Lead Security Architect
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The median Lead Security Architect salary in Sheffield is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
68 |
49 |
74 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-19 |
+25 |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Security Architect |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield |
0.40% |
0.25% |
0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.42% |
0.26% |
0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£85,360 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£91,557 |
£45,750 |
£74,766 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£95,000 |
£46,500 |
£79,842 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+104.30% |
-41.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£47,250 |
£84,919 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£46,500 |
£79,842 |
| % change year-on-year |
+104.30% |
-41.76% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title |
963 |
390 |
931 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.63% |
97.99% |
96.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
780 |
293 |
688 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,050 |
£29,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£31,250 |
£39,348 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+15.72% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£79,800 |
£80,000 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£46,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.53% |
-7.00% |
+16.28% |
