Lead Security Architect
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Lead Security Architect salary in Leeds is £76,463 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
115 |
76 |
122 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-39 |
+46 |
+55 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Security Architect |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
0.17% |
0.13% |
0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.18% |
0.14% |
0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£75,789 |
| 25th Percentile |
£74,149 |
£83,750 |
£77,324 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£76,463 |
£87,500 |
£82,421 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.61% |
+6.16% |
-19.59% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,776 |
£91,250 |
£84,980 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£84,992 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£76,463 |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.61% |
+2.94% |
-17.07% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
1,665 |
731 |
1,863 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.71% |
93.24% |
96.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,171 |
472 |
1,436 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,250 |
£28,888 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£41,175 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£54,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-1.82% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,125 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£97,500 |
£85,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£54,614 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.71% |
+4.03% |
-4.55% |
