Information Security Architect
UK
The median Information Security Architect salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 701 | 826 | 830 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +125 | +4 | +395 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Architect | 29 | 10 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.012% | 0.030% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.053% | 0.012% | 0.032% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £83,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £81,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £90,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +2.86% | +6.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £121,250 | £122,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £123,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £85,000 | £87,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | +6.03% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 54,417 | 81,946 | 71,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.48% | 95.00% | 91.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,067 | 53,922 | 50,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,450 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +1.90% |
Information Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Architect.
Information Security Architect
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 5 August 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 |
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| England | +76 | 29 | £85,000 | -13.92% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +97 | 25 | £85,000 | - | 3 |
| North of England | - | 9 | £85,000 | - | 3 |
| South East | +35 | 8 | £85,000 | - | |
| Midlands | +44 | 4 | £85,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 3 | £85,000 | - | 2 |
| London | +71 | 2 | £85,000 | -24.44% | |
| South West | +70 | 2 | £85,000 | -26.09% | |
| East Midlands | +29 | 2 | £85,000 | - | |
| North East | - | 2 | £85,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £85,000 | - | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £85,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +44 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Information Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 August 2025, Information Security Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Security Architect in the job title.
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Information Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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