Cybersecurity Architect Job Trends

Cybersecurity Architect
UK

The median Cybersecurity Architect salary in the UK is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 656 651 687
Rank change year-on-year -5 +36 +354
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 12 109 49
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.024% 0.16% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.17% 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 7 50 40
10th Percentile £67,000 £60,000 £32,863
25th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £55,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £78,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.59% +5.00% -6.25%
75th Percentile £83,750 £80,938 £93,125
90th Percentile £91,500 £87,500 £108,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £72,000 £35,625
% change year-on-year +4.17% +102.11% -49.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 44,140 66,020 53,089
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.78% 95.38% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 26,034 37,745 41,040
10th Percentile £28,207 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,500 £43,067
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.08% -5.83% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,390 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.22% -4.76% -

Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Cybersecurity Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in the UK

Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect over the 6 months to 22 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Architect in the UK

Cybersecurity Architect
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 22 October 2025. 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
England +8 11 £78,750 +8.62% 13
London +37 9 £82,500 -2.94% 7
Work from Home +17 3 £76,250 +17.31% 11
UK excluding London -1 3 £75,000 +4.17% 13
East of England +6 2 £68,750 -7.72%
Wales - 1 £75,000 - 6

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, Cybersecurity 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 featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (83.33%) CISSP
3 8 (66.67%) Security Architecture
4 7 (58.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (58.33%) NIST
5 6 (50.00%) Risk Management
5 6 (50.00%) SABSA
6 5 (41.67%) Azure
6 5 (41.67%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (41.67%) Security Cleared
6 5 (41.67%) TOGAF
7 4 (33.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (33.33%) AWS
7 4 (33.33%) CISM
7 4 (33.33%) Cloud Security
7 4 (33.33%) SC Cleared
7 4 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
8 3 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
8 3 (25.00%) Azure Certification
8 3 (25.00%) Degree
8 3 (25.00%) GCP
8 3 (25.00%) Information Security
8 3 (25.00%) Network Security
8 3 (25.00%) SIEM
8 3 (25.00%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (25.00%) Zero Trust
9 2 (16.67%) AWS Certification
9 2 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (16.67%) CASB
9 2 (16.67%) CCSP

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 5 (41.67%) Azure
2 4 (33.33%) AWS
3 3 (25.00%) GCP
4 2 (16.67%) IaaS
4 2 (16.67%) SaaS
5 1 (8.33%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) Network Security
2 1 (8.33%) Firewall
2 1 (8.33%) Internet
2 1 (8.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (8.33%) NGFW
General
1 4 (33.33%) Finance
1 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (16.67%) Electronics
3 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 2 (16.67%) Marketing
3 2 (16.67%) Military
3 2 (16.67%) Telecoms
4 1 (8.33%) Advertising
4 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Security Posture
2 2 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (16.67%) Operational Technology
3 1 (8.33%) CMDB
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (66.67%) Security Architecture
3 6 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 6 (50.00%) SABSA
4 5 (41.67%) TOGAF
5 4 (33.33%) Cloud Security
5 4 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
6 3 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
6 3 (25.00%) Information Security
6 3 (25.00%) SIEM
6 3 (25.00%) Zero Trust
7 2 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
7 2 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
7 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
7 2 (16.67%) MODAF
7 2 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
7 2 (16.67%) Programme Management
7 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 10 (83.33%) CISSP
2 5 (41.67%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (41.67%) Security Cleared
3 4 (33.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (33.33%) CISM
3 4 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 3 (25.00%) Azure Certification
4 3 (25.00%) Degree
5 2 (16.67%) AWS Certification
5 2 (16.67%) CCSP
5 2 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (16.67%) GIAC
6 1 (8.33%) CCNA CyberOps
6 1 (8.33%) CCSA
6 1 (8.33%) CCSE
6 1 (8.33%) Check Point Certification
6 1 (8.33%) DV Cleared
6 1 (8.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (58.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (58.33%) NIST
2 2 (16.67%) GDPR
2 2 (16.67%) GRC
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
3 1 (8.33%) JSP 440
3 1 (8.33%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 3 (25.00%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (16.67%) CASB
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) SAP
2 1 (8.33%) CheckPoint
2 1 (8.33%) Cisco
2 1 (8.33%) Fortinet
2 1 (8.33%) Google
2 1 (8.33%) Palo Alto
2 1 (8.33%) Zscaler