Security Technical Architect Jobs

Security Technical Architect
UK

The median Security Technical Architect salary in the UK is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 April 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
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 849 985 1195
Rank change year-on-year +136 +210 -317
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Technical Architect 48 16 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.049% 0.015% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.016% 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 45 13 13
10th Percentile £69,750 £80,500 £68,500
25th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £100,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £105,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £95,000 - £76,250
% change year-on-year - - -10.29%

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 92,025 97,996 146,640
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.64% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66,479 61,282 85,815
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +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 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Security Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Security Technical Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Technical Architect in the UK

Security Technical Architect
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Technical Architect in the UK

Security Technical Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Technical Architect over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Technical Architect in the UK

Security Technical Architect
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Technical Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 18 April 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 +153 34 £90,000 -10.00% 1
London +166 21 £90,000 -10.00%
UK excluding London +29 14 £95,000 - 1
South East - 12 £95,000 - 1
Work from Home +105 6 £65,000 -35.00% 1
East Midlands - 1 £46,963 -
Midlands - 1 £46,963 -
Scotland - 1 £85,000 -

Security Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 April 2024, Security Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.

1 39 (81.25%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (47.92%) Social Skills
3 20 (41.67%) Azure
3 20 (41.67%) Linux
3 20 (41.67%) Microsoft
4 19 (39.58%) C
4 19 (39.58%) Greenfield Project
5 18 (37.50%) Identity Management
5 18 (37.50%) Cryptography
6 17 (35.42%) PKI
7 16 (33.33%) Android
7 16 (33.33%) .NET
7 16 (33.33%) DevOps
7 16 (33.33%) Apple iOS
8 14 (29.17%) Security Architecture
8 14 (29.17%) AWS
8 14 (29.17%) Security Cleared
8 14 (29.17%) CISM
8 14 (29.17%) CISSP
8 14 (29.17%) SC Cleared
8 14 (29.17%) Roadmaps
8 14 (29.17%) Public Sector
9 13 (27.08%) Digital Thinking
9 13 (27.08%) Customer-Centricity
9 13 (27.08%) Presentation Skills
9 13 (27.08%) Azure Certification
9 13 (27.08%) Onboarding
9 13 (27.08%) Business Development
9 13 (27.08%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (27.08%) Information Security

Security Technical 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:

Cloud Services
1 20 (41.67%) Azure
2 14 (29.17%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (27.08%) LAN
General
1 23 (47.92%) Social Skills
2 14 (29.17%) Public Sector
3 13 (27.08%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (2.08%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.08%) Finance
4 1 (2.08%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.08%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (33.33%) .NET
2 6 (12.50%) OAuth
2 6 (12.50%) OAuth2
3 4 (8.33%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 19 (39.58%) Greenfield Project
2 17 (35.42%) PKI
3 13 (27.08%) Cyberattack
3 13 (27.08%) Data Centre
3 13 (27.08%) iPhone
3 13 (27.08%) Management Information System
3 13 (27.08%) Onboarding
4 4 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.08%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 20 (41.67%) Linux
2 16 (33.33%) Android
2 16 (33.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (81.25%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (37.50%) Cryptography
2 18 (37.50%) Identity Management
3 16 (33.33%) DevOps
4 14 (29.17%) Roadmaps
4 14 (29.17%) Security Architecture
5 13 (27.08%) Business Development
5 13 (27.08%) Coaching
5 13 (27.08%) Customer-Centricity
5 13 (27.08%) Cyber Assurance
5 13 (27.08%) Desktop Virtualisation
5 13 (27.08%) Digital Thinking
5 13 (27.08%) Information Security
5 13 (27.08%) Network Architecture
5 13 (27.08%) Practice Management
5 13 (27.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (27.08%) Threat Management
5 13 (27.08%) Threat Modelling
6 6 (12.50%) OWASP
6 6 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 19 (39.58%) C
2 4 (8.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 14 (29.17%) CISM
1 14 (29.17%) CISSP
1 14 (29.17%) SC Cleared
1 14 (29.17%) Security Cleared
2 13 (27.08%) AWS Certification
2 13 (27.08%) Azure Certification
2 13 (27.08%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (27.08%) OSCP
3 1 (2.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (2.08%) CCSP
3 1 (2.08%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.08%) DV Cleared
3 1 (2.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 13 (27.08%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.08%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 20 (41.67%) Microsoft