Security Architecture Jobs in the North West

Security Architecture
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Security Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Architecture over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 246 224 251
Rank change year-on-year -22 +27 -36
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 49 76 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.49% 0.99% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 1.03% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 45 11 51
10th Percentile £35,920 £64,850 £52,434
25th Percentile £56,809 £65,304 £63,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - -22.22% +28.57%
75th Percentile £84,919 £76,926 -
90th Percentile £86,467 £97,290 £92,500
England median annual salary £78,273 £85,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -7.91% +3.03% +17.86%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Security Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,221 7,360 8,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 82.40% 95.55% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 6,231 3,864 5,251
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,017 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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 18 May 2024.

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 18 May 2024. 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 +6 27 £70,576 +0.82% 2
Lancashire - 16 £60,603 -
Merseyside -17 4 £32,500 -51.13%
Cheshire - 2 £44,000 - 2
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:

Cloud Services
1 18 (36.73%) AWS
1 18 (36.73%) Azure
2 4 (8.16%) GCP
3 2 (4.08%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (30.61%) SD-WAN
1 15 (30.61%) WAN
2 2 (4.08%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.08%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (8.16%) GitLab
General
1 12 (24.49%) Social Skills
2 8 (16.33%) Finance
3 7 (14.29%) Aerospace
4 6 (12.24%) Public Sector
5 4 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (8.16%) Banking
5 4 (8.16%) Legal
Job Titles
1 33 (67.35%) Architect
2 24 (48.98%) Security Architect
3 11 (22.45%) Senior
4 10 (20.41%) Senior Architect
4 10 (20.41%) Senior Security Architect
4 10 (20.41%) Solutions Architect
5 9 (18.37%) Lead
5 9 (18.37%) Lead Architect
5 9 (18.37%) Lead Security Architect
6 6 (12.24%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 6 (12.24%) Security Specialist
7 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 4 (8.16%) Enterprise Architect
7 4 (8.16%) Enterprise Security Architect
7 4 (8.16%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
7 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Security Engineer
7 4 (8.16%) Security Solutions Architect
8 2 (4.08%) Junior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (2.04%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 18 (36.73%) Management Information System
2 15 (30.61%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 8 (16.33%) Security Posture
4 6 (12.24%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (10.20%) Public Cloud
6 4 (8.16%) Legacy Applications
6 4 (8.16%) Private Cloud
7 2 (4.08%) Cloud Native
7 2 (4.08%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (4.08%) Mobile App
7 2 (4.08%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (48.98%) Information Security
2 20 (40.82%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (38.78%) Mentoring
4 17 (34.69%) Coaching
5 15 (30.61%) Application Security
5 15 (30.61%) Identity Management
5 15 (30.61%) OWASP
5 15 (30.61%) Secure Coding
6 10 (20.41%) CI/CD
6 10 (20.41%) Risk Management
7 8 (16.33%) Decision-Making
8 7 (14.29%) Agile
8 7 (14.29%) Roadmaps
9 6 (12.24%) Cyber Assurance
9 6 (12.24%) Information Assurance
9 6 (12.24%) Project Management
9 6 (12.24%) Security Testing
10 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure as Code
10 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 4 (8.16%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.16%) Java
2 2 (4.08%) Python
3 1 (2.04%) C#
Qualifications
1 20 (40.82%) CISM
1 20 (40.82%) CISSP
2 15 (30.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 15 (30.61%) AWS Certification
2 15 (30.61%) Azure Certification
2 15 (30.61%) CCSK
2 15 (30.61%) CCSP
2 15 (30.61%) Cisco Certification
3 13 (26.53%) Degree
4 4 (8.16%) CEH
4 4 (8.16%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (4.08%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (4.08%) OCP
5 2 (4.08%) Oracle Certification
6 1 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (59.18%) NIST
2 10 (20.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (12.24%) NCSC
3 6 (12.24%) NIST 800
4 4 (8.16%) GDPR
5 2 (4.08%) GRC
System Software
1 15 (30.61%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (30.61%) Kubernetes
1 15 (30.61%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (8.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (6.12%) Microsoft