Security Architect Job Trends in Bristol

Security Architect
South West > Bristol

The median Security Architect salary in Bristol is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - 118
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 16 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.77% - 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% - 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 15 0 7
10th Percentile - - £47,500
25th Percentile £45,000 - £58,109
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £70,576
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.65%
75th Percentile £85,000 - £76,841
90th Percentile £94,400 - £81,250
South West median annual salary £70,000 £77,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -9.68% +6.90% -5.23%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,934 1,317 1,702
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 95.09% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,413 769 1,393
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,945 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.08% -3.43% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Bristol

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Bristol

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Bristol over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in Bristol

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Security 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 Bristol region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 8 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (37.50%) SC Cleared
2 6 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 5 (31.25%) CISSP
3 5 (31.25%) Security Architecture
4 4 (25.00%) CISM
4 4 (25.00%) Cloud Security
4 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 4 (25.00%) SABSA
4 4 (25.00%) TOGAF
4 4 (25.00%) TOGAF Certification
5 3 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (18.75%) NIST
5 3 (18.75%) Threat Modelling
6 2 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
6 2 (12.50%) Architectural Patterns
6 2 (12.50%) Architecture Governance
6 2 (12.50%) AWS
6 2 (12.50%) AWS Certification
6 2 (12.50%) Azure
6 2 (12.50%) Azure Certification
6 2 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (12.50%) Cryptography
6 2 (12.50%) Data Protection
6 2 (12.50%) DBS Check
6 2 (12.50%) Design Patterns
6 2 (12.50%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (12.50%) GDPR
6 2 (12.50%) GRC
6 2 (12.50%) Information Security

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 2 (12.50%) AWS
1 2 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Firewall
1 1 (6.25%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (6.25%) VPN
General
1 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) PKI
2 1 (6.25%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (31.25%) Security Architecture
3 4 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (25.00%) SABSA
3 4 (25.00%) TOGAF
4 3 (18.75%) Threat Modelling
5 2 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
5 2 (12.50%) Architectural Patterns
5 2 (12.50%) Architecture Governance
5 2 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (12.50%) Cryptography
5 2 (12.50%) Design Patterns
5 2 (12.50%) Enterprise Architecture
5 2 (12.50%) Information Security
5 2 (12.50%) Microservices
5 2 (12.50%) Privileged Access Management
5 2 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) SC Cleared
1 6 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 5 (31.25%) CISSP
3 4 (25.00%) CISM
3 4 (25.00%) TOGAF Certification
4 2 (12.50%) AWS Certification
4 2 (12.50%) Azure Certification
4 2 (12.50%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (18.75%) NIST
2 2 (12.50%) GDPR
2 2 (12.50%) GRC
2 2 (12.50%) NCSC
2 2 (12.50%) PCI DSS
3 1 (6.25%) Def Stans
3 1 (6.25%) ISO 31000
3 1 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (6.25%) NIST 800