Security Architect Jobs in Northern Ireland

Security Architect
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Security Architect salary in Northern Ireland is £82,801 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 74 90
Rank change year-on-year +46 +16 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 6 3 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 2.30% 0.41% 1.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.64% 0.43% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £67,061 - -
25th Percentile £70,889 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,801 £62,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +33.55% - -
75th Percentile £101,666 - -
90th Percentile £109,667 - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £79,842 £87,500
% change year-on-year -6.06% -8.75% +2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 227 702 823
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.97% 95.64% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 56 342 449
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £69,625 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £91,041 £87,500 £68,800
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in Northern Ireland

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Security Architect in Northern Ireland

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in Northern Ireland

Security Architect
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 28 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
County Antrim +44 6 £82,801 +33.55% 11
Security Architect
UK

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 28 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Network Security
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 4 (66.67%) Cloud Security
3 3 (50.00%) CASB
3 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Cloud Native
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Law
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (33.33%) SABSA
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (33.33%) Security Architecture
4 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Information Assurance
4 2 (33.33%) Security Management
4 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 2 (33.33%) Information Security Management
4 2 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Information Security
4 2 (33.33%) NCSC
4 2 (33.33%) NIST
4 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Cloud
4 2 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) Network Security
General
1 3 (50.00%) Law
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Cloud Native
2 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (16.67%) PKI
3 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Cloud Security
1 4 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Architectural Patterns
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 2 (33.33%) Information Security
3 2 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) SABSA
3 2 (33.33%) Security Architecture
3 2 (33.33%) Security Management
3 2 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 1 (16.67%) Data Encryption
4 1 (16.67%) Data Security
4 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (16.67%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (33.33%) NCSC
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (16.67%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) CASB
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Palo Alto
2 1 (16.67%) Zscaler