Hybrid/Remote Security Architect Job Trends

Security Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £88,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
2 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 357 389
Rank change year-on-year +128 +32 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 221 69 202
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.06% 0.43% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 0.47% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 130 65 129
10th Percentile £71,250 £64,509 £60,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £88,000 £75,000 £78,273
Median % change year-on-year +17.33% -4.18% -5.12%
75th Percentile £100,000 £86,776 £84,919
90th Percentile - £91,200 £91,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -6.25% -8.57%

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 19,552 14,728 32,171
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 92.25% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 14,278 9,146 25,069
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -11.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,745 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.08% +8.09% -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 2 July 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 2 July 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.

1 111 (50.23%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (37.56%) Security Architecture
3 68 (30.77%) Cloud Security
4 67 (30.32%) Threat Modelling
5 59 (26.70%) Microsoft
6 49 (22.17%) Application Security
7 46 (20.81%) Azure
8 44 (19.91%) Security Cleared
9 42 (19.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 41 (18.55%) NIST
10 41 (18.55%) SC Cleared
11 39 (17.65%) SDLC
12 37 (16.74%) AWS
12 37 (16.74%) Technology Strategy
13 34 (15.38%) CI/CD
13 34 (15.38%) Palo Alto
14 33 (14.93%) CISSP
14 33 (14.93%) Network Security
15 32 (14.48%) TOGAF
16 31 (14.03%) DevSecOps
16 31 (14.03%) GRC
17 30 (13.57%) AI
18 28 (12.67%) Serverless
19 26 (11.76%) CISM
19 26 (11.76%) CrowdStrike
19 26 (11.76%) IT Strategy
20 25 (11.31%) Security Testing
20 25 (11.31%) Snyk
20 25 (11.31%) Tenable
20 25 (11.31%) 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 46 (20.81%) Azure
2 37 (16.74%) AWS
3 28 (12.67%) Serverless
4 19 (8.60%) GCP
5 12 (5.43%) SaaS
6 5 (2.26%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.36%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.36%) OCI
7 3 (1.36%) Vertex AI
8 2 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.90%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 33 (14.93%) Network Security
2 9 (4.07%) BGP
2 9 (4.07%) DHCP
2 9 (4.07%) DNS
2 9 (4.07%) FTP
2 9 (4.07%) HTTP
2 9 (4.07%) ICMP
2 9 (4.07%) IPsec
2 9 (4.07%) MPLS
2 9 (4.07%) SD-WAN
2 9 (4.07%) SNMP
2 9 (4.07%) SSH
2 9 (4.07%) SSL
2 9 (4.07%) VLAN
2 9 (4.07%) VPN
2 9 (4.07%) WAN
3 6 (2.71%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 25 (11.31%) Snyk
General
1 33 (14.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 33 (14.93%) Public Sector
2 15 (6.79%) Finance
3 11 (4.98%) Law
4 10 (4.52%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (4.52%) Social Skills
5 5 (2.26%) Legal
6 3 (1.36%) Banking
6 3 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.07%) OAuth
1 9 (4.07%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (9.95%) Data Centre
2 9 (4.07%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 7 (3.17%) Operational Technology
4 6 (2.71%) Cloud Native
4 6 (2.71%) PKI
5 3 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.90%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
7 1 (0.45%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.45%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.45%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.45%) IoT
7 1 (0.45%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.45%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.45%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (50.23%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (37.56%) Security Architecture
3 68 (30.77%) Cloud Security
4 67 (30.32%) Threat Modelling
5 49 (22.17%) Application Security
6 39 (17.65%) SDLC
7 37 (16.74%) Technology Strategy
8 34 (15.38%) CI/CD
9 32 (14.48%) TOGAF
10 31 (14.03%) DevSecOps
11 30 (13.57%) AI
12 26 (11.76%) IT Strategy
13 25 (11.31%) Security Testing
14 24 (10.86%) Architectural Patterns
14 24 (10.86%) SABSA
15 22 (9.95%) Security Operations
15 22 (9.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 22 (9.95%) Validation
16 19 (8.60%) OWASP
16 19 (8.60%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 44 (19.91%) Security Cleared
2 41 (18.55%) SC Cleared
3 33 (14.93%) CISSP
4 26 (11.76%) CISM
5 14 (6.33%) Degree
6 11 (4.98%) TOGAF Certification
7 8 (3.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (3.62%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (3.17%) AWS Certification
8 7 (3.17%) Azure Certification
8 7 (3.17%) CCSP
9 2 (0.90%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (19.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (18.55%) NIST
3 31 (14.03%) GRC
4 18 (8.14%) NCSC
5 11 (4.98%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 10 (4.52%) GDPR
7 7 (3.17%) PCI DSS
8 4 (1.81%) Def Stans
8 4 (1.81%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.36%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.45%) COBIT
System Software
1 25 (11.31%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (1.36%) Docker
3 2 (0.90%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (4.07%) CASB
1 9 (4.07%) FortiGate
2 3 (1.36%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 59 (26.70%) Microsoft
2 34 (15.38%) Palo Alto
3 26 (11.76%) CrowdStrike
4 25 (11.31%) Tenable
5 9 (4.07%) Cisco
6 3 (1.36%) Okta
6 3 (1.36%) Oracle
7 2 (0.90%) Barracuda Networks
7 2 (0.90%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.90%) N-able
7 2 (0.90%) Sophos
8 1 (0.45%) Google
91 hybrid/remote Security Architect jobs