Security Architecture Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 469 514 290
Rank change year-on-year +45 -224 +157
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 108 271 680
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.27% 0.36% 1.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.44% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 88 201 154
10th Percentile £52,500 £42,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £62,188 £62,500 £56,467
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,991 £78,273 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +6.13% -2.32%
75th Percentile £86,757 £85,000 £94,688
90th Percentile £98,474 £107,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £78,273 £85,000
% change year-on-year -4.18% -7.91% +4.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,483 61,419 55,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.65% 82.37% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 17,392 42,187 28,711
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.15% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 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
North of England +22 54 £70,687 +0.16% 84
North West -7 33 £65,000 -7.14% 42
South East +67 21 £68,750 -14.06% 135
Yorkshire +51 18 £94,637 +20.91% 30
South West +57 15 £71,991 -31.44% 50
Scotland +116 7 £84,500 +65.69% 26
Midlands +58 5 £80,151 +6.87% 54
West Midlands +42 5 £80,151 +6.87% 28
Wales +47 3 £69,384 -11.36% 19
North East +42 3 £80,000 +0.20% 12
Northern Ireland +41 2 £76,092 - 7
Isle of Man - 1 - -
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 3 (2.78%) Confluence
2 2 (1.85%) IIS
2 2 (1.85%) NetWeaver
3 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.93%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.93%) SAP GRC
1 1 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 33 (30.56%) Azure
2 30 (27.78%) AWS
3 14 (12.96%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (9.26%) PaaS
5 6 (5.56%) Apigee
5 6 (5.56%) Entra ID
5 6 (5.56%) GCP
6 5 (4.63%) SaaS
7 4 (3.70%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (3.70%) IaaS
8 3 (2.78%) AWS Lambda
8 3 (2.78%) Serverless
9 2 (1.85%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.85%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.93%) Amazon EventBridge
10 1 (0.93%) Azure AKS
10 1 (0.93%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.93%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 31 (28.70%) Firewall
2 24 (22.22%) Network Security
3 8 (7.41%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (7.41%) VPN
4 7 (6.48%) DNS
5 5 (4.63%) TCP/IP
6 3 (2.78%) HTTP
6 3 (2.78%) SD-WAN
6 3 (2.78%) SMTP
6 3 (2.78%) WAN
7 2 (1.85%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (1.85%) DHCP
7 2 (1.85%) DMZ
7 2 (1.85%) SCCP
7 2 (1.85%) Software-Defined Networking
7 2 (1.85%) TACACS
8 1 (0.93%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.78%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.85%) Power BI
3 2 (1.85%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.93%) DB2
4 1 (0.93%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.93%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.93%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (2.78%) Bitbucket
1 3 (2.78%) JIRA
General
1 35 (32.41%) Finance
2 34 (31.48%) Social Skills
3 20 (18.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 16 (14.81%) Banking
5 12 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (6.48%) Legal
8 6 (5.56%) Law
8 6 (5.56%) Retail
8 6 (5.56%) Telecoms
9 5 (4.63%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (3.70%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.78%) Back Office
11 3 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.85%) Local Government
12 2 (1.85%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.93%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 59 (54.63%) Architect
2 37 (34.26%) Security Architect
3 25 (23.15%) Senior
4 15 (13.89%) Security Specialist
5 13 (12.04%) Security Engineer
6 11 (10.19%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 11 (10.19%) Principal Architect
6 11 (10.19%) Solutions Architect
7 10 (9.26%) Principal Security Architect
8 9 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 8 (7.41%) Lead
10 7 (6.48%) Analyst
10 7 (6.48%) AWS Engineer
10 7 (6.48%) Lead Architect
11 6 (5.56%) Data Architect
11 6 (5.56%) Security Analyst
11 6 (5.56%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 6 (5.56%) Senior Security Specialist
11 6 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
11 6 (5.56%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.56%) AngularJS
1 6 (5.56%) Node.js
1 6 (5.56%) React
1 6 (5.56%) React Native
1 6 (5.56%) REST
1 6 (5.56%) Web Services
2 2 (1.85%) 802.1X
2 2 (1.85%) Kafka
2 2 (1.85%) Spring
2 2 (1.85%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.93%) Middleware
3 1 (0.93%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 24 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 15 (13.89%) Product Ownership
3 10 (9.26%) Security Posture
4 7 (6.48%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (6.48%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (6.48%) Social Media
4 7 (6.48%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 6 (5.56%) Cloud Native
5 6 (5.56%) DataPower
6 5 (4.63%) Data Centre
7 4 (3.70%) CESG
7 4 (3.70%) Operational Technology
8 3 (2.78%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.85%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.93%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.93%) Learning Management System
10 1 (0.93%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (20.37%) Windows
2 7 (6.48%) Windows Vista
3 6 (5.56%) Android
3 6 (5.56%) Apple iOS
4 5 (4.63%) Linux
5 4 (3.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (2.78%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.93%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.93%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (52.78%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (46.30%) Information Security
3 40 (37.04%) Risk Management
4 32 (29.63%) TOGAF
5 29 (26.85%) Incident Response
6 25 (23.15%) SIEM
7 24 (22.22%) Cloud Security
7 24 (22.22%) Information Assurance
8 23 (21.30%) Agile
8 23 (21.30%) Penetration Testing
9 22 (20.37%) Vulnerability Management
10 21 (19.44%) Architectural Patterns
11 16 (14.81%) Mentoring
11 16 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
11 16 (14.81%) Risk Analysis
11 16 (14.81%) Risk Assessment
12 15 (13.89%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (13.89%) Roadmaps
12 15 (13.89%) Security Management
13 14 (12.96%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 11 (10.19%) Python
2 10 (9.26%) Java
3 6 (5.56%) TypeScript
4 5 (4.63%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.85%) ABAP
6 1 (0.93%) Bash
Qualifications
1 29 (26.85%) CISSP
2 26 (24.07%) Security Cleared
3 22 (20.37%) Degree
4 17 (15.74%) CISM
4 17 (15.74%) SC Cleared
5 10 (9.26%) CEH
5 10 (9.26%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (8.33%) CISA
6 9 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (7.41%) DBS Check
7 8 (7.41%) Master's Degree
8 7 (6.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (3.70%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (3.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (3.70%) SANS
10 3 (2.78%) AWS Certification
10 3 (2.78%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (2.78%) CCNP
10 3 (2.78%) GIAC
10 3 (2.78%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (40.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (34.26%) NIST
3 18 (16.67%) NCSC
4 14 (12.96%) GDPR
5 8 (7.41%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (6.48%) QA
7 5 (4.63%) PCI DSS
8 4 (3.70%) COBIT
8 4 (3.70%) GRC
8 4 (3.70%) SOC 2
9 3 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (1.85%) HIPAA
10 2 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (1.85%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.93%) ITGC
System Software
1 8 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.70%) Kubernetes
1 4 (3.70%) Terraform
2 3 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.85%) Ansible
3 2 (1.85%) EnCase
3 2 (1.85%) FTK
3 2 (1.85%) Host Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (1.85%) RSA Security Analytics
4 1 (0.93%) Grafana
4 1 (0.93%) Istio
4 1 (0.93%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 29 (26.85%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.48%) IBM
3 6 (5.56%) Apple
3 6 (5.56%) Cisco
3 6 (5.56%) Ping Identity
4 4 (3.70%) Google
4 4 (3.70%) Palo Alto
5 3 (2.78%) Atlassian
5 3 (2.78%) Juniper
5 3 (2.78%) SAP
6 2 (1.85%) FireEye
6 2 (1.85%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.85%) NetWitness
6 2 (1.85%) Splunk
7 1 (0.93%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.93%) Databricks
7 1 (0.93%) HP
7 1 (0.93%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.93%) VMware
7 1 (0.93%) Zscaler