Security Architecture Jobs in the North West

Security Architecture
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 251 242 219
Rank change year-on-year -9 -23 +46
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 40 49 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.51% 0.49% 1.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.60% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 39 45 11
10th Percentile £53,500 £35,920 £64,850
25th Percentile £60,000 £56,809 £65,304
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% - -22.22%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,919 £76,926
90th Percentile £87,467 £86,467 £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 West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,507 8,231 7,370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 96.01% 82.32% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3,825 6,235 3,868
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the North West

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Security Architecture in the North West

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the North West over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in the North West

Security Architecture
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 Architecture within the North West region over the 6 months to 22 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 +65 30 £75,000 +6.27% 12
Cheshire +6 4 £86,500 +96.59% 1
Merseyside +41 3 £55,000 +69.23% 6
Lancashire -90 3 £60,000 -1.00% 9
Security Architecture
England

Security Architecture
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 (5.00%) IIS
2 1 (2.50%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 8 (20.00%) AWS
2 7 (17.50%) Azure
3 3 (7.50%) Power Platform
4 2 (5.00%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (5.00%) GCP
4 2 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.50%) Azure AKS
5 1 (2.50%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 16 (40.00%) Firewall
2 12 (30.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 6 (15.00%) Network Security
4 4 (10.00%) VPN
5 2 (5.00%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (5.00%) DMZ
5 2 (5.00%) DNS
5 2 (5.00%) SD-WAN
5 2 (5.00%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (5.00%) TACACS
5 2 (5.00%) TCP/IP
5 2 (5.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.50%) Power BI
1 3 (7.50%) Tableau
2 2 (5.00%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Bitbucket
1 1 (2.50%) JIRA
General
1 21 (52.50%) Social Skills
2 13 (32.50%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (32.50%) Finance
3 6 (15.00%) Retail
4 3 (7.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (5.00%) Legal
5 2 (5.00%) Local Government
6 1 (2.50%) Banking
6 1 (2.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (62.50%) Architect
2 20 (50.00%) Security Architect
3 13 (32.50%) Senior
4 7 (17.50%) AWS Engineer
4 7 (17.50%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 6 (15.00%) AWS Software Engineer
5 6 (15.00%) Principal Architect
5 6 (15.00%) Senior Software Engineer
5 6 (15.00%) Software Engineer
6 3 (7.50%) Analyst
6 3 (7.50%) Information Analyst
6 3 (7.50%) Information Security Analyst
6 3 (7.50%) Principal Security Architect
6 3 (7.50%) Security Analyst
6 3 (7.50%) Security Engineer
7 2 (5.00%) Security Specialist
7 2 (5.00%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (5.00%) Senior Security Analyst
7 2 (5.00%) Senior Technical Architect
7 2 (5.00%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (15.00%) Node.js
1 6 (15.00%) REST
1 6 (15.00%) Web Services
2 2 (5.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 17 (42.50%) Management Information System
2 12 (30.00%) Security Posture
2 12 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (30.00%) Social Media
2 12 (30.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 3 (7.50%) Product Ownership
4 2 (5.00%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (5.00%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (2.50%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 14 (35.00%) Windows
2 12 (30.00%) Windows Vista
3 2 (5.00%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.50%) Linux
4 1 (2.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (67.50%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (60.00%) Information Security
3 23 (57.50%) TOGAF
4 20 (50.00%) Cloud Security
4 20 (50.00%) Risk Management
5 17 (42.50%) Information Assurance
6 16 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (35.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (35.00%) Identity Management
7 14 (35.00%) Risk Analysis
7 14 (35.00%) SIEM
7 14 (35.00%) Vulnerability Management
8 13 (32.50%) Incident Response
9 12 (30.00%) Collaborative Working
9 12 (30.00%) Computer Science
9 12 (30.00%) Data Protection
9 12 (30.00%) DevSecOps
9 12 (30.00%) Ethical Hacking
9 12 (30.00%) Proactive Management
10 9 (22.50%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 6 (15.00%) Python
1 6 (15.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 17 (42.50%) CISSP
2 15 (37.50%) Degree
3 14 (35.00%) Cisco Certification
3 14 (35.00%) CISM
4 13 (32.50%) DBS Check
4 13 (32.50%) Master's Degree
5 12 (30.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 12 (30.00%) CEH
5 12 (30.00%) CISA
5 12 (30.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (7.50%) SC Cleared
6 3 (7.50%) Security Cleared
7 2 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (5.00%) CCIE
7 2 (5.00%) CCNP
7 2 (5.00%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (5.00%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (5.00%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (2.50%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (55.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 22 (55.00%) NIST
2 12 (30.00%) GDPR
3 7 (17.50%) NCSC
4 2 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (5.00%) NIST 800
4 2 (5.00%) PCI DSS
4 2 (5.00%) QA
5 1 (2.50%) GRC
Systems Management
1 1 (2.50%) Istio
1 1 (2.50%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.50%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (15.00%) Ping Identity
2 3 (7.50%) Alteryx
2 3 (7.50%) Cisco
2 3 (7.50%) Databricks
2 3 (7.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.50%) Atlassian
3 1 (2.50%) Google
3 1 (2.50%) Juniper
3 1 (2.50%) Palo Alto