Security Architecture Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Security Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 401 405 361
Rank change year-on-year +4 -44 -13
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 123 176 196
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.29% 0.47% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 0.54% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 78 98 160
10th Percentile £50,875 £52,125 £44,538
25th Percentile £63,087 £67,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,535 £75,000 £70,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% +6.76% -3.10%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,600 £73,750
90th Percentile £86,135 £93,942 £95,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £77,500 £70,576
% change year-on-year +9.68% +9.81% -11.78%

All Process & 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 33,518 32,882 27,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.71% 88.16% 90.59%
Number of salaries quoted 19,196 15,153 20,782
10th Percentile £27,707 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -3.83%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,700 £80,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Security Architecture job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Security Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Security Architecture

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 December 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 December 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
South East +8 34 £75,535 -3.16% 173
Midlands +43 28 £72,500 +21.85% 150
North of England +1 25 £78,231 +0.30% 174
West Midlands +36 21 £65,000 +58.54% 73
South West +18 17 £75,000 -3.23% 96
Yorkshire +9 13 £76,463 -4.42% 81
North West +6 10 £83,450 +9.08% 81
Wales +9 9 £70,000 +42.55% 25
East Midlands -6 7 £81,500 +4.49% 68
Scotland +19 5 - - 30
East of England -17 5 £85,000 +14.86% 123
North East 0 2 £85,000 +14.86% 12
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.81%) Oracle Workflow
Business Applications
1 3 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 37 (30.08%) Azure
2 29 (23.58%) AWS
3 17 (13.82%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (4.88%) Power Platform
5 5 (4.07%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (4.07%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (3.25%) Azure Logic Apps
6 4 (3.25%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (3.25%) Entra ID
6 4 (3.25%) GCP
6 4 (3.25%) Google Workspace
6 4 (3.25%) SurveyMonkey
7 3 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (2.44%) SaaS
8 2 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (1.63%) IaaS
8 2 (1.63%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.81%) GitHub
9 1 (0.81%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.81%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (18.70%) Firewall
2 16 (13.01%) Network Security
3 7 (5.69%) VPN
4 6 (4.88%) DMZ
4 6 (4.88%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (4.07%) VLAN
5 5 (4.07%) Wireshark
6 4 (3.25%) Bluetooth
6 4 (3.25%) Modbus
6 4 (3.25%) TCP/IP
6 4 (3.25%) ZigBee
7 3 (2.44%) Internet
7 3 (2.44%) MPLS
7 3 (2.44%) WAN
8 2 (1.63%) LAN
8 2 (1.63%) SD-WAN
8 2 (1.63%) SSL
9 1 (0.81%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.81%) DNS
9 1 (0.81%) Miracast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.25%) Burp Suite
1 4 (3.25%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.63%) Git
3 1 (0.81%) GitLab
3 1 (0.81%) Jenkins
General
1 59 (47.97%) Social Skills
2 22 (17.89%) Public Sector
3 20 (16.26%) Finance
4 9 (7.32%) Legal
5 8 (6.50%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (5.69%) Banking
6 7 (5.69%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (5.69%) Retail
7 6 (4.88%) Manufacturing
8 5 (4.07%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (3.25%) Aerospace
9 4 (3.25%) Law
10 3 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (2.44%) Military
11 2 (1.63%) Electronics
12 1 (0.81%) Marketing
12 1 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.81%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 62 (50.41%) Architect
2 51 (41.46%) Security Architect
3 28 (22.76%) Enterprise Architect
4 24 (19.51%) Enterprise Information Architect
4 24 (19.51%) Enterprise Security Architect
4 24 (19.51%) Information Architect
