Security Architect Job Trends in the East of England

Security Architect
England > East of England

The median Security Architect salary in the East of England is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 146 133
Rank change year-on-year -5 -13 +97
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 6 34 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.15% 0.97% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 1.08% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 5 15 4
10th Percentile £65,250 £69,500 £68,475
25th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £71,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile - - £88,000
England median annual salary £80,000 £83,750 £77,000
% change year-on-year -4.48% +8.77% -12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 3,683 3,144 2,334
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.28% 89.45% 95.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,229 1,418 1,765
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,813 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -4.15%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.51% -5.75%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 the East of England.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in the East of England

Security Architect
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in the East of England

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in the East of England over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in the East of England

Security Architect
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the East of England region over the 6 months to 12 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
Norfolk - 4 £100,000 -
Bedfordshire +31 2 £68,750 -6.78%
Security Architect
England

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 12 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 East of England region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) CISM
1 4 (66.67%) CISSP
1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (66.67%) TOGAF
2 2 (33.33%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 2 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 2 (33.33%) DBS Check
2 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) Design Patterns
2 2 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (33.33%) GRC
2 2 (33.33%) Information Security
2 2 (33.33%) MODAF
2 2 (33.33%) Network Security
2 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) SABSA
2 2 (33.33%) SAP
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (33.33%) TOGAF Certification

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 2 (33.33%) Electronics
1 2 (33.33%) Finance
1 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 2 (33.33%) Marketing
1 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (66.67%) TOGAF
2 2 (33.33%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 2 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) Design Patterns
2 2 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (33.33%) Information Security
2 2 (33.33%) MODAF
2 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) SABSA
2 2 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) CISM
1 4 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (33.33%) DBS Check
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) SAP