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 16 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
16 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 356 416
Rank change year-on-year +90 +60 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 133 34 176
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.76% 0.26% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.28% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 85 26 130
10th Percentile £73,750 £55,085 £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% -6.54%
75th Percentile £100,000 £107,875 £84,919
90th Percentile - £130,625 £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 16,430 12,262 31,030
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 92.94% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 11,808 9,000 24,985
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,125 £56,509
Median % change year-on-year -0.21% +6.40% -9.59%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,525 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,795
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.53% -10.34%

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 16 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 16 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 (63.91%) Cybersecurity
2 45 (33.83%) Security Architecture
3 33 (24.81%) Application Security
4 32 (24.06%) Threat Modelling
5 30 (22.56%) Azure
5 30 (22.56%) Cloud Security
6 25 (18.80%) CISSP
7 22 (16.54%) AWS
8 21 (15.79%) SDLC
9 20 (15.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 20 (15.04%) NIST
10 19 (14.29%) TOGAF
11 18 (13.53%) Security Cleared
12 17 (12.78%) CISM
12 17 (12.78%) SC Cleared
13 16 (12.03%) AI
14 15 (11.28%) CI/CD
14 15 (11.28%) DevSecOps
14 15 (11.28%) GRC
15 14 (10.53%) Microsoft
15 14 (10.53%) Security Operations
15 14 (10.53%) Technology Strategy
16 13 (9.77%) Privileged Access Management
16 13 (9.77%) Serverless
17 12 (9.02%) CrowdStrike
17 12 (9.02%) IT Strategy
17 12 (9.02%) Security Testing
17 12 (9.02%) TOGAF Certification
18 11 (8.27%) Palo Alto
18 11 (8.27%) SABSA

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 30 (22.56%) Azure
2 22 (16.54%) AWS
3 13 (9.77%) Serverless
4 7 (5.26%) SaaS
5 4 (3.01%) GCP
6 3 (2.26%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.50%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (1.50%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.50%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.50%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.50%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.77%) Network Security
2 3 (2.26%) Firewall
3 1 (0.75%) Internet
3 1 (0.75%) SSL
3 1 (0.75%) VPN
Development Applications
1 11 (8.27%) Snyk
2 1 (0.75%) Jenkins
General
1 13 (9.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 11 (8.27%) Finance
3 10 (7.52%) Public Sector
4 7 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (2.26%) Banking
5 3 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (2.26%) Social Skills
6 2 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (1.50%) Law
6 2 (1.50%) Legal
7 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.02%) Data Centre
2 8 (6.02%) Operational Technology
2 8 (6.02%) PKI
3 3 (2.26%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.50%) Cloud Native
4 2 (1.50%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.50%) Web Conferencing
5 1 (0.75%) Client/Server
5 1 (0.75%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.75%) IoT
5 1 (0.75%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.75%) Linux
1 1 (0.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (63.91%) Cybersecurity
2 45 (33.83%) Security Architecture
3 33 (24.81%) Application Security
4 32 (24.06%) Threat Modelling
5 30 (22.56%) Cloud Security
6 21 (15.79%) SDLC
7 19 (14.29%) TOGAF
8 16 (12.03%) AI
9 15 (11.28%) CI/CD
9 15 (11.28%) DevSecOps
10 14 (10.53%) Security Operations
10 14 (10.53%) Technology Strategy
11 13 (9.77%) Privileged Access Management
12 12 (9.02%) IT Strategy
12 12 (9.02%) Security Testing
13 11 (8.27%) SABSA
13 11 (8.27%) Validation
14 9 (6.77%) Mentoring
14 9 (6.77%) Microservices
14 9 (6.77%) Risk Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 25 (18.80%) CISSP
2 18 (13.53%) Security Cleared
3 17 (12.78%) CISM
3 17 (12.78%) SC Cleared
4 12 (9.02%) TOGAF Certification
5 10 (7.52%) Azure Certification
6 9 (6.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 9 (6.77%) AWS Certification
6 9 (6.77%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (4.51%) CCSP
8 5 (3.76%) Degree
9 2 (1.50%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.75%) FFIEC
10 1 (0.75%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (15.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 20 (15.04%) NIST
2 15 (11.28%) GRC
3 9 (6.77%) NCSC
4 8 (6.02%) PCI DSS
5 7 (5.26%) GDPR
6 2 (1.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 11 (8.27%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.50%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.75%) Ansible
2 1 (0.75%) CASB
Vendors
1 14 (10.53%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.02%) CrowdStrike
3 11 (8.27%) Palo Alto
3 11 (8.27%) Tenable
4 3 (2.26%) Okta
5 2 (1.50%) Barracuda Networks
5 2 (1.50%) Fortinet
5 2 (1.50%) N-able
5 2 (1.50%) Sophos
6 1 (0.75%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.75%) Google
6 1 (0.75%) Netskope
6 1 (0.75%) Splunk
37 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs