Security Architecture Contracts in England

Security Architecture
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Security Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Security Architecture over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 214 292 330
Rank change year-on-year +78 +38 -21
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 408 439 581
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.10% 0.87% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.28% 0.96% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 261 317 414
10th Percentile £500 £513 £513
25th Percentile £600 £613 £569
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +9.24%
75th Percentile £813 £775 £750
90th Percentile £850 £850 £825
UK median daily rate £700 £688 £650
% change year-on-year +1.82% +5.77% +9.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 6 0
10th Percentile - £70.85 -
25th Percentile £81.88 £71.90 -
Median hourly rate £87.46 £82.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.66% - -
75th Percentile £87.53 £92.81 -
90th Percentile - £96.88 -
UK median hourly rate £87.46 £74.00 -
% change year-on-year +18.19% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Security Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,992 45,544 64,506
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.53% 90.24% 90.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,975 31,977 45,770
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £749
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,229 1,592 1,769
10th Percentile £12.86 £10.87 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.60
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.17% +49.20% -

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in England.

Daily rate trend for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in England.

Hourly rate trend for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the England region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +47 175 £725 +3.57% 44
South East +50 90 £540 -22.86% 11
North of England +71 66 £800 +14.29% 5
North West +68 63 £800 +6.67% 5
South West +3 36 £625 -9.91% 6
Midlands +38 24 £725 +18.37% 8
West Midlands +43 23 £750 +15.38% 7
East of England +1 8 £675 -12.90% 8
Yorkshire +19 3 - -
East Midlands +19 1 £700 +33.33% 1
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 4 (0.98%) Confluence
2 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (0.74%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 73 (17.89%) Azure
2 63 (15.44%) AWS
3 40 (9.80%) SaaS
4 32 (7.84%) IaaS
5 22 (5.39%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (4.90%) PaaS
7 19 (4.66%) GCP
8 17 (4.17%) Serverless
9 11 (2.70%) AWS CloudFormation
10 6 (1.47%) Entra ID
11 5 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.98%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (0.98%) AWS CloudTrail
12 4 (0.98%) Azure Monitor
13 3 (0.74%) Amazon S3
13 3 (0.74%) WhatsApp
14 2 (0.49%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.49%) Azure Event Grid
14 2 (0.49%) Azure Logic Apps
14 2 (0.49%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 112 (27.45%) Firewall
2 78 (19.12%) Network Security
3 48 (11.76%) VPN
4 45 (11.03%) Intrusion Detection
5 10 (2.45%) Cisco ISE
6 7 (1.72%) SAN
7 6 (1.47%) SSL
7 6 (1.47%) WAN
8 5 (1.23%) LAN
8 5 (1.23%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.98%) DNS
10 2 (0.49%) 4G
10 2 (0.49%) DHCP
10 2 (0.49%) SNA
11 1 (0.25%) Cisco Nexus
11 1 (0.25%) Internet
11 1 (0.25%) Software-Defined Networking
11 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.25%) Wireless
11 1 (0.25%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.68%) Big Data
2 2 (0.49%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.25%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.25%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.25%) Metadata
3 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.25%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.25%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (1.72%) Robot Framework
1 7 (1.72%) Sonatype Nexus
2 4 (0.98%) Jenkins
2 4 (0.98%) JIRA
3 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.25%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 77 (18.87%) Finance
2 62 (15.20%) Public Sector
3 51 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 37 (9.07%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (2.70%) Banking
5 11 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (2.70%) Manufacturing
6 9 (2.21%) Legal
6 9 (2.21%) Military
7 7 (1.72%) Publishing
8 6 (1.47%) Local Government
9 5 (1.23%) Police
10 4 (0.98%) Financial Institution
10 4 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.74%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.25%) French Language
12 1 (0.25%) Law
12 1 (0.25%) Marketing
12 1 (0.25%) Retail
Job Titles
1 282 (69.12%) Architect
2 215 (52.70%) Security Architect
3 47 (11.52%) Senior
4 46 (11.27%) Lead
4 46 (11.27%) Technical Architect
5 41 (10.05%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 38 (9.31%) Senior Architect
6 38 (9.31%) Senior Security Architect
7 36 (8.82%) Lead Architect
