Lead Security Architect Job Trends in England

Lead Security Architect
UK > England

The median Lead Security Architect salary in England is £76,463 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 587 652 682
Rank change year-on-year +65 +30 +262
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Security Architect 15 10 1
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.028% 0.021% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.022% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 9 7 1
10th Percentile £57,925 £73,318 -
25th Percentile £59,900 £83,750 £97,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,463 £87,500 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.61% -16.67% +13.51%
75th Percentile £117,500 £100,000 £112,500
90th Percentile £131,000 £113,000 -
UK median annual salary £76,463 £87,500 £105,000
% change year-on-year -12.61% -16.67% +13.51%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 48,271 44,715 46,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.92% 92.72% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,563 23,396 36,518
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,419
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Lead Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Lead Security Architect job vacancy trend in England

Lead Security Architect
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Lead Security Architect job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Security Architect job vacancies in England

Lead Security Architect
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Security Architect in England over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead Security Architect in England

Lead Security Architect
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Security Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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
London +68 9 £130,000 +18.18% 1
North of England +13 3 £76,463 -12.61%
Yorkshire -12 3 £76,463 -12.61%
South East +27 1 £51,249 -11.13%
Lead Security Architect
UK

Lead Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Lead 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 England region featuring Lead Security Architect in the job title.

1 9 (60.00%) CISSP
1 9 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (46.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 7 (46.67%) Threat Modelling
3 6 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (33.33%) Application Security
4 5 (33.33%) Azure
4 5 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
4 5 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (33.33%) NCSC
4 5 (33.33%) Network Security
4 5 (33.33%) NIST
4 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
5 4 (26.67%) AI
5 4 (26.67%) GDPR
5 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
5 4 (26.67%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (26.67%) Security Architecture
6 3 (20.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 3 (20.00%) CCSP
6 3 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (20.00%) CyberArk
6 3 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 3 (20.00%) DV Cleared
6 3 (20.00%) GIAC
6 3 (20.00%) Information Security
6 3 (20.00%) IT Strategy

Lead Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) Azure
2 4 (26.67%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (13.33%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (13.33%) Entra ID
4 1 (6.67%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (6.67%) Firewall
General
1 6 (40.00%) Legal
1 6 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Law
3 1 (6.67%) Banking
3 1 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Hybrid Cloud
1 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
1 2 (13.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 7 (46.67%) Threat Modelling
2 6 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (33.33%) Application Security
3 5 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
3 5 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 4 (26.67%) AI
4 4 (26.67%) Security Architecture
5 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (20.00%) Information Security
5 3 (20.00%) IT Strategy
5 3 (20.00%) Process Improvement
5 3 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (20.00%) SABSA
5 3 (20.00%) SIEM
5 3 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
5 3 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
6 2 (13.33%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 9 (60.00%) CISSP
2 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 3 (20.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (20.00%) CCSP
3 3 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 3 (20.00%) GIAC
3 3 (20.00%) SANS
4 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (13.33%) CRISC
4 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
5 1 (6.67%) CCIE
5 1 (6.67%) CISA
5 1 (6.67%) CISM
5 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (6.67%) Degree
5 1 (6.67%) FFIEC
5 1 (6.67%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (33.33%) NCSC
2 5 (33.33%) NIST
3 4 (26.67%) GDPR
4 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 1 (6.67%) GRC
5 1 (6.67%) PCI DSS
5 1 (6.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (6.67%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (20.00%) CyberArk
3 2 (13.33%) LogRhythm
3 2 (13.33%) Tenable
3 2 (13.33%) Trend Micro
4 1 (6.67%) Splunk