Security Architect Jobs in Wales

Security Architect
UK > Wales

The median Security Architect salary in Wales is £75,574 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 118 90
Rank change year-on-year +43 -28 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 5 9 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.42% 0.41% 2.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.44% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £65,733 - -
25th Percentile £67,569 £74,759 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,574 £78,273 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% - -
75th Percentile £83,647 £81,786 -
90th Percentile £85,524 - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £79,842 £87,500
% change year-on-year -6.06% -8.75% +2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,005 2,036 1,452
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.68% 93.05% 85.97%
Number of salaries quoted 570 1,390 805
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -5.59%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in Wales

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Security Architect in Wales

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Wales over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in Wales

Security Architect
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the Wales region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
North Wales - 3 - -
South Wales +40 2 £75,574 - 16
Security Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 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 across the Wales region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
2 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (60.00%) Finance
3 3 (60.00%) Degree
3 3 (60.00%) CISSP
3 3 (60.00%) Project Management
3 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
4 2 (40.00%) Architectural Patterns
4 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (40.00%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (40.00%) Information Security Management
4 2 (40.00%) Security Management
4 2 (40.00%) TOGAF
4 2 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (40.00%) Security Architecture
4 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (40.00%) SABSA
4 2 (40.00%) Network Security
4 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
4 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (40.00%) Information Assurance
4 2 (40.00%) NCSC
4 2 (40.00%) NIST
4 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
5 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (20.00%) Legal

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
2 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (60.00%) Project Management
4 2 (40.00%) Architectural Patterns
4 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (40.00%) Information Assurance
4 2 (40.00%) Information Security Management
4 2 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (40.00%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (40.00%) SABSA
4 2 (40.00%) Security Architecture
4 2 (40.00%) Security Management
4 2 (40.00%) TOGAF
5 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (20.00%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (60.00%) CISSP
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (40.00%) NCSC
1 2 (40.00%) NIST
2 1 (20.00%) QA