Cybersecurity Architect Job Trends

Cybersecurity Architect
UK

The median Cybersecurity Architect salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 679 654 637
Rank change year-on-year -25 -17 +67
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 125 12 108
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.024% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.027% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 96 6 49
10th Percentile £73,606 £66,875 £60,000
25th Percentile - £75,313 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.61% +3.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £85,625 £80,000
90th Percentile - £92,500 £89,350
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,795 £68,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year +10.25% +5.77% +82.46%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 109,855 44,157 67,766
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 89.76% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 74,567 25,766 38,707
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £53,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.35% -2.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -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 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Architect in the UK

Cybersecurity Architect
Top 14 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 14 October 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
UK excluding London -57 81 £75,795 +10.25% 21
England -62 81 £76,590 -2.74% 71
Work from Home -8 39 £100,000 +29.03% 19
North of England - 38 £75,000 - 3
North West - 34 £75,000 - 2
London -47 21 £100,000 +21.21% 53
Wales - 15 £75,000 - 2
Midlands - 13 £86,000 - 3
West Midlands - 11 £100,000 - 3
South East -35 6 £95,000 - 6
Scotland - 6 £100,000 - 2
North East - 4 £100,000 -
South West - 3 - - 4
East Midlands - 2 £76,590 -

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

For the 6 months to 14 October 2026, 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.

1 125 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (40.80%) Security Architecture
3 33 (26.40%) Microsoft
4 32 (25.60%) Enterprise Architecture
5 15 (12.00%) CISSP
6 14 (11.20%) Azure
6 14 (11.20%) NIST
7 11 (8.80%) SC Cleared
7 11 (8.80%) Security Cleared
8 10 (8.00%) GRC
8 10 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (8.00%) Risk Management
8 10 (8.00%) Threat Modelling
9 9 (7.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (7.20%) Identity Access Management
9 9 (7.20%) TOGAF
10 8 (6.40%) Cloud Security
10 8 (6.40%) Incident Response
10 8 (6.40%) Technical Architecture
11 6 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (4.80%) Presales
11 6 (4.80%) Roadmaps
11 6 (4.80%) SABSA
11 6 (4.80%) Zero Trust
12 5 (4.00%) Architectural Patterns
12 5 (4.00%) Business Continuity
12 5 (4.00%) CISM
12 5 (4.00%) Customer Requirements
12 5 (4.00%) Cyber Resilience
12 5 (4.00%) Disaster Recovery

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:

Business Applications
1 4 (3.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.60%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 14 (11.20%) Azure
2 3 (2.40%) AWS
2 3 (2.40%) Azure Sentinel
2 3 (2.40%) Entra ID
2 3 (2.40%) GCP
3 2 (1.60%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (1.60%) SaaS
4 1 (0.80%) Azure AI
4 1 (0.80%) Azure Functions
4 1 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (0.80%) Copilot Studio
4 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (0.80%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.20%) Network Security
2 3 (2.40%) VPN
3 1 (0.80%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 4 (3.20%) Yeoman
General
1 7 (5.60%) Finance
2 5 (4.00%) Retail
3 4 (3.20%) Social Skills
4 3 (2.40%) Aerospace
5 2 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (1.60%) Legal
5 2 (1.60%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.60%) Public Sector
6 1 (0.80%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.80%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.80%) Model Context Protocol
1 1 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.20%) Operational Technology
2 3 (2.40%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (2.40%) Security Posture
3 2 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (1.60%) IoT
4 1 (0.80%) AI Agents
4 1 (0.80%) CSOC
4 1 (0.80%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (0.80%) NHS
4 1 (0.80%) SCADA
4 1 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (40.80%) Security Architecture
3 32 (25.60%) Enterprise Architecture
4 10 (8.00%) Risk Management
4 10 (8.00%) Threat Modelling
5 9 (7.20%) Identity Access Management
5 9 (7.20%) TOGAF
6 8 (6.40%) Cloud Security
6 8 (6.40%) Incident Response
6 8 (6.40%) Technical Architecture
7 6 (4.80%) Presales
7 6 (4.80%) Roadmaps
7 6 (4.80%) SABSA
7 6 (4.80%) Zero Trust
8 5 (4.00%) Business Continuity
8 5 (4.00%) Customer Requirements
8 5 (4.00%) Cyber Resilience
8 5 (4.00%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (4.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (4.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.40%) Python
2 1 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (0.80%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (12.00%) CISSP
2 11 (8.80%) SC Cleared
2 11 (8.80%) Security Cleared
3 5 (4.00%) CISM
4 4 (3.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (3.20%) CCSP
4 4 (3.20%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.40%) CESG Certified Professional
6 2 (1.60%) Degree
7 1 (0.80%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.80%) BC Cleared
7 1 (0.80%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.80%) SSCP
7 1 (0.80%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (11.20%) NIST
2 10 (8.00%) GRC
2 10 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (7.20%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (4.00%) GDPR
6 4 (3.20%) NCSC
7 1 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.80%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (1.60%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.40%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (1.60%) CASB
2 2 (1.60%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 33 (26.40%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.20%) SAP
3 3 (2.40%) Cisco
3 3 (2.40%) Thales
4 1 (0.80%) Google
4 1 (0.80%) Oracle
4 1 (0.80%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.80%) ServiceNow