Hybrid/Remote Security Architect Job Trends

Security Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
23 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 361 381
Rank change year-on-year +104 +20 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 201 68 162
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.93% 0.41% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.99% 0.45% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 126 65 97
10th Percentile £71,250 £64,509 £60,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £75,000 £79,842
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -6.06% -6.07%
75th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £84,919
90th Percentile - £91,200 £97,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -6.25% -8.57%

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 20,395 15,201 27,640
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 92.20% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 14,769 9,441 20,973
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,848 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -10.00%

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 July 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 July 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 98 (48.76%) Cybersecurity
2 81 (40.30%) Security Architecture
3 70 (34.83%) Cloud Security
4 66 (32.84%) Threat Modelling
5 59 (29.35%) Microsoft
6 48 (23.88%) Application Security
7 46 (22.89%) Security Cleared
8 42 (20.90%) Azure
8 42 (20.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 41 (20.40%) SC Cleared
10 40 (19.90%) NIST
11 39 (19.40%) Technology Strategy
12 38 (18.91%) AWS
12 38 (18.91%) Network Security
13 37 (18.41%) SDLC
14 35 (17.41%) Palo Alto
15 34 (16.92%) CI/CD
16 32 (15.92%) GRC
17 31 (15.42%) CISSP
17 31 (15.42%) DevSecOps
18 29 (14.43%) AI
19 28 (13.93%) Serverless
20 27 (13.43%) TOGAF
21 26 (12.94%) IT Strategy
22 25 (12.44%) CrowdStrike
22 25 (12.44%) Security Testing
22 25 (12.44%) Snyk
22 25 (12.44%) Tenable
22 25 (12.44%) Virtual Machines
23 24 (11.94%) CISM

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 42 (20.90%) Azure
2 38 (18.91%) AWS
3 28 (13.93%) Serverless
4 23 (11.44%) GCP
5 12 (5.97%) SaaS
6 4 (1.99%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.49%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.49%) OCI
7 3 (1.49%) Vertex AI
8 2 (1.00%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (1.00%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 38 (18.91%) Network Security
2 11 (5.47%) SD-WAN
2 11 (5.47%) VPN
2 11 (5.47%) WAN
3 10 (4.98%) BGP
3 10 (4.98%) DHCP
3 10 (4.98%) DNS
3 10 (4.98%) FTP
3 10 (4.98%) HTTP
3 10 (4.98%) ICMP
3 10 (4.98%) IPsec
3 10 (4.98%) MPLS
3 10 (4.98%) SNMP
3 10 (4.98%) SSH
3 10 (4.98%) SSL
3 10 (4.98%) VLAN
4 6 (2.99%) Broadband
5 2 (1.00%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 25 (12.44%) Snyk
General
1 36 (17.91%) Public Sector
2 35 (17.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 15 (7.46%) Finance
4 13 (6.47%) Law
5 12 (5.97%) Social Skills
6 7 (3.48%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (2.49%) Legal
8 4 (1.99%) Banking
9 3 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.50%) French Language
10 1 (0.50%) German Language
10 1 (0.50%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.98%) OAuth
1 10 (4.98%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.95%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 6 (2.99%) Cloud Native
4 5 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.49%) PKI
6 2 (1.00%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.00%) Web Conferencing
7 1 (0.50%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.50%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.50%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.50%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.50%) Insider Threat
7 1 (0.50%) IoT
7 1 (0.50%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (48.76%) Cybersecurity
2 81 (40.30%) Security Architecture
3 70 (34.83%) Cloud Security
4 66 (32.84%) Threat Modelling
5 48 (23.88%) Application Security
6 39 (19.40%) Technology Strategy
7 37 (18.41%) SDLC
8 34 (16.92%) CI/CD
9 31 (15.42%) DevSecOps
10 29 (14.43%) AI
11 27 (13.43%) TOGAF
12 26 (12.94%) IT Strategy
13 25 (12.44%) Security Testing
14 23 (11.44%) Architectural Patterns
14 23 (11.44%) Security Operations
15 22 (10.95%) SABSA
15 22 (10.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 22 (10.95%) Validation
16 21 (10.45%) Risk Assessment
17 19 (9.45%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 46 (22.89%) Security Cleared
2 41 (20.40%) SC Cleared
3 31 (15.42%) CISSP
4 24 (11.94%) CISM
5 17 (8.46%) Degree
6 7 (3.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (3.48%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (3.48%) TOGAF Certification
7 6 (2.99%) CCSP
8 5 (2.49%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.99%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (1.00%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.50%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (20.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (19.90%) NIST
3 32 (15.92%) GRC
4 18 (8.96%) NCSC
5 13 (6.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 9 (4.48%) GDPR
7 6 (2.99%) PCI DSS
8 4 (1.99%) Def Stans
8 4 (1.99%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.49%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.50%) COBIT
System Software
1 25 (12.44%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.49%) Docker
3 1 (0.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (6.47%) CASB
2 10 (4.98%) FortiGate
3 5 (2.49%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 59 (29.35%) Microsoft
2 35 (17.41%) Palo Alto
3 25 (12.44%) CrowdStrike
3 25 (12.44%) Tenable
4 11 (5.47%) Cisco
5 3 (1.49%) Fortinet
5 3 (1.49%) Okta
5 3 (1.49%) Oracle
6 2 (1.00%) Barracuda Networks
6 2 (1.00%) N-able
6 2 (1.00%) Sophos
7 1 (0.50%) Netskope
7 1 (0.50%) Zscaler
74 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs