Security Architecture Jobs in Scotland

Security Architecture
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Security Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 266 105
Rank change year-on-year +108 -161 +93
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 6 9 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.20% 0.13% 2.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.15% 2.85%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 33
10th Percentile £78,950 £32,500 £57,184
25th Percentile £82,250 £40,250 £61,180
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,500 £51,000 £69,805
Median % change year-on-year +65.69% -26.94% -12.74%
75th Percentile £113,979 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile - £136,500 £97,290
UK median annual salary £75,000 £78,273 £85,000
% change year-on-year -4.18% -7.91% +3.03%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Security Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,735 6,175 4,351
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.71% 92.38% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,355 2,389 2,175
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,133
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,650 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in Scotland

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in Scotland.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in Scotland

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in Scotland over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in Scotland

Security Architecture
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 Architecture within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 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
Edinburgh +26 4 £109,539 +28.87% 9
Glasgow +176 2 £84,500 +65.69%
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) NetWeaver
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) SAP HANA
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
1 3 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Banking
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Architect
2 3 (50.00%) Security Architect
3 2 (33.33%) Senior
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Architect
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Solutions Architect
3 2 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (16.67%) Applications Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Principal Architect
4 1 (16.67%) Principal Security Architect
4 1 (16.67%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) Spring
1 2 (33.33%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Information Security
2 3 (50.00%) Architectural Patterns
2 3 (50.00%) TOGAF
3 2 (33.33%) Cash Management
3 2 (33.33%) Coaching
3 2 (33.33%) Containerisation
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 2 (33.33%) Microservices
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance
4 1 (16.67%) Information Security Management
4 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Security Management
4 1 (16.67%) SIEM
4 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) ABAP
1 2 (33.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) CISSP
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (16.67%) NCSC
1 1 (16.67%) NIST
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) SAP