Security Architect Jobs in Cardiff

Security Architect
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Security Architect salary in Cardiff is £81,764 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 63 64
Rank change year-on-year +33 +1 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 1 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.53% 0.30% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.32% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76,751 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,764 - -
75th Percentile £86,776 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £81,764 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 185 631 517
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.88% 93.76% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 132 548 396
10th Percentile £24,600 £27,157 £31,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,750 £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £67,018
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £76,875
South Wales median annual salary £50,221 £46,138 £45,000
% change year-on-year +8.85% +2.53% -8.16%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in Cardiff

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Cardiff

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

Salary trend for Security Architect in Cardiff

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 10 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 Cardiff region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) QA