The first table below looks at the demand for Security Architecture skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Architecture over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Architecture
Rank 411 429 538
Rank change year-on-year
+18 +109
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 119 149 50
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.256% 0.256% 0.082%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.362% 0.377% 0.120%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 80 23
Average daily rate £475 £500 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.00% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £359 £400 £365
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £625 £573
UK excluding London average daily rate £420 £513 £425
% change year-on-year
-18.04% +20.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 0
Average hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-11.76% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £28.00 -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
32885 39492 41512
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 70.87% 67.77% 67.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 19655 22706 23594
Average daily rate £413 £400 £440
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% -9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £579 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 974 1268 1474
Average hourly rate £31.25 £25.00 £29.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -15.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £13.00 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%

Security Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Security Architecture within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Security Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Security Architecture within the UK.

Security Architecture Daily Rate Trend

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Security Architecture Daily Rate Histogram

Security Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Security Architecture within the UK.

Security Architecture Hourly Rate Trend

Security Architecture
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England -5 93 £525 +5.00%
London -6 65 £550 +15.78%
Scotland +3 20 £370 -20.00%
North West +16 10 £420 -31.98%
Erskine - 10 £370 -
Renfrewshire - 10 £370 -
South East +17 8 £475 -5.00%
City of London -8 8 £389 -25.95%
Glasgow - 8 £360 -
Cheshire - 8 £420 -
Berkshire +19 6 £475 -13.63%
Reading +15 6 £475 -17.39%
South West +6 4 £525 +31.25%
East of England +15 3 £450 -
Wiltshire +7 3 £506 +30.64%
Knutsford - 3 £420 -
Hertfordshire +5 2 £450 -
Kingston Upon Thames - 2 - -
West Midlands - 2 £600 -
Surrey +23 1 - -
Lancashire +9 1 - -
Edinburgh +8 1 - -
West Yorkshire +3 1 £425 -
Blackpool +2 1 - -
Yorkshire -1 1 £425 -
Leeds -8 1 £425 -
Hampshire -8 1 - -
Wales - 1 - -
South Wales - 1 - -
Dorset - 1 £685 -

Security Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Security Architecture also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Security Architecture.

1 63 (34.43%) Windows
2 54 (29.51%) Security Cleared
3 52 (28.42%) CISSP
4 48 (26.23%) Microsoft
5 43 (23.50%) Information Security
6 42 (22.95%) SC Cleared
7 38 (20.77%) Finance
8 36 (19.67%) .NET
9 35 (19.13%) Firewall
10 33 (18.03%) TOGAF
11 28 (15.30%) Risk Management
11 28 (15.30%) Java
12 26 (14.21%) .NET Framework
13 25 (13.66%) Data Protection
13 25 (13.66%) PCI DSS
14 24 (13.11%) Network Security
14 24 (13.11%) Windows XP
15 23 (12.57%) MS Excel
15 23 (12.57%) Linux
15 23 (12.57%) Stakeholder Management
16 22 (12.02%) VBScript
17 21 (11.48%) Cryptography
18 20 (10.93%) Penetration Testing
19 19 (10.38%) Legal
19 19 (10.38%) Internet
19 19 (10.38%) Windows 7
20 18 (9.836%) PowerShell
20 18 (9.836%) Cisco
20 18 (9.836%) XML
21 17 (9.290%) XML Schema

