Security Architect Job Trends in England

Security Architect
UK > England

The median Security Architect salary in England is £76,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 470 442 441
Rank change year-on-year -28 -1 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 138 304 250
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.29% 0.51% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.54% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 95 115 146
10th Percentile £60,875 £62,500 £65,000
25th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £70,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,500 £85,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +3.03% -2.94%
75th Percentile £88,750 £92,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £121,250 £112,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £85,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% +9.68% -6.08%

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 42,555 56,380 43,393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 94.17% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 27,452 31,519 33,742
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 28 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 28 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 -21 42 £107,500 +8.86% 25
South West +35 26 £70,000 -12.50% 12
North of England +19 24 £75,000 - 12
South East +7 21 £85,000 +3.03% 27
Midlands +55 12 £80,000 -11.11% 5
Yorkshire +15 11 £75,000 -14.29% 1
West Midlands +49 10 £77,500 -18.42% 4
North West +43 9 £75,000 - 9
North East +11 4 £80,000 +14.29% 2
East of England -16 4 £75,000 -11.76% 2
East Midlands +23 2 £85,000 +3.03% 1
Security Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 71 (51.45%) Security Architecture
2 59 (42.75%) CISSP
3 58 (42.03%) Enterprise Architecture
4 48 (34.78%) Cloud Security
5 47 (34.06%) CISM
6 46 (33.33%) SABSA
7 40 (28.99%) Cybersecurity
7 40 (28.99%) Information Security
7 40 (28.99%) TOGAF
8 31 (22.46%) Data Protection
8 31 (22.46%) Decision-Making
8 31 (22.46%) Stakeholder Management
8 31 (22.46%) TOGAF Certification
9 30 (21.74%) Architecture Governance
9 30 (21.74%) GRC
9 30 (21.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 29 (21.01%) Design Patterns
11 28 (20.29%) DBS Check
11 28 (20.29%) Strategic Thinking
12 27 (19.57%) NIST
12 27 (19.57%) Roadmaps
12 27 (19.57%) Security Cleared
13 24 (17.39%) Azure
14 20 (14.49%) AWS
15 19 (13.77%) SC Cleared
16 18 (13.04%) Threat Modelling
17 16 (11.59%) DV Cleared
17 16 (11.59%) Risk Management
18 15 (10.87%) Microsoft
19 14 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement

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 (2.17%) Oracle Coherence
2 2 (1.45%) nginx
3 1 (0.72%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.72%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 24 (17.39%) Azure
2 20 (14.49%) AWS
3 10 (7.25%) SaaS
4 9 (6.52%) IaaS
5 7 (5.07%) GCP
5 7 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (3.62%) Entra ID
7 4 (2.90%) Azure Logic Apps
7 4 (2.90%) PaaS
8 3 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.45%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.45%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.45%) Azure Storage
9 2 (1.45%) OCI
9 2 (1.45%) OpenShift
10 1 (0.72%) Amazon Cognito
10 1 (0.72%) AWS KMS
10 1 (0.72%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.72%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.42%) Network Security
2 10 (7.25%) Firewall
3 5 (3.62%) VPN
4 2 (1.45%) DNS
4 2 (1.45%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 2 (1.45%) LAN
4 2 (1.45%) WAN
5 1 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.72%) S/MIME
5 1 (0.72%) SSL
5 1 (0.72%) X.509
Development Applications
1 5 (3.62%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.45%) GitLab
3 1 (0.72%) Git
3 1 (0.72%) JIRA
General
1 46 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 27 (19.57%) Finance
3 11 (7.97%) Public Sector
4 9 (6.52%) Banking
5 6 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.17%) Electronics
7 3 (2.17%) Law
7 3 (2.17%) Legal
7 3 (2.17%) Manufacturing
7 3 (2.17%) Marketing
7 3 (2.17%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.45%) Back Office
8 2 (1.45%) Games
8 2 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.72%) Military
9 1 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.45%) EDI
1 2 (1.45%) OAuth
2 1 (0.72%) EJB
2 1 (0.72%) JWT
2 1 (0.72%) OAuth2
2 1 (0.72%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.25%) Hybrid Cloud
2 8 (5.80%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.80%) Public Cloud
3 6 (4.35%) Operational Technology
3 6 (4.35%) Security Posture
4 5 (3.62%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.90%) Private Cloud
6 3 (2.17%) PKI
6 3 (2.17%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.17%) Taxonomies
7 2 (1.45%) Cloud Security Posture
7 2 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.45%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.72%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.72%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.72%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.72%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.72%) DataPower
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (51.45%) Security Architecture
2 58 (42.03%) Enterprise Architecture
3 48 (34.78%) Cloud Security
4 46 (33.33%) SABSA
5 40 (28.99%) Cybersecurity
5 40 (28.99%) Information Security
5 40 (28.99%) TOGAF
6 31 (22.46%) Data Protection
6 31 (22.46%) Decision-Making
6 31 (22.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 30 (21.74%) Architecture Governance
8 29 (21.01%) Design Patterns
9 28 (20.29%) Strategic Thinking
10 27 (19.57%) Roadmaps
11 18 (13.04%) Threat Modelling
12 16 (11.59%) Risk Management
13 14 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
13 14 (10.14%) Strategic Roadmap
14 11 (7.97%) Computer Science
14 11 (7.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.45%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.72%) Java
2 1 (0.72%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.72%) Python
Qualifications
1 59 (42.75%) CISSP
2 47 (34.06%) CISM
3 31 (22.46%) TOGAF Certification
4 28 (20.29%) DBS Check
5 27 (19.57%) Security Cleared
6 19 (13.77%) SC Cleared
7 16 (11.59%) DV Cleared
8 13 (9.42%) Degree
9 12 (8.70%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (7.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (6.52%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (5.80%) SANS
13 6 (4.35%) Azure Certification
13 6 (4.35%) CISA
13 6 (4.35%) CRISC
14 5 (3.62%) CCSP
15 4 (2.90%) AWS Certification
15 4 (2.90%) FFIEC
15 4 (2.90%) GIAC
16 2 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (21.74%) GRC
1 30 (21.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (19.57%) NIST
3 14 (10.14%) GDPR
3 14 (10.14%) NCSC
4 6 (4.35%) NIST 800
5 5 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 5 (3.62%) PCI DSS
6 3 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 2 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.72%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.72%) ISO 31000
8 1 (0.72%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.72%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.72%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.72%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (4.35%) Terraform
2 5 (3.62%) Ansible
3 3 (2.17%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.45%) CASB
4 2 (1.45%) Endace
4 2 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.72%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 15 (10.87%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.17%) CyberArk
2 3 (2.17%) MuleSoft
2 3 (2.17%) Oracle
2 3 (2.17%) Salesforce
2 3 (2.17%) SAP
3 2 (1.45%) Cisco
3 2 (1.45%) F5
3 2 (1.45%) Juniper
3 2 (1.45%) LogRhythm
3 2 (1.45%) ServiceNow
3 2 (1.45%) Tenable
3 2 (1.45%) Trend Micro
4 1 (0.72%) BiZZdesign
4 1 (0.72%) Centrify
4 1 (0.72%) IBM
4 1 (0.72%) Splunk
4 1 (0.72%) Thales
4 1 (0.72%) Thycotic
4 1 (0.72%) Varonis