Cybersecurity Architect
UK
The median Cybersecurity Architect salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 707 | 802 | 871 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | +69 | +347 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect | 14 | 105 | 58 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.097% | 0.065% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.10% | 0.071% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 44 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £74,250 | £60,000 | £60,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £78,125 | £65,000 | £75,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £75,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.67% | -16.67% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £80,000 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,000 | £106,125 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £97,500 | £65,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -18.75% | +14.29% |
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 | 52,512 | 102,387 | 81,388 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.85% | 94.81% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,421 | 72,229 | 54,035 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect.
Cybersecurity Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
Cybersecurity Architect
Top 8 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 2 July 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 |
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| England | +85 | 13 | £87,500 | +29.63% | 26 |
| London | +90 | 8 | £87,500 | +9.38% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +121 | 6 | £97,500 | +50.00% | 19 |
| South East | +66 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| Scotland | +90 | 1 | £97,500 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +88 | 1 | £77,500 | +19.23% | 12 |
| Midlands | +55 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, Cybersecurity 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 Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.
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Cybersecurity 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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