Security Architecture
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Security Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Architecture over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 469 298 514
Rank change year-on-year -171 +216 -63
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 508 1,219 1,039
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.51% 1.18% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 1.23% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 399 469 658
10th Percentile £51,200 £52,500 £52,434
25th Percentile £68,718 £67,500 £65,930
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,273 £82,500 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.12% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,290 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £111,250 £111,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £77,500 £73,750 £80,000
% change year-on-year +5.08% -7.81% +18.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Security Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,862 98,882 150,503
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.90% 95.62% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 59,922 58,137 83,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,251 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,251
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the UK

Security Architecture
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture.

Salary trend for Security Architecture in the UK

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in the UK

Security Architecture
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 Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England -89 463 £78,273 -7.91% 85
UK excluding London -228 273 £77,500 +5.08% 41
Work from Home -58 226 £77,500 -3.13% 30
London +3 199 £85,000 -2.86% 43
North of England +10 84 £70,576 +0.82% 6
South West -41 65 £105,000 +40.00% 6
North West -8 50 £70,000 - 5
South East -125 49 £78,750 +5.88% 11
East of England +16 34 £72,500 +3.57% 9
Midlands -38 29 £75,000 -1.64% 6
Yorkshire +72 26 £78,273 +19.77% 1
West Midlands +8 21 £75,000 -3.23% 5
North East -5 8 £79,842 +8.26%
East Midlands -49 8 £78,273 +52.73% 1
Scotland -172 7 £51,000 -26.94% 1
Northern Ireland -2 2 - - 3
Wales -33 2 £78,273 +22.10% 1
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -

Security Architecture
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.39%) Apache
1 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
1 2 (0.39%) Confluence
1 2 (0.39%) nginx
2 1 (0.20%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (0.20%) Gunicorn
2 1 (0.20%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
2 1 (0.20%) uWSGI
Applications
1 8 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.39%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 202 (39.76%) Azure
2 158 (31.10%) AWS
3 39 (7.68%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (6.89%) GCP
5 18 (3.54%) PaaS
5 18 (3.54%) SaaS
6 17 (3.35%) IaaS
7 14 (2.76%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
9 11 (2.17%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.18%) Azure Service Fabric
11 5 (0.98%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.79%) Amazon S3
12 4 (0.79%) Serverless
13 2 (0.39%) Amazon EC2
13 2 (0.39%) AWS Lambda
13 2 (0.39%) GitHub
13 2 (0.39%) Kong
13 2 (0.39%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 85 (16.73%) Network Security
2 58 (11.42%) Firewall
3 35 (6.89%) WAN
4 33 (6.50%) SD-WAN
5 27 (5.31%) Intrusion Detection
6 26 (5.12%) TCP/IP
7 20 (3.94%) LAN
8 10 (1.97%) Internet
9 8 (1.57%) Wireless
10 7 (1.38%) SSL
10 7 (1.38%) VPN
11 5 (0.98%) IPsec
12 3 (0.59%) DHCP
12 3 (0.59%) DNS
12 3 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
13 2 (0.39%) HTTPS
14 1 (0.20%) BGP
14 1 (0.20%) HTTP
14 1 (0.20%) OSPF
14 1 (0.20%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.57%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.59%) MySQL
5 2 (0.39%) Big Data
5 2 (0.39%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.39%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.20%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 12 (2.36%) GitLab
2 4 (0.79%) Git
2 4 (0.79%) JIRA
3 3 (0.59%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.20%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.20%) Vagrant
General
1 154 (30.31%) Social Skills
2 124 (24.41%) Finance
3 68 (13.39%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (10.43%) Law
5 49 (9.65%) Public Sector
6 44 (8.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (8.07%) Legal
8 34 (6.69%) Military
9 30 (5.91%) Presentation Skills
10 27 (5.31%) Banking
11 18 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
12 17 (3.35%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.95%) Marketing
14 13 (2.56%) Aerospace
15 8 (1.57%) Retail
16 7 (1.38%) Manufacturing
16 7 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (1.38%) Retail Banking
17 6 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
18 5 (0.98%) Police
Job Titles
1 243 (47.83%) Architect
2 204 (40.16%) Security Architect
3 77 (15.16%) Senior
4 72 (14.17%) Lead
5 70 (13.78%) Consultant
6 69 (13.58%) Security Consultant
7 57 (11.22%) Analyst
8 47 (9.25%) Cybersecurity Architect
9 40 (7.87%) Security Analyst
10 39 (7.68%) Lead Architect
11 38 (7.48%) Security Engineer
12 34 (6.69%) Lead Security Architect
13 33 (6.50%) Senior Architect
14 32 (6.30%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 31 (6.10%) Solutions Architect
16 27 (5.31%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 23 (4.53%) Principal Architect
17 23 (4.53%) Principal Security Architect
18 21 (4.13%) Security Manager
18 21 (4.13%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.54%) Web Services
2 15 (2.95%) Elastic Stack
3 8 (1.57%) Middleware
4 7 (1.38%) OAuth
5 6 (1.18%) Kafka
5 6 (1.18%) REST
5 6 (1.18%) SOAP
6 4 (0.79%) JWT
7 3 (0.59%) .NET
7 3 (0.59%) Node.js
7 3 (0.59%) OpenID
8 2 (0.39%) Laravel
8 2 (0.39%) Pandas
8 2 (0.39%) pytest
8 2 (0.39%) SAML
8 2 (0.39%) Smart Contracts
9 1 (0.20%) EDI
9 1 (0.20%) HTML
9 1 (0.20%) Lightning Web Components
9 1 (0.20%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 120 (23.62%) Management Information System
2 76 (14.96%) Security Posture
3 45 (8.86%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 43 (8.46%) Public Cloud
5 37 (7.28%) Cyber Defence
5 37 (7.28%) Cyber Threat
5 37 (7.28%) Cyberattack
6 33 (6.50%) Security Operations Centre
7 29 (5.71%) Data Centre
8 27 (5.31%) Operational Technology
9 26 (5.12%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 14 (2.76%) PKI
11 13 (2.56%) iPhone
11 13 (2.56%) Onboarding
12 12 (2.36%) Private Cloud
13 11 (2.17%) Cloud Native
13 11 (2.17%) Product Ownership
13 11 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
14 9 (1.77%) IoT
15 7 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.35%) Linux
2 15 (2.95%) Windows
3 11 (2.17%) Unix
4 6 (1.18%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.98%) CentOS
6 4 (0.79%) Kali Linux
6 4 (0.79%) Mac OS X
6 4 (0.79%) Solaris
6 4 (0.79%) zOS
7 3 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.39%) AIX
8 2 (0.39%) Android
8 2 (0.39%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.39%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 316 (62.20%) Cybersecurity
2 232 (45.67%) Information Security
3 103 (20.28%) Agile
4 97 (19.09%) Coaching
5 95 (18.70%) Roadmaps
6 93 (18.31%) Cloud Security
7 86 (16.93%) SIEM
8 85 (16.73%) Application Security
8 85 (16.73%) Mentoring
9 81 (15.94%) Incident Response
10 77 (15.16%) Problem-Solving
11 72 (14.17%) Security Operations
12 70 (13.78%) Risk Management
13 62 (12.20%) Identity Management
14 61 (12.01%) Incident Management
15 58 (11.42%) OWASP
15 58 (11.42%) TOGAF
16 52 (10.24%) Security Management
17 49 (9.65%) Risk Assessment
18 48 (9.45%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.50%) Python
2 26 (5.12%) Java
3 14 (2.76%) SQL
4 9 (1.77%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.38%) C
5 7 (1.38%) C++
6 6 (1.18%) C#
6 6 (1.18%) Go
6 6 (1.18%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.98%) R
7 5 (0.98%) Scala
8 4 (0.79%) Lua
8 4 (0.79%) PHP
8 4 (0.79%) Ruby
8 4 (0.79%) Rust
9 2 (0.39%) Bash
9 2 (0.39%) Dart
9 2 (0.39%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.39%) Objective-C
9 2 (0.39%) Swift
Qualifications
1 197 (38.78%) CISSP
2 131 (25.79%) CISM
3 121 (23.82%) Degree
4 120 (23.62%) Security Cleared
5 70 (13.78%) Cisco Certification
6 68 (13.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 67 (13.19%) Azure Certification
8 66 (12.99%) AWS Certification
8 66 (12.99%) CCSP
9 52 (10.24%) DV Cleared
10 51 (10.04%) SC Cleared
11 47 (9.25%) CCSK
12 38 (7.48%) CRISC
13 36 (7.09%) BPSS Clearance
14 34 (6.69%) Master's Degree
15 32 (6.30%) CEH
16 29 (5.71%) CISA
17 28 (5.51%) GIAC
18 25 (4.92%) Computer Science Degree
19 23 (4.53%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 181 (35.63%) NIST
2 121 (23.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 46 (9.06%) GDPR
4 37 (7.28%) NCSC
5 36 (7.09%) NIST 800
6 27 (5.31%) PCI DSS
7 26 (5.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 25 (4.92%) GRC
9 23 (4.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 18 (3.54%) COBIT
11 13 (2.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 10 (1.97%) QA
13 6 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (1.18%) HIPAA
13 6 (1.18%) JSP 440
13 6 (1.18%) Web Application Security Consortium
14 5 (0.98%) IASME
14 5 (0.98%) ISO 31000
15 4 (0.79%) RMADS
System Software
1 42 (8.27%) Docker
2 30 (5.91%) Active Directory
3 15 (2.95%) vSphere
4 4 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.59%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.59%) Firmware
6 2 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.20%) LXC
Systems Management
1 41 (8.07%) Kubernetes
2 39 (7.68%) Single Sign-On
3 22 (4.33%) Terraform
4 10 (1.97%) QRadar
5 6 (1.18%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 4 (0.79%) Suricata
7 3 (0.59%) Ansible
8 2 (0.39%) CASB
8 2 (0.39%) DatAdvantage
8 2 (0.39%) Istio
8 2 (0.39%) SCCM
8 2 (0.39%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.20%) Cacti
9 1 (0.20%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.20%) Puppet
9 1 (0.20%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 101 (19.88%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.31%) Splunk
3 18 (3.54%) Tripwire
4 17 (3.35%) SolarWinds
5 15 (2.95%) Tanium
6 10 (1.97%) Cisco
6 10 (1.97%) IBM
7 9 (1.77%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.57%) Qualys
9 7 (1.38%) Google
10 5 (0.98%) CyberArk
10 5 (0.98%) Juniper
11 4 (0.79%) iManage
11 4 (0.79%) Rapid7
12 3 (0.59%) AppDynamics
12 3 (0.59%) LogRhythm
12 3 (0.59%) New Relic
12 3 (0.59%) ServiceNow
13 2 (0.39%) ForgeRock
13 2 (0.39%) Varonis