Hybrid/Remote Security Architect Job Trends

Security Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £87,716 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 September 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 265 344 404
Rank change year-on-year +79 +60 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 206 73 93
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.84% 0.45% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 0.48% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 120 69 40
10th Percentile £71,250 £64,509 £60,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £60,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,716 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.95% +15.38% -23.53%
75th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £86,250
90th Percentile £105,250 £107,500 £101,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% -

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 23,103 15,176 22,108
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 92.79% 96.38%
Number of salaries quoted 16,128 8,958 13,965
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.73% - -8.33%

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 September 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 24 September 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.

1 105 (50.97%) Cybersecurity
2 88 (42.72%) Security Architecture
3 82 (39.81%) Cloud Security
4 68 (33.01%) Threat Modelling
5 59 (28.64%) Microsoft
6 54 (26.21%) Security Cleared
7 52 (25.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 50 (24.27%) NIST
9 49 (23.79%) Azure
10 45 (21.84%) Network Security
10 45 (21.84%) SC Cleared
10 45 (21.84%) Technology Strategy
11 43 (20.87%) AWS
12 41 (19.90%) Application Security
13 39 (18.93%) CISSP
14 36 (17.48%) Architectural Patterns
14 36 (17.48%) TOGAF
15 35 (16.99%) AI
15 35 (16.99%) Palo Alto
16 34 (16.50%) SDLC
17 33 (16.02%) CI/CD
17 33 (16.02%) SABSA
18 32 (15.53%) CISM
18 32 (15.53%) DevSecOps
19 29 (14.08%) GRC
19 29 (14.08%) IT Strategy
20 28 (13.59%) GCP
20 28 (13.59%) Serverless
21 26 (12.62%) Degree
21 26 (12.62%) Identity Access Management

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:

Business Applications
1 1 (0.49%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 49 (23.79%) Azure
2 43 (20.87%) AWS
3 28 (13.59%) GCP
3 28 (13.59%) Serverless
4 10 (4.85%) SaaS
5 5 (2.43%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (1.46%) OCI
6 3 (1.46%) Vertex AI
7 2 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.49%) AWS KMS
8 1 (0.49%) IaaS
8 1 (0.49%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.49%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 45 (21.84%) Network Security
2 11 (5.34%) SD-WAN
2 11 (5.34%) VPN
2 11 (5.34%) WAN
3 10 (4.85%) BGP
3 10 (4.85%) DHCP
3 10 (4.85%) DNS
3 10 (4.85%) FTP
3 10 (4.85%) HTTP
3 10 (4.85%) ICMP
3 10 (4.85%) IPsec
3 10 (4.85%) MPLS
3 10 (4.85%) SNMP
3 10 (4.85%) SSH
3 10 (4.85%) SSL
3 10 (4.85%) VLAN
4 6 (2.91%) Broadband
5 4 (1.94%) Firewall
6 2 (0.97%) 5G
7 1 (0.49%) 3GPP
Development Applications
1 25 (12.14%) Snyk
General
1 38 (18.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 37 (17.96%) Public Sector
3 21 (10.19%) Social Skills
4 20 (9.71%) Law
5 15 (7.28%) Finance
6 11 (5.34%) Legal
7 8 (3.88%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (1.94%) Banking
9 2 (0.97%) Aerospace
9 2 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.97%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.49%) French Language
10 1 (0.49%) German Language
10 1 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.49%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.49%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.85%) OAuth
1 10 (4.85%) SAML
2 2 (0.97%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.68%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 8 (3.88%) Cloud Native
4 5 (2.43%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.94%) PKI
6 3 (1.46%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (1.46%) IoT
6 3 (1.46%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.46%) Public Cloud
7 2 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
7 2 (0.97%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.49%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.49%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.49%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.49%) Insider Threat
8 1 (0.49%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.49%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.49%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (50.97%) Cybersecurity
2 88 (42.72%) Security Architecture
3 82 (39.81%) Cloud Security
4 68 (33.01%) Threat Modelling
5 45 (21.84%) Technology Strategy
6 41 (19.90%) Application Security
7 36 (17.48%) Architectural Patterns
7 36 (17.48%) TOGAF
8 35 (16.99%) AI
9 34 (16.50%) SDLC
10 33 (16.02%) CI/CD
10 33 (16.02%) SABSA
11 32 (15.53%) DevSecOps
12 29 (14.08%) IT Strategy
13 26 (12.62%) Identity Access Management
14 25 (12.14%) Security Testing
14 25 (12.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 22 (10.68%) Risk Assessment
15 22 (10.68%) Validation
15 22 (10.68%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.97%) Python
Qualifications
1 54 (26.21%) Security Cleared
2 45 (21.84%) SC Cleared
3 39 (18.93%) CISSP
4 32 (15.53%) CISM
5 26 (12.62%) Degree
6 9 (4.37%) TOGAF Certification
7 8 (3.88%) AWS Certification
8 7 (3.40%) Azure Certification
9 6 (2.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (2.91%) CCSP
9 6 (2.91%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.46%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.97%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.97%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.49%) CCSK
13 1 (0.49%) CRISC
13 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (25.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (24.27%) NIST
3 29 (14.08%) GRC
4 22 (10.68%) NCSC
5 16 (7.77%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 15 (7.28%) GDPR
7 7 (3.40%) PCI DSS
8 6 (2.91%) NIST 800
9 4 (1.94%) Def Stans
9 4 (1.94%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.97%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.97%) COBIT
System Software
1 25 (12.14%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (7.28%) CASB
2 10 (4.85%) FortiGate
3 5 (2.43%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 59 (28.64%) Microsoft
2 35 (16.99%) Palo Alto
3 25 (12.14%) CrowdStrike
3 25 (12.14%) Tenable
4 11 (5.34%) Cisco
5 3 (1.46%) Oracle
6 2 (0.97%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.49%) Barracuda Networks
7 1 (0.49%) Google
7 1 (0.49%) N-able
7 1 (0.49%) Netskope
7 1 (0.49%) Sophos
7 1 (0.49%) Zscaler