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 18 February 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 293 382 366
Rank change year-on-year +89 -16 +55
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 97 52 172
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 0.33% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.35% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 69 35 144
10th Percentile £69,210 £59,102 £58,250
25th Percentile £80,000 £61,875 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £77,500 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year +22.58% -0.99% -4.25%
75th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £84,919
90th Percentile £101,500 £112,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £79,842
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.06% -6.07%

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 15,330 14,892 26,441
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 95.58% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 10,212 9,013 22,121
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 18 February 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 18 February 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 65 (67.01%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (30.93%) Security Architecture
3 25 (25.77%) Azure
4 19 (19.59%) AWS
4 19 (19.59%) CISSP
4 19 (19.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (19.59%) NIST
5 18 (18.56%) TOGAF
6 17 (17.53%) Cloud Security
7 15 (15.46%) CISM
8 13 (13.40%) Threat Modelling
9 12 (12.37%) Architectural Patterns
9 12 (12.37%) Azure Certification
9 12 (12.37%) SABSA
9 12 (12.37%) TOGAF Certification
10 11 (11.34%) Privileged Access Management
10 11 (11.34%) Security Cleared
11 10 (10.31%) AWS Certification
11 10 (10.31%) Microsoft
11 10 (10.31%) SC Cleared
12 9 (9.28%) Cryptography
12 9 (9.28%) Microservices
12 9 (9.28%) NCSC
12 9 (9.28%) PCI DSS
12 9 (9.28%) Roadmaps
13 8 (8.25%) Analytical Thinking
13 8 (8.25%) Application Security
13 8 (8.25%) Collaborative Culture
13 8 (8.25%) Decision-Making
13 8 (8.25%) GDPR

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 25 (25.77%) Azure
2 19 (19.59%) AWS
3 4 (4.12%) Entra ID
4 3 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.06%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (1.03%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.09%) Firewall
2 2 (2.06%) Network Security
3 1 (1.03%) Internet
3 1 (1.03%) SSL
3 1 (1.03%) VPN
Development Applications
1 5 (5.15%) Jenkins
General
1 12 (12.37%) Finance
2 8 (8.25%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (5.15%) Banking
3 5 (5.15%) Social Skills
4 2 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (2.06%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.03%) Electronics
5 1 (1.03%) Legal
5 1 (1.03%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.03%) Marketing
5 1 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.03%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.28%) PKI
2 8 (8.25%) Operational Technology
3 5 (5.15%) Data Centre
3 5 (5.15%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (4.12%) Public Cloud
5 3 (3.09%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.03%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.03%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.03%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.03%) Linux
1 1 (1.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (67.01%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (30.93%) Security Architecture
3 18 (18.56%) TOGAF
4 17 (17.53%) Cloud Security
5 13 (13.40%) Threat Modelling
6 12 (12.37%) Architectural Patterns
6 12 (12.37%) SABSA
7 11 (11.34%) Privileged Access Management
8 9 (9.28%) Cryptography
8 9 (9.28%) Microservices
8 9 (9.28%) Roadmaps
9 8 (8.25%) Analytical Thinking
9 8 (8.25%) Application Security
9 8 (8.25%) Collaborative Culture
9 8 (8.25%) Decision-Making
9 8 (8.25%) Risk Analysis
10 7 (7.22%) Technical Leadership
11 6 (6.19%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (6.19%) Mentoring
11 6 (6.19%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.06%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (19.59%) CISSP
2 15 (15.46%) CISM
3 12 (12.37%) Azure Certification
3 12 (12.37%) TOGAF Certification
4 11 (11.34%) Security Cleared
5 10 (10.31%) AWS Certification
5 10 (10.31%) SC Cleared
6 7 (7.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (7.22%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (4.12%) CCSP
8 2 (2.06%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.03%) Degree
9 1 (1.03%) FFIEC
9 1 (1.03%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (19.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 19 (19.59%) NIST
2 9 (9.28%) NCSC
2 9 (9.28%) PCI DSS
3 8 (8.25%) GDPR
4 1 (1.03%) GRC
4 1 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 42001
4 1 (1.03%) JSP 440
4 1 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (2.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.15%) Ansible
2 2 (2.06%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.03%) CASB
Vendors
1 10 (10.31%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.06%) Okta
3 1 (1.03%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (1.03%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.03%) Google
3 1 (1.03%) Netskope
3 1 (1.03%) SAP
3 1 (1.03%) Splunk