Security Architect
UK
The median Security Architect salary in the UK is £79,842 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 452 | 288 | 630 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -164 | +342 | -95 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect | 560 | 1,181 | 823 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 1.27% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 1.39% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 353 | 308 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £56,219 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,750 | £73,750 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £79,842 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +2.94% | +7.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £102,500 | £101,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £78,273 | £80,000 | £75,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.16% | +6.31% | +4.51% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect.
Security Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Security Architect
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. 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 |
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| England | -136 | 484 | £79,842 | -8.75% | 63 |
| UK excluding London | -210 | 376 | £78,273 | -2.16% | 36 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 198 | £78,273 | -5.12% | 28 |
| London | -63 | 126 | £90,000 | -4.00% | 19 |
| North of England | -61 | 105 | £79,057 | +7.20% | 8 |
| South East | -63 | 102 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 13 |
| North West | -43 | 68 | £70,000 | +17.60% | 8 |
| Midlands | -102 | 67 | £78,273 | -10.55% | 4 |
| South West | -90 | 52 | £72,500 | -6.45% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -55 | 44 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 31 | £79,842 | -8.75% | |
| East of England | -17 | 27 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -62 | 23 | £78,273 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -167 | 11 | £75,000 | +16.53% | |
| Wales | -26 | 8 | £78,273 | +64.78% | |
| North East | -11 | 6 | £79,842 | -6.07% | |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 3 | £62,000 | - | 1 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Security Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Security Architect in the job title.
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Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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