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 6 April 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 264 350 401
Rank change year-on-year +86 +51 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 123 38 170
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.72% 0.29% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 0.31% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 84 30 130
10th Percentile £73,750 £57,153 £59,750
25th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £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 £87,750
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 15,956 12,118 30,052
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 94.00% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,441 8,991 24,574
10th Percentile £31,500 £32,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,250 £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 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%

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 6 April 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 6 April 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 79 (64.23%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (30.08%) Security Architecture
3 27 (21.95%) Azure
4 25 (20.33%) Threat Modelling
5 23 (18.70%) Application Security
6 22 (17.89%) CISSP
7 20 (16.26%) Cloud Security
8 19 (15.45%) AWS
9 18 (14.63%) TOGAF
10 17 (13.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 17 (13.82%) NIST
11 15 (12.20%) Security Cleared
12 14 (11.38%) CISM
12 14 (11.38%) SC Cleared
12 14 (11.38%) SDLC
13 12 (9.76%) Microsoft
13 12 (9.76%) TOGAF Certification
14 11 (8.94%) Privileged Access Management
14 11 (8.94%) Security Operations
15 10 (8.13%) Architectural Patterns
15 10 (8.13%) Azure Certification
15 10 (8.13%) GRC
15 10 (8.13%) SABSA
15 10 (8.13%) Technology Strategy
16 9 (7.32%) AI
16 9 (7.32%) AWS Certification
16 9 (7.32%) IT Strategy
16 9 (7.32%) Mentoring
17 8 (6.50%) CI/CD
17 8 (6.50%) Cryptography

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 27 (21.95%) Azure
2 19 (15.45%) AWS
3 7 (5.69%) SaaS
4 6 (4.88%) Serverless
5 3 (2.44%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.63%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (1.63%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.63%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.81%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.25%) Network Security
2 3 (2.44%) Firewall
3 1 (0.81%) Internet
3 1 (0.81%) SSL
3 1 (0.81%) VPN
Development Applications
1 6 (4.88%) Snyk
2 1 (0.81%) Jenkins
General
1 9 (7.32%) Finance
2 7 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (5.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 7 (5.69%) Public Sector
3 5 (4.07%) Social Skills
4 3 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (1.63%) Legal
6 1 (0.81%) Banking
6 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (0.81%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.50%) Operational Technology
1 8 (6.50%) PKI
2 7 (5.69%) Data Centre
3 3 (2.44%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.63%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.63%) Web Conferencing
5 1 (0.81%) Client/Server
5 1 (0.81%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.81%) IoT
5 1 (0.81%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.81%) Linux
1 1 (0.81%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (64.23%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (30.08%) Security Architecture
3 25 (20.33%) Threat Modelling
4 23 (18.70%) Application Security
5 20 (16.26%) Cloud Security
6 18 (14.63%) TOGAF
7 14 (11.38%) SDLC
8 11 (8.94%) Privileged Access Management
8 11 (8.94%) Security Operations
9 10 (8.13%) Architectural Patterns
9 10 (8.13%) SABSA
9 10 (8.13%) Technology Strategy
10 9 (7.32%) AI
10 9 (7.32%) IT Strategy
10 9 (7.32%) Mentoring
11 8 (6.50%) CI/CD
11 8 (6.50%) Cryptography
11 8 (6.50%) DevSecOps
11 8 (6.50%) Risk Analysis
11 8 (6.50%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.63%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (17.89%) CISSP
2 15 (12.20%) Security Cleared
3 14 (11.38%) CISM
3 14 (11.38%) SC Cleared
4 12 (9.76%) TOGAF Certification
5 10 (8.13%) Azure Certification
6 9 (7.32%) AWS Certification
7 7 (5.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (5.69%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (3.25%) CCSP
8 4 (3.25%) Degree
9 2 (1.63%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.81%) FFIEC
10 1 (0.81%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (13.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 17 (13.82%) NIST
2 10 (8.13%) GRC
3 8 (6.50%) NCSC
3 8 (6.50%) PCI DSS
4 7 (5.69%) GDPR
5 1 (0.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (4.88%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.81%) Ansible
2 1 (0.81%) CASB
Vendors
1 12 (9.76%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.69%) CrowdStrike
3 6 (4.88%) Palo Alto
3 6 (4.88%) Tenable
4 3 (2.44%) Okta
5 2 (1.63%) Barracuda Networks
5 2 (1.63%) Fortinet
5 2 (1.63%) N-able
5 2 (1.63%) Sophos
6 1 (0.81%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.81%) Google
6 1 (0.81%) Netskope
6 1 (0.81%) Splunk