Security Architect Jobs in the North West

Security Architect
England > North West

The median Security Architect salary in the North West is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 264 228 208
Rank change year-on-year -36 -20 +71
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 25 63 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.31% 0.64% 1.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.68% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 22 48 16
10th Percentile £54,406 £45,000 -
25th Percentile £70,697 £56,809 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £69,200
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +1.16% +25.44%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,919 £80,625
90th Percentile - £87,500 £97,290
England median annual salary £75,000 £79,842 £90,000
% change year-on-year -6.06% -11.29% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,322 9,328 6,990
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 94.60% 89.20%
Number of salaries quoted 4,119 7,169 4,082
10th Percentile £27,449 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £69,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in the North West

Security Architect
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in the North West.

Salary trend for Security Architect in the North West

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in the North West over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in the North West

Security Architect
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Manchester +26 20 £75,000 +15.38% 25
Lancashire -67 4 £70,000 -6.57% 7
Cheshire - 1 £84,000 - 2
Security Architect
England

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, 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 North West region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 20 (80.00%) CISSP
1 20 (80.00%) Information Security
1 20 (80.00%) Security Architecture
2 19 (76.00%) TOGAF
2 19 (76.00%) Management Information System
3 18 (72.00%) Degree
3 18 (72.00%) Cybersecurity
4 17 (68.00%) NIST
4 17 (68.00%) Social Skills
4 17 (68.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (64.00%) Identity Management
5 16 (64.00%) CISM
5 16 (64.00%) Firewall
5 16 (64.00%) Windows
6 15 (60.00%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (60.00%) Risk Analysis
6 15 (60.00%) Risk Management
6 15 (60.00%) Master's Degree
6 15 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (60.00%) Information Assurance
6 15 (60.00%) Cloud Security
7 14 (56.00%) Incident Response
7 14 (56.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 14 (56.00%) Security Posture
7 14 (56.00%) Social Media
7 14 (56.00%) SIEM
7 14 (56.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (56.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 14 (56.00%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (56.00%) DBS Check

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (8.00%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Azure
2 2 (8.00%) AWS
2 2 (8.00%) GCP
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.00%) Azure AKS
3 1 (4.00%) Google Kubernetes Engine
3 1 (4.00%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (64.00%) Firewall
2 14 (56.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (12.00%) DNS
3 3 (12.00%) Network Security
3 3 (12.00%) TCP/IP
3 3 (12.00%) VPN
4 2 (8.00%) DMZ
5 1 (4.00%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (4.00%) DHCP
5 1 (4.00%) LAN
5 1 (4.00%) SD-WAN
5 1 (4.00%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (4.00%) TACACS
5 1 (4.00%) WAN
5 1 (4.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.00%) SQL Server
General
1 17 (68.00%) Social Skills
2 14 (56.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (20.00%) Finance
4 2 (8.00%) Local Government
5 1 (4.00%) Banking
5 1 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Legal
5 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 19 (76.00%) Management Information System
2 14 (56.00%) Security Posture
2 14 (56.00%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (56.00%) Social Media
2 14 (56.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (4.00%) CCTV
3 1 (4.00%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.00%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.00%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (64.00%) Windows
2 14 (56.00%) Windows Vista
3 2 (8.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (80.00%) Information Security
1 20 (80.00%) Security Architecture
2 19 (76.00%) TOGAF
3 18 (72.00%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (64.00%) Identity Management
5 15 (60.00%) Cloud Security
5 15 (60.00%) Information Assurance
5 15 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (60.00%) Risk Analysis
5 15 (60.00%) Risk Management
6 14 (56.00%) Collaborative Working
6 14 (56.00%) Computer Science
6 14 (56.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (56.00%) Data Protection
6 14 (56.00%) DevSecOps
6 14 (56.00%) Ethical Hacking
6 14 (56.00%) Incident Response
6 14 (56.00%) Proactive Management
6 14 (56.00%) SIEM
6 14 (56.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 20 (80.00%) CISSP
2 18 (72.00%) Degree
3 16 (64.00%) CISM
4 15 (60.00%) Cisco Certification
4 15 (60.00%) Master's Degree
5 14 (56.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 14 (56.00%) CEH
5 14 (56.00%) CISA
5 14 (56.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (56.00%) DBS Check
6 3 (12.00%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (8.00%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (8.00%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (8.00%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (4.00%) CCIE
8 1 (4.00%) CCNP
8 1 (4.00%) MBA
8 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared
8 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (68.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 17 (68.00%) NIST
2 14 (56.00%) GDPR
3 3 (12.00%) NCSC
4 2 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (8.00%) PCI DSS
5 1 (4.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) Istio
1 1 (4.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.00%) Cisco
2 1 (4.00%) Google
2 1 (4.00%) IBM
2 1 (4.00%) VMware