Security Architect Job Trends in England

Security Architect
UK > England

The median Security Architect salary in England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 November 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 484 401 429
Rank change year-on-year -83 +28 +105
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 142 315 275
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.31% 0.52% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.55% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 98 113 159
10th Percentile £62,013 £61,250 £65,000
25th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% - -
75th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £96,875
90th Percentile £111,250 £121,250 £113,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% +6.25% -3.03%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 41,013 57,017 45,519
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 94.72% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 25,727 31,981 35,186
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,292
25th Percentile £35,425 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -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 11 November 2025.

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 11 November 2025. 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 -23 44 £107,500 +13.76% 43
North of England +31 29 £75,000 -14.29% 11
South East -10 21 £85,000 +24.09% 25
South West +38 20 £70,000 -12.50% 14
Midlands +45 13 £77,500 -16.22% 6
West Midlands +35 11 £75,000 -18.92% 6
North West +23 11 £75,000 -9.09% 7
Yorkshire +5 11 £75,000 -14.29% 3
North East +11 7 £74,692 - 1
East of England -32 4 £75,000 -11.76% 1
East Midlands - 2 £85,000 -
Security Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 11 November 2025, 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 77 (54.23%) Security Architecture
2 60 (42.25%) Enterprise Architecture
3 59 (41.55%) CISSP
4 51 (35.92%) SABSA
5 49 (34.51%) Cloud Security
6 47 (33.10%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (32.39%) CISM
7 46 (32.39%) Information Security
8 45 (31.69%) TOGAF
9 40 (28.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 35 (24.65%) NIST
11 32 (22.54%) Data Protection
11 32 (22.54%) Decision-Making
11 32 (22.54%) Security Cleared
12 31 (21.83%) Stakeholder Management
12 31 (21.83%) TOGAF Certification
13 30 (21.13%) Architecture Governance
13 30 (21.13%) Design Patterns
13 30 (21.13%) GRC
13 30 (21.13%) Roadmaps
14 28 (19.72%) DBS Check
14 28 (19.72%) Strategic Thinking
15 26 (18.31%) Azure
16 24 (16.90%) SC Cleared
17 22 (15.49%) Risk Management
18 21 (14.79%) AWS
18 21 (14.79%) NCSC
19 20 (14.08%) Threat Modelling
20 18 (12.68%) Network Security
21 17 (11.97%) DV Cleared

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 (2.11%) Oracle Coherence
2 2 (1.41%) nginx
3 1 (0.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (1.41%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 26 (18.31%) Azure
2 21 (14.79%) AWS
3 11 (7.75%) SaaS
4 10 (7.04%) IaaS
5 8 (5.63%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (4.93%) GCP
7 5 (3.52%) Entra ID
8 4 (2.82%) Azure Logic Apps
8 4 (2.82%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.82%) PaaS
9 2 (1.41%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.41%) Azure Storage
9 2 (1.41%) OCI
9 2 (1.41%) OpenShift
10 1 (0.70%) Amazon Cognito
10 1 (0.70%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.70%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 18 (12.68%) Network Security
2 10 (7.04%) Firewall
3 6 (4.23%) VPN
4 2 (1.41%) DNS
4 2 (1.41%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 2 (1.41%) LAN
4 2 (1.41%) S/MIME
4 2 (1.41%) SSL
4 2 (1.41%) WAN
4 2 (1.41%) X.509
5 1 (0.70%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 4 (2.82%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.41%) GitLab
3 1 (0.70%) JIRA
General
1 52 (36.62%) Social Skills
2 28 (19.72%) Finance
3 11 (7.75%) Public Sector
4 9 (6.34%) Banking
5 7 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (4.23%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (3.52%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (2.82%) Legal
9 3 (2.11%) Back Office
9 3 (2.11%) Electronics
9 3 (2.11%) Law
9 3 (2.11%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.11%) Marketing
9 3 (2.11%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.41%) Games
10 2 (1.41%) Military
11 1 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.41%) EDI
1 2 (1.41%) EJB
2 1 (0.70%) OAuth
2 1 (0.70%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.75%) Hybrid Cloud
2 9 (6.34%) Data Centre
3 8 (5.63%) Public Cloud
4 7 (4.93%) Operational Technology
5 6 (4.23%) Management Information System
5 6 (4.23%) Security Posture
6 4 (2.82%) PKI
6 4 (2.82%) Private Cloud
7 3 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.11%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.11%) Taxonomies
8 2 (1.41%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.41%) Cloud Security Posture
8 2 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.41%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.70%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.70%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.70%) Windows
1 1 (0.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (54.23%) Security Architecture
2 60 (42.25%) Enterprise Architecture
3 51 (35.92%) SABSA
4 49 (34.51%) Cloud Security
5 47 (33.10%) Cybersecurity
6 46 (32.39%) Information Security
7 45 (31.69%) TOGAF
8 32 (22.54%) Data Protection
8 32 (22.54%) Decision-Making
9 31 (21.83%) Stakeholder Management
10 30 (21.13%) Architecture Governance
10 30 (21.13%) Design Patterns
10 30 (21.13%) Roadmaps
11 28 (19.72%) Strategic Thinking
12 22 (15.49%) Risk Management
13 20 (14.08%) Threat Modelling
14 16 (11.27%) Architectural Patterns
14 16 (11.27%) Strategic Roadmap
15 14 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
15 14 (9.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.41%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.70%) Java
2 1 (0.70%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 59 (41.55%) CISSP
2 46 (32.39%) CISM
3 32 (22.54%) Security Cleared
4 31 (21.83%) TOGAF Certification
5 28 (19.72%) DBS Check
6 24 (16.90%) SC Cleared
7 17 (11.97%) DV Cleared
8 14 (9.86%) Degree
9 13 (9.15%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (7.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (6.34%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (5.63%) SANS
13 6 (4.23%) Azure Certification
13 6 (4.23%) CISA
13 6 (4.23%) CRISC
14 5 (3.52%) CCSP
14 5 (3.52%) GIAC
15 4 (2.82%) AWS Certification
15 4 (2.82%) FFIEC
16 2 (1.41%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (28.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (24.65%) NIST
3 30 (21.13%) GRC
4 21 (14.79%) NCSC
5 15 (10.56%) GDPR
6 6 (4.23%) NIST 800
7 5 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (2.82%) PCI DSS
9 3 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 2 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.70%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.70%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.70%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.70%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.70%) QA
11 1 (0.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (2.82%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (2.11%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (3.52%) Terraform
2 4 (2.82%) Ansible
3 3 (2.11%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.41%) CASB
4 2 (1.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (1.41%) Endace
4 2 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 17 (11.97%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.11%) CyberArk
2 3 (2.11%) MuleSoft
2 3 (2.11%) Oracle
2 3 (2.11%) Salesforce
2 3 (2.11%) SAP
2 3 (2.11%) ServiceNow
3 2 (1.41%) Cisco
3 2 (1.41%) F5
3 2 (1.41%) Juniper
3 2 (1.41%) LogRhythm
3 2 (1.41%) Tenable
3 2 (1.41%) Thales
3 2 (1.41%) Trend Micro
4 1 (0.70%) BiZZdesign
4 1 (0.70%) Centrify
4 1 (0.70%) Splunk
4 1 (0.70%) Thycotic
4 1 (0.70%) Varonis