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 25 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
25 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 355 387
Rank change year-on-year +131 +32 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 222 71 202
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.09% 0.45% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 0.49% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 131 66 128
10th Percentile £71,250 £64,509 £60,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £69,063 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,431 £75,000 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year +16.57% -4.18% -5.12%
75th Percentile £100,000 £86,776 £84,919
90th Percentile - £105,625 £90,000
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 19,132 14,414 32,856
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 92.17% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 13,989 8,845 25,676
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,874 £32,996
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
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 25 June 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 25 June 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.

1 113 (50.90%) Cybersecurity
2 82 (36.94%) Security Architecture
3 67 (30.18%) Cloud Security
3 67 (30.18%) Threat Modelling
4 57 (25.68%) Microsoft
5 49 (22.07%) Application Security
6 47 (21.17%) Azure
7 41 (18.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 41 (18.47%) Security Cleared
8 40 (18.02%) NIST
9 39 (17.57%) AWS
9 39 (17.57%) SC Cleared
9 39 (17.57%) SDLC
10 36 (16.22%) Technology Strategy
11 34 (15.32%) CI/CD
12 33 (14.86%) CISSP
12 33 (14.86%) Palo Alto
13 32 (14.41%) TOGAF
14 31 (13.96%) AI
14 31 (13.96%) DevSecOps
14 31 (13.96%) GRC
14 31 (13.96%) Network Security
15 28 (12.61%) Serverless
16 26 (11.71%) CISM
16 26 (11.71%) CrowdStrike
16 26 (11.71%) IT Strategy
16 26 (11.71%) Security Testing
17 25 (11.26%) Snyk
17 25 (11.26%) Tenable
17 25 (11.26%) Virtual Machines

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 47 (21.17%) Azure
2 39 (17.57%) AWS
3 28 (12.61%) Serverless
4 18 (8.11%) GCP
5 11 (4.95%) SaaS
6 4 (1.80%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.35%) Vertex AI
8 2 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.90%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (0.90%) Mimecast
8 2 (0.90%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 31 (13.96%) Network Security
2 8 (3.60%) BGP
2 8 (3.60%) DHCP
2 8 (3.60%) DNS
2 8 (3.60%) FTP
2 8 (3.60%) HTTP
2 8 (3.60%) ICMP
2 8 (3.60%) IPsec
2 8 (3.60%) MPLS
2 8 (3.60%) SD-WAN
2 8 (3.60%) SNMP
2 8 (3.60%) SSH
2 8 (3.60%) SSL
2 8 (3.60%) VLAN
2 8 (3.60%) VPN
2 8 (3.60%) WAN
3 6 (2.70%) Broadband
4 1 (0.45%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 25 (11.26%) Snyk
General
1 32 (14.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 32 (14.41%) Public Sector
2 14 (6.31%) Finance
3 11 (4.95%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (4.50%) Law
5 9 (4.05%) Social Skills
6 4 (1.80%) Banking
6 4 (1.80%) Legal
7 3 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.45%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.60%) OAuth
1 8 (3.60%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (9.91%) Data Centre
2 8 (3.60%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 7 (3.15%) Operational Technology
3 7 (3.15%) PKI
4 6 (2.70%) Cloud Native
5 2 (0.90%) Driving Licence
5 2 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (0.45%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.45%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (0.45%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.45%) IoT
6 1 (0.45%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.45%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.45%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (50.90%) Cybersecurity
2 82 (36.94%) Security Architecture
3 67 (30.18%) Cloud Security
3 67 (30.18%) Threat Modelling
4 49 (22.07%) Application Security
5 39 (17.57%) SDLC
6 36 (16.22%) Technology Strategy
7 34 (15.32%) CI/CD
8 32 (14.41%) TOGAF
9 31 (13.96%) AI
9 31 (13.96%) DevSecOps
10 26 (11.71%) IT Strategy
10 26 (11.71%) Security Testing
11 24 (10.81%) SABSA
12 23 (10.36%) Architectural Patterns
13 22 (9.91%) Security Operations
13 22 (9.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 22 (9.91%) Validation
14 18 (8.11%) OWASP
14 18 (8.11%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 41 (18.47%) Security Cleared
2 39 (17.57%) SC Cleared
3 33 (14.86%) CISSP
4 26 (11.71%) CISM
5 13 (5.86%) Degree
6 12 (5.41%) TOGAF Certification
7 8 (3.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (3.60%) AWS Certification
7 8 (3.60%) Azure Certification
7 8 (3.60%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (3.15%) CCSP
9 2 (0.90%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.45%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (18.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (18.02%) NIST
3 31 (13.96%) GRC
4 18 (8.11%) NCSC
5 10 (4.50%) GDPR
5 10 (4.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 9 (4.05%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.80%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.80%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.90%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.45%) COBIT
9 1 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (11.26%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (1.35%) Docker
3 2 (0.90%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (3.60%) CASB
1 8 (3.60%) FortiGate
2 3 (1.35%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 57 (25.68%) Microsoft
2 33 (14.86%) Palo Alto
3 26 (11.71%) CrowdStrike
4 25 (11.26%) Tenable
5 8 (3.60%) Cisco
6 3 (1.35%) Okta
7 2 (0.90%) Barracuda Networks
7 2 (0.90%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.90%) N-able
7 2 (0.90%) Oracle
7 2 (0.90%) Sophos
8 1 (0.45%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.45%) Google
8 1 (0.45%) Splunk
48 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs