Cybersecurity Architect Job Trends in Birmingham

Cybersecurity Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Cybersecurity Architect salary in Birmingham is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 119 97
Rank change year-on-year +22 -22 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 1 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.077% 0.41% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% 0.43% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £36,326
25th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £41,522
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £85,000 £52,813
Median % change year-on-year - +60.95% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £63,972
90th Percentile - - £69,089
West Midlands median annual salary £85,000 £85,000 £52,813
% change year-on-year - +60.95% -24.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,226 2,076 1,165
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.60% 95.32% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 857 1,117 961
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £85,176 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -

Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Cybersecurity Architect job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in Birmingham

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, Cybersecurity Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft