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 4 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
4 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 383 395
Rank change year-on-year +161 +12 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 211 47 196
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.10% 0.32% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 0.34% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 128 39 130
10th Percentile £73,750 £63,357 £57,500
25th Percentile £80,000 £64,509 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £80,000 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% +2.21% -5.12%
75th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £84,919
90th Percentile - £108,900 £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 18,122 13,651 32,214
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 91.95% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 13,260 8,425 25,464
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,242
Median % change year-on-year - +8.61% -11.61%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £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 4 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 4 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.

1 125 (59.24%) Cybersecurity
2 78 (36.97%) Security Architecture
3 64 (30.33%) Threat Modelling
4 63 (29.86%) Cloud Security
5 49 (23.22%) Application Security
6 43 (20.38%) Azure
7 40 (18.96%) Microsoft
8 38 (18.01%) SDLC
9 37 (17.54%) AWS
10 33 (15.64%) SC Cleared
10 33 (15.64%) Security Cleared
11 32 (15.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 32 (15.17%) NIST
12 31 (14.69%) CI/CD
12 31 (14.69%) CISSP
12 31 (14.69%) DevSecOps
12 31 (14.69%) Technology Strategy
13 30 (14.22%) AI
13 30 (14.22%) TOGAF
14 29 (13.74%) GRC
14 29 (13.74%) Palo Alto
15 28 (13.27%) Serverless
16 26 (12.32%) CrowdStrike
16 26 (12.32%) Security Testing
17 25 (11.85%) Snyk
17 25 (11.85%) Tenable
17 25 (11.85%) Virtual Machines
18 24 (11.37%) CISM
18 24 (11.37%) Network Security
19 23 (10.90%) IT Strategy

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 43 (20.38%) Azure
2 37 (17.54%) AWS
3 28 (13.27%) Serverless
4 15 (7.11%) GCP
5 7 (3.32%) SaaS
6 3 (1.42%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.42%) Vertex AI
7 2 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.95%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 24 (11.37%) Network Security
2 6 (2.84%) Broadband
3 5 (2.37%) SSL
3 5 (2.37%) VPN
4 4 (1.90%) BGP
4 4 (1.90%) DHCP
4 4 (1.90%) DNS
4 4 (1.90%) FTP
4 4 (1.90%) HTTP
4 4 (1.90%) ICMP
4 4 (1.90%) IPsec
4 4 (1.90%) MPLS
4 4 (1.90%) SD-WAN
4 4 (1.90%) SNMP
4 4 (1.90%) SSH
4 4 (1.90%) VLAN
4 4 (1.90%) WAN
5 3 (1.42%) Firewall
6 1 (0.47%) Internet
Development Applications
1 25 (11.85%) Snyk
2 1 (0.47%) Jenkins
General
1 30 (14.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 24 (11.37%) Public Sector
3 11 (5.21%) Finance
4 10 (4.74%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (3.79%) Law
6 6 (2.84%) Social Skills
7 4 (1.90%) Banking
8 3 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.95%) Legal
10 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.90%) OAuth
1 4 (1.90%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (10.90%) Data Centre
2 8 (3.79%) PKI
3 7 (3.32%) Operational Technology
4 4 (1.90%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (1.42%) Cloud Native
6 2 (0.95%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.95%) Security Posture
6 2 (0.95%) Web Conferencing
7 1 (0.47%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.47%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (0.47%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.47%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.47%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.47%) IoT
7 1 (0.47%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.47%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.47%) Linux
1 1 (0.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (59.24%) Cybersecurity
2 78 (36.97%) Security Architecture
3 64 (30.33%) Threat Modelling
4 63 (29.86%) Cloud Security
5 49 (23.22%) Application Security
6 38 (18.01%) SDLC
7 31 (14.69%) CI/CD
7 31 (14.69%) DevSecOps
7 31 (14.69%) Technology Strategy
8 30 (14.22%) AI
8 30 (14.22%) TOGAF
9 26 (12.32%) Security Testing
10 23 (10.90%) IT Strategy
11 22 (10.43%) Validation
12 21 (9.95%) SABSA
12 21 (9.95%) Security Operations
13 18 (8.53%) Architectural Patterns
13 18 (8.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 15 (7.11%) OWASP
14 15 (7.11%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 33 (15.64%) SC Cleared
1 33 (15.64%) Security Cleared
2 31 (14.69%) CISSP
3 24 (11.37%) CISM
4 13 (6.16%) TOGAF Certification
5 11 (5.21%) Degree
6 9 (4.27%) AWS Certification
7 8 (3.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (3.79%) Azure Certification
7 8 (3.79%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (3.32%) CCSP
9 2 (0.95%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.47%) FFIEC
10 1 (0.47%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (15.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 32 (15.17%) NIST
2 29 (13.74%) GRC
3 16 (7.58%) NCSC
4 8 (3.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 8 (3.79%) PCI DSS
5 7 (3.32%) GDPR
6 3 (1.42%) Def Stans
6 3 (1.42%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (11.85%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.95%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (2.37%) CASB
2 4 (1.90%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.47%) Ansible
3 1 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 40 (18.96%) Microsoft
2 29 (13.74%) Palo Alto
3 26 (12.32%) CrowdStrike
4 25 (11.85%) Tenable
5 4 (1.90%) Cisco
6 3 (1.42%) Okta
7 2 (0.95%) Barracuda Networks
7 2 (0.95%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.95%) N-able
7 2 (0.95%) Sophos
8 1 (0.47%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.47%) Google
8 1 (0.47%) Netskope
8 1 (0.47%) Splunk
108 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs