Security Architect
UK
The median Security Architect salary in the UK is £83,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 469 | 399 | 491 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | +92 | +90 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 320 | 372 | 763 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.70% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.74% | 0.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 169 | 533 |
| 10th Percentile | £61,250 | £57,385 | £56,219 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £68,718 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £83,750 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.67% | -11.76% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,750 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £102,600 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £81,250 | £71,649 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.40% | -10.44% | - |
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 | 64,932 | 50,573 | 117,209 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.61% | 95.45% | 95.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32,232 | 36,954 | 73,757 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £32,798 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,650 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,560 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.07% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £97,500 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +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 8 December 2024.
Security Architect
Top 15 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 8 December 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 | -58 | 299 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | -127 | 181 | £81,250 | +13.40% | 36 |
| London | +14 | 114 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 52 |
| South East | -22 | 60 | £82,500 | -9.59% | 11 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 59 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 42 |
| East of England | -32 | 47 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 2 |
| North of England | -66 | 37 | £75,000 | +6.27% | 14 |
| North West | -48 | 21 | £75,000 | -13.04% | 13 |
| Midlands | -77 | 18 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -48 | 17 | £95,000 | +65.22% | 2 |
| South West | -11 | 16 | £80,000 | +10.34% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 10 | £87,500 | +23.98% | 1 |
| North East | -30 | 6 | £70,000 | +55.56% | |
| Scotland | -30 | 3 | £100,000 | +41.69% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -52 | 1 | £82,500 | -25.00% | 1 |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 December 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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