Security Architecture Job Trends in Edinburgh

Security Architecture
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Security Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 - 95
Rank change year-on-year - - -6
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 3 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.39% - 1.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% - 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 11
10th Percentile £65,733 - £63,631
25th Percentile £67,569 - £66,175
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,574 - £70,576
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.90%
75th Percentile £83,647 - £72,433
90th Percentile £85,524 - -
Scotland median annual salary £75,574 - £70,576
% change year-on-year - - +0.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 708 1,101 1,009
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 92.67% 88.43% 93.95%
Number of salaries quoted 295 477 824
10th Percentile £25,684 £35,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £46,713 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £59,430 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.69% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £87,419
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -30.91% +4.76% -4.55%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Security Architecture job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Security Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Security Architecture

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in Edinburgh

Security Architecture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 (66.67%) Network Security
General
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Security Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Applications Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Security Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Security Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Architectural Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Information Assurance
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) SABSA
2 2 (66.67%) Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Product Backlog
3 1 (33.33%) SIEM
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (66.67%) NCSC
1 2 (66.67%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) QA