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 19 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
19 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 366 396
Rank change year-on-year +95 +30 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 135 35 178
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.76% 0.26% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.28% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 87 27 131
10th Percentile £73,750 £55,602 £60,000
25th Percentile £80,000 £69,375 £67,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £80,000 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% +2.21% -5.12%
75th Percentile £100,000 £107,750 £84,919
90th Percentile - £128,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £79,842
% change year-on-year +13.33% -6.06% -8.75%

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 16,623 12,344 31,189
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.56% 92.95% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 11,964 9,039 24,993
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,833
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.19% -9.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,950 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 19 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 19 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 85 (62.96%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (34.07%) Security Architecture
3 33 (24.44%) Application Security
3 33 (24.44%) Threat Modelling
4 31 (22.96%) Azure
4 31 (22.96%) Cloud Security
5 26 (19.26%) CISSP
6 23 (17.04%) AWS
7 21 (15.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 21 (15.56%) NIST
7 21 (15.56%) SDLC
8 20 (14.81%) TOGAF
9 19 (14.07%) Security Cleared
10 18 (13.33%) CISM
10 18 (13.33%) SC Cleared
11 16 (11.85%) AI
12 15 (11.11%) CI/CD
12 15 (11.11%) DevSecOps
12 15 (11.11%) GRC
12 15 (11.11%) Technology Strategy
13 14 (10.37%) Microsoft
13 14 (10.37%) Security Operations
14 13 (9.63%) Privileged Access Management
14 13 (9.63%) Serverless
15 12 (8.89%) CrowdStrike
15 12 (8.89%) IT Strategy
15 12 (8.89%) SABSA
15 12 (8.89%) Security Testing
15 12 (8.89%) TOGAF Certification
16 11 (8.15%) Palo Alto

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 31 (22.96%) Azure
2 23 (17.04%) AWS
3 13 (9.63%) Serverless
4 7 (5.19%) SaaS
5 5 (3.70%) GCP
6 3 (2.22%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (1.48%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.48%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.48%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.48%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.41%) Network Security
2 3 (2.22%) Firewall
3 1 (0.74%) Internet
3 1 (0.74%) SSL
3 1 (0.74%) VPN
Development Applications
1 11 (8.15%) Snyk
2 1 (0.74%) Jenkins
General
1 14 (10.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 12 (8.89%) Public Sector
3 11 (8.15%) Finance
4 7 (5.19%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (2.22%) Banking
5 3 (2.22%) Law
5 3 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (2.22%) Social Skills
6 2 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (1.48%) Legal
7 1 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.89%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.93%) Operational Technology
2 8 (5.93%) PKI
3 3 (2.22%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.48%) Cloud Native
4 2 (1.48%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.48%) Web Conferencing
5 1 (0.74%) Client/Server
5 1 (0.74%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.74%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.74%) IoT
5 1 (0.74%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.74%) Linux
1 1 (0.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (62.96%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (34.07%) Security Architecture
3 33 (24.44%) Application Security
3 33 (24.44%) Threat Modelling
4 31 (22.96%) Cloud Security
5 21 (15.56%) SDLC
6 20 (14.81%) TOGAF
7 16 (11.85%) AI
8 15 (11.11%) CI/CD
8 15 (11.11%) DevSecOps
8 15 (11.11%) Technology Strategy
9 14 (10.37%) Security Operations
10 13 (9.63%) Privileged Access Management
11 12 (8.89%) IT Strategy
11 12 (8.89%) SABSA
11 12 (8.89%) Security Testing
12 11 (8.15%) Validation
13 10 (7.41%) Architectural Patterns
13 10 (7.41%) Risk Analysis
14 9 (6.67%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.48%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 26 (19.26%) CISSP
2 19 (14.07%) Security Cleared
3 18 (13.33%) CISM
3 18 (13.33%) SC Cleared
4 12 (8.89%) TOGAF Certification
5 10 (7.41%) Azure Certification
6 9 (6.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 9 (6.67%) AWS Certification
6 9 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (4.44%) CCSP
7 6 (4.44%) Degree
8 2 (1.48%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.74%) FFIEC
9 1 (0.74%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (15.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 21 (15.56%) NIST
2 15 (11.11%) GRC
3 10 (7.41%) NCSC
4 8 (5.93%) PCI DSS
5 7 (5.19%) GDPR
6 3 (2.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 11 (8.15%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.48%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.74%) Ansible
2 1 (0.74%) CASB
Vendors
1 14 (10.37%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.89%) CrowdStrike
3 11 (8.15%) Palo Alto
3 11 (8.15%) Tenable
4 3 (2.22%) Okta
5 2 (1.48%) Barracuda Networks
5 2 (1.48%) Fortinet
5 2 (1.48%) N-able
5 2 (1.48%) Sophos
6 1 (0.74%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.74%) Google
6 1 (0.74%) Netskope
6 1 (0.74%) Splunk
38 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs