Security Architecture Jobs in the South West

Security Architecture
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 222 189
Rank change year-on-year +55 -33 +47
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 15 65 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.42% 0.69% 1.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.84% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 15 50 25
10th Percentile £51,442 - £50,454
25th Percentile £62,740 £70,000 £64,850
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,991 £105,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.44% +40.00% -10.45%
75th Percentile £73,886 £107,500 £97,290
90th Percentile £82,500 £120,000 -
England median annual salary £75,000 £78,273 £85,000
% change year-on-year -4.18% -7.91% +3.03%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,355 7,774 6,315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.22% 82.96% 94.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,928 5,600 3,502
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £51,000 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% -3.32% +5.50%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,725
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the South West

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the South West.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in the South West

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the South West over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in the South West

Security Architecture
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Bristol +25 10 £71,991 -31.44% 11
Wiltshire +38 2 £61,164 -5.90% 1
Devon +20 2 £68,750 -12.17% 1
Security Architecture
England

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (86.67%) Azure
2 8 (53.33%) PaaS
3 7 (46.67%) AWS
4 6 (40.00%) Apigee
5 2 (13.33%) Entra ID
5 2 (13.33%) IaaS
5 2 (13.33%) SaaS
6 1 (6.67%) AWS Lambda
6 1 (6.67%) GCP
6 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (6.67%) Serverless
6 1 (6.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (33.33%) Firewall
2 4 (26.67%) Network Security
3 2 (13.33%) DHCP
3 2 (13.33%) DNS
3 2 (13.33%) VPN
4 1 (6.67%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (60.00%) Finance
2 6 (40.00%) Banking
3 4 (26.67%) Social Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (73.33%) Architect
2 6 (40.00%) Solutions Architect
3 4 (26.67%) Security Architect
4 3 (20.00%) AWS Architect
5 2 (13.33%) AWS Security Architect
5 2 (13.33%) Digital Architect
5 2 (13.33%) IT Engineer
5 2 (13.33%) IT Security Engineer
5 2 (13.33%) Principal Architect
5 2 (13.33%) Principal Security Architect
5 2 (13.33%) Security Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) Cloud Architect
6 1 (6.67%) Cloud Security Architect
6 1 (6.67%) Information Security Officer
6 1 (6.67%) Lead
6 1 (6.67%) Lead Architect
6 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) Security Officer
6 1 (6.67%) Technical Architect
6 1 (6.67%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (40.00%) AngularJS
1 6 (40.00%) React
1 6 (40.00%) React Native
2 1 (6.67%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 6 (40.00%) DataPower
1 6 (40.00%) Product Ownership
2 3 (20.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (13.33%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (13.33%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (13.33%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (13.33%) Security Posture
4 1 (6.67%) Cloud Native
4 1 (6.67%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 6 (40.00%) Android
1 6 (40.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (6.67%) Linux
2 1 (6.67%) Windows
2 1 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Agile
1 8 (53.33%) Roadmaps
2 7 (46.67%) Containerisation
2 7 (46.67%) Event-Driven
2 7 (46.67%) Event-Driven Architecture
2 7 (46.67%) Microservices
3 6 (40.00%) Adaptive Web Design
3 6 (40.00%) API Management
3 6 (40.00%) Technology Roadmap
4 5 (33.33%) Information Security
4 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
5 4 (26.67%) Data Loss Prevention
5 4 (26.67%) Incident Response
5 4 (26.67%) OWASP
5 4 (26.67%) Security Operations
5 4 (26.67%) SIEM
6 3 (20.00%) Cloud Security
6 3 (20.00%) Design Patterns
6 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 7 (46.67%) Java
2 3 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (26.67%) CISSP
1 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (20.00%) CEH
2 3 (20.00%) CISM
2 3 (20.00%) SANS
3 2 (13.33%) Degree
3 2 (13.33%) GIAC
3 2 (13.33%) ISSAP
3 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
4 1 (6.67%) AWS Certification
4 1 (6.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 1 (6.67%) CCNA
4 1 (6.67%) CCNP
4 1 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (26.67%) GDPR
2 4 (26.67%) NIST
3 3 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (20.00%) SOC 2
4 2 (13.33%) COBIT
4 2 (13.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 2 (13.33%) PCI DSS
5 1 (6.67%) HIPAA
System Software
1 3 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (13.33%) Host Intrusion Detection System
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (6.67%) Ansible
2 1 (6.67%) Kubernetes
2 1 (6.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (40.00%) Apple
2 6 (40.00%) IBM
3 1 (6.67%) Cisco
3 1 (6.67%) Fortinet
3 1 (6.67%) HP
3 1 (6.67%) VMware