Senior Security Architect Job Trends in Wales

Senior Security Architect
UK > Wales

The median Senior Security Architect salary in Wales is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Architect 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £68,000 - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -15.15%

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 884 1,176 838
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.70% 96.71% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 657 746 654
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,750 £28,150
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,750 £45,000 £46,170
Median % change year-on-year +10.56% -2.53% -7.66%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,900 £70,625 £72,433
UK median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

Senior Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Security Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Senior Security Architect job vacancy trend in Wales

Senior Security Architect
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Architect job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Architect job vacancies in Wales

Senior 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 Senior Security Architect within the Wales region over the 6 months to 19 November 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 - 3 £80,000 - 2
Senior Security Architect
UK

Senior Security Architect Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, Senior Security Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wales region featuring Senior Security Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) AWS
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) GCP
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture

Senior Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) GCP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) NIST