Security Architect Jobs in England

Security Architect
UK > England

The median Security Architect salary in England is £79,842 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 May 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
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 442 318 638
Rank change year-on-year -124 +320 -97
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 463 900 643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.53% 1.03% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 1.13% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 291 283 324
10th Percentile £56,809 £56,219 £62,500
25th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,842 £90,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% - +16.13%
75th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £103,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £79,842 £87,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +2.94% +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 83,455 79,786 132,547
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.48% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 62,071 51,010 74,787
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,084 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in England

Security Architect
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in England.

Salary trend for Security Architect in England

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in England over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in England

Security Architect
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 26 May 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
London -34 120 £90,000 -5.26% 47
South East -40 102 £75,000 -16.67% 26
North of England -25 101 £79,057 +10.96% 9
North West -19 66 £70,000 +17.60% 7
Midlands -74 64 £78,273 -7.91% 7
South West -72 52 £72,500 -9.38% 4
West Midlands -34 40 £70,000 -17.65% 5
Yorkshire +23 29 £79,842 -0.20% 2
East Midlands -40 24 £78,273 - 2
East of England +5 21 £85,000 +6.25% 6
North East +2 6 £79,842 -17.69%
Security Architect
UK

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 May 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 across the England region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 192 (41.47%) Cybersecurity
2 166 (35.85%) Security Architecture
3 151 (32.61%) Azure
4 122 (26.35%) Microsoft
5 120 (25.92%) CISSP
6 102 (22.03%) Information Security
7 100 (21.60%) AWS
8 98 (21.17%) Cisco Certification
9 85 (18.36%) Application Security
10 83 (17.93%) Degree
11 80 (17.28%) Finance
12 77 (16.63%) NIST
13 70 (15.12%) CISM
14 69 (14.90%) Cloud Security
14 69 (14.90%) Social Skills
15 68 (14.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 65 (14.04%) WAN
17 61 (13.17%) CCSP
17 61 (13.17%) OWASP
17 61 (13.17%) SD-WAN
18 60 (12.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
19 58 (12.53%) Security Cleared
20 56 (12.10%) Roadmaps
21 54 (11.66%) AWS Certification
22 53 (11.45%) Security Posture
22 53 (11.45%) Azure Certification
22 53 (11.45%) Presales
23 50 (10.80%) Management Information System
23 50 (10.80%) Agile
24 49 (10.58%) Problem-Solving

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 151 (32.61%) Azure
2 100 (21.60%) AWS
3 39 (8.42%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (3.02%) SaaS
5 13 (2.81%) GCP
6 10 (2.16%) Cloud Computing
7 9 (1.94%) Power Platform
8 4 (0.86%) PaaS
9 3 (0.65%) Azure Service Bus
9 3 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.65%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.65%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.43%) Azure AKS
10 2 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.43%) IaaS
11 1 (0.22%) Akamai
11 1 (0.22%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 65 (14.04%) WAN
2 61 (13.17%) SD-WAN
3 32 (6.91%) Network Security
4 27 (5.83%) Cisco Firepower
4 27 (5.83%) Firewall
5 7 (1.51%) Intrusion Detection
5 7 (1.51%) VPN
6 6 (1.30%) Internet
7 5 (1.08%) DNS
7 5 (1.08%) LAN
8 4 (0.86%) Software-Defined Networking
8 4 (0.86%) Wireless
8 4 (0.86%) WLAN
9 1 (0.22%) NGFW
9 1 (0.22%) NGN
9 1 (0.22%) SSL
9 1 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.30%) Power BI
1 6 (1.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 3 (0.65%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.22%) Big Data
3 1 (0.22%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.22%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (0.86%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.22%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.22%) Vagrant
General
1 80 (17.28%) Finance
2 69 (14.90%) Social Skills
3 18 (3.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 18 (3.89%) Public Sector
4 15 (3.24%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (2.81%) Retail
6 8 (1.73%) Legal
7 7 (1.51%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.30%) Law
9 5 (1.08%) Military
10 3 (0.65%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.65%) Electronics
11 2 (0.43%) Banking
11 2 (0.43%) Games
11 2 (0.43%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.22%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.22%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.22%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (5.62%) .NET
2 10 (2.16%) React
3 7 (1.51%) OAuth
4 6 (1.30%) CSS
4 6 (1.30%) OAuth2
4 6 (1.30%) Web Services
5 4 (0.86%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.22%) EDI
6 1 (0.22%) JSON
6 1 (0.22%) RESTful
6 1 (0.22%) SAML
6 1 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.45%) Security Posture
2 50 (10.80%) Management Information System
3 43 (9.29%) Data Centre
4 38 (8.21%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 29 (6.26%) PKI
6 26 (5.62%) Public Cloud
7 21 (4.54%) Greenfield Project
8 18 (3.89%) Cyber Threat
9 11 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (2.16%) Product Ownership
11 8 (1.73%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.73%) PMI
12 6 (1.30%) Cloud Native
13 5 (1.08%) Cloud Security Posture
14 3 (0.65%) Cyber Defence
14 3 (0.65%) IoT
15 2 (0.43%) Cyber Security Posture
15 2 (0.43%) Cyberattack
15 2 (0.43%) Onboarding
15 2 (0.43%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 34 (7.34%) Linux
2 25 (5.40%) Android
3 16 (3.46%) Apple iOS
4 11 (2.38%) Windows
5 9 (1.94%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (1.08%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (41.47%) Cybersecurity
2 166 (35.85%) Security Architecture
3 102 (22.03%) Information Security
4 85 (18.36%) Application Security
5 69 (14.90%) Cloud Security
6 61 (13.17%) OWASP
7 56 (12.10%) Roadmaps
8 53 (11.45%) Presales
9 50 (10.80%) Agile
10 49 (10.58%) Problem-Solving
11 47 (10.15%) Secure Coding
12 38 (8.21%) CI/CD
12 38 (8.21%) Time Management
13 37 (7.99%) Identity Management
14 34 (7.34%) Incident Response
14 34 (7.34%) TOGAF
15 32 (6.91%) Coaching
16 31 (6.70%) Architectural Design
17 30 (6.48%) DevOps
17 30 (6.48%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.05%) C
2 16 (3.46%) Python
3 13 (2.81%) C++
4 11 (2.38%) Java
4 11 (2.38%) PowerShell
5 10 (2.16%) C#
5 10 (2.16%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.30%) Bash
7 1 (0.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 120 (25.92%) CISSP
2 98 (21.17%) Cisco Certification
3 83 (17.93%) Degree
4 70 (15.12%) CISM
5 68 (14.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 61 (13.17%) CCSP
7 58 (12.53%) Security Cleared
8 54 (11.66%) AWS Certification
9 53 (11.45%) Azure Certification
10 43 (9.29%) CCSK
11 30 (6.48%) CCNP
11 30 (6.48%) DV Cleared
12 27 (5.83%) CCNA
13 21 (4.54%) BPSS Clearance
14 18 (3.89%) CRISC
15 16 (3.46%) SC Cleared
16 15 (3.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 14 (3.02%) CISA
17 14 (3.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 11 (2.38%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (16.63%) NIST
2 60 (12.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (5.83%) PCI DSS
4 18 (3.89%) GDPR
4 18 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 12 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.30%) COBIT
6 6 (1.30%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.08%) NCSC
8 3 (0.65%) HMG Infosec
8 3 (0.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.65%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.65%) RMADS
8 3 (0.65%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.43%) QA
10 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.22%) GRC
10 1 (0.22%) GxP
10 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 34 (7.34%) Docker
2 9 (1.94%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.65%) Firmware
4 2 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.22%) LXC
5 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 37 (7.99%) Kubernetes
2 33 (7.13%) Single Sign-On
3 27 (5.83%) Stealthwatch
4 5 (1.08%) Suricata
5 4 (0.86%) Ansible
5 4 (0.86%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.86%) Terraform
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.22%) Nmap
Vendors
1 122 (26.35%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.78%) Cisco
3 27 (5.83%) Adobe
3 27 (5.83%) Apple
3 27 (5.83%) Meraki
4 11 (2.38%) Palo Alto
5 10 (2.16%) Google
6 8 (1.73%) Splunk
7 6 (1.30%) Oracle
7 6 (1.30%) PagerDuty
8 5 (1.08%) Juniper
9 4 (0.86%) Alibaba
10 3 (0.65%) AppDynamics
10 3 (0.65%) New Relic
10 3 (0.65%) Veracode
11 2 (0.43%) Zscaler
12 1 (0.22%) CrowdStrike
12 1 (0.22%) ForeScout
12 1 (0.22%) iManage
12 1 (0.22%) Rapid7