Lead Security Architect Jobs in Manchester

Lead Security Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Lead Security Architect salary in Manchester is £69,384 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 208 238
Rank change year-on-year +45 +30 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Security Architect 1 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.044% 0.096% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.048% 0.10% 0.068%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £64,509 £74,766 £64,850
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £79,842 £69,200
Median % change year-on-year -13.10% +15.38% +25.44%
75th Percentile £74,258 £84,919 £73,701
90th Percentile - - £73,792
North West median annual salary £69,384 £79,842 £69,200
% change year-on-year -13.10% +15.38% +25.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,069 4,937 4,426
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 94.36% 92.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,266 3,807 2,601
10th Percentile £31,500 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,063 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.26% -6.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,125 £82,040 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Lead Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Lead Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Lead Security Architect in Manchester

Lead Security Architect
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Security Architect in Manchester.

Salary trend for Lead Security Architect in Manchester

Lead Security Architect
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Security Architect within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 17 May 2025. 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
Salford - 1 £69,384 - 2
Lead Security Architect
North West

Lead Security Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Lead Security Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Lead Security Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns

Lead Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST