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 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 - 90
Rank change year-on-year - - -8
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 4 0 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.48% - 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.52% - 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 13
10th Percentile £65,733 - £63,631
25th Percentile £67,569 - £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,574 - £70,576
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.82%
75th Percentile £83,647 - £72,433
90th Percentile £85,524 - -
Scotland median annual salary £75,574 - £70,576
% change year-on-year - - +1.22%

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 769 1,105 950
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 92.10% 89.04% 93.97%
Number of salaries quoted 328 457 770
10th Percentile £25,684 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £46,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £58,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.97% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £88,750 £87,552
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £55,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year -30.91% +7.32% -6.82%

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 3 November 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (50.00%) Legal
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Lead
1 2 (50.00%) Security Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Applications Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Security Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Security Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Security Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Solutions Designer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (75.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) Architectural Patterns
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 2 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 2 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) SABSA
2 2 (50.00%) Security Management
2 2 (50.00%) TOGAF
3 1 (25.00%) Cost Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cost Reduction
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Design Patterns
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (50.00%) NCSC
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) QA