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 7 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
7 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 374 393
Rank change year-on-year +128 +19 +47
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 158 37 186
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.86% 0.26% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 0.28% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 96 29 132
10th Percentile £74,375 £56,636 £60,000
25th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £66,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £77,500 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year +22.58% -0.99% -5.12%
75th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £84,919
90th Percentile - £123,500 £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 17,198 13,127 31,202
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 92.13% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,541 9,045 24,954
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £33,004
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,979 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,500 £93,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -5.98% +10.38% -11.67%

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 7 May 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 7 May 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 93 (58.86%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (36.08%) Security Architecture
3 45 (28.48%) Cloud Security
4 44 (27.85%) Threat Modelling
5 42 (26.58%) Application Security
6 35 (22.15%) Azure
7 29 (18.35%) AWS
8 28 (17.72%) CISSP
8 28 (17.72%) SDLC
9 26 (16.46%) TOGAF
10 24 (15.19%) CI/CD
10 24 (15.19%) DevSecOps
11 23 (14.56%) AI
11 23 (14.56%) SC Cleared
11 23 (14.56%) Security Cleared
11 23 (14.56%) Technology Strategy
12 22 (13.92%) GRC
13 21 (13.29%) CISM
13 21 (13.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 21 (13.29%) NIST
13 21 (13.29%) Serverless
14 20 (12.66%) Security Operations
15 19 (12.03%) CrowdStrike
15 19 (12.03%) Security Testing
16 18 (11.39%) IT Strategy
16 18 (11.39%) Palo Alto
16 18 (11.39%) Snyk
16 18 (11.39%) Tenable
16 18 (11.39%) Virtual Machines
17 17 (10.76%) 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 35 (22.15%) Azure
2 29 (18.35%) AWS
3 21 (13.29%) Serverless
4 8 (5.06%) GCP
5 7 (4.43%) SaaS
6 3 (1.90%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.90%) Vertex AI
7 2 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.27%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 16 (10.13%) Network Security
2 3 (1.90%) Firewall
3 1 (0.63%) Internet
3 1 (0.63%) SSL
3 1 (0.63%) VPN
Development Applications
1 18 (11.39%) Snyk
2 1 (0.63%) Jenkins
General
1 22 (13.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 18 (11.39%) Public Sector
3 11 (6.96%) Finance
4 7 (4.43%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (3.16%) Law
6 4 (2.53%) Banking
7 3 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.27%) Legal
8 2 (1.27%) Social Skills
9 1 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 18 (11.39%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.06%) PKI
3 7 (4.43%) Operational Technology
4 3 (1.90%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.27%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.27%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.27%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (0.63%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.63%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.63%) IoT
6 1 (0.63%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.63%) Linux
1 1 (0.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (58.86%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (36.08%) Security Architecture
3 45 (28.48%) Cloud Security
4 44 (27.85%) Threat Modelling
5 42 (26.58%) Application Security
6 28 (17.72%) SDLC
7 26 (16.46%) TOGAF
8 24 (15.19%) CI/CD
8 24 (15.19%) DevSecOps
9 23 (14.56%) AI
9 23 (14.56%) Technology Strategy
10 20 (12.66%) Security Operations
11 19 (12.03%) Security Testing
12 18 (11.39%) IT Strategy
13 17 (10.76%) SABSA
13 17 (10.76%) Validation
14 13 (8.23%) Privileged Access Management
15 12 (7.59%) Architectural Patterns
15 12 (7.59%) Risk Analysis
15 12 (7.59%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 28 (17.72%) CISSP
2 23 (14.56%) SC Cleared
2 23 (14.56%) Security Cleared
3 21 (13.29%) CISM
4 13 (8.23%) TOGAF Certification
5 9 (5.70%) AWS Certification
6 8 (5.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (5.06%) Azure Certification
6 8 (5.06%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (5.06%) Degree
7 7 (4.43%) CCSP
8 2 (1.27%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.63%) FFIEC
9 1 (0.63%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (13.92%) GRC
2 21 (13.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (13.29%) NIST
3 12 (7.59%) NCSC
4 8 (5.06%) PCI DSS
5 7 (4.43%) GDPR
6 5 (3.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 18 (11.39%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.63%) Ansible
1 1 (0.63%) CASB
1 1 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (12.03%) CrowdStrike
2 18 (11.39%) Palo Alto
2 18 (11.39%) Tenable
3 12 (7.59%) Microsoft
4 3 (1.90%) Okta
5 2 (1.27%) Barracuda Networks
5 2 (1.27%) Fortinet
5 2 (1.27%) N-able
5 2 (1.27%) Sophos
6 1 (0.63%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.63%) Google
6 1 (0.63%) Netskope
6 1 (0.63%) Splunk
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