4 24 (19.51%) Information Security Architect
5 16 (13.01%) Consultant
6 13 (10.57%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 13 (10.57%) Security Consultant
7 12 (9.76%) Lead
8 8 (6.50%) Analyst
8 8 (6.50%) Security Analyst
9 6 (4.88%) Security Engineer
9 6 (4.88%) Senior
10 5 (4.07%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 5 (4.07%) Designer
10 5 (4.07%) Lead Architect
10 5 (4.07%) Lead Designer
10 5 (4.07%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.63%) EDI
1 2 (1.63%) ModSecurity
1 2 (1.63%) OAuth
2 1 (0.81%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.81%) JWT
2 1 (0.81%) Middleware
2 1 (0.81%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 17 (13.82%) Security Posture
2 12 (9.76%) Management Information System
2 12 (9.76%) PKI
3 11 (8.94%) Operational Technology
4 8 (6.50%) Cloud Native
4 8 (6.50%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (4.88%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (4.07%) Blog
6 5 (4.07%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 4 (3.25%) CAN bus
7 4 (3.25%) IoT
7 4 (3.25%) Onboarding
7 4 (3.25%) SCADA
8 2 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.63%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.81%) CCTV
9 1 (0.81%) DataPower
9 1 (0.81%) Mobile Computing
9 1 (0.81%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (4.07%) Linux
2 4 (3.25%) Android
2 4 (3.25%) Kali Linux
2 4 (3.25%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.81%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (45.53%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (42.28%) Cloud Security
3 40 (32.52%) Enterprise Architecture
4 36 (29.27%) Decision-Making
5 35 (28.46%) TOGAF
6 33 (26.83%) Information Security
7 32 (26.02%) SABSA
8 29 (23.58%) Design Patterns
8 29 (23.58%) Risk Management
8 29 (23.58%) Strategic Thinking
9 27 (21.95%) Data Protection
10 26 (21.14%) Architecture Governance
11 25 (20.33%) Stakeholder Management
12 23 (18.70%) Incident Response
13 20 (16.26%) Zero Trust
14 18 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
14 18 (14.63%) Cryptography
15 17 (13.82%) Threat Modelling
16 15 (12.20%) Roadmaps
16 15 (12.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.07%) PowerShell
2 4 (3.25%) C++
2 4 (3.25%) Java
2 4 (3.25%) Python
2 4 (3.25%) R
2 4 (3.25%) Rust
3 1 (0.81%) Bash
3 1 (0.81%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 59 (47.97%) CISSP
2 48 (39.02%) CISM
3 27 (21.95%) Security Cleared
4 25 (20.33%) TOGAF Certification
5 24 (19.51%) DBS Check
6 18 (14.63%) SC Cleared
7 12 (9.76%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (9.76%) DV Cleared
8 11 (8.94%) Degree
9 9 (7.32%) CEH
9 9 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (6.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (4.88%) Azure Certification
11 6 (4.88%) CISA
12 5 (4.07%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (3.25%) OSCP
14 3 (2.44%) CCNP
14 3 (2.44%) CCSP
15 2 (1.63%) CCIE
15 2 (1.63%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (34.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (30.08%) GRC
3 27 (21.95%) NIST
4 21 (17.07%) NCSC
5 17 (13.82%) GDPR
6 14 (11.38%) PCI DSS
7 11 (8.94%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (5.69%) JSP 440
9 6 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 4 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (2.44%) RMADS
12 2 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.81%) COBIT
13 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.63%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.81%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (4.07%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (4.07%) Nessus
1 5 (4.07%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (3.25%) Nmap
3 2 (1.63%) CASB
3 2 (1.63%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.81%) Ansible
4 1 (0.81%) Fluentd
4 1 (0.81%) SCCM
4 1 (0.81%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (14.63%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.32%) Google
3 7 (5.69%) Cisco
3 7 (5.69%) Splunk
4 4 (3.25%) Fortinet
4 4 (3.25%) Netskope
4 4 (3.25%) Qualtrics
4 4 (3.25%) Red Hat
4 4 (3.25%) Tenable
5 3 (2.44%) Palo Alto
5 3 (2.44%) Sparx
5 3 (2.44%) VMware
6 2 (1.63%) Extreme Networks
6 2 (1.63%) Oracle
6 2 (1.63%) Rapid7
6 2 (1.63%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.81%) Cribl.io
7 1 (0.81%) Meraki
7 1 (0.81%) SOTI
7 1 (0.81%) Varonis