Security Architect Job Trends in Oxford

Security Architect
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Security Architect salary in Oxford is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 0.84% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £85,000 - £76,250

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 216 285 248
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.38% 94.37% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 163 160 216
10th Percentile £32,600 £34,850 £36,250
25th Percentile £39,375 £44,688 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,125 £85,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £54,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +3.81% +5.00%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Oxford

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Oxford

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, Security Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Oxford region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) SABSA
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) SABSA
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
37 Security Architect jobs in the South East