Security Architect Jobs in Belfast

Security Architect
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Security Architect salary in Belfast is £82,801 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 56 84
Rank change year-on-year +29 +28 -23
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 6 3 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 3.47% 0.59% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.80% 0.61% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £67,061 - -
25th Percentile £70,889 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,801 £62,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +33.55% - -
75th Percentile £101,666 - -
90th Percentile £109,667 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £82,801 £62,000 -
% change year-on-year +33.55% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 158 490 718
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.33% 95.70% 94.47%
Number of salaries quoted 38 246 401
10th Percentile £41,750 £30,000 £32,063
25th Percentile £48,125 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £73,819 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £87,500 £69,000
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +6.95%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in Belfast

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in Belfast.

Salary trend for Security Architect in Belfast

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Belfast over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in Belfast

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, 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 Belfast region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Network Security
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 4 (66.67%) Cloud Security
3 3 (50.00%) CASB
3 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Cloud Native
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Law
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (33.33%) SABSA
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (33.33%) Security Architecture
4 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Information Assurance
4 2 (33.33%) Security Management
4 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 2 (33.33%) Information Security Management
4 2 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Information Security
4 2 (33.33%) NCSC
4 2 (33.33%) NIST
4 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Cloud
4 2 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) Network Security
General
1 3 (50.00%) Law
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Cloud Native
2 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (16.67%) PKI
3 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Cloud Security
1 4 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Architectural Patterns
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 2 (33.33%) Information Security
3 2 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) SABSA
3 2 (33.33%) Security Architecture
3 2 (33.33%) Security Management
3 2 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 1 (16.67%) Data Encryption
4 1 (16.67%) Data Security
4 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (16.67%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (33.33%) NCSC
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (16.67%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) CASB
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Palo Alto
2 1 (16.67%) Zscaler