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 21 January 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 401 424 446
Rank change year-on-year +23 +22 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 212 256 281
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.39% 0.54% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.58% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 135 86 174
10th Percentile £59,900 £61,250 £56,809
25th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year - +2.21% -10.55%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,125 £92,500
90th Percentile £103,000 £111,250 £112,500
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 49,294 44,074 53,052
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.01% 92.41% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 31,230 22,993 41,992
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% -8.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,097
% change year-on-year -8.33% +8.90% -8.17%

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 21 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 21 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 +10 76 £100,000 +11.11% 32
North of England +43 55 £80,000 +6.67% 8
South West +42 38 £70,000 -9.68% 11
North West +31 25 £82,500 +10.00% 3
Yorkshire +1 20 £80,000 -8.57% 1
South East -6 20 £85,000 +3.03% 14
Midlands +23 11 £82,500 -13.16% 4
North East +11 10 £80,000 +14.29% 4
West Midlands +21 7 £80,000 -17.95% 4
East of England -10 6 £85,000 +13.33% 2
East Midlands -4 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 21 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 93 (43.87%) Cybersecurity
2 75 (35.38%) Security Architecture
3 67 (31.60%) CISSP
4 54 (25.47%) Cloud Security
5 49 (23.11%) CISM
5 49 (23.11%) TOGAF
6 47 (22.17%) SABSA
7 40 (18.87%) Information Security
8 38 (17.92%) TOGAF Certification
9 36 (16.98%) AWS
9 36 (16.98%) Decision-Making
10 35 (16.51%) Enterprise Architecture
10 35 (16.51%) Security Cleared
11 34 (16.04%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (15.57%) Azure
12 33 (15.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 32 (15.09%) GRC
14 31 (14.62%) Data Protection
14 31 (14.62%) Strategic Thinking
15 30 (14.15%) Threat Modelling
16 28 (13.21%) Architecture Governance
16 28 (13.21%) DBS Check
16 28 (13.21%) Design Patterns
17 27 (12.74%) SC Cleared
18 26 (12.26%) NIST
19 21 (9.91%) NCSC
20 19 (8.96%) Risk Management
20 19 (8.96%) Roadmaps
21 18 (8.49%) GDPR
22 17 (8.02%) Architectural Patterns

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 (1.42%) Oracle Coherence
2 1 (0.47%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 36 (16.98%) AWS
2 33 (15.57%) Azure
3 6 (2.83%) GCP
3 6 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (1.89%) AWS CloudFormation
4 4 (1.89%) AWS Lambda
4 4 (1.89%) AWS Step Functions
4 4 (1.89%) Entra ID
4 4 (1.89%) GitHub
4 4 (1.89%) GitHub Actions
4 4 (1.89%) Pulumi
4 4 (1.89%) Serverless
5 3 (1.42%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (0.94%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.47%) Amazon Cognito
7 1 (0.47%) AWS KMS
7 1 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.66%) Network Security
2 11 (5.19%) Firewall
3 4 (1.89%) DSL
3 4 (1.89%) VPN
4 3 (1.42%) Internet
5 2 (0.94%) DNS
5 2 (0.94%) LAN
5 2 (0.94%) WAN
6 1 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.47%) SSL
Development Applications
1 10 (4.72%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.89%) GitLab
3 1 (0.47%) Git
3 1 (0.47%) JIRA
General
1 49 (23.11%) Social Skills
2 28 (13.21%) Finance
3 16 (7.55%) Public Sector
4 11 (5.19%) Law
5 10 (4.72%) Banking
6 8 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (3.30%) Legal
8 3 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (1.42%) Electronics
8 3 (1.42%) Games
8 3 (1.42%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.42%) Marketing
8 3 (1.42%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.89%) AWS CDK
2 2 (0.94%) OAuth
3 1 (0.47%) EDI
3 1 (0.47%) JWT
3 1 (0.47%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.47%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.19%) Operational Technology
2 9 (4.25%) PKI
3 8 (3.77%) Security Posture
4 7 (3.30%) Data Centre
4 7 (3.30%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (2.83%) Cloud Native
6 5 (2.36%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.89%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.42%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.42%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.94%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (0.94%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.47%) DataPower
10 1 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.47%) Linux
1 1 (0.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (43.87%) Cybersecurity
2 75 (35.38%) Security Architecture
3 54 (25.47%) Cloud Security
4 49 (23.11%) TOGAF
5 47 (22.17%) SABSA
6 40 (18.87%) Information Security
7 36 (16.98%) Decision-Making
8 35 (16.51%) Enterprise Architecture
9 34 (16.04%) Stakeholder Management
10 31 (14.62%) Data Protection
10 31 (14.62%) Strategic Thinking
11 30 (14.15%) Threat Modelling
12 28 (13.21%) Architecture Governance
12 28 (13.21%) Design Patterns
13 19 (8.96%) Risk Management
13 19 (8.96%) Roadmaps
14 17 (8.02%) Architectural Patterns
15 14 (6.60%) Continuous Improvement
15 14 (6.60%) Cryptography
16 12 (5.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.36%) Python
2 4 (1.89%) Go
2 4 (1.89%) Rust
3 2 (0.94%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.47%) Java
4 1 (0.47%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 67 (31.60%) CISSP
2 49 (23.11%) CISM
3 38 (17.92%) TOGAF Certification
4 35 (16.51%) Security Cleared
5 28 (13.21%) DBS Check
6 27 (12.74%) SC Cleared
7 17 (8.02%) Degree
8 13 (6.13%) DV Cleared
9 11 (5.19%) Azure Certification
10 10 (4.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 10 (4.72%) AWS Certification
10 10 (4.72%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (2.83%) CCSP
12 6 (2.83%) OSCP
13 4 (1.89%) SANS
14 3 (1.42%) CRISC
14 3 (1.42%) GIAC
15 2 (0.94%) CEH
15 2 (0.94%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (15.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (15.09%) GRC
3 26 (12.26%) NIST
4 21 (9.91%) NCSC
5 18 (8.49%) GDPR
6 17 (8.02%) PCI DSS
7 5 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 2 (0.94%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 2 (0.94%) PMO
9 2 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.47%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.47%) ISO 31000
10 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.47%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.47%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.47%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.47%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (2.83%) Ansible
2 5 (2.36%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.36%) Terraform
3 3 (1.42%) CASB
3 3 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.94%) Endace
Vendors
1 14 (6.60%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.83%) SAP
3 4 (1.89%) CyberArk
4 3 (1.42%) MuleSoft
4 3 (1.42%) Oracle
4 3 (1.42%) Salesforce
5 2 (0.94%) Cisco
5 2 (0.94%) Juniper
5 2 (0.94%) LogRhythm
5 2 (0.94%) Splunk
5 2 (0.94%) Tenable
5 2 (0.94%) Trend Micro
6 1 (0.47%) BiZZdesign
6 1 (0.47%) Centrify
6 1 (0.47%) IBM
6 1 (0.47%) Netskope
6 1 (0.47%) Thycotic
6 1 (0.47%) Varonis