Security Architect
UK
The median Security Architect salary in the UK is £77,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 385 | 488 | 586 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +103 | +98 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 404 | 761 | 591 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.76% | 0.61% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.80% | 0.64% | 0.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 525 | 420 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,875 | £56,219 | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,718 | £72,500 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.41% | +6.25% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,925 | £110,000 | £111,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £71,649 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.44% | +1.59% | +5.00% |
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 | 50,797 | 118,142 | 122,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.42% | 95.32% | 95.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,144 | 73,821 | 84,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 4 December 2023.
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 4 December 2023. 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 | +120 | 321 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 94 |
| UK excluding London | +203 | 285 | £71,649 | -10.44% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +51 | 93 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 44 |
| London | +103 | 89 | £90,000 | -2.35% | 41 |
| North of England | +143 | 78 | £70,576 | -14.45% | 6 |
| Midlands | +131 | 51 | £65,000 | -20.01% | 8 |
| South East | +133 | 45 | £91,250 | +12.65% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +103 | 43 | £70,576 | -5.90% | 1 |
| South West | +53 | 33 | £72,500 | -1.69% | 5 |
| North West | +86 | 32 | £86,250 | -4.17% | 5 |
| Scotland | +60 | 31 | £70,576 | -19.34% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +127 | 28 | £60,000 | -27.29% | 3 |
| Wales | +45 | 25 | £59,575 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | +57 | 23 | £110,000 | +46.67% | 5 |
| East of England | +125 | 18 | £75,000 | -14.29% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +38 | 4 | - | - | |
| North East | +50 | 3 | £45,000 | - |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 December 2023, 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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