Security Architect Jobs in Salford

Security Architect
Manchester > Salford

The median Security Architect salary in Salford is £82,801 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 27 -
Rank change year-on-year +14 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Salford 2.50% 1.53% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% 1.55% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £62,000 -
25th Percentile £77,270 £65,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,801 £70,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.29% - -
75th Percentile £88,333 £75,000 -
90th Percentile - £78,000 -
Manchester median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £69,200
% change year-on-year +15.38% -6.07% +25.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Salford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Salford. 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 Salford with a recognized job title 37 129 147
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 98.47% 85.47%
Number of salaries quoted 27 87 57
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,350 £42,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £48,398
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.76% -4.55% +24.29%
75th Percentile £69,380 £62,200 £65,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £75,000
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £54,334 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.43% -5.51% +4.55%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in Salford

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Salford

For the 6 months to 9 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 Salford region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Salford 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) QA