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 24 October 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 336 399 403
Rank change year-on-year +63 +4 +110
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 74 81 113
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.45% 0.40% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.42% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 69 43 99
10th Percentile £60,875 £60,000 £60,385
25th Percentile £67,500 £61,250 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -21.21% -2.94%
75th Percentile £86,776 £86,250 £97,500
90th Percentile £95,100 £99,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
% 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 15,307 19,496 22,119
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 96.63% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 8,710 12,281 18,058
10th Percentile £29,250 £35,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,966
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,944 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% -4.00% +2.46%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.08% -5.83% -

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 24 October 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 24 October 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 40 (54.05%) Security Architecture
2 34 (45.95%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (40.54%) Enterprise Architecture
4 29 (39.19%) NIST
5 28 (37.84%) Security Cleared
6 26 (35.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 23 (31.08%) Architectural Patterns
7 23 (31.08%) SABSA
7 23 (31.08%) SC Cleared
8 22 (29.73%) NCSC
8 22 (29.73%) TOGAF
9 19 (25.68%) Information Security
9 19 (25.68%) Risk Assessment
10 18 (24.32%) Network Security
10 18 (24.32%) Risk Management
11 17 (22.97%) Roadmaps
12 15 (20.27%) Information Assurance
12 15 (20.27%) Information Security Management
12 15 (20.27%) Penetration Testing
12 15 (20.27%) Security Management
13 13 (17.57%) Azure
13 13 (17.57%) Risk Analysis
14 12 (16.22%) AWS
15 11 (14.86%) CISSP
15 11 (14.86%) Cloud Security
16 10 (13.51%) Decision-Making
16 10 (13.51%) DV Cleared
17 9 (12.16%) Strategic Roadmap
18 8 (10.81%) CISM
18 8 (10.81%) Mentoring

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 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (2.70%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 13 (17.57%) Azure
2 12 (16.22%) AWS
3 3 (4.05%) IaaS
3 3 (4.05%) SaaS
4 2 (2.70%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.70%) GCP
4 2 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.70%) OCI
4 2 (2.70%) PaaS
5 1 (1.35%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (24.32%) Network Security
2 4 (5.41%) VPN
3 3 (4.05%) Firewall
4 2 (2.70%) S/MIME
4 2 (2.70%) SSL
4 2 (2.70%) X.509
5 1 (1.35%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (1.35%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.35%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (1.35%) TACACS
5 1 (1.35%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (5.41%) Jenkins
General
1 25 (33.78%) Social Skills
2 17 (22.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 16 (21.62%) Finance
4 8 (10.81%) Influencing Skills
4 8 (10.81%) Legal
5 7 (9.46%) Banking
6 6 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (5.41%) Public Sector
8 3 (4.05%) Back Office
9 1 (1.35%) Electronics
9 1 (1.35%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.35%) Marketing
9 1 (1.35%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.70%) EDI
1 2 (2.70%) EJB
2 1 (1.35%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.46%) Data Centre
1 7 (9.46%) Hybrid Cloud
2 6 (8.11%) Public Cloud
3 5 (6.76%) Operational Technology
4 4 (5.41%) PKI
5 3 (4.05%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (4.05%) Security Posture
6 2 (2.70%) Algorithms
6 2 (2.70%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.35%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (1.35%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (54.05%) Security Architecture
2 34 (45.95%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (40.54%) Enterprise Architecture
4 23 (31.08%) Architectural Patterns
4 23 (31.08%) SABSA
5 22 (29.73%) TOGAF
6 19 (25.68%) Information Security
6 19 (25.68%) Risk Assessment
7 18 (24.32%) Risk Management
8 17 (22.97%) Roadmaps
9 15 (20.27%) Information Assurance
9 15 (20.27%) Information Security Management
9 15 (20.27%) Penetration Testing
9 15 (20.27%) Security Management
10 13 (17.57%) Risk Analysis
11 11 (14.86%) Cloud Security
12 10 (13.51%) Decision-Making
13 9 (12.16%) Strategic Roadmap
14 8 (10.81%) Mentoring
14 8 (10.81%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 28 (37.84%) Security Cleared
2 23 (31.08%) SC Cleared
3 11 (14.86%) CISSP
4 10 (13.51%) DV Cleared
5 8 (10.81%) CISM
6 5 (6.76%) Azure Certification
6 5 (6.76%) Degree
7 3 (4.05%) AWS Certification
7 3 (4.05%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (4.05%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (2.70%) CITP
8 2 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (1.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (1.35%) CCIE
9 1 (1.35%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (39.19%) NIST
2 26 (35.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (29.73%) NCSC
4 8 (10.81%) QA
5 5 (6.76%) GDPR
6 3 (4.05%) PCI DSS
7 1 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (1.35%) JSP 440
System Software
1 2 (2.70%) Active Directory
1 2 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (5.41%) Ansible
2 2 (2.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 4 (5.41%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.05%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.70%) Thales
4 1 (1.35%) Cisco
4 1 (1.35%) SAP