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Security Architect Career Market Report 2026

260 active jobs. 153 companies. Median salary $140K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

260
Active Job Openings
153
Companies Hiring
$140K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Security Architect market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $140K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $113K to $191K.

Remote roles pay 11% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 46%

Linux demand rose +9.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Leonardocompany leads hiring with 7 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Staff (+$11K, +8%)

Salary increase: +$11K · Sample: Senior → Staff

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 46% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior24$130K$149K$190K
Staff5$131K$160K$264K

What jumps out

Senior → Staff: +$11K (8%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States28$153KUSD
Remote4$136KUSD
Canada3$118KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.8%
Remote11.2%
Hybrid2.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
46%
CISSP
38%
AWS
38%
Azure
33%
GCP
20%
Python
18%
CI/CD
18%
GDPR
16%
Kubernetes
12%
Terraform
12%
DevOps
10%
Linux
10%

Skills on the Rise

Linux ↑+9.5ppDevOps ↑+9.5ppOAuth ↑+8.5ppSQL ↑+8.5ppPowerShell ↑+7.0pp

Declining in Demand

Risk Management ↓-34.3ppJournalism ↓-18.2ppSustainability ↓-12.4ppTalent Acquisition ↓-11.7ppSupply Chain ↓-10.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Leonardocompany72.7%
Guidepointsecurity51.9%
Leidos51.9%
Nvidia51.9%
Amazon51.9%
Ag41.5%
Krgtechnology41.5%
Usm41.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States97
Remote19
United Kingdom16
India11
Israel11
Canada5
Spain5
France4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree60.3%120
Bachelor's Degree8.5%17
Master's Degree7.5%15
PhD / Doctorate4.5%9

Certifications

CISSP (30%)CISM (15%)AWS Certified (6%)Azure Certified (6%)CEH (3%)CISA (2%)ITIL (2%)CMA (1%)CompTIA Security+ (1%)CompTIA (1%)

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