Hybrid/Remote Security Architect Job Trends

Security Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 November 2025.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 317 389 396
Rank change year-on-year +72 +7 +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 67 68 105
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.43% 0.35% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.36% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 62 37 92
10th Percentile £60,875 £60,000 £57,358
25th Percentile £66,413 £61,250 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -15.15% -2.94%
75th Percentile £80,313 £87,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £105,950 £98,500 £114,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £85,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% +3.03% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 14,779 19,019 21,254
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 96.64% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 8,925 11,814 17,326
10th Percentile £29,250 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +0.81%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

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 9 November 2025.

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 9 November 2025, 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 33 (49.25%) Security Architecture
2 30 (44.78%) Enterprise Architecture
3 27 (40.30%) Cybersecurity
4 23 (34.33%) NIST
5 21 (31.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (31.34%) Security Cleared
6 17 (25.37%) Roadmaps
7 16 (23.88%) Architectural Patterns
7 16 (23.88%) SC Cleared
8 15 (22.39%) NCSC
8 15 (22.39%) SABSA
9 14 (20.90%) Azure
9 14 (20.90%) TOGAF
10 13 (19.40%) Risk Management
11 12 (17.91%) AWS
11 12 (17.91%) Information Security
11 12 (17.91%) Risk Assessment
12 11 (16.42%) CISSP
12 11 (16.42%) Cloud Security
13 10 (14.93%) DV Cleared
13 10 (14.93%) Network Security
14 9 (13.43%) Strategic Roadmap
15 8 (11.94%) CISM
15 8 (11.94%) Information Assurance
15 8 (11.94%) Information Security Management
15 8 (11.94%) Penetration Testing
15 8 (11.94%) Security Management
16 7 (10.45%) Mentoring
16 7 (10.45%) Threat Modelling
17 6 (8.96%) Azure Certification

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:

Applications
1 2 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (2.99%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 14 (20.90%) Azure
2 12 (17.91%) AWS
3 4 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (4.48%) IaaS
4 3 (4.48%) SaaS
5 2 (2.99%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (2.99%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.99%) GCP
5 2 (2.99%) OCI
5 2 (2.99%) PaaS
6 1 (1.49%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (14.93%) Network Security
2 3 (4.48%) VPN
3 2 (2.99%) Firewall
3 2 (2.99%) S/MIME
3 2 (2.99%) SSL
3 2 (2.99%) X.509
Development Applications
1 4 (5.97%) Jenkins
General
1 17 (25.37%) Social Skills
2 13 (19.40%) Finance
3 10 (14.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (10.45%) Banking
5 6 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (5.97%) Public Sector
7 3 (4.48%) Back Office
8 1 (1.49%) Electronics
8 1 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.49%) Legal
8 1 (1.49%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.49%) Marketing
8 1 (1.49%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.99%) EDI
1 2 (2.99%) EJB
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.45%) Data Centre
1 7 (10.45%) Hybrid Cloud
2 6 (8.96%) Public Cloud
3 5 (7.46%) Operational Technology
4 4 (5.97%) PKI
5 3 (4.48%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (4.48%) Security Posture
6 2 (2.99%) Algorithms
6 2 (2.99%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.49%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (1.49%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (49.25%) Security Architecture
2 30 (44.78%) Enterprise Architecture
3 27 (40.30%) Cybersecurity
4 17 (25.37%) Roadmaps
5 16 (23.88%) Architectural Patterns
6 15 (22.39%) SABSA
7 14 (20.90%) TOGAF
8 13 (19.40%) Risk Management
9 12 (17.91%) Information Security
9 12 (17.91%) Risk Assessment
10 11 (16.42%) Cloud Security
11 9 (13.43%) Strategic Roadmap
12 8 (11.94%) Information Assurance
12 8 (11.94%) Information Security Management
12 8 (11.94%) Penetration Testing
12 8 (11.94%) Security Management
13 7 (10.45%) Mentoring
13 7 (10.45%) Threat Modelling
14 6 (8.96%) Continuous Improvement
14 6 (8.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.99%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (31.34%) Security Cleared
2 16 (23.88%) SC Cleared
3 11 (16.42%) CISSP
4 10 (14.93%) DV Cleared
5 8 (11.94%) CISM
6 6 (8.96%) Azure Certification
7 5 (7.46%) Degree
8 3 (4.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (4.48%) AWS Certification
8 3 (4.48%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (4.48%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (4.48%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (2.99%) CITP
9 2 (2.99%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (34.33%) NIST
2 21 (31.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (22.39%) NCSC
4 5 (7.46%) GDPR
5 3 (4.48%) PCI DSS
6 1 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (1.49%) JSP 440
6 1 (1.49%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.99%) Active Directory
1 2 (2.99%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (5.97%) Ansible
2 2 (2.99%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (8.96%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.48%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.99%) Thales
4 1 (1.49%) SAP