Security Architect Jobs in the North of England

Security Architect
England > North of England

The median Security Architect salary in the North of England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 304 307 230
Rank change year-on-year +3 -77 +150
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 38 106 203
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.32% 0.52% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.55% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 28 76 52
10th Percentile £57,302 £56,809 £56,219
25th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £60,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £79,057 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.46% +2.01% +37.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,919 £93,750
90th Percentile £86,233 £91,250 £95,000
England median annual salary £75,000 £79,842 £87,500
% change year-on-year -6.06% -8.75% -2.78%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 10,594 19,359 13,758
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.27% 95.00% 89.29%
Number of salaries quoted 5,523 14,540 7,903
10th Percentile £25,084 £27,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year - -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,136
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,725
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,249
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.86% +0.42%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in the North of England

Security Architect
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Security Architect in the North of England

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in the North of England over the 6 months to 17 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in the North of England

Security Architect
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 17 June 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
North West -30 19 £75,000 +7.14% 99
Yorkshire +57 12 £65,000 -18.59% 52
North East +48 7 £65,000 -18.59% 21
Security Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, 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 North of England region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 29 (76.32%) Information Security
2 22 (57.89%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (55.26%) Security Architecture
4 19 (50.00%) CISSP
5 18 (47.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (44.74%) Management Information System
7 16 (42.11%) Degree
8 15 (39.47%) TOGAF
9 14 (36.84%) NIST
9 14 (36.84%) Social Skills
10 13 (34.21%) Finance
11 12 (31.58%) Mentoring
11 12 (31.58%) Risk Management
12 11 (28.95%) Project Management
12 11 (28.95%) Information Assurance
12 11 (28.95%) NCSC
13 9 (23.68%) Risk Analysis
13 9 (23.68%) BPSS Clearance
13 9 (23.68%) CISM
13 9 (23.68%) Firewall
14 8 (21.05%) Identity Management
14 8 (21.05%) Windows
14 8 (21.05%) GDPR
14 8 (21.05%) Network Security
14 8 (21.05%) Cloud Security
15 7 (18.42%) Incident Response
15 7 (18.42%) Master's Degree
15 7 (18.42%) Problem-Solving
15 7 (18.42%) Computer Science
15 7 (18.42%) Continuous Improvement

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 2 (5.26%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.16%) Azure
2 2 (5.26%) GCP
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.63%) AWS
3 1 (2.63%) Azure AKS
3 1 (2.63%) Google Kubernetes Engine
3 1 (2.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (23.68%) Firewall
2 8 (21.05%) Network Security
3 7 (18.42%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (10.53%) VPN
5 2 (5.26%) DMZ
5 2 (5.26%) DNS
5 2 (5.26%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.63%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (2.63%) SD-WAN
6 1 (2.63%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (2.63%) TACACS
6 1 (2.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.63%) Data Lake
2 1 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.63%) Power BI
General
1 14 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 13 (34.21%) Finance
3 6 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (13.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (7.89%) Back Office
5 3 (7.89%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (7.89%) Legal
6 2 (5.26%) Local Government
7 1 (2.63%) Advertising
7 1 (2.63%) Banking
7 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.63%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 17 (44.74%) Management Information System
2 6 (15.79%) Security Posture
2 6 (15.79%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (15.79%) Social Media
2 6 (15.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 4 (10.53%) Data Centre
4 3 (7.89%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (7.89%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.63%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 1 (2.63%) Learning Management System
5 1 (2.63%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.63%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (21.05%) Windows
2 6 (15.79%) Windows Vista
3 2 (5.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (76.32%) Information Security
2 22 (57.89%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (55.26%) Security Architecture
4 15 (39.47%) TOGAF
5 12 (31.58%) Mentoring
5 12 (31.58%) Risk Management
6 11 (28.95%) Information Assurance
6 11 (28.95%) Project Management
7 9 (23.68%) Risk Analysis
8 8 (21.05%) Cloud Security
8 8 (21.05%) Identity Management
9 7 (18.42%) Computer Science
9 7 (18.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (18.42%) Incident Response
9 7 (18.42%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (15.79%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (15.79%) DevSecOps
10 6 (15.79%) Proactive Management
10 6 (15.79%) SIEM
10 6 (15.79%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 19 (50.00%) CISSP
2 16 (42.11%) Degree
3 9 (23.68%) BPSS Clearance
3 9 (23.68%) CISM
4 7 (18.42%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (18.42%) Master's Degree
5 6 (15.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 6 (15.79%) CEH
5 6 (15.79%) CISA
5 6 (15.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (15.79%) DBS Check
6 5 (13.16%) SC Cleared
6 5 (13.16%) Security Cleared
7 2 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (5.26%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (5.26%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (2.63%) CCIE
8 1 (2.63%) CCNP
8 1 (2.63%) GIAC
8 1 (2.63%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (47.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (36.84%) NIST
3 11 (28.95%) NCSC
4 8 (21.05%) GDPR
5 3 (7.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (7.89%) PCI DSS
5 3 (7.89%) QA
6 1 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (2.63%) Istio
1 1 (2.63%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (7.89%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.63%) Cisco
2 1 (2.63%) Google
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