Security Architecture Jobs in Manchester

Security Architecture
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Security Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 183 196
Rank change year-on-year +54 +13 +2
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 27 29 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.23% 0.56% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.29% 0.65% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 27 27 11
10th Percentile £54,570 £56,809 £64,850
25th Percentile £62,500 £65,609 £65,758
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,576 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.27% +0.82% -22.22%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,919 £85,571
90th Percentile - £108,750 £97,290
North West median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - -22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,095 4,460 4,803
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.10% 86.69% 96.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,301 3,407 2,566
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £41,250 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,840 £69,650 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £82,500 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in Manchester

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Security Architecture in Manchester

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in Manchester over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in Manchester

Security Architecture
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 7 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
Bolton - 14 £75,000 -
Security Architecture
North West

Security Architecture
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (7.41%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 6 (22.22%) AWS
2 3 (11.11%) Azure
3 2 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.70%) Azure AKS
4 1 (3.70%) GCP
4 1 (3.70%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 17 (62.96%) Firewall
2 14 (51.85%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (14.81%) VPN
4 3 (11.11%) Network Security
5 2 (7.41%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (7.41%) DMZ
5 2 (7.41%) DNS
5 2 (7.41%) SD-WAN
5 2 (7.41%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (7.41%) TACACS
5 2 (7.41%) TCP/IP
5 2 (7.41%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.41%) SQL Server
General
1 17 (62.96%) Social Skills
2 14 (51.85%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (22.22%) Finance
4 5 (18.52%) Retail
5 2 (7.41%) Local Government
6 1 (3.70%) Banking
Job Titles
1 20 (74.07%) Architect
2 18 (66.67%) Security Architect
3 7 (25.93%) Senior
4 6 (22.22%) AWS Engineer
5 5 (18.52%) AWS Software Engineer
5 5 (18.52%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 5 (18.52%) Senior Software Engineer
5 5 (18.52%) Software Engineer
6 2 (7.41%) Security Engineer
6 2 (7.41%) Senior Architect
6 2 (7.41%) Senior Technical Architect
6 2 (7.41%) Technical Architect
7 1 (3.70%) Cloud Architect
7 1 (3.70%) Cloud Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) IT Architect
7 1 (3.70%) IT Security Architect
7 1 (3.70%) Network Architect
7 1 (3.70%) Network Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Network Security Architect
7 1 (3.70%) Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (18.52%) Node.js
1 5 (18.52%) REST
1 5 (18.52%) Web Services
2 2 (7.41%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 16 (59.26%) Management Information System
2 14 (51.85%) Security Posture
2 14 (51.85%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (51.85%) Social Media
2 14 (51.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 3 (11.11%) Product Ownership
4 2 (7.41%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (3.70%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (59.26%) Windows
2 14 (51.85%) Windows Vista
3 2 (7.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (77.78%) Cloud Security
1 21 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (66.67%) TOGAF
3 17 (62.96%) Information Security
4 16 (59.26%) Identity Management
4 16 (59.26%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (51.85%) Collaborative Working
5 14 (51.85%) Computer Science
5 14 (51.85%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (51.85%) Data Protection
5 14 (51.85%) DevSecOps
5 14 (51.85%) Ethical Hacking
5 14 (51.85%) Incident Response
5 14 (51.85%) Information Assurance
5 14 (51.85%) Proactive Management
5 14 (51.85%) Risk Analysis
5 14 (51.85%) Risk Management
5 14 (51.85%) SIEM
5 14 (51.85%) Vulnerability Management
6 7 (25.93%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 5 (18.52%) Python
1 5 (18.52%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 18 (66.67%) CISSP
2 16 (59.26%) Cisco Certification
2 16 (59.26%) CISM
3 14 (51.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 14 (51.85%) CEH
3 14 (51.85%) CISA
3 14 (51.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (51.85%) DBS Check
3 14 (51.85%) Degree
3 14 (51.85%) Master's Degree
4 2 (7.41%) CCIE
4 2 (7.41%) CCNP
4 2 (7.41%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (7.41%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (7.41%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (59.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 16 (59.26%) NIST
2 14 (51.85%) GDPR
3 2 (7.41%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (7.41%) NCSC
3 2 (7.41%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Istio
1 1 (3.70%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (18.52%) Ping Identity
2 3 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 2 (7.41%) Cisco
4 1 (3.70%) Google