Security Architect
UK
The median Security Architect salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 508 | 453 | 340 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | -113 | +274 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 181 | 517 | 1,078 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.53% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.56% | 1.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 88 | 331 | 384 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,231 | £57,500 | £56,219 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £73,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £79,842 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.06% | -8.75% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £91,250 | £98,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £108,750 | £111,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | -6.06% | +3.13% |
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 | 46,426 | 92,901 | 96,318 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.96% | 94.63% | 91.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,313 | 66,762 | 60,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,956 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.58% | -11.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 26 April 2025.
Security Architect
Top 17 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 26 April 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 | -73 | 146 | £75,000 | -6.06% | 246 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 123 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 126 |
| London | +40 | 44 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 139 |
| North of England | +24 | 41 | £75,000 | -4.18% | 40 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 36 | £77,500 | -0.99% | 125 |
| North West | -5 | 24 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 28 |
| South East | +41 | 23 | £67,335 | -10.22% | 31 |
| Scotland | +138 | 16 | £84,500 | +12.67% | 8 |
| South West | +76 | 14 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 14 | £65,000 | -18.59% | 5 |
| Midlands | +26 | 13 | £95,000 | +26.67% | 16 |
| East of England | +56 | 9 | £74,000 | -4.52% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +40 | 7 | £82,500 | +5.40% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +39 | 6 | £95,000 | +35.71% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +39 | 4 | £110,000 | +77.42% | 9 |
| North East | +49 | 3 | £70,000 | -12.33% | 7 |
| Wales | +35 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2025, 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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