Security Architecture Job Trends in England

Security Architecture
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Security Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 405 362 378
Rank change year-on-year -43 +16 -27
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 219 353 325
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.41% 0.73% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.81% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 147 169 249
10th Percentile £60,000 £57,350 £45,908
25th Percentile £68,000 £61,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% +6.27% -12.10%
75th Percentile £107,500 £88,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £132,500 £110,000 £107,750
UK median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year +13.33% +6.27% -12.10%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Security Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,913 43,729 44,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.21% 90.84% 89.77%
Number of salaries quoted 25,804 21,413 34,236
10th Percentile £28,742 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Security Architecture job vacancy trend in England

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Architecture

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
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 Architecture within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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 -8 106 £105,000 +27.27% 44
South East +12 34 £75,535 -3.16% 37
North of England -10 28 £76,463 -1.97% 19
Midlands +35 24 £79,500 +33.61% 9
South West +18 19 £77,500 +3.33% 17
West Midlands +29 17 £77,500 +89.02% 2
Yorkshire -3 16 £73,500 -8.13% 8
North West -2 10 £83,450 +11.27% 10
East Midlands -1 7 £81,500 +4.49% 6
East of England -12 6 £85,000 +14.86% 9
North East +6 2 £85,000 +14.86% 1
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
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 (1.37%) Oracle Coherence
2 2 (0.91%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.46%) Appian
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.46%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 98 (44.75%) Azure
2 89 (40.64%) AWS
3 31 (14.16%) GCP
4 28 (12.79%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (5.02%) Entra ID
6 9 (4.11%) Power Platform
6 9 (4.11%) SaaS
7 8 (3.65%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (2.28%) GitHub
9 4 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
9 4 (1.83%) Azure Logic Apps
9 4 (1.83%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.83%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.37%) Azure Service Bus
10 3 (1.37%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.91%) IaaS
11 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 31 (14.16%) Firewall
2 27 (12.33%) Network Security
3 8 (3.65%) DMZ
3 8 (3.65%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (2.74%) VPN
5 3 (1.37%) Internet
5 3 (1.37%) WAN
6 2 (0.91%) DHCP
6 2 (0.91%) DNS
6 2 (0.91%) SSL
6 2 (0.91%) Wireless
7 1 (0.46%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.46%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.46%) IPv4
7 1 (0.46%) LAN
7 1 (0.46%) MPLS
7 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.46%) VLAN
7 1 (0.46%) VRRP
7 1 (0.46%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (1.37%) Redis
2 2 (0.91%) Power BI
3 1 (0.46%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.46%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (5.94%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.83%) GitLab
2 4 (1.83%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.91%) Git
General
1 84 (38.36%) Social Skills
2 59 (26.94%) Finance
3 33 (15.07%) Banking
4 27 (12.33%) Public Sector
5 22 (10.05%) Legal
6 18 (8.22%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (8.22%) Influencing Skills
6 18 (8.22%) Retail
6 18 (8.22%) Telecoms
7 17 (7.76%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (4.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (3.65%) Law
10 6 (2.74%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.83%) Back Office
11 4 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.37%) Military
13 2 (0.91%) Advertising
13 2 (0.91%) Aviation
13 2 (0.91%) Electronics
14 1 (0.46%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 92 (42.01%) Architect
2 70 (31.96%) Security Architect
3 37 (16.89%) Enterprise Architect
4 33 (15.07%) Security Engineer
5 32 (14.61%) Enterprise Security Architect
6 31 (14.16%) Senior
7 28 (12.79%) Enterprise Information Architect
7 28 (12.79%) Information Architect
7 28 (12.79%) Information Security Architect
8 27 (12.33%) Lead
9 23 (10.50%) Consultant
