Senior Security Architect Job Trends in Edinburgh

Senior Security Architect
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior Security Architect salary in Edinburgh is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Architect 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 884 1,159 965
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.56% 94.61% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 429 480 777
10th Percentile £25,700 £35,105 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £45,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £56,509 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.60% -9.59% +4.17%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £91,934
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Senior Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Security Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Senior Security Architect job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Senior Security Architect
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Architect job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Architect job vacancies in Edinburgh

Senior Security Architect Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Senior 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 Edinburgh region featuring Senior Security Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

Senior Security Architect Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity