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 3 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 3 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 466 | 458 | 360 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -98 | +249 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 230 | 473 | 1,078 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.45% | 0.51% | 0.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.54% | 1.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 85 | 315 | 428 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,038 | £57,500 | £56,219 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,097 | £68,750 | £69,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £79,842 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.06% | -6.07% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £91,250 | £91,250 | £99,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £108,450 | £101,250 | £111,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | -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 | 45,395 | 87,903 | 100,964 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.66% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,615 | 64,309 | 62,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,550 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,645 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -8.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,433 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £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 3 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 3 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 | +4 | 209 | £75,000 | -6.06% | 167 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 111 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 71 |
| London | +72 | 102 | £96,250 | +6.94% | 108 |
| Work from Home | +51 | 39 | £80,000 | +2.21% | 77 |
| North of England | +36 | 33 | £75,000 | -4.18% | 21 |
| South East | +59 | 29 | £67,335 | -13.12% | 17 |
| North West | +6 | 22 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 14 |
| East of England | +64 | 19 | £74,000 | -4.52% | 4 |
| South West | +59 | 10 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 14 |
| Midlands | +24 | 10 | £95,000 | +31.03% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 9 | £70,000 | -12.33% | 6 |
| Scotland | +114 | 8 | £84,500 | +12.67% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 7 | £95,000 | +35.71% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 3 | £82,500 | +5.40% | 1 |
| North East | +40 | 2 | £70,000 | -12.33% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Wales | +31 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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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