Hybrid/Remote Security Architect Job Trends

Security Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 March 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 368 394
Rank change year-on-year +82 +26 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 106 39 171
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.62% 0.29% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.31% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 76 30 136
10th Percentile £71,250 £57,153 £60,000
25th Percentile £80,000 £63,125 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £80,000 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% +2.21% -7.91%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £84,919
90th Percentile - £113,125 £87,500
UK median annual salary £84,500 £75,000 £79,842
% change year-on-year +12.67% -6.06% -6.07%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 16,042 12,708 29,336
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 94.47% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 10,919 8,952 24,254
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,996
25th Percentile £43,000 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Architect' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Security Architect job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Architect
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Architect job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Architect job vacancies

Security Architect
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Architect over the 6 months to 23 March 2026.

Security Architect salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 23 March 2026, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 66 (62.26%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (28.30%) Security Architecture
3 26 (24.53%) Azure
4 20 (18.87%) CISSP
5 18 (16.98%) AWS
5 18 (16.98%) TOGAF
6 17 (16.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (16.04%) NIST
6 17 (16.04%) Threat Modelling
7 14 (13.21%) CISM
7 14 (13.21%) Cloud Security
8 13 (12.26%) Security Cleared
8 13 (12.26%) TOGAF Certification
9 12 (11.32%) Application Security
9 12 (11.32%) Privileged Access Management
9 12 (11.32%) SC Cleared
10 11 (10.38%) Architectural Patterns
10 11 (10.38%) Azure Certification
10 11 (10.38%) Microsoft
11 10 (9.43%) AWS Certification
11 10 (9.43%) SABSA
12 9 (8.49%) Cryptography
12 9 (8.49%) PCI DSS
12 9 (8.49%) Security Operations
13 8 (7.55%) Analytical Thinking
13 8 (7.55%) Collaborative Culture
13 8 (7.55%) Decision-Making
13 8 (7.55%) GDPR
13 8 (7.55%) Microservices
13 8 (7.55%) NCSC

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 26 (24.53%) Azure
2 18 (16.98%) AWS
3 3 (2.83%) Entra ID
3 3 (2.83%) SaaS
4 2 (1.89%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.94%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.83%) Firewall
1 3 (2.83%) Network Security
2 1 (0.94%) Internet
2 1 (0.94%) SSL
2 1 (0.94%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (0.94%) Jenkins
General
1 9 (8.49%) Finance
2 8 (7.55%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (4.72%) Social Skills
4 4 (3.77%) Public Sector
5 2 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (0.94%) Banking
6 1 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (0.94%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.49%) PKI
2 8 (7.55%) Operational Technology
3 3 (2.83%) Security Posture
4 1 (0.94%) Cloud Security Posture
4 1 (0.94%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.94%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (0.94%) IoT
4 1 (0.94%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.94%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (0.94%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.94%) Linux
1 1 (0.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (62.26%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (28.30%) Security Architecture
3 18 (16.98%) TOGAF
4 17 (16.04%) Threat Modelling
5 14 (13.21%) Cloud Security
6 12 (11.32%) Application Security
6 12 (11.32%) Privileged Access Management
7 11 (10.38%) Architectural Patterns
8 10 (9.43%) SABSA
9 9 (8.49%) Cryptography
9 9 (8.49%) Security Operations
10 8 (7.55%) Analytical Thinking
10 8 (7.55%) Collaborative Culture
10 8 (7.55%) Decision-Making
10 8 (7.55%) Microservices
10 8 (7.55%) Risk Analysis
11 7 (6.60%) SDLC
12 6 (5.66%) Mentoring
12 6 (5.66%) Technology Transformation
13 5 (4.72%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.89%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 20 (18.87%) CISSP
2 14 (13.21%) CISM
3 13 (12.26%) Security Cleared
3 13 (12.26%) TOGAF Certification
4 12 (11.32%) SC Cleared
5 11 (10.38%) Azure Certification
6 10 (9.43%) AWS Certification
7 7 (6.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (6.60%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (3.77%) CCSP
9 1 (0.94%) Degree
9 1 (0.94%) FFIEC
9 1 (0.94%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (16.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 17 (16.04%) NIST
2 9 (8.49%) PCI DSS
3 8 (7.55%) GDPR
3 8 (7.55%) NCSC
4 4 (3.77%) GRC
5 1 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.94%) Ansible
2 1 (0.94%) CASB
Vendors
1 11 (10.38%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.83%) Okta
3 1 (0.94%) Barracuda Networks
3 1 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (0.94%) CyberArk
3 1 (0.94%) Fortinet
3 1 (0.94%) Google
3 1 (0.94%) N-able
3 1 (0.94%) Netskope
3 1 (0.94%) Sophos
3 1 (0.94%) Splunk