Security Architect
UK
The median Security Architect salary in the UK is £79,842 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 448 | 330 | 635 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -118 | +305 | -125 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 518 | 1,087 | 732 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.53% | 1.04% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 1.13% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 331 | 379 | 405 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £56,219 | £60,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £73,750 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £79,842 | £87,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.75% | -2.78% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £91,250 | £99,750 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £108,750 | £111,250 | £118,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £82,500 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.06% | +6.45% | +5.80% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect.
Security Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Security Architect
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 | -79 | 443 | £79,842 | -11.29% | 58 |
| UK excluding London | -138 | 348 | £77,500 | -6.06% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 181 | £78,273 | -5.12% | 25 |
| London | -12 | 120 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 29 |
| North of England | -7 | 95 | £78,273 | +11.82% | 3 |
| South East | -12 | 93 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 11 |
| North West | -11 | 61 | £70,000 | +1.16% | 2 |
| Midlands | -48 | 60 | £75,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| South West | -54 | 55 | £72,500 | -8.81% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -19 | 35 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 28 | £79,842 | +8.26% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 25 | £78,273 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +7 | 17 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 7 |
| Wales | -9 | 12 | £78,273 | - | |
| Scotland | -148 | 12 | £75,000 | +7.91% | |
| North East | +3 | 6 | £79,842 | -19.35% | |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 3 | £62,000 | -42.33% | 2 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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 Security Architect in the job title.
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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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