Security Architecture Contracts in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 194 243 330
Rank change year-on-year +49 +87 -75
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 222 205 200
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.07% 0.90% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.28% 1.01% 0.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 156 166
10th Percentile £522 £550 £514
25th Percentile £600 £600 £560
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £700 £647
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +8.28% +8.66%
75th Percentile £825 £800 £747
90th Percentile £850 £838 £800
UK median daily rate £700 £681 £650
% change year-on-year +2.87% +4.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 6 0
10th Percentile - £71.20 -
25th Percentile £81.88 £71.25 -
Median hourly rate £87.46 £73.42 -
Median % change year-on-year +19.13% - -
75th Percentile £87.53 £86.06 -
90th Percentile - £95.00 -
UK median hourly rate £87.46 £72.84 -
% change year-on-year +20.08% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,348 20,314 27,218
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.29% 89.18% 89.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,293 13,939 19,042
10th Percentile £250 £260 £240
25th Percentile £375 £400 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.18%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £694 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,136 1,244 1,338
10th Percentile £12.45 £10.63 £12.47
25th Percentile £15.39 £15.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.72 £47.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £74.70 £62.80
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
South East +3 69 £570 -15.56% 16
North of England +60 63 £800 +6.67% 9
North West +65 62 £800 +6.67% 4
South West -12 37 £625 -10.71% 4
Midlands +34 26 £688 +1.85% 6
West Midlands +25 24 £688 -3.51% 6
Scotland +43 22 £681 +13.54% 2
East of England -2 5 £625 -21.88% 9
East Midlands +13 2 £625 +19.05%
Yorkshire +11 1 - - 5
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 3 (1.35%) Apache
1 3 (1.35%) Confluence
2 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.45%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.90%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 26 (11.71%) Azure
2 24 (10.81%) AWS
3 10 (4.50%) IaaS
4 8 (3.60%) SaaS
5 7 (3.15%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (3.15%) PaaS
6 6 (2.70%) Entra ID
7 5 (2.25%) AWS CodeBuild
7 5 (2.25%) AWS CodeDeploy
7 5 (2.25%) AWS CodePipeline
7 5 (2.25%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (1.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 4 (1.80%) Amazon S3
8 4 (1.80%) AWS CloudTrail
8 4 (1.80%) Azure API Management
8 4 (1.80%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (1.35%) Azure Event Grid
9 3 (1.35%) Azure Logic Apps
9 3 (1.35%) GCP
10 2 (0.90%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 84 (37.84%) Firewall
2 59 (26.58%) Network Security
3 49 (22.07%) VPN
4 40 (18.02%) Intrusion Detection
5 10 (4.50%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (2.25%) WAN
7 4 (1.80%) LAN
8 1 (0.45%) 4G
8 1 (0.45%) 5G
8 1 (0.45%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.45%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.45%) DHCP
8 1 (0.45%) DNS
8 1 (0.45%) NAS
8 1 (0.45%) SAN
8 1 (0.45%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.45%) tcpdump
8 1 (0.45%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.45%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.56%) Big Data
2 5 (2.25%) Oracle Database
3 4 (1.80%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.45%) Apache Hive
5 1 (0.45%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.45%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.45%) HDInsight
5 1 (0.45%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.45%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (3.15%) Robot Framework
1 7 (3.15%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (1.35%) JIRA
2 3 (1.35%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.45%) Git
3 1 (0.45%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 57 (25.68%) Public Sector
2 35 (15.77%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (14.41%) Social Skills
4 19 (8.56%) Finance
5 12 (5.41%) Manufacturing
6 9 (4.05%) Military
7 8 (3.60%) Legal
8 7 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (3.15%) Publishing
9 5 (2.25%) Back Office
9 5 (2.25%) Banking
10 3 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.35%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.90%) Marketing
12 1 (0.45%) Automotive
12 1 (0.45%) Electronics
12 1 (0.45%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.45%) Retail
12 1 (0.45%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 143 (64.41%) Architect
2 86 (38.74%) Security Architect
3 43 (19.37%) Technical Architect
4 38 (17.12%) Lead
5 31 (13.96%) Lead Architect
6 30 (13.51%) Technical Leader
7 22 (9.91%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 16 (7.21%) Security Engineer
8 16 (7.21%) Senior
9 12 (5.41%) Cloud Architect
10 10 (4.50%) Senior Architect
10 10 (4.50%) Senior Security Architect
11 9 (4.05%) Project Manager
11 9 (4.05%) Security Manager
12 8 (3.60%) SOC Manager
13 7 (3.15%) Consultant
13 7 (3.15%) Delivery Manager
14 6 (2.70%) AWS Architect
14 6 (2.70%) Solutions Architect
15 5 (2.25%) Digital Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (18.92%) Node.js
2 18 (8.11%) Apache NiFi
3 5 (2.25%) Kafka
3 5 (2.25%) REST
3 5 (2.25%) SOAP
4 3 (1.35%) .NET
4 3 (1.35%) Web Services
5 2 (0.90%) React Native
6 1 (0.45%) Google JAX
6 1 (0.45%) ModSecurity
6 1 (0.45%) OLE
6 1 (0.45%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.45%) scikit-learn
6 1 (0.45%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 40 (18.02%) Public Cloud
2 26 (11.71%) Cyber Defence
3 18 (8.11%) Distributed Applications
3 18 (8.11%) Management Information System
4 14 (6.31%) Security Operations Centre
5 13 (5.86%) PKI
6 12 (5.41%) Security Posture
7 10 (4.50%) Product Ownership
8 8 (3.60%) Mobile App
9 6 (2.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (2.25%) Cloud Native
11 4 (1.80%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (1.80%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.90%) CSOC
12 2 (0.90%) Cyberattack
12 2 (0.90%) IoT
13 1 (0.45%) Algorithms
13 1 (0.45%) Data Centre
13 1 (0.45%) FMCG
13 1 (0.45%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 75 (33.78%) Windows
2 61 (27.48%) Android
2 61 (27.48%) Apple iOS
3 52 (23.42%) Windows Server
4 24 (10.81%) Linux
5 16 (7.21%) Unix
6 8 (3.60%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (1.80%) zOS
8 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (35.59%) Cybersecurity
2 67 (30.18%) Risk Management
3 66 (29.73%) Agile
4 62 (27.93%) DevOps
5 57 (25.68%) Information Security
6 50 (22.52%) CI/CD
6 50 (22.52%) SIEM
7 48 (21.62%) Zero Trust
8 43 (19.37%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 43 (19.37%) Mobile Device Management
8 43 (19.37%) Threat Intelligence
9 35 (15.77%) Design Patterns
10 28 (12.61%) Security Operations
11 25 (11.26%) Cloud Security
12 20 (9.01%) Kalman Filter
13 19 (8.56%) Analytics
13 19 (8.56%) Data Pipeline
13 19 (8.56%) Microservices
13 19 (8.56%) Roadmaps
14 18 (8.11%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.41%) Python
2 10 (4.50%) Java
3 8 (3.60%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.25%) C#
5 3 (1.35%) PHP
5 3 (1.35%) Ruby
6 2 (0.90%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.45%) C
7 1 (0.45%) C++
7 1 (0.45%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.45%) R
Qualifications
1 138 (62.16%) Security Cleared
2 63 (28.38%) DV Cleared
3 54 (24.32%) SC Cleared
4 15 (6.76%) CISSP
5 10 (4.50%) CISM
6 5 (2.25%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.80%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.80%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.80%) CCSP
8 3 (1.35%) Degree
9 2 (0.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.45%) CCDP
10 1 (0.45%) CCNA
10 1 (0.45%) CCNP
10 1 (0.45%) CCSK
10 1 (0.45%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.45%) CRISC
10 1 (0.45%) SSCP
10 1 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (16.22%) NIST
2 30 (13.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (8.11%) Actionable Recommendations
4 9 (4.05%) NIST 800
4 9 (4.05%) PCI DSS
5 7 (3.15%) RMADS
6 6 (2.70%) NCSC
7 5 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (2.25%) GDPR
7 5 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (1.80%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.90%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.45%) COBIT
10 1 (0.45%) GRC
10 1 (0.45%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.45%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (5.41%) Active Directory
1 12 (5.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (1.35%) Docker
2 3 (1.35%) Hyper-V
2 3 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.45%) Snort
Systems Management
1 14 (6.31%) Terraform
2 7 (3.15%) Ansible
3 5 (2.25%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (1.80%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.80%) Trend Micro Deep Security
5 1 (0.45%) Kibana
5 1 (0.45%) QRadar
5 1 (0.45%) SCCM
5 1 (0.45%) SCOM
Vendors
1 21 (9.46%) Microsoft
2 14 (6.31%) Red Hat
3 12 (5.41%) Cisco
3 12 (5.41%) VMware
4 10 (4.50%) Splunk
5 7 (3.15%) Google
6 5 (2.25%) Apple
6 5 (2.25%) Oracle
7 4 (1.80%) F5
7 4 (1.80%) Qualys
8 3 (1.35%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.90%) SAP
10 1 (0.45%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
10 1 (0.45%) Databricks
10 1 (0.45%) Sparx