Hybrid/Remote Security Architect Job Trends

Security Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £87,431 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 344 394
Rank change year-on-year +77 +50 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 208 72 88
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.83% 0.43% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 0.46% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 121 67 39
10th Percentile £71,250 £63,055 £60,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £60,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,431 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.57% +15.38% -23.53%
75th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £83,125
90th Percentile £105,000 £107,500 £100,000
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 23,408 15,648 21,643
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 93.01% 96.47%
Number of salaries quoted 16,253 8,792 13,500
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 £98,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -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 1 October 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 1 October 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 (50.48%) Cybersecurity
2 89 (42.79%) Security Architecture
3 83 (39.90%) Cloud Security
4 67 (32.21%) Threat Modelling
5 59 (28.37%) Microsoft
6 55 (26.44%) Security Cleared
7 53 (25.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 51 (24.52%) NIST
9 50 (24.04%) Azure
10 46 (22.12%) Technology Strategy
11 45 (21.63%) Network Security
11 45 (21.63%) SC Cleared
12 43 (20.67%) AWS
13 40 (19.23%) CISSP
14 39 (18.75%) Application Security
15 38 (18.27%) Architectural Patterns
16 37 (17.79%) TOGAF
17 36 (17.31%) AI
18 35 (16.83%) Palo Alto
19 34 (16.35%) SDLC
20 33 (15.87%) CI/CD
20 33 (15.87%) SABSA
21 32 (15.38%) CISM
21 32 (15.38%) DevSecOps
22 30 (14.42%) IT Strategy
23 29 (13.94%) GRC
24 28 (13.46%) Degree
24 28 (13.46%) GCP
24 28 (13.46%) Serverless
25 26 (12.50%) 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 2 (0.96%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 50 (24.04%) Azure
2 43 (20.67%) AWS
3 28 (13.46%) GCP
3 28 (13.46%) Serverless
4 9 (4.33%) SaaS
5 6 (2.88%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.44%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.44%) OCI
7 3 (1.44%) Vertex AI
8 1 (0.48%) AWS KMS
8 1 (0.48%) IaaS
8 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.48%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 45 (21.63%) Network Security
2 11 (5.29%) SD-WAN
2 11 (5.29%) VPN
2 11 (5.29%) WAN
3 10 (4.81%) BGP
3 10 (4.81%) DHCP
3 10 (4.81%) DNS
3 10 (4.81%) FTP
3 10 (4.81%) HTTP
3 10 (4.81%) ICMP
3 10 (4.81%) IPsec
3 10 (4.81%) MPLS
3 10 (4.81%) SNMP
3 10 (4.81%) SSH
3 10 (4.81%) SSL
3 10 (4.81%) VLAN
4 6 (2.88%) Broadband
5 4 (1.92%) Firewall
6 2 (0.96%) 5G
7 1 (0.48%) 4G
Development Applications
1 25 (12.02%) Snyk
General
1 38 (18.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 37 (17.79%) Public Sector
3 22 (10.58%) Social Skills
4 20 (9.62%) Law
5 15 (7.21%) Finance
6 11 (5.29%) Legal
7 9 (4.33%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (1.92%) Banking
9 2 (0.96%) Aerospace
9 2 (0.96%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.96%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.48%) French Language
10 1 (0.48%) German Language
10 1 (0.48%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.48%) Military
10 1 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.81%) OAuth
1 10 (4.81%) SAML
2 2 (0.96%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.58%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.81%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 8 (3.85%) Cloud Native
4 6 (2.88%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.92%) PKI
7 3 (1.44%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (1.44%) IoT
7 3 (1.44%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.44%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.44%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.96%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.48%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.48%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.48%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.48%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.48%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.48%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (50.48%) Cybersecurity
2 89 (42.79%) Security Architecture
3 83 (39.90%) Cloud Security
4 67 (32.21%) Threat Modelling
5 46 (22.12%) Technology Strategy
6 39 (18.75%) Application Security
7 38 (18.27%) Architectural Patterns
8 37 (17.79%) TOGAF
9 36 (17.31%) AI
10 34 (16.35%) SDLC
11 33 (15.87%) CI/CD
11 33 (15.87%) SABSA
12 32 (15.38%) DevSecOps
13 30 (14.42%) IT Strategy
14 26 (12.50%) Identity Access Management
15 25 (12.02%) Security Testing
15 25 (12.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 22 (10.58%) Risk Assessment
16 22 (10.58%) Validation
16 22 (10.58%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.96%) Python
Qualifications
1 55 (26.44%) Security Cleared
2 45 (21.63%) SC Cleared
3 40 (19.23%) CISSP
4 32 (15.38%) CISM
5 28 (13.46%) Degree
6 9 (4.33%) TOGAF Certification
7 8 (3.85%) AWS Certification
7 8 (3.85%) Azure Certification
8 6 (2.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 6 (2.88%) CCSP
8 6 (2.88%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (2.40%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.92%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.96%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.96%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.48%) CCSK
12 1 (0.48%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (25.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (24.52%) NIST
3 29 (13.94%) GRC
4 22 (10.58%) NCSC
5 16 (7.69%) GDPR
5 16 (7.69%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 7 (3.37%) PCI DSS
7 6 (2.88%) NIST 800
8 4 (1.92%) Def Stans
8 4 (1.92%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.96%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.96%) COBIT
System Software
1 25 (12.02%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.40%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (7.21%) CASB
2 10 (4.81%) FortiGate
3 5 (2.40%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 59 (28.37%) Microsoft
2 35 (16.83%) Palo Alto
3 25 (12.02%) CrowdStrike
3 25 (12.02%) Tenable
4 11 (5.29%) Cisco
5 3 (1.44%) Oracle
6 1 (0.48%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.48%) Google
6 1 (0.48%) Netskope
6 1 (0.48%) Zscaler