Security manager vs security architect
The two jobs set against each other on the security roles open right now: how many there are, the salaries their postings give, how many can be done from home, and the employers hiring for both.
Side by side
Today's openings for each
| Security Manager | Security Architect | |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles | 216 | 87 |
| Middle salary | $220k/yr | $208k/yr |
| Typical salary | $175k–$336k/yr | $188k–$336k/yr |
| Remote | 34% (74) | 40% (35) |
| Employers hiring | 100 | 42 |
| Top employer | Anthropic | Myriad360 |
| Top area | San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco Bay Area |
A role counts under the most specific job its title names, the rule the salary ranking uses, so the two lists never share a role.
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Questions
Security manager or security architect?
Security manager or security architect: which pays better?
Security manager roles, on today's postings: the open security manager postings that state a salary sit at a middle of $220k/yr (typically $175k–$336k/yr), the security architect postings at $208k/yr (typically $188k–$336k/yr).
Which of the two has more openings right now?
Security manager: 216 open roles against 87 at the board's last read, across 100 and 42 employers.
Which is more often remote?
34% of security manager roles (74) and 40% of security architect roles (35) are listed as remote.
Do the same employers hire for both?
21 employers have both open right now, among them Anthropic, Nebius, Databricks, OpenAI, Palo Alto Networks, so a move from one to the other inside the same company is a real option there.
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