Security Architect Job Trends in Sunderland

Security Architect
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Security Architect salary in Sunderland is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 1.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £95,000 £65,000 £79,842
% change year-on-year +46.15% -18.59% -17.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 132 44 167
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 95.65% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 86 18 141
10th Percentile £29,250 £31,225 £35,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £46,062 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.01% -16.25% +29.41%
75th Percentile £49,313 £53,750 £66,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £69,500 £77,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +7.89% -9.52%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sunderland.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 1 June 2026, Security Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Sunderland region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) RBAC
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Zero Trust

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) RBAC
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Zero Trust