Hybrid/Remote Security Architect Job Trends

Security Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £85,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 October 2026.

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

 6 months to
9 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 355 394
Rank change year-on-year +82 +39 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 196 73 86
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.79% 0.43% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 0.47% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 114 68 41
10th Percentile £71,250 £60,875 £60,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,250 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.67% +15.38% -23.53%
75th Percentile £100,000 £88,333 £82,500
90th Percentile £103,875 £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 23,273 15,647 20,929
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 93.19% 96.57%
Number of salaries quoted 16,038 8,787 13,019
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,363 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,600
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £58,210 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.42% -2.39% -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 9 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 9 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 96 (48.98%) Cybersecurity
2 76 (38.78%) Security Architecture
3 73 (37.24%) Cloud Security
4 58 (29.59%) Threat Modelling
5 57 (29.08%) Microsoft
6 51 (26.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 51 (26.02%) Security Cleared
7 49 (25.00%) NIST
8 46 (23.47%) Azure
9 41 (20.92%) Network Security
10 40 (20.41%) SC Cleared
11 39 (19.90%) AWS
12 37 (18.88%) Architectural Patterns
12 37 (18.88%) Technology Strategy
13 36 (18.37%) CISSP
13 36 (18.37%) TOGAF
14 32 (16.33%) SABSA
15 30 (15.31%) CISM
16 28 (14.29%) Palo Alto
17 27 (13.78%) AI
18 26 (13.27%) Application Security
18 26 (13.27%) GCP
19 25 (12.76%) CI/CD
19 25 (12.76%) Degree
19 25 (12.76%) Identity Access Management
20 24 (12.24%) DevSecOps
20 24 (12.24%) SDLC
20 24 (12.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
21 22 (11.22%) GRC
21 22 (11.22%) 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (1.02%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 46 (23.47%) Azure
2 39 (19.90%) AWS
3 26 (13.27%) GCP
4 20 (10.20%) Serverless
5 6 (3.06%) Entra ID
5 6 (3.06%) SaaS
6 4 (2.04%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.53%) OCI
8 2 (1.02%) Vertex AI
9 1 (0.51%) AWS KMS
9 1 (0.51%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.51%) IaaS
9 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.51%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 41 (20.92%) Network Security
2 11 (5.61%) SD-WAN
2 11 (5.61%) VPN
2 11 (5.61%) WAN
3 10 (5.10%) BGP
3 10 (5.10%) DHCP
3 10 (5.10%) DNS
3 10 (5.10%) FTP
3 10 (5.10%) HTTP
3 10 (5.10%) ICMP
3 10 (5.10%) IPsec
3 10 (5.10%) MPLS
3 10 (5.10%) SNMP
3 10 (5.10%) SSH
3 10 (5.10%) SSL
3 10 (5.10%) VLAN
4 6 (3.06%) Broadband
5 4 (2.04%) Firewall
6 2 (1.02%) 5G
7 1 (0.51%) 2G
Development Applications
1 18 (9.18%) Snyk
General
1 32 (16.33%) Public Sector
2 30 (15.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 20 (10.20%) Social Skills
4 19 (9.69%) Law
5 14 (7.14%) Finance
6 10 (5.10%) Legal
7 9 (4.59%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (1.53%) Banking
9 2 (1.02%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.02%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.02%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.51%) French Language
10 1 (0.51%) German Language
10 1 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.51%) Military
10 1 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.10%) OAuth
1 10 (5.10%) SAML
2 2 (1.02%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.65%) Data Centre
2 10 (5.10%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 7 (3.57%) Cloud Native
4 6 (3.06%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (2.04%) PKI
7 3 (1.53%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (1.53%) IoT
7 3 (1.53%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.53%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.53%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.02%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.51%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.51%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.51%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.51%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.51%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.51%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.51%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (48.98%) Cybersecurity
2 76 (38.78%) Security Architecture
3 73 (37.24%) Cloud Security
4 58 (29.59%) Threat Modelling
5 37 (18.88%) Architectural Patterns
5 37 (18.88%) Technology Strategy
6 36 (18.37%) TOGAF
7 32 (16.33%) SABSA
8 27 (13.78%) AI
9 26 (13.27%) Application Security
10 25 (12.76%) CI/CD
10 25 (12.76%) Identity Access Management
11 24 (12.24%) DevSecOps
11 24 (12.24%) SDLC
11 24 (12.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 22 (11.22%) IT Strategy
13 21 (10.71%) Risk Assessment
13 21 (10.71%) Zero Trust
14 19 (9.69%) OWASP
14 19 (9.69%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.02%) Python
Qualifications
1 51 (26.02%) Security Cleared
2 40 (20.41%) SC Cleared
3 36 (18.37%) CISSP
4 30 (15.31%) CISM
5 25 (12.76%) Degree
6 9 (4.59%) TOGAF Certification
7 8 (4.08%) AWS Certification
7 8 (4.08%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (2.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.55%) CCSP
8 5 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (2.55%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (1.02%) DBS Check
9 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.51%) CCSK
10 1 (0.51%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (26.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (25.00%) NIST
3 22 (11.22%) GRC
4 21 (10.71%) NCSC
5 16 (8.16%) GDPR
6 15 (7.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (3.57%) PCI DSS
8 6 (3.06%) NIST 800
9 4 (2.04%) Def Stans
9 4 (2.04%) SOC 2
10 2 (1.02%) Accessibility
10 2 (1.02%) COBIT
System Software
1 18 (9.18%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.55%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (7.65%) CASB
2 10 (5.10%) FortiGate
3 5 (2.55%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 57 (29.08%) Microsoft
2 28 (14.29%) Palo Alto
3 18 (9.18%) CrowdStrike
3 18 (9.18%) Tenable
4 11 (5.61%) Cisco
5 3 (1.53%) Oracle
6 1 (0.51%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.51%) Google
6 1 (0.51%) Netskope
6 1 (0.51%) Zscaler
191 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs