Security Architect
UK > Scotland
The median Security Architect salary in Scotland is £84,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 143 | 263 | 117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | -146 | +62 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 18 | 12 | 112 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.61% | 0.18% | 2.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | 0.19% | 2.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £74,200 | £67,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £76,751 | £67,500 | £56,219 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £84,500 | £75,000 | £69,503 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.67% | +7.91% | -18.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,776 | £87,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,711 | £88,250 | £97,290 |
| UK median annual salary | £75,000 | £79,842 | £87,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.06% | -8.75% | -2.78% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,642 | 6,477 | 4,170 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.05% | 96.93% | 89.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,344 | 2,613 | 2,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,000 | £31,414 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.08% | +7.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Security Architect
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in Scotland.
Security Architect
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Scotland over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
Security Architect
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 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 |
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| Glasgow | +176 | 3 | £84,500 | +12.67% | 1 |
| Edinburgh | +19 | 3 | £90,882 | +21.18% | 6 |
| Fife | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Moray | - | 3 | - | - | |
| East Ayrshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| South Ayrshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
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Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 15 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 Scotland region featuring Security Architect in the job title.
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Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: