Security Architecture Jobs in Wales

Security Architecture
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring Security Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 121 84
Rank change year-on-year +46 -37 +36
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 4 3 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.28% 0.13% 3.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.18% 3.59%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 £74,759 £42,569
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,942 £78,273 £45,710
Median % change year-on-year -22.14% +71.24% -36.51%
75th Percentile £77,388 £81,786 £48,850
90th Percentile £83,021 - -
UK median annual salary £72,830 £79,842 £85,000
% change year-on-year -8.78% -6.07% +6.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

Security Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,153 1,694 1,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 79.30% 73.56% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 713 1,165 803
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,600 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £32,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,733 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.15% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,567
% change year-on-year - -9.19% +0.95%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in Wales

Security Architecture
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Security Architecture in Wales

Security Architecture
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in Wales over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architecture in Wales

Security Architecture
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 Architecture within the Wales region over the 6 months to 28 June 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
South Wales +40 4 £60,942 - 2
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
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 4 (100.00%) Network Security
2 2 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Security Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Firewall Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Security Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Network Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Network Security Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Security Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Security Management
3 2 (50.00%) Architectural Patterns
3 2 (50.00%) Cloud Security
3 2 (50.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security Management
3 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
3 2 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) SABSA
3 2 (50.00%) TOGAF
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Network Segmentation
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Security Patching
4 1 (25.00%) Task Automation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) GCIH
2 1 (25.00%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (50.00%) NCSC
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (25.00%) Zscaler