Security Architect Job Trends in Central London

Security Architect
London > Central London

The median Security Architect salary in Central London is £70,000 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 128 164 149
Rank change year-on-year +36 -15 +80
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 17 20 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.66% 0.62% 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.68% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 20
10th Percentile - - £63,625
25th Percentile - £61,250 £67,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £85,000 £91,250
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% -6.85% -3.95%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,625 £97,500
90th Percentile £118,000 £109,750 -
London median annual salary £100,000 £94,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year +5.82% +5.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,407 2,957 2,914
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.06% 91.98% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,818 1,815 2,572
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £112,500
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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 Central London.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Central London

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Central London

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in Central London

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

Salary histogram for Security Architect in Central London

Security Architect
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the Central London region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
City of London +29 15 £70,000 -17.65% 4
Security Architect
London

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

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 Central London region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 5 (29.41%) Cost Reduction
2 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 4 (23.53%) Technology Transformation
3 3 (17.65%) SAP
3 3 (17.65%) SAP Security
4 2 (11.76%) Azure
4 2 (11.76%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (11.76%) CISSP
4 2 (11.76%) Cloud Operations
4 2 (11.76%) DevOps
4 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (11.76%) Network Security
4 2 (11.76%) NIST
4 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
4 2 (11.76%) SIEM
4 2 (11.76%) SOAR
4 2 (11.76%) Tenable
4 2 (11.76%) Threat Modelling
5 1 (5.88%) Cybersecurity

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 (11.76%) Azure
1 2 (11.76%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) Network Security
General
1 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Hybrid Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (29.41%) Cost Reduction
2 4 (23.53%) Technology Transformation
3 3 (17.65%) SAP Security
4 2 (11.76%) Cloud Operations
4 2 (11.76%) DevOps
4 2 (11.76%) SIEM
4 2 (11.76%) SOAR
4 2 (11.76%) Threat Modelling
5 1 (5.88%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) CISSP
1 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
1 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (11.76%) NIST
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 3 (17.65%) SAP
3 2 (11.76%) Tenable