Security Architecture Jobs in the North of England

Security Architecture
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 287 300 312
Rank change year-on-year +13 +12 +36
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 52 84 127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.44% 0.47% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 0.57% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 51 75 25
10th Percentile £53,924 £35,920 £60,252
25th Percentile £62,500 £54,375 £63,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,576 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.27% +0.82% -17.65%
75th Percentile £86,388 £84,919 £80,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £85,000 £97,290
England median annual salary £75,000 £78,273 £85,000
% change year-on-year -4.18% -7.91% +3.03%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,172 14,688 16,320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 94.98% 83.05% 96.83%
Number of salaries quoted 5,760 11,269 7,893
10th Percentile £25,313 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,750 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £81,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the North of England

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the North of England.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in the North of England

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the North of England over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in the North of England

Security Architecture
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 Security Architecture within the North of England region over the 6 months to 19 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
North West -15 39 £73,496 +4.99% 18
Yorkshire +45 9 £94,637 +20.91% 10
North East +37 4 £75,000 -6.06% 4
Security Architecture
England

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 (3.85%) IIS
2 1 (1.92%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 8 (15.38%) AWS
2 7 (13.46%) Azure
3 3 (5.77%) Power Platform
4 2 (3.85%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (3.85%) GCP
4 2 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.92%) Azure AKS
5 1 (1.92%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 17 (32.69%) Firewall
2 13 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (15.38%) Network Security
4 5 (9.62%) VPN
5 2 (3.85%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (3.85%) DMZ
5 2 (3.85%) DNS
5 2 (3.85%) SD-WAN
5 2 (3.85%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (3.85%) TACACS
5 2 (3.85%) TCP/IP
5 2 (3.85%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.77%) Power BI
1 3 (5.77%) Tableau
2 2 (3.85%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Bitbucket
1 1 (1.92%) JIRA
General
1 22 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 19 (36.54%) Finance
3 13 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (13.46%) Banking
5 6 (11.54%) Retail
6 4 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (5.77%) Back Office
8 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (3.85%) Legal
8 2 (3.85%) Local Government
9 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 37 (71.15%) Architect
2 26 (50.00%) Security Architect
3 13 (25.00%) Senior
4 7 (13.46%) AWS Engineer
4 7 (13.46%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 6 (11.54%) AWS Software Engineer
5 6 (11.54%) Data Architect
5 6 (11.54%) Principal Architect
5 6 (11.54%) Senior Software Engineer
5 6 (11.54%) Software Engineer
6 3 (5.77%) Analyst
6 3 (5.77%) Information Analyst
6 3 (5.77%) Information Security Analyst
6 3 (5.77%) Principal Security Architect
6 3 (5.77%) Security Analyst
6 3 (5.77%) Security Engineer
7 2 (3.85%) Lead
7 2 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (3.85%) Senior Security Analyst
7 2 (3.85%) Senior Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.54%) Node.js
1 6 (11.54%) REST
1 6 (11.54%) Web Services
2 2 (3.85%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 18 (34.62%) Management Information System
2 12 (23.08%) Security Posture
2 12 (23.08%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (23.08%) Social Media
2 12 (23.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 9 (17.31%) Product Ownership
4 4 (7.69%) Data Centre
5 3 (5.77%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (5.77%) Operational Technology
6 2 (3.85%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (3.85%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (1.92%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 1 (1.92%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.92%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 14 (26.92%) Windows
2 12 (23.08%) Windows Vista
3 2 (3.85%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.92%) Linux
4 1 (1.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (61.54%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (53.85%) Risk Management
3 27 (51.92%) Information Security
4 24 (46.15%) TOGAF
5 22 (42.31%) Cloud Security
6 18 (34.62%) Information Assurance
7 16 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (28.85%) Agile
8 15 (28.85%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (26.92%) Identity Management
9 14 (26.92%) Incident Response
9 14 (26.92%) Risk Analysis
9 14 (26.92%) SIEM
9 14 (26.92%) Vulnerability Management
10 13 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
11 12 (23.08%) Computer Science
11 12 (23.08%) Data Protection
11 12 (23.08%) DevSecOps
11 12 (23.08%) Proactive Management
11 12 (23.08%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.54%) Python
1 6 (11.54%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 18 (34.62%) CISSP
2 15 (28.85%) CISM
2 15 (28.85%) Degree
3 14 (26.92%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (25.00%) DBS Check
4 13 (25.00%) Master's Degree
5 12 (23.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 12 (23.08%) CEH
5 12 (23.08%) CISA
5 12 (23.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (7.69%) SC Cleared
6 4 (7.69%) Security Cleared
7 2 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (3.85%) CCIE
7 2 (3.85%) CCNP
7 2 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (3.85%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (3.85%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (1.92%) GIAC
8 1 (1.92%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (48.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (46.15%) NIST
3 13 (25.00%) GDPR
4 9 (17.31%) NCSC
5 3 (5.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (5.77%) PCI DSS
6 2 (3.85%) NIST 800
6 2 (3.85%) QA
7 1 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (1.92%) GRC
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) Istio
1 1 (1.92%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (11.54%) Ping Identity
2 3 (5.77%) Alteryx
2 3 (5.77%) Cisco
2 3 (5.77%) Databricks
2 3 (5.77%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.92%) Atlassian
3 1 (1.92%) Google
3 1 (1.92%) Juniper
3 1 (1.92%) Palo Alto