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 31 March 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 280 357 392
Rank change year-on-year +77 +35 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 109 40 175
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.65% 0.31% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 0.33% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 78 32 135
10th Percentile £71,750 £57,670 £60,000
25th Percentile £80,000 £66,875 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £77,500 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year +22.58% -0.99% -7.91%
75th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £84,919
90th Percentile - £112,500 £89,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £79,842
% change year-on-year +13.33% -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 15,645 12,083 29,747
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 94.18% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 11,170 8,922 24,460
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £44,447 £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 £92,500
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 31 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 31 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 68 (62.39%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (25.69%) Security Architecture
3 25 (22.94%) Azure
4 19 (17.43%) CISSP
5 17 (15.60%) AWS
5 17 (15.60%) Threat Modelling
5 17 (15.60%) TOGAF
6 16 (14.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (14.68%) NIST
7 14 (12.84%) Application Security
8 13 (11.93%) CISM
8 13 (11.93%) Cloud Security
9 12 (11.01%) Microsoft
9 12 (11.01%) Security Cleared
9 12 (11.01%) TOGAF Certification
10 11 (10.09%) Privileged Access Management
10 11 (10.09%) SC Cleared
11 10 (9.17%) Azure Certification
11 10 (9.17%) Security Operations
12 9 (8.26%) Architectural Patterns
12 9 (8.26%) AWS Certification
12 9 (8.26%) SABSA
13 8 (7.34%) Cryptography
13 8 (7.34%) PCI DSS
14 7 (6.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 7 (6.42%) Analytical Thinking
14 7 (6.42%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (6.42%) Collaborative Culture
14 7 (6.42%) Decision-Making
14 7 (6.42%) GDPR

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 25 (22.94%) Azure
2 17 (15.60%) AWS
3 4 (3.67%) SaaS
4 3 (2.75%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.83%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.83%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.75%) Firewall
1 3 (2.75%) Network Security
2 1 (0.92%) Internet
2 1 (0.92%) SSL
2 1 (0.92%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (0.92%) Jenkins
General
1 9 (8.26%) Finance
2 7 (6.42%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (3.67%) Public Sector
3 4 (3.67%) Social Skills
4 3 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (1.83%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (0.92%) Banking
6 1 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (0.92%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.34%) Operational Technology
1 8 (7.34%) PKI
2 3 (2.75%) Security Posture
3 2 (1.83%) Driving Licence
3 2 (1.83%) Web Conferencing
4 1 (0.92%) Cloud Security Posture
4 1 (0.92%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (0.92%) IoT
4 1 (0.92%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.92%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.92%) Linux
1 1 (0.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (62.39%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (25.69%) Security Architecture
3 17 (15.60%) Threat Modelling
3 17 (15.60%) TOGAF
4 14 (12.84%) Application Security
5 13 (11.93%) Cloud Security
6 11 (10.09%) Privileged Access Management
7 10 (9.17%) Security Operations
8 9 (8.26%) Architectural Patterns
8 9 (8.26%) SABSA
9 8 (7.34%) Cryptography
10 7 (6.42%) Analytical Thinking
10 7 (6.42%) Collaborative Culture
10 7 (6.42%) Decision-Making
10 7 (6.42%) Microservices
10 7 (6.42%) Risk Analysis
10 7 (6.42%) SDLC
10 7 (6.42%) Technology Transformation
11 6 (5.50%) Mentoring
12 5 (4.59%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.83%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (17.43%) CISSP
2 13 (11.93%) CISM
3 12 (11.01%) Security Cleared
3 12 (11.01%) TOGAF Certification
4 11 (10.09%) SC Cleared
5 10 (9.17%) Azure Certification
6 9 (8.26%) AWS Certification
7 7 (6.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (6.42%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (3.67%) CCSP
9 1 (0.92%) Degree
9 1 (0.92%) FFIEC
9 1 (0.92%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (14.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 16 (14.68%) NIST
2 8 (7.34%) PCI DSS
3 7 (6.42%) GDPR
3 7 (6.42%) NCSC
4 4 (3.67%) GRC
5 1 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.83%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.83%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.92%) Ansible
2 1 (0.92%) CASB
Vendors
1 12 (11.01%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.75%) Okta
3 2 (1.83%) Barracuda Networks
3 2 (1.83%) Fortinet
3 2 (1.83%) N-able
3 2 (1.83%) Sophos
4 1 (0.92%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.92%) CyberArk
4 1 (0.92%) Google
4 1 (0.92%) Netskope
4 1 (0.92%) Splunk