 (0.71%) MySQL
3 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 12 (4.24%) GitLab
General
1 68 (24.03%) Finance
2 59 (20.85%) Social Skills
3 32 (11.31%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (9.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 23 (8.13%) Law
6 22 (7.77%) Aerospace
7 18 (6.36%) Military
8 14 (4.95%) Public Sector
9 13 (4.59%) Telecoms
10 10 (3.53%) Legal
11 9 (3.18%) Banking
12 5 (1.77%) Marketing
13 4 (1.41%) Electronics
13 4 (1.41%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.41%) Retail
14 2 (0.71%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.71%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.71%) Investment Banking
15 1 (0.35%) Games
15 1 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 150 (53.00%) Architect
2 120 (42.40%) Security Architect
3 47 (16.61%) Lead
4 40 (14.13%) Senior
5 37 (13.07%) Consultant
6 36 (12.72%) Security Consultant
7 35 (12.37%) Analyst
7 35 (12.37%) Lead Architect
8 30 (10.60%) Lead Security Architect
9 28 (9.89%) Security Analyst
10 21 (7.42%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 19 (6.71%) Security Engineer
11 19 (6.71%) Senior Analyst
11 19 (6.71%) Senior Architect
12 17 (6.01%) Principal Architect
12 17 (6.01%) Principal Security Architect
13 16 (5.65%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (5.30%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 15 (5.30%) Junior
14 15 (5.30%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.89%) Web Services
2 6 (2.12%) Middleware
3 2 (0.71%) Laravel
3 2 (0.71%) Node.js
3 2 (0.71%) OAuth
3 2 (0.71%) OpenID
3 2 (0.71%) SAML
3 2 (0.71%) Smart Contracts
4 1 (0.35%) .NET
4 1 (0.35%) EDI
4 1 (0.35%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 65 (22.97%) Management Information System
2 35 (12.37%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 32 (11.31%) Security Posture
4 29 (10.25%) Public Cloud
5 22 (7.77%) Cyber Defence
5 22 (7.77%) Operational Technology
6 21 (7.42%) Cloud Native
6 21 (7.42%) Cyber Threat
7 18 (6.36%) Security Operations Centre
8 16 (5.65%) Legacy Applications
9 12 (4.24%) Cyberattack
9 12 (4.24%) Private Cloud
10 10 (3.53%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.77%) Replication
12 4 (1.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 4 (1.41%) PMI
13 3 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (1.06%) IoT
13 3 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.71%) Linux
2 8 (2.83%) Windows
3 5 (1.77%) Kali Linux
4 4 (1.41%) Mac OS X
5 2 (0.71%) Unix
5 2 (0.71%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (53.36%) Cybersecurity
2 108 (38.16%) Information Security
3 78 (27.56%) Mentoring
4 69 (24.38%) Agile
5 67 (23.67%) Coaching
6 53 (18.73%) Roadmaps
7 42 (14.84%) Incident Response
8 41 (14.49%) SIEM
9 39 (13.78%) Application Security
9 39 (13.78%) OWASP
10 36 (12.72%) Problem-Solving
10 36 (12.72%) Secure Coding
10 36 (12.72%) Security Operations
11 35 (12.37%) Risk Management
12 34 (12.01%) Cloud Security
13 30 (10.60%) Identity Management
14 28 (9.89%) Risk Assessment
15 27 (9.54%) Architectural Patterns
15 27 (9.54%) Incident Management
16 26 (9.19%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (6.71%) Python
2 11 (3.89%) Java
3 7 (2.47%) C
4 6 (2.12%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.77%) R
5 5 (1.77%) Scala
5 5 (1.77%) SQL
6 3 (1.06%) C++
7 2 (0.71%) PHP
8 1 (0.35%) C#
Qualifications
1 96 (33.92%) CISSP
2 72 (25.44%) CISM
3 58 (20.49%) Degree
4 56 (19.79%) Security Cleared
5 42 (14.84%) Cisco Certification
6 41 (14.49%) CCSP
7 40 (14.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 38 (13.43%) CCSK
9 36 (12.72%) AWS Certification
10 34 (12.01%) Azure Certification
11 29 (10.25%) CRISC
12 27 (9.54%) DV Cleared
13 21 (7.42%) CEH
14 20 (7.07%) BPSS Clearance
14 20 (7.07%) CISA
15 18 (6.36%) SC Cleared
16 13 (4.59%) CASP
16 13 (4.59%) Computer Science Degree
17 10 (3.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 10 (3.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (41.34%) NIST
2 63 (22.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (10.25%) NIST 800
4 27 (9.54%) NCSC
5 25 (8.83%) GDPR
6 18 (6.36%) GRC
6 18 (6.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 17 (6.01%) PCI DSS
8 15 (5.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (3.18%) COBIT
10 4 (1.41%) JSP 440
10 4 (1.41%) RMADS
11 3 (1.06%) HMG Infosec
11 3 (1.06%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (1.06%) SLA
12 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.35%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.35%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.35%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.35%) SOC 2
System Software
1 29 (10.25%) Docker
2 5 (1.77%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.06%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (1.06%) Firmware
4 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 31 (10.95%) Single Sign-On
2 30 (10.60%) Kubernetes
3 15 (5.30%) Terraform
4 5 (1.77%) Suricata
5 4 (1.41%) QRadar
6 2 (0.71%) DatAdvantage
6 2 (0.71%) SCCM
6 2 (0.71%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
7 1 (0.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.35%) Stealthwatch
7 1 (0.35%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.35%) WSUS
Vendors
1 49 (17.31%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.30%) Splunk
3 7 (2.47%) Cisco
4 5 (1.77%) Juniper
4 5 (1.77%) Palo Alto
5 3 (1.06%) AppDynamics
5 3 (1.06%) New Relic
6 2 (0.71%) ForgeRock
6 2 (0.71%) Qualys
6 2 (0.71%) SAP
6 2 (0.71%) Symantec
6 2 (0.71%) Varonis
7 1 (0.35%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.35%) Google
7 1 (0.35%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.35%) Thales
7 1 (0.35%) VMware