Security Architect Job Trends in England

Security Architect
UK > England

The median Security Architect salary in England is £86,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 August 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 512 445
Rank change year-on-year +238 -67 -57
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 662 146 326
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.68% 0.33% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 0.37% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 465 103 174
10th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £60,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £68,738 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,000 £77,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.97% -8.82% -5.56%
75th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £100,000
90th Percentile - £106,000 £120,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% -2.86%

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 90,909 39,671 67,703
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 90.47% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 64,150 24,065 44,167
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

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 29 August 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 29 August 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 +128 238 £100,000 +5.26% 165
North of England +54 154 £87,500 +16.67% 35
South East +65 129 £85,000 - 48
North West +82 119 £77,500 +3.33% 30
Midlands +22 72 £85,000 +2.66% 24
West Midlands +25 59 £86,000 +9.00% 12
South West -35 40 £85,000 +9.68% 28
East of England +3 20 £75,000 - 6
North East -52 20 £95,000 +27.19% 1
Yorkshire -39 15 £91,216 +25.81% 4
East Midlands -15 13 £50,000 -41.18% 12
Security Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 29 August 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.

1 261 (39.43%) Cybersecurity
2 215 (32.48%) Security Architecture
3 167 (25.23%) Security Cleared
4 126 (19.03%) Microsoft
5 116 (17.52%) Azure
5 116 (17.52%) Cloud Security
6 111 (16.77%) NIST
7 96 (14.50%) SC Cleared
8 95 (14.35%) Threat Modelling
9 93 (14.05%) AWS
10 91 (13.75%) Application Security
10 91 (13.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 89 (13.44%) CISSP
12 75 (11.33%) DevSecOps
13 71 (10.73%) Identity Access Management
14 65 (9.82%) AI
15 59 (8.91%) TOGAF
16 58 (8.76%) Network Security
16 58 (8.76%) SIEM
17 56 (8.46%) DV Cleared
18 55 (8.31%) Information Security
18 55 (8.31%) SABSA
19 52 (7.85%) CISM
20 51 (7.70%) CI/CD
20 51 (7.70%) SDLC
21 50 (7.55%) Technology Strategy
22 48 (7.25%) GRC
23 47 (7.10%) Agile
23 47 (7.10%) Architectural Patterns
23 47 (7.10%) Zero Trust

