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 21 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
21 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 377 390
Rank change year-on-year +162 +13 +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 192 51 188
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 0.34% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 0.37% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 114 43 128
10th Percentile £75,000 £57,886 £57,500
25th Percentile £80,000 £64,509 £65,000
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 £88,333 £84,919
90th Percentile - £112,500 £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 17,615 13,816 31,234
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.83% 92.18% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 12,966 8,735 24,848
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £78,875 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 21 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 21 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.

1 118 (61.46%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (38.02%) Security Architecture
3 60 (31.25%) Threat Modelling
4 56 (29.17%) Cloud Security
5 49 (25.52%) Application Security
6 38 (19.79%) Azure
7 36 (18.75%) SDLC
8 32 (16.67%) AWS
9 31 (16.15%) CI/CD
9 31 (16.15%) DevSecOps
10 30 (15.63%) AI
11 29 (15.10%) CISSP
11 29 (15.10%) GRC
11 29 (15.10%) Technology Strategy
12 28 (14.58%) Serverless
13 27 (14.06%) Microsoft
13 27 (14.06%) TOGAF
14 26 (13.54%) CrowdStrike
14 26 (13.54%) Palo Alto
14 26 (13.54%) SC Cleared
14 26 (13.54%) Security Cleared
14 26 (13.54%) Security Testing
15 25 (13.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 25 (13.02%) NIST
15 25 (13.02%) Snyk
15 25 (13.02%) Tenable
15 25 (13.02%) Virtual Machines
16 23 (11.98%) IT Strategy
17 22 (11.46%) CISM
17 22 (11.46%) Validation

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 38 (19.79%) Azure
2 32 (16.67%) AWS
3 28 (14.58%) Serverless
4 11 (5.73%) GCP
5 7 (3.65%) SaaS
6 3 (1.56%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.56%) Vertex AI
7 2 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.04%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 18 (9.38%) Network Security
2 6 (3.13%) Broadband
3 3 (1.56%) Firewall
4 2 (1.04%) SSL
4 2 (1.04%) VPN
5 1 (0.52%) BGP
5 1 (0.52%) DHCP
5 1 (0.52%) DNS
5 1 (0.52%) FTP
5 1 (0.52%) HTTP
5 1 (0.52%) ICMP
5 1 (0.52%) Internet
5 1 (0.52%) IPsec
5 1 (0.52%) MPLS
5 1 (0.52%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.52%) SNMP
5 1 (0.52%) SSH
5 1 (0.52%) VLAN
5 1 (0.52%) WAN
Development Applications
1 25 (13.02%) Snyk
2 1 (0.52%) Jenkins
General
1 28 (14.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 22 (11.46%) Public Sector
3 11 (5.73%) Finance
4 8 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (3.13%) Law
6 4 (2.08%) Banking
6 4 (2.08%) Social Skills
7 3 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.04%) Legal
9 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.52%) OAuth
1 1 (0.52%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (11.98%) Data Centre
2 8 (4.17%) PKI
3 7 (3.65%) Operational Technology
4 3 (1.56%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.04%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.04%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.04%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (0.52%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.52%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (0.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (0.52%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.52%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.52%) IoT
6 1 (0.52%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.52%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.52%) Linux
1 1 (0.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (61.46%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (38.02%) Security Architecture
3 60 (31.25%) Threat Modelling
4 56 (29.17%) Cloud Security
5 49 (25.52%) Application Security
6 36 (18.75%) SDLC
7 31 (16.15%) CI/CD
7 31 (16.15%) DevSecOps
8 30 (15.63%) AI
9 29 (15.10%) Technology Strategy
10 27 (14.06%) TOGAF
11 26 (13.54%) Security Testing
12 23 (11.98%) IT Strategy
13 22 (11.46%) Validation
14 20 (10.42%) Security Operations
15 18 (9.38%) SABSA
16 14 (7.29%) Architectural Patterns
17 13 (6.77%) Privileged Access Management
17 13 (6.77%) Risk Analysis
17 13 (6.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 29 (15.10%) CISSP
2 26 (13.54%) SC Cleared
2 26 (13.54%) Security Cleared
3 22 (11.46%) CISM
4 13 (6.77%) TOGAF Certification
5 9 (4.69%) AWS Certification
5 9 (4.69%) Degree
6 8 (4.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (4.17%) Azure Certification
6 8 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (3.65%) CCSP
8 2 (1.04%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.52%) FFIEC
9 1 (0.52%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (15.10%) GRC
2 25 (13.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (13.02%) NIST
3 14 (7.29%) NCSC
4 8 (4.17%) PCI DSS
5 7 (3.65%) GDPR
6 6 (3.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.52%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.52%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (13.02%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.04%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.04%) CASB
2 1 (0.52%) Ansible
2 1 (0.52%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 27 (14.06%) Microsoft
2 26 (13.54%) CrowdStrike
2 26 (13.54%) Palo Alto
3 25 (13.02%) Tenable
4 3 (1.56%) Okta
5 2 (1.04%) Barracuda Networks
5 2 (1.04%) Fortinet
5 2 (1.04%) N-able
5 2 (1.04%) Sophos
6 1 (0.52%) Cisco
6 1 (0.52%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.52%) Google
6 1 (0.52%) Netskope
6 1 (0.52%) Splunk
44 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs