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 7 May 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 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 455 | 322 | 629 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -133 | +307 | -112 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 529 | 1,098 | 766 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 1.08% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 1.18% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 338 | 349 | 418 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £56,219 | £60,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £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 | £103,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £108,750 | £111,250 | £117,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.82% | +6.25% | +10.34% |
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 | 93,191 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,790 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 7 May 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 7 May 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 | -99 | 453 | £79,842 | -11.29% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | -158 | 359 | £77,500 | -8.82% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 185 | £78,273 | -5.12% | 24 |
| London | -19 | 120 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 24 |
| North of England | -19 | 97 | £78,273 | +6.13% | 3 |
| South East | -23 | 97 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 10 |
| Midlands | -57 | 63 | £78,273 | -7.91% | 5 |
| North West | -10 | 62 | £70,000 | +1.16% | 3 |
| South West | -87 | 56 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 36 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 29 | £79,842 | -3.22% | |
| East Midlands | -30 | 27 | £78,273 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +8 | 18 | £77,886 | -13.46% | 5 |
| Wales | -13 | 12 | £78,273 | - | |
| Scotland | -151 | 12 | £75,000 | +7.91% | 1 |
| North East | +2 | 6 | £79,842 | -19.35% | |
| Northern Ireland | +24 | 3 | £62,000 | - | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 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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