Security Architect Job Trends in England

Security Architect
UK > England

The median Security Architect salary in England is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 412 432 443
Rank change year-on-year +20 +11 +47
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 195 257 248
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.37% 0.54% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.58% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 125 88 150
10th Percentile £59,210 £62,125 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £83,750 £75,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.48% +10.56% -13.43%
75th Percentile £100,000 £94,063 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £113,250 £112,750
UK median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - +6.67% -11.76%

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 47,747 44,477 47,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.70% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,178 23,217 36,932
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%
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%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 England.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in England

Security Architect
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in England

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in England

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 Security Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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 +5 69 £102,500 +8.47% 24
North of England +50 50 £80,000 +6.67% 11
South West +37 35 £70,000 -9.68% 9
North West +37 25 £82,500 +10.00% 4
South East -7 18 £85,000 - 13
Yorkshire +4 17 £80,000 -8.57% 3
Midlands +25 11 £82,500 -13.16% 1
North East +6 8 £80,000 +14.29% 4
West Midlands +20 7 £80,000 -17.95% 1
East of England -5 6 £85,000 +13.33% 1
East Midlands -5 4 £85,000 +3.03%
Security Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 England region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 86 (44.10%) Cybersecurity
2 71 (36.41%) Security Architecture
3 63 (32.31%) CISSP
4 53 (27.18%) Cloud Security
5 47 (24.10%) CISM
6 45 (23.08%) SABSA
6 45 (23.08%) TOGAF
7 39 (20.00%) Information Security
8 35 (17.95%) TOGAF Certification
9 34 (17.44%) Decision-Making
9 34 (17.44%) Enterprise Architecture
10 32 (16.41%) AWS
10 32 (16.41%) Azure
10 32 (16.41%) GRC
10 32 (16.41%) Stakeholder Management
11 31 (15.90%) Data Protection
11 31 (15.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 31 (15.90%) Strategic Thinking
12 30 (15.38%) Security Cleared
13 28 (14.36%) Architecture Governance
13 28 (14.36%) DBS Check
13 28 (14.36%) Design Patterns
14 27 (13.85%) Threat Modelling
15 25 (12.82%) NIST
16 24 (12.31%) SC Cleared
17 19 (9.74%) NCSC
17 19 (9.74%) Risk Management
17 19 (9.74%) Roadmaps
18 15 (7.69%) Architectural Patterns
18 15 (7.69%) Microsoft

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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.54%) Oracle Coherence
2 1 (0.51%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 32 (16.41%) AWS
1 32 (16.41%) Azure
2 7 (3.59%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (3.08%) GCP
4 5 (2.56%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.54%) AWS CloudFormation
5 3 (1.54%) AWS Lambda
5 3 (1.54%) AWS Step Functions
5 3 (1.54%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (1.54%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (1.54%) GitHub
5 3 (1.54%) GitHub Actions
5 3 (1.54%) Pulumi
5 3 (1.54%) Serverless
6 1 (0.51%) AWS KMS
6 1 (0.51%) Azure AKS
6 1 (0.51%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (0.51%) Azure Storage
6 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.51%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.67%) Network Security
2 12 (6.15%) Firewall
3 4 (2.05%) VPN
4 3 (1.54%) DSL
5 2 (1.03%) LAN
5 2 (1.03%) WAN
6 1 (0.51%) Internet
6 1 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.51%) SSL
Development Applications
1 9 (4.62%) Jenkins
2 3 (1.54%) GitLab
3 1 (0.51%) Git
3 1 (0.51%) JIRA
General
1 45 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 25 (12.82%) Finance
3 13 (6.67%) Public Sector
4 10 (5.13%) Banking
5 7 (3.59%) Law
6 6 (3.08%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.08%) Legal
7 4 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (1.54%) Electronics
8 3 (1.54%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.54%) Marketing
8 3 (1.54%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.03%) Games
10 1 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.54%) AWS CDK
2 2 (1.03%) OAuth
3 1 (0.51%) EDI
3 1 (0.51%) JWT
3 1 (0.51%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.51%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.64%) Operational Technology
2 9 (4.62%) Security Posture
3 7 (3.59%) Data Centre
3 7 (3.59%) Hybrid Cloud
3 7 (3.59%) PKI
4 5 (2.56%) Cloud Native
4 5 (2.56%) Public Cloud
5 4 (2.05%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.54%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (1.54%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.54%) Taxonomies
7 2 (1.03%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.51%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.51%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.51%) DataPower
8 1 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.51%) Linux
1 1 (0.51%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (44.10%) Cybersecurity
2 71 (36.41%) Security Architecture
3 53 (27.18%) Cloud Security
4 45 (23.08%) SABSA
4 45 (23.08%) TOGAF
5 39 (20.00%) Information Security
6 34 (17.44%) Decision-Making
6 34 (17.44%) Enterprise Architecture
7 32 (16.41%) Stakeholder Management
8 31 (15.90%) Data Protection
8 31 (15.90%) Strategic Thinking
9 28 (14.36%) Architecture Governance
9 28 (14.36%) Design Patterns
10 27 (13.85%) Threat Modelling
11 19 (9.74%) Risk Management
11 19 (9.74%) Roadmaps
12 15 (7.69%) Architectural Patterns
13 13 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
14 12 (6.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 11 (5.64%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.05%) Python
2 3 (1.54%) Go
2 3 (1.54%) Rust
3 2 (1.03%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.51%) Java
4 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 63 (32.31%) CISSP
2 47 (24.10%) CISM
3 35 (17.95%) TOGAF Certification
4 30 (15.38%) Security Cleared
5 28 (14.36%) DBS Check
6 24 (12.31%) SC Cleared
7 14 (7.18%) Degree
8 11 (5.64%) DV Cleared
9 10 (5.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 10 (5.13%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (4.62%) Azure Certification
11 8 (4.10%) AWS Certification
11 8 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (3.08%) CCSP
13 5 (2.56%) OSCP
14 4 (2.05%) SANS
15 3 (1.54%) GIAC
16 2 (1.03%) CEH
16 2 (1.03%) CISA
16 2 (1.03%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (16.41%) GRC
2 31 (15.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (12.82%) NIST
4 19 (9.74%) NCSC
5 14 (7.18%) GDPR
6 13 (6.67%) PCI DSS
7 5 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 2 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 2 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.51%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.51%) ISO 31000
10 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.51%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.51%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.51%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (3.08%) Ansible
2 5 (2.56%) Terraform
3 4 (2.05%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.54%) CASB
4 3 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.03%) Endace
Vendors
1 15 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.08%) SAP
3 4 (2.05%) CyberArk
4 3 (1.54%) MuleSoft
4 3 (1.54%) Oracle
4 3 (1.54%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.03%) Cisco
5 2 (1.03%) Juniper
5 2 (1.03%) LogRhythm
5 2 (1.03%) Splunk
5 2 (1.03%) Tenable
5 2 (1.03%) Trend Micro
6 1 (0.51%) BiZZdesign
6 1 (0.51%) Centrify
6 1 (0.51%) IBM
6 1 (0.51%) Netskope
6 1 (0.51%) Thycotic
6 1 (0.51%) Varonis