Security Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Security Architecture also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Security Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 36 (19.67%) .NET
2 26 (14.21%) .NET Framework
3 18 (9.836%) XML
4 17 (9.290%) XML Schema
5 13 (7.104%) Web Services
6 11 (6.011%) SOAP
6 11 (6.011%) REST
7 9 (4.918%) ASP.NET
8 3 (1.639%) J2EE
8 3 (1.639%) HTML
8 3 (1.639%) Flash
8 3 (1.639%) HTML5
8 3 (1.639%) Apache Flex
9 2 (1.093%) JSP
10 1 (0.546%) CSS
10 1 (0.546%) SVG
10 1 (0.546%) Middleware
10 1 (0.546%) SAP XI
10 1 (0.546%) Spring
10 1 (0.546%) XSD
Application Platforms
1 11 (6.011%) SharePoint Server
2 9 (4.918%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.093%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.546%) IIS
4 1 (0.546%) SAP EP
Applications
1 23 (12.57%) MS Excel
2 16 (8.743%) MS Office
3 2 (1.093%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.546%) Maximo
1 1 (0.546%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 35 (19.13%) Firewall
2 24 (13.11%) Network Security
3 19 (10.38%) Internet
4 15 (8.197%) VPN
5 8 (4.372%) TCP/IP
6 5 (2.732%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (2.732%) WAN
7 4 (2.186%) Kerberos
7 4 (2.186%) MPLS
8 3 (1.639%) Wireless
8 3 (1.639%) SNMP
8 3 (1.639%) LAN
9 2 (1.093%) VoIP
9 2 (1.093%) HTTP
9 2 (1.093%) LDAP
9 2 (1.093%) SAN
9 2 (1.093%) BIG-IP
9 2 (1.093%) NGN
10 1 (0.546%) NFC
10 1 (0.546%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.186%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (1.639%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.639%) SAP Data Services
3 2 (1.093%) Oracle 8/8i
3 2 (1.093%) Oracle Discoverer
3 2 (1.093%) RDBMS
3 2 (1.093%) Oracle 11g
4 1 (0.546%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (0.546%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 1 (0.546%) Xcelsius
4 1 (0.546%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.546%) Star Schema
4 1 (0.546%) Oracle 10g
4 1 (0.546%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.546%) DB2
4 1 (0.546%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 6 (3.279%) Subversion
2 4 (2.186%) GitHub
3 3 (1.639%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.093%) Ant
5 1 (0.546%) PeopleTools
5 1 (0.546%) ERwin
General
1 38 (20.77%) Finance
2 19 (10.38%) Legal
3 12 (6.557%) Telecoms
3 12 (6.557%) Banking
4 8 (4.372%) Law
5 6 (3.279%) Manufacturing
6 4 (2.186%) Retail
7 3 (1.639%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.093%) Electronics
9 1 (0.546%) Back Office
9 1 (0.546%) Military
9 1 (0.546%) Billing
9 1 (0.546%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.546%) Local Government
9 1 (0.546%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 85 (46.45%) Architect
2 64 (34.97%) Security Architect
3 24 (13.11%) Consultant
4 13 (7.104%) Security Consultant
5 12 (6.557%) Enterprise Architect
5 12 (6.557%) Security Engineer
6 11 (6.011%) Desktop Engineer
6 11 (6.011%) Build Engineer
7 10 (5.464%) Solutions Architect
7 10 (5.464%) Applications Architect
8 9 (4.918%) Analyst
9 7 (3.825%) Information Architect
9 7 (3.825%) Infrastructure Architect
9 7 (3.825%) Security Analyst
9 7 (3.825%) Information Security Architect
9 7 (3.825%) Security Solutions Architect
9 7 (3.825%) Designer
10 6 (3.279%) Senior Build Engineer
10 6 (3.279%) Security Manager
10 6 (3.279%) Senior Desktop Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 21 (11.48%) Cryptography
2 17 (9.290%) Management Information System
3 15 (8.197%) Data Protection Act
4 13 (7.104%) CESG
4 13 (7.104%) Mobile App
5 12 (6.557%) SaaS
6 10 (5.464%) Blackberry
7 9 (4.918%) Taxonomies
8 8 (4.372%) RMADS
9 7 (3.825%) PKI
10 4 (2.186%) Mobile Banking
11 3 (1.639%) RIA
12 2 (1.093%) DataPower
12 2 (1.093%) Visualisation
12 2 (1.093%) Video on Demand
12 2 (1.093%) New Media
12 2 (1.093%) Statistics
12 2 (1.093%) Freedom of Information
12 2 (1.093%) Freedom of Information Act
12 2 (1.093%) CESG CLAS
Operating Systems
1 63 (34.43%) Windows
2 24 (13.11%) Windows XP
3 23 (12.57%) Linux
4 19 (10.38%) Windows 7
5 17 (9.290%) Windows Server 2008
6 14 (7.650%) Windows Server 2003
6 14 (7.650%) Android
7 10 (5.464%) Apple iOS
8 8 (4.372%) Solaris
9 6 (3.279%) AIX
9 6 (3.279%) Windows 8
10 3 (1.639%) Windows Phone
10 3 (1.639%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (23.50%) Information Security
2 33 (18.03%) TOGAF
3 28 (15.30%) Risk Management
4 25 (13.66%) Data Protection
5 23 (12.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 20 (10.93%) Penetration Testing
7 17 (9.290%) Enterprise Architecture
7 17 (9.290%) Project Management
8 13 (7.104%) Risk Assessment
9 12 (6.557%) Release Management
10 11 (6.011%) Information Assurance
10 11 (6.011%) Security Management
10 11 (6.011%) Document Management
10 11