8 30 (7.35%) Technical Leader
9 23 (5.64%) Cloud Architect
10 22 (5.39%) Consultant
11 20 (4.90%) Security Consultant
12 19 (4.66%) Security Engineer
13 18 (4.41%) Solutions Architect
14 13 (3.19%) Cloud Security Architect
15 12 (2.94%) Enterprise Architect
16 11 (2.70%) Enterprise Security Architect
17 10 (2.45%) Project Manager
17 10 (2.45%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (10.54%) Node.js
2 15 (3.68%) Apache NiFi
3 14 (3.43%) OpenID
3 14 (3.43%) SAML
4 12 (2.94%) XACML
5 4 (0.98%) Kafka
6 3 (0.74%) REST
7 2 (0.49%) .NET
7 2 (0.49%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.49%) ModSecurity
7 2 (0.49%) OAuth
7 2 (0.49%) React Native
7 2 (0.49%) SPML
7 2 (0.49%) Web Services
8 1 (0.25%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.78%) Public Cloud
2 42 (10.29%) Management Information System
3 40 (9.80%) Cyber Defence
4 21 (5.15%) Mobile App
5 20 (4.90%) Security Operations Centre
5 20 (4.90%) Security Posture
6 17 (4.17%) Cyber Threat
6 17 (4.17%) IoT
6 17 (4.17%) PKI
7 15 (3.68%) Distributed Applications
8 11 (2.70%) Product Ownership
9 9 (2.21%) Operational Technology
10 8 (1.96%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.47%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 4 (0.98%) Cyber Security Posture
12 4 (0.98%) Mainframe
13 3 (0.74%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 88 (21.57%) Windows
2 59 (14.46%) Apple iOS
3 57 (13.97%) Android
4 51 (12.50%) Windows Server
5 37 (9.07%) Linux
6 16 (3.92%) Unix
7 7 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.49%) zOS
9 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.25%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (38.24%) Cybersecurity
2 96 (23.53%) Risk Management
3 93 (22.79%) Information Security
4 87 (21.32%) Agile
5 81 (19.85%) Cloud Security
6 75 (18.38%) DevOps
7 63 (15.44%) SIEM
8 56 (13.73%) Zero Trust
9 50 (12.25%) CI/CD
10 46 (11.27%) Threat Intelligence
11 45 (11.03%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 44 (10.78%) Design Patterns
12 44 (10.78%) Mobile Device Management
13 36 (8.82%) Business Strategy
13 36 (8.82%) Security Operations
14 34 (8.33%) SABSA
15 32 (7.84%) Application Security
16 31 (7.60%) DevSecOps
17 28 (6.86%) TOGAF
18 27 (6.62%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.41%) Python
2 10 (2.45%) PowerShell
3 6 (1.47%) Java
4 5 (1.23%) C#
5 3 (0.74%) C++
6 2 (0.49%) Kotlin
6 2 (0.49%) PHP
6 2 (0.49%) Ruby
7 1 (0.25%) C
7 1 (0.25%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 202 (49.51%) Security Cleared
2 93 (22.79%) DV Cleared
2 93 (22.79%) SC Cleared
3 73 (17.89%) CISSP
4 60 (14.71%) CISM
5 33 (8.09%) CISA
6 22 (5.39%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (5.39%) CRISC
7 21 (5.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 19 (4.66%) SANS
9 14 (3.43%) CCSK
10 12 (2.94%) Degree
11 11 (2.70%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (2.21%) GIAC
13 8 (1.96%) CREST Certified
14 6 (1.47%) CTC Cleared
15 5 (1.23%) CCSP
16 4 (0.98%) CEH
17 3 (0.74%) FFIEC
17 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (23.77%) NIST
2 64 (15.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (10.54%) NCSC
4 25 (6.13%) NIST 800
4 25 (6.13%) RMADS
5 19 (4.66%) PCI DSS
6 17 (4.17%) GDPR
7 16 (3.92%) Actionable Recommendations
8 13 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 8 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (1.72%) ISO 31000
11 6 (1.47%) Accessibility
12 5 (1.23%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.98%) QA
14 3 (0.74%) GPG13
14 3 (0.74%) ISO 22301
14 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 2 (0.49%) COBIT
15 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 2 (0.49%) IASME
System Software
1 16 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (3.19%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.98%) Docker
3 4 (0.98%) RACF
3 4 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.49%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.49%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.25%) Firmware
5 1 (0.25%) Snort
Systems Management
1 24 (5.88%) Terraform
2 18 (4.41%) Ansible
3 17 (4.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 17 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.72%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.98%) Trend Micro Deep Security
5 4 (0.98%) zSecure
6 3 (0.74%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.49%) Docker Swarm
7 2 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.49%) Puppet
7 2 (0.49%) SCCM
7 2 (0.49%) vRealize
7 2 (0.49%) VxRail
8 1 (0.25%) Kibana
8 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.25%) SCOM
8 1 (0.25%) WSUS
Vendors
1 62 (15.20%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.90%) VMware
3 13 (3.19%) Google
3 13 (3.19%) Okta
4 12 (2.94%) Cisco
4 12 (2.94%) Splunk
5 11 (2.70%) IBM
6 10 (2.45%) Red Hat
7 7 (1.72%) Apple
8 4 (0.98%) Qualys
9 3 (0.74%) AlienVault
9 3 (0.74%) ArcSight
9 3 (0.74%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.74%) CyberArk
9 3 (0.74%) NetIQ
9 3 (0.74%) Oracle
10 2 (0.49%) F5
10 2 (0.49%) Rapid7
10 2 (0.49%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.49%) Sparx