Hybrid/Remote Security Architect Job Trends

Security Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £89,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
20 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 368 409
Rank change year-on-year +100 +41 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 204 69 100
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.89% 0.42% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 0.45% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 126 66 45
10th Percentile £71,250 £64,509 -
25th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £89,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.67% +7.14% -17.65%
75th Percentile £100,000 £86,776 £97,500
90th Percentile - £90,000 £113,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% -2.86%

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 21,560 15,304 23,758
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 92.41% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 15,389 9,283 17,118
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 20 August 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 20 August 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.

1 102 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (40.69%) Security Architecture
3 75 (36.76%) Cloud Security
4 66 (32.35%) Threat Modelling
5 57 (27.94%) Microsoft
6 51 (25.00%) Security Cleared
7 45 (22.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 44 (21.57%) Application Security
8 44 (21.57%) Azure
9 43 (21.08%) NIST
9 43 (21.08%) SC Cleared
10 42 (20.59%) Technology Strategy
11 41 (20.10%) AWS
12 40 (19.61%) Network Security
13 35 (17.16%) Palo Alto
14 34 (16.67%) CI/CD
14 34 (16.67%) SDLC
15 33 (16.18%) CISSP
15 33 (16.18%) DevSecOps
16 32 (15.69%) GRC
17 30 (14.71%) AI
17 30 (14.71%) TOGAF
18 28 (13.73%) IT Strategy
18 28 (13.73%) Serverless
19 27 (13.24%) Architectural Patterns
19 27 (13.24%) CISM
20 25 (12.25%) CrowdStrike
20 25 (12.25%) SABSA
20 25 (12.25%) Security Testing
20 25 (12.25%) Snyk

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 44 (21.57%) Azure
2 41 (20.10%) AWS
3 28 (13.73%) Serverless
4 24 (11.76%) GCP
5 12 (5.88%) SaaS
6 4 (1.96%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.47%) OCI
7 3 (1.47%) Vertex AI
8 2 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.98%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 40 (19.61%) Network Security
2 11 (5.39%) SD-WAN
2 11 (5.39%) VPN
2 11 (5.39%) WAN
3 10 (4.90%) BGP
3 10 (4.90%) DHCP
3 10 (4.90%) DNS
3 10 (4.90%) FTP
3 10 (4.90%) HTTP
3 10 (4.90%) ICMP
3 10 (4.90%) IPsec
3 10 (4.90%) MPLS
3 10 (4.90%) SNMP
3 10 (4.90%) SSH
3 10 (4.90%) SSL
3 10 (4.90%) VLAN
4 6 (2.94%) Broadband
5 3 (1.47%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 25 (12.25%) Snyk
General
1 38 (18.63%) Public Sector
2 36 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 16 (7.84%) Law
3 16 (7.84%) Social Skills
4 14 (6.86%) Finance
5 7 (3.43%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (3.43%) Legal
6 4 (1.96%) Banking
7 3 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.49%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.49%) French Language
8 1 (0.49%) German Language
8 1 (0.49%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.90%) OAuth
1 10 (4.90%) SAML
2 1 (0.49%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.78%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.90%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 6 (2.94%) Cloud Native
4 5 (2.45%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.47%) IoT
5 3 (1.47%) PKI
6 2 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (0.98%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.98%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.98%) Web Conferencing
7 1 (0.49%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.49%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (0.49%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.49%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.49%) Insider Threat
7 1 (0.49%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.49%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.49%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (40.69%) Security Architecture
3 75 (36.76%) Cloud Security
4 66 (32.35%) Threat Modelling
5 44 (21.57%) Application Security
6 42 (20.59%) Technology Strategy
7 34 (16.67%) CI/CD
7 34 (16.67%) SDLC
8 33 (16.18%) DevSecOps
9 30 (14.71%) AI
9 30 (14.71%) TOGAF
10 28 (13.73%) IT Strategy
11 27 (13.24%) Architectural Patterns
12 25 (12.25%) SABSA
12 25 (12.25%) Security Testing
13 22 (10.78%) Risk Assessment
13 22 (10.78%) Security Operations
13 22 (10.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 22 (10.78%) Validation
14 20 (9.80%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.98%) Python
Qualifications
1 51 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 43 (21.08%) SC Cleared
3 33 (16.18%) CISSP
4 27 (13.24%) CISM
5 21 (10.29%) Degree
6 9 (4.41%) TOGAF Certification
7 6 (2.94%) AWS Certification
8 5 (2.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (2.45%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.96%) CCSP
10 3 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.98%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.49%) CRISC
12 1 (0.49%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (22.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (21.08%) NIST
3 32 (15.69%) GRC
4 19 (9.31%) NCSC
5 14 (6.86%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 11 (5.39%) GDPR
7 6 (2.94%) PCI DSS
8 5 (2.45%) NIST 800
9 4 (1.96%) Def Stans
10 3 (1.47%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.49%) COBIT
System Software
1 25 (12.25%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (6.86%) CASB
2 10 (4.90%) FortiGate
3 5 (2.45%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 57 (27.94%) Microsoft
2 35 (17.16%) Palo Alto
3 25 (12.25%) CrowdStrike
3 25 (12.25%) Tenable
4 11 (5.39%) Cisco
5 3 (1.47%) Fortinet
5 3 (1.47%) Oracle
6 2 (0.98%) Barracuda Networks
6 2 (0.98%) N-able
6 2 (0.98%) Sophos
7 1 (0.49%) Netskope
7 1 (0.49%) Okta
7 1 (0.49%) Zscaler
108 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs