Lead Security Architect Job Trends in Farnborough

Lead Security Architect
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Lead Security Architect salary in Farnborough is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Security Architect 10 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Farnborough 1.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £89,250 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £97,500 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £90,000 £90,000 -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 744 72 99
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.67% 96.00% 90.00%
Number of salaries quoted 469 55 60
10th Percentile £50,000 £27,000 £27,350
25th Percentile £60,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +30.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £73,125
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £87,500
Hampshire median annual salary £56,233 £51,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.66% -1.43% -1.87%

Lead Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Security Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.

Lead Security Architect job vacancy trend in Farnborough

Lead Security Architect
Salary Trend in Farnborough

Salary distribution trend for Lead Security Architect job vacancies in Farnborough.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Security Architect job vacancies in Farnborough

Lead Security Architect Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, Lead 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 Farnborough region featuring Lead Security Architect in the job title.

1 3 (30.00%) Agile
1 3 (30.00%) AI
1 3 (30.00%) Apache NiFi
1 3 (30.00%) AWS
1 3 (30.00%) Azure
1 3 (30.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (30.00%) Cryptography
1 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (30.00%) DevSecOps
1 3 (30.00%) Docker
1 3 (30.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 3 (30.00%) Kafka
1 3 (30.00%) Kubernetes
1 3 (30.00%) Machine Learning
1 3 (30.00%) MongoDB
1 3 (30.00%) NIST
1 3 (30.00%) NIST 800
1 3 (30.00%) Node.js
1 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (30.00%) Security Architecture
1 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (30.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (30.00%) Technical Leadership
1 3 (30.00%) TypeScript
2 2 (20.00%) Apache
2 2 (20.00%) ModSecurity
2 2 (20.00%) Network Security
3 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery

Lead Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough 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 (20.00%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) AWS
1 3 (30.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) MongoDB
General
1 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) Apache NiFi
1 3 (30.00%) Kafka
1 3 (30.00%) Node.js
2 2 (20.00%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Agile
1 3 (30.00%) AI
1 3 (30.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (30.00%) Cryptography
1 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (30.00%) DevSecOps
1 3 (30.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 3 (30.00%) Machine Learning
1 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (30.00%) Security Architecture
1 3 (30.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (30.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) NIST
1 3 (30.00%) NIST 800
System Software
1 3 (30.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (30.00%) Kubernetes