Cybersecurity Architect Job Trends in London

Cybersecurity Architect
England > London

The median Cybersecurity Architect salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 383 403 416
Rank change year-on-year +20 +13 +242
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 12 22 20
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.088% 0.14% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.15% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 5 12 19
10th Percentile £89,500 - £63,500
25th Percentile - £61,250 £67,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £85,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +13.33% -11.76%
75th Percentile - £87,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £110,500 £95,825 £94,500
England median annual salary £100,000 £76,250 £75,000
% change year-on-year +31.15% +1.67% -11.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,453 14,685 16,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 92.97% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,230 8,588 13,582
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Cybersecurity Architect job vacancy trend in London

Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in London

Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect in London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Architect in London

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Cybersecurity 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 London region featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (50.00%) AWS
2 6 (50.00%) Azure
3 4 (33.33%) CISSP
3 4 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (33.33%) NIST
3 4 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 4 (33.33%) SIEM
4 3 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
4 3 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (25.00%) GRC
4 3 (25.00%) SABSA
4 3 (25.00%) Security Architecture
4 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
4 3 (25.00%) TOGAF
4 3 (25.00%) Zero Trust
5 2 (16.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (16.67%) CASB
5 2 (16.67%) CCSP
5 2 (16.67%) Cloud Security
5 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 2 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 2 (16.67%) Degree
5 2 (16.67%) DevSecOps
5 2 (16.67%) Firewall
5 2 (16.67%) GCP
5 2 (16.67%) GDPR
5 2 (16.67%) Information Security

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) AWS
1 6 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (16.67%) GCP
3 1 (8.33%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Firewall
2 1 (8.33%) Internet
2 1 (8.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (8.33%) Network Security
2 1 (8.33%) NGFW
General
1 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Advertising
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Banking
3 1 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (8.33%) CMDB
2 1 (8.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (8.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 4 (33.33%) SIEM
3 3 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
3 3 (25.00%) SABSA
3 3 (25.00%) Security Architecture
3 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
3 3 (25.00%) TOGAF
3 3 (25.00%) Zero Trust
4 2 (16.67%) Cloud Security
4 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 2 (16.67%) Data Protection
4 2 (16.67%) DevSecOps
4 2 (16.67%) Information Security
4 2 (16.67%) Roadmaps
4 2 (16.67%) SDLC
5 1 (8.33%) Network Design
5 1 (8.33%) Security Testing
5 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) CISSP
2 3 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (16.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (16.67%) CCSP
3 2 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (8.33%) AWS Certification
4 1 (8.33%) Azure Certification
4 1 (8.33%) CCNA CyberOps
4 1 (8.33%) CCSA
4 1 (8.33%) CCSE
4 1 (8.33%) Check Point Certification
4 1 (8.33%) CISM
4 1 (8.33%) DV Cleared
4 1 (8.33%) FFIEC
4 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
4 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
4 1 (8.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (33.33%) NIST
2 3 (25.00%) GRC
3 2 (16.67%) GDPR
4 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
4 1 (8.33%) JSP 440
4 1 (8.33%) NCSC
4 1 (8.33%) PCI DSS
4 1 (8.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) CASB
1 2 (16.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) CheckPoint
1 1 (8.33%) Cisco
1 1 (8.33%) CyberArk
1 1 (8.33%) Fortinet
1 1 (8.33%) Palo Alto
1 1 (8.33%) Splunk
1 1 (8.33%) Zscaler