Security Architecture Jobs in the City of London

Security Architecture
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Security Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 134 177
Rank change year-on-year +13 +43 +67
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 18 43 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.94% 1.29% 1.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.98% 1.40% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 17 37 21
10th Percentile - £47,000 £53,750
25th Percentile £46,000 £72,500 £79,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £85,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £100,000 £102,500
90th Percentile £108,250 - £111,250
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £85,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% -10.53% -5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Security Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,838 3,064 4,337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 96.23% 91.65% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,383 2,397 3,613
10th Percentile £42,100 £41,315 £42,800
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £98,750
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the City of London

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the City of London.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in the City of London

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in the City of London

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 8 (44.44%) AWS
2 6 (33.33%) Azure
3 2 (11.11%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (11.11%) Entra ID
3 2 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (11.11%) Power Platform
3 2 (11.11%) SaaS
4 1 (5.56%) Akamai
4 1 (5.56%) Amazon CloudWatch
4 1 (5.56%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 1 (5.56%) Amazon Macie
4 1 (5.56%) AWS CloudTrail
4 1 (5.56%) AWS KMS
4 1 (5.56%) Azure Key Vault
4 1 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (5.56%) GCP
4 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (5.56%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (33.33%) Firewall
2 5 (27.78%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (27.78%) IPsec
2 5 (27.78%) SSL
2 5 (27.78%) TCP/IP
3 1 (5.56%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) Data Lake
1 2 (11.11%) Data Mining
1 2 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (11.11%) Power BI
General
1 6 (33.33%) Finance
1 6 (33.33%) Retail
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Games
3 1 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (5.56%) Law
3 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (33.33%) Architect
1 6 (33.33%) AWS Engineer
1 6 (33.33%) AWS Software Engineer
1 6 (33.33%) Senior
1 6 (33.33%) Senior Software Engineer
1 6 (33.33%) Software Engineer
2 5 (27.78%) Analyst
2 5 (27.78%) Security Analyst
3 4 (22.22%) Security Architect
4 1 (5.56%) AWS Architect
4 1 (5.56%) AWS Security Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Data Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Enterprise Architect
4 1 (5.56%) IT Architect
4 1 (5.56%) IT Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) IT Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (33.33%) Node.js
1 6 (33.33%) REST
1 6 (33.33%) Web Services
2 1 (5.56%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (11.11%) Reference Data
3 1 (5.56%) Cloud Native
3 1 (5.56%) IoT
3 1 (5.56%) Operational Technology
3 1 (5.56%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.56%) Windows
1 1 (5.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (44.44%) Agile
3 7 (38.89%) Cloud Security
3 7 (38.89%) ITIL
4 6 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
4 6 (33.33%) Investment Management
4 6 (33.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 6 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 6 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 5 (27.78%) Business Continuity
5 5 (27.78%) Business Continuity Planning
5 5 (27.78%) Disaster Recovery
5 5 (27.78%) Information Security
6 3 (16.67%) Migration
7 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (11.11%) Data Modelling
7 2 (11.11%) ETL
7 2 (11.11%) Quality Management
7 2 (11.11%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) Python
1 6 (33.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (27.78%) CompTIA Security+
1 5 (27.78%) GIAC
1 5 (27.78%) MCSA
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (5.56%) ACSA
2 1 (5.56%) ACSP
2 1 (5.56%) AWS Certification
2 1 (5.56%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
2 1 (5.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 1 (5.56%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
2 1 (5.56%) Azure Certification
2 1 (5.56%) CCSK
2 1 (5.56%) CCSP
2 1 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (5.56%) CISSP
2 1 (5.56%) Degree
2 1 (5.56%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (33.33%) NCSC
2 3 (16.67%) NIST
3 2 (11.11%) Data Quality
4 1 (5.56%) COBIT
4 1 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (5.56%) GDPR
4 1 (5.56%) HIPAA
System Software
1 3 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (5.56%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 6 (33.33%) Ping Identity
3 1 (5.56%) CyberArk
3 1 (5.56%) Netskope
3 1 (5.56%) Okta
3 1 (5.56%) Zscaler