Cybersecurity Architect Job Trends in the North of England

Cybersecurity Architect
England > North of England

The median Cybersecurity Architect salary in the North of England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 - 305
Rank change year-on-year - - +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 34 0 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.14% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 32 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £96,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £102,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +187.72%
75th Percentile £100,000 - £108,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £68,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% +16.79% -23.89%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 21,969 8,206 13,444
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 87.23% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 16,032 4,421 8,151
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,250 £38,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,500
England median annual salary £59,300 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.82% - -8.33%

Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 the North of England.

Cybersecurity Architect job vacancy trend in the North of England

Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in the North of England

Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect in the North of England over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Architect in the North of England

Cybersecurity Architect
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect within the North of England region over the 6 months to 13 September 2026. 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
North West - 30 £75,000 - 6
North East - 4 £100,000 -
Cybersecurity Architect
England

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 13 September 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 North of England region featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.

1 34 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (70.59%) Security Architecture
3 18 (52.94%) Enterprise Architecture
4 13 (38.24%) Microsoft
5 4 (11.76%) Azure
6 3 (8.82%) CISSP
6 3 (8.82%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (8.82%) Microservices
6 3 (8.82%) NIST
6 3 (8.82%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (8.82%) VPN
7 1 (2.94%) BC Cleared
7 1 (2.94%) BCP
7 1 (2.94%) Business Continuity
7 1 (2.94%) Business Continuity Planning
7 1 (2.94%) Business Impact Analysis
7 1 (2.94%) Disaster Recovery
7 1 (2.94%) Impact Analysis
7 1 (2.94%) Incident Management
7 1 (2.94%) Runbook
7 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
7 1 (2.94%) Security Operations
7 1 (2.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (2.94%) Threat Management

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 4 (11.76%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.82%) VPN
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.82%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (70.59%) Security Architecture
3 18 (52.94%) Enterprise Architecture
4 3 (8.82%) Microservices
5 1 (2.94%) BCP
5 1 (2.94%) Business Continuity
5 1 (2.94%) Business Continuity Planning
5 1 (2.94%) Business Impact Analysis
5 1 (2.94%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (2.94%) Impact Analysis
5 1 (2.94%) Incident Management
5 1 (2.94%) Runbook
5 1 (2.94%) Security Operations
5 1 (2.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (2.94%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 3 (8.82%) CISSP
2 1 (2.94%) BC Cleared
2 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.82%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (8.82%) NIST
Systems Management
1 3 (8.82%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (38.24%) Microsoft