10 19 (8.68%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 19 (8.68%) Security Consultant
11 12 (5.48%) Infrastructure Architect
12 9 (4.11%) Cloud Engineer
12 9 (4.11%) Designer
12 9 (4.11%) Lead Designer
12 9 (4.11%) Senior Security Engineer
12 9 (4.11%) Solutions Designer
13 8 (3.65%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.94%) RESTful
1 13 (5.94%) WebSockets
2 12 (5.48%) Kafka
3 9 (4.11%) gRPC
4 6 (2.74%) REST
5 5 (2.28%) OAuth
6 4 (1.83%) Android NDK
6 4 (1.83%) JWT
6 4 (1.83%) OAuth2
7 3 (1.37%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.91%) Middleware
8 2 (0.91%) ModSecurity
8 2 (0.91%) Spring
8 2 (0.91%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.46%) 802.1X
9 1 (0.46%) EDI
9 1 (0.46%) LDAP
9 1 (0.46%) NestJS
9 1 (0.46%) Next.js
9 1 (0.46%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 37 (16.89%) Security Posture
2 27 (12.33%) Cloud Native
3 21 (9.59%) Management Information System
4 19 (8.68%) PKI
5 14 (6.39%) Cloud Security Posture
6 13 (5.94%) Data Centre
6 13 (5.94%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (5.48%) Distributed Systems
7 12 (5.48%) Public Cloud
8 10 (4.57%) AI Agents
8 10 (4.57%) Blog
9 7 (3.20%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 6 (2.74%) Onboarding
10 6 (2.74%) Operational Technology
11 5 (2.28%) Mobile App
11 5 (2.28%) Product Ownership
12 3 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (1.37%) NHS
12 3 (1.37%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.94%) Android
2 6 (2.74%) Windows
3 4 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.37%) Linux
5 1 (0.46%) Unix
5 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (48.86%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (39.27%) Cloud Security
3 61 (27.85%) Information Security
4 58 (26.48%) Enterprise Architecture
5 53 (24.20%) TOGAF
6 51 (23.29%) Zero Trust
7 48 (21.92%) SABSA
8 47 (21.46%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (20.09%) Decision-Making
9 44 (20.09%) Risk Management
10 42 (19.18%) Design Patterns
11 39 (17.81%) Roadmaps
12 38 (17.35%) Threat Modelling
13 37 (16.89%) Stakeholder Management
14 36 (16.44%) Computer Science
14 36 (16.44%) Data Protection
15 33 (15.07%) AI
15 33 (15.07%) Architecture Governance
15 33 (15.07%) Strategic Thinking
16 31 (14.16%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 16 (7.31%) Go
1 16 (7.31%) PowerShell
2 14 (6.39%) Python
3 9 (4.11%) C++
4 7 (3.20%) Bash
5 4 (1.83%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.83%) Kotlin
6 2 (0.91%) Java
7 1 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.46%) SQL
7 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 94 (42.92%) CISSP
2 70 (31.96%) CISM
3 41 (18.72%) Degree
4 37 (16.89%) TOGAF Certification
5 33 (15.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (14.16%) Security Cleared
7 28 (12.79%) DBS Check
8 21 (9.59%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (8.68%) SC Cleared
10 18 (8.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 17 (7.76%) Azure Certification
12 14 (6.39%) AWS Certification
12 14 (6.39%) CEH
12 14 (6.39%) DV Cleared
13 11 (5.02%) CISA
14 7 (3.20%) CCSP
15 6 (2.74%) Master's Degree
16 5 (2.28%) GIAC
17 4 (1.83%) OSCP
18 3 (1.37%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (30.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 59 (26.94%) NIST
3 48 (21.92%) GRC
4 40 (18.26%) GDPR
5 29 (13.24%) NCSC
6 23 (10.50%) PCI DSS
7 13 (5.94%) Cyber Essentials
8 11 (5.02%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 9 (4.11%) JSP 440
10 5 (2.28%) NIST 800
10 5 (2.28%) QA
10 5 (2.28%) SOC 2
11 4 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (1.37%) RMADS
12 3 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.91%) PMO
14 1 (0.46%) COBIT
14 1 (0.46%) HIPAA
System Software
1 9 (4.11%) Active Directory
1 9 (4.11%) Docker
2 5 (2.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.37%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (6.85%) Kubernetes
2 13 (5.94%) Ansible
3 10 (4.57%) Terraform
4 9 (4.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (2.28%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.83%) CASB
6 4 (1.83%) Cilium
7 3 (1.37%) Grafana
7 3 (1.37%) Prometheus
7 3 (1.37%) SCCM
8 2 (0.91%) Nessus
9 1 (0.46%) Fluentd
Vendors
1 38 (17.35%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.65%) CyberArk
3 6 (2.74%) Salesforce
4 5 (2.28%) Google
4 5 (2.28%) Oracle
4 5 (2.28%) Palo Alto
4 5 (2.28%) Rapid7
4 5 (2.28%) Tenable
4 5 (2.28%) VMware
5 4 (1.83%) iManage
6 3 (1.37%) MuleSoft
6 3 (1.37%) Netskope
6 3 (1.37%) SolarWinds
6 3 (1.37%) Sparx
6 3 (1.37%) Splunk
7 2 (0.91%) Cisco
7 2 (0.91%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (0.91%) Extreme Networks
7 2 (0.91%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.91%) Thales