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 2 (0.30%) Apache
Business Applications
1 11 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 116 (17.52%) Azure
2 93 (14.05%) AWS
3 46 (6.95%) GCP
4 45 (6.80%) SaaS
5 32 (4.83%) Serverless
6 15 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (2.11%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.51%) OCI
9 9 (1.36%) PaaS
10 7 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (1.06%) IaaS
11 5 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.60%) AWS Lambda
13 3 (0.45%) Vertex AI
14 2 (0.30%) Azure AI
14 2 (0.30%) Azure API Management
14 2 (0.30%) Azure Logic Apps
14 2 (0.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.30%) GitHub Actions
14 2 (0.30%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 58 (8.76%) Network Security
2 32 (4.83%) Firewall
3 26 (3.93%) DNS
4 24 (3.63%) VPN
5 12 (1.81%) DHCP
5 12 (1.81%) WAN
6 11 (1.66%) SD-WAN
7 10 (1.51%) BGP
7 10 (1.51%) FTP
7 10 (1.51%) HTTP
7 10 (1.51%) ICMP
7 10 (1.51%) IPsec
7 10 (1.51%) MPLS
7 10 (1.51%) SNMP
7 10 (1.51%) SSH
7 10 (1.51%) SSL
7 10 (1.51%) VLAN
8 6 (0.91%) Broadband
9 5 (0.76%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.30%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.45%) MongoDB
2 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
2 2 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
2 2 (0.30%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 25 (3.78%) Snyk
2 5 (0.76%) Yeoman
3 4 (0.60%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.30%) Git
4 2 (0.30%) GitLab
General
1 72 (10.88%) Social Skills
2 49 (7.40%) Finance
2 49 (7.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 49 (7.40%) Public Sector
3 34 (5.14%) Law
4 27 (4.08%) Aerospace
5 22 (3.32%) Banking
6 20 (3.02%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (2.42%) Legal
8 14 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (1.66%) Games
10 5 (0.76%) Military
11 4 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.45%) Marketing
13 1 (0.15%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.15%) French Language
13 1 (0.15%) German Language
13 1 (0.15%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.15%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.57%) OAuth
2 16 (2.42%) SAML
3 14 (2.11%) LDAP
3 14 (2.11%) Regular Expression
4 12 (1.81%) XMPP
5 7 (1.06%) ModSecurity
5 7 (1.06%) OpenID
6 4 (0.60%) JWT
7 3 (0.45%) Apache NiFi
7 3 (0.45%) Kafka
7 3 (0.45%) Node.js
8 2 (0.30%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.30%) JSON
8 2 (0.30%) JSON Schema
8 2 (0.30%) Pulumi
8 2 (0.30%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.30%) Terraform
8 2 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (4.08%) Data Centre
2 24 (3.63%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (3.02%) Cloud Native
4 16 (2.42%) Cyber Threat
5 15 (2.27%) Management Information System
5 15 (2.27%) Operational Technology
6 12 (1.81%) Security Posture
7 10 (1.51%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 10 (1.51%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.51%) PKI
8 6 (0.91%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (0.76%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (0.60%) CCTV
10 4 (0.60%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.60%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.45%) Public Cloud
12 2 (0.30%) Driving Licence
12 2 (0.30%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.30%) Web Conferencing
13 1 (0.15%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.32%) Linux
2 20 (3.02%) Windows
3 17 (2.57%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (39.43%) Cybersecurity
2 215 (32.48%) Security Architecture
3 116 (17.52%) Cloud Security
4 95 (14.35%) Threat Modelling
5 91 (13.75%) Application Security
6 75 (11.33%) DevSecOps
7 71 (10.73%) Identity Access Management
8 65 (9.82%) AI
9 59 (8.91%) TOGAF
10 58 (8.76%) SIEM
11 55 (8.31%) Information Security
11 55 (8.31%) SABSA
12 51 (7.70%) CI/CD
12 51 (7.70%) SDLC
13 50 (7.55%) Technology Strategy
14 47 (7.10%) Agile
14 47 (7.10%) Architectural Patterns
14 47 (7.10%) Zero Trust
15 40 (6.04%) Vulnerability Management
16 39 (5.89%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 6 (0.91%) Python
2 3 (0.45%) PowerShell
2 3 (0.45%) TypeScript
3 2 (0.30%) Go
3 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (0.30%) Rust
3 2 (0.30%) Shell Script
3 2 (0.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 167 (25.23%) Security Cleared
2 96 (14.50%) SC Cleared
3 89 (13.44%) CISSP
4 56 (8.46%) DV Cleared
5 52 (7.85%) CISM
6 40 (6.04%) Degree
7 27 (4.08%) Cisco Certification
8 25 (3.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 20 (3.02%) CCSP
10 16 (2.42%) AWS Certification
11 13 (1.96%) Azure Certification
12 11 (1.66%) TOGAF Certification
13 7 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (0.91%) CCSK
15 5 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
15 5 (0.76%) CREST Certified
15 5 (0.76%) CRISC
15 5 (0.76%) FFIEC
15 5 (0.76%) Master's Degree
15 5 (0.76%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (16.77%) NIST
2 91 (13.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 48 (7.25%) GRC
4 38 (5.74%) GDPR
5 31 (4.68%) NCSC
6 20 (3.02%) PCI DSS
7 17 (2.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 15 (2.27%) NIST 800
9 9 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (1.36%) SOC 2
10 8 (1.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (1.06%) JSP 440
12 4 (0.60%) Def Stans
13 3 (0.45%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.30%) Accessibility
14 2 (0.30%) COBIT
14 2 (0.30%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.30%) HITRUST
14 2 (0.30%) QA
15 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 36 (5.44%) Virtual Machines
2 20 (3.02%) Active Directory
3 15 (2.27%) vSphere
4 10 (1.51%) Docker
Systems Management
1 21 (3.17%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.57%) CASB
2 17 (2.57%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (2.42%) MOM
4 10 (1.51%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.30%) Ansible
5 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.15%) VxRail
Vendors
1 126 (19.03%) Microsoft
2 39 (5.89%) Palo Alto
3 29 (4.38%) CrowdStrike
4 28 (4.23%) Tenable
5 15 (2.27%) VMware
6 13 (1.96%) Cisco
7 12 (1.81%) McAfee
7 12 (1.81%) Red Hat
8 11 (1.66%) SAP
9 10 (1.51%) Google
9 10 (1.51%) Oracle
10 5 (0.76%) Workday
11 4 (0.60%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.45%) Salesforce
12 3 (0.45%) Zscaler
13 2 (0.30%) Barracuda Networks
13 2 (0.30%) Cribl.io
13 2 (0.30%) Databricks
13 2 (0.30%) N-able
13 2 (0.30%) Sophos