Principal Security Architect
UK
The median Principal Security Architect salary in the UK is £81,764 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 700 | 860 | 956 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +160 | +96 | +269 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Architect | 12 | 47 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.047% | 0.003% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.050% | 0.003% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 31 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,231 | £70,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £69,625 | £74,759 | £73,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £81,764 | £78,273 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.46% | +1.00% | -38.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,333 | £81,786 | £106,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £135,000 | £122,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £81,764 | £78,273 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.46% | +1.00% | -22.50% |
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 | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
Principal Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Security Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Security Architect.
Principal Security Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Security Architect over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Principal Security Architect
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +142 | 10 | £81,764 | +4.46% | 1 |
| England | +120 | 9 | £82,282 | +5.12% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 8 | £82,801 | +5.79% | |
| South West | +99 | 3 | £61,164 | -21.86% | |
| North of England | +41 | 3 | £82,801 | +5.79% | |
| London | +109 | 2 | £82,801 | -36.31% | 1 |
| North West | -10 | 2 | £83,401 | +12.50% | |
| Scotland | +126 | 1 | £81,764 | - | |
| West Midlands | +57 | 1 | £82,801 | +5.79% | |
| Midlands | +51 | 1 | £82,801 | +5.79% | 1 |
| North East | +41 | 1 | £81,764 | +4.46% | |
| Wales | +40 | 1 | £81,764 | +4.46% | |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 1 | £82,801 | - |
Principal Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Principal 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 Principal Security Architect in the job title.
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Principal 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: