Security Architect Job Trends in Yorkshire

Security Architect
England > Yorkshire

The median Security Architect salary in Yorkshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 147 159
Rank change year-on-year +4 +12 +91
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 17 6 23
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.51% 0.19% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.20% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 14 5 11
10th Percentile £69,495 £65,000 -
25th Percentile £74,149 £83,750 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £87,500 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +23.98% -2.85%
75th Percentile £83,750 £91,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,500 £93,500 -
England median annual salary £80,000 £83,750 £75,750
% change year-on-year -4.48% +10.56% -13.43%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 3,088 3,001 3,209
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.18% 96.56% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,844 1,206 2,564
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,288 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Yorkshire

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in Yorkshire

Security Architect
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Yorkshire -12 10 £80,000 -8.57% 1
South Yorkshire +5 6 £80,000 - 1
Security Architect
England

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 job ads across the Yorkshire region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 9 (52.94%) Security Architecture
2 8 (47.06%) CISSP
3 7 (41.18%) SABSA
3 7 (41.18%) Strategic Thinking
4 5 (29.41%) CISM
4 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
4 5 (29.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (29.41%) NCSC
4 5 (29.41%) Network Security
4 5 (29.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (29.41%) Threat Modelling
5 4 (23.53%) Architecture Governance
5 4 (23.53%) Cloud Security
5 4 (23.53%) Data Protection
5 4 (23.53%) DBS Check
5 4 (23.53%) Design Patterns
5 4 (23.53%) Enterprise Architecture
5 4 (23.53%) GRC
5 4 (23.53%) Information Security
5 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (23.53%) TOGAF
5 4 (23.53%) TOGAF Certification
6 3 (17.65%) Application Security
6 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (17.65%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (17.65%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 3 (17.65%) GDPR
6 3 (17.65%) IT Strategy

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.88%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 5 (29.41%) Network Security
2 2 (11.76%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Legal
3 2 (11.76%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Security Architecture
2 7 (41.18%) SABSA
2 7 (41.18%) Strategic Thinking
3 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
3 5 (29.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (29.41%) Threat Modelling
4 4 (23.53%) Architecture Governance
4 4 (23.53%) Cloud Security
4 4 (23.53%) Data Protection
4 4 (23.53%) Design Patterns
4 4 (23.53%) Enterprise Architecture
4 4 (23.53%) Information Security
4 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (23.53%) TOGAF
5 3 (17.65%) Application Security
5 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (17.65%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (17.65%) IT Strategy
5 3 (17.65%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 8 (47.06%) CISSP
2 5 (29.41%) CISM
3 4 (23.53%) DBS Check
3 4 (23.53%) TOGAF Certification
4 2 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (11.76%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (29.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (29.41%) NCSC
2 4 (23.53%) GRC
3 3 (17.65%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (17.65%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) BiZZdesign
1 1 (5.88%) Centrify
1 1 (5.88%) CyberArk
1 1 (5.88%) Thycotic