Security Architect Job Trends in England

Security Architect
UK > England

The median Security Architect salary in England is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 August 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 498 448
Rank change year-on-year +211 -50 -57
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 618 147 340
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.66% 0.34% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 0.37% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 445 105 190
10th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £59,975
25th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £66,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% -2.86%
75th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £99,375
90th Percentile - £98,250 £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 87,680 39,495 68,920
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.17% 90.66% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 61,622 23,904 47,397
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,754 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 7 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 7 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 +133 222 £95,000 - 142
North of England +54 153 £87,500 +16.67% 32
North West +84 118 £80,000 +6.67% 19
South East +58 110 £76,250 -10.29% 43
Midlands +17 65 £85,000 +2.66% 11
West Midlands +8 53 £85,500 +8.36% 8
South West -29 46 £85,000 +13.33% 20
North East -40 23 £95,000 +27.19%
East Midlands -17 12 £50,000 -41.18% 3
East of England -18 12 £82,500 -2.94% 10
Yorkshire -25 12 £91,216 +25.81% 13
Security Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 7 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.

1 247 (39.97%) Cybersecurity
2 192 (31.07%) Security Architecture
3 148 (23.95%) Security Cleared
4 121 (19.58%) Microsoft
5 107 (17.31%) Cloud Security
6 104 (16.83%) Azure
7 95 (15.37%) NIST
7 95 (15.37%) SC Cleared
8 91 (14.72%) Threat Modelling
9 90 (14.56%) AWS
10 78 (12.62%) Application Security
11 77 (12.46%) CISSP
12 75 (12.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 69 (11.17%) DevSecOps
14 59 (9.55%) Identity Access Management
15 57 (9.22%) AI
15 57 (9.22%) SIEM
16 52 (8.41%) CI/CD
17 48 (7.77%) SDLC
17 48 (7.77%) TOGAF
18 46 (7.44%) GRC
18 46 (7.44%) Information Security
18 46 (7.44%) Network Security
19 44 (7.12%) GCP
19 44 (7.12%) Technology Strategy
20 43 (6.96%) CISM
20 43 (6.96%) SABSA
21 40 (6.47%) Agile
21 40 (6.47%) DV Cleared
21 40 (6.47%) SaaS

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 (0.32%) Apache
Business Applications
1 11 (1.78%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 104 (16.83%) Azure
2 90 (14.56%) AWS
3 44 (7.12%) GCP
4 40 (6.47%) SaaS
5 34 (5.50%) Serverless
6 13 (2.10%) Entra ID
7 10 (1.62%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (1.13%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (0.97%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (0.97%) OCI
10 5 (0.81%) AWS CloudFormation
10 5 (0.81%) AWS Step Functions
10 5 (0.81%) GitHub
10 5 (0.81%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (0.81%) IaaS
10 5 (0.81%) PaaS
10 5 (0.81%) Pulumi
11 4 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.49%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.49%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 46 (7.44%) Network Security
2 27 (4.37%) Firewall
3 26 (4.21%) DNS
4 24 (3.88%) VPN
5 12 (1.94%) DHCP
5 12 (1.94%) WAN
6 11 (1.78%) SD-WAN
7 10 (1.62%) BGP
7 10 (1.62%) FTP
7 10 (1.62%) HTTP
7 10 (1.62%) ICMP
7 10 (1.62%) IPsec
7 10 (1.62%) MPLS
7 10 (1.62%) SNMP
7 10 (1.62%) SSH
7 10 (1.62%) SSL
7 10 (1.62%) VLAN
8 6 (0.97%) Broadband
9 5 (0.81%) DSL
10 3 (0.49%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.49%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.16%) Amazon Redshift
2 1 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.16%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 25 (4.05%) Snyk
2 7 (1.13%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.81%) GitLab
3 5 (0.81%) Yeoman
4 2 (0.32%) Git
General
1 57 (9.22%) Social Skills
2 45 (7.28%) Public Sector
3 43 (6.96%) Finance
4 42 (6.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 26 (4.21%) Law
6 19 (3.07%) Banking
7 15 (2.43%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (1.94%) Legal
9 11 (1.78%) Aerospace
9 11 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (1.46%) Games
11 5 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.32%) Advertising
12 2 (0.32%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.32%) Marketing
12 2 (0.32%) Military
13 1 (0.16%) French Language
13 1 (0.16%) German Language
13 1 (0.16%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.16%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.75%) OAuth
2 16 (2.59%) SAML
3 14 (2.27%) LDAP
3 14 (2.27%) Regular Expression
4 12 (1.94%) XMPP
5 7 (1.13%) OpenID
6 5 (0.81%) AWS CDK
7 4 (0.65%) JWT
8 3 (0.49%) Apache NiFi
8 3 (0.49%) Kafka
8 3 (0.49%) Node.js
9 2 (0.32%) JSON
9 2 (0.32%) JSON Schema
9 2 (0.32%) ModSecurity
9 2 (0.32%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (4.37%) Data Centre
2 20 (3.24%) Cloud Native
3 16 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (2.43%) Operational Technology
5 11 (1.78%) Cyber Threat
5 11 (1.78%) PKI
6 10 (1.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 10 (1.62%) Management Information System
6 10 (1.62%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.62%) Security Posture
7 4 (0.65%) CCTV
7 4 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (0.49%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (0.32%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.32%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.32%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.16%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.16%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.16%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.72%) Linux
2 22 (3.56%) Windows
3 18 (2.91%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (39.97%) Cybersecurity
2 192 (31.07%) Security Architecture
3 107 (17.31%) Cloud Security
4 91 (14.72%) Threat Modelling
5 78 (12.62%) Application Security
6 69 (11.17%) DevSecOps
7 59 (9.55%) Identity Access Management
8 57 (9.22%) AI
8 57 (9.22%) SIEM
9 52 (8.41%) CI/CD
10 48 (7.77%) SDLC
10 48 (7.77%) TOGAF
11 46 (7.44%) Information Security
12 44 (7.12%) Technology Strategy
13 43 (6.96%) SABSA
14 40 (6.47%) Agile
15 36 (5.83%) Validation
16 34 (5.50%) Roadmaps
16 34 (5.50%) Vulnerability Management
16 34 (5.50%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.46%) Python
2 5 (0.81%) Go
2 5 (0.81%) Rust
3 4 (0.65%) PowerShell
4 3 (0.49%) SQL
4 3 (0.49%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 148 (23.95%) Security Cleared
2 95 (15.37%) SC Cleared
3 77 (12.46%) CISSP
4 43 (6.96%) CISM
5 40 (6.47%) DV Cleared
6 38 (6.15%) Degree
7 28 (4.53%) Cisco Certification
8 26 (4.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 21 (3.40%) CCSP
10 9 (1.46%) AWS Certification
11 8 (1.29%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (1.13%) OSCP
13 6 (0.97%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
14 5 (0.81%) CRISC
14 5 (0.81%) FFIEC
14 5 (0.81%) Master's Degree
15 4 (0.65%) GCIH
15 4 (0.65%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (15.37%) NIST
2 75 (12.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 46 (7.44%) GRC
4 27 (4.37%) GDPR
5 24 (3.88%) NCSC
6 21 (3.40%) PCI DSS
7 14 (2.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 13 (2.10%) NIST 800
9 10 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 9 (1.46%) JSP 440
11 8 (1.29%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.65%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.32%) COBIT
13 2 (0.32%) Data Quality
13 2 (0.32%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.32%) HITRUST
13 2 (0.32%) QA
14 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
14 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 34 (5.50%) Virtual Machines
2 21 (3.40%) Active Directory
3 16 (2.59%) vSphere
4 10 (1.62%) Docker
5 1 (0.16%) NLBS
Systems Management
1 23 (3.72%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.59%) MOM
2 16 (2.59%) Single Sign-On
3 13 (2.10%) CASB
4 10 (1.62%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.81%) Terraform
6 2 (0.32%) Ansible
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 121 (19.58%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.99%) Palo Alto
3 29 (4.69%) CrowdStrike
4 28 (4.53%) Tenable
5 16 (2.59%) VMware
6 15 (2.43%) Cisco
7 12 (1.94%) McAfee
7 12 (1.94%) Red Hat
7 12 (1.94%) SAP
8 10 (1.62%) Google
9 7 (1.13%) Oracle
10 5 (0.81%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.65%) Salesforce
11 4 (0.65%) Workday
12 3 (0.49%) Barracuda Networks
12 3 (0.49%) N-able
12 3 (0.49%) Okta
12 3 (0.49%) Sophos
13 2 (0.32%) Cribl.io
13 2 (0.32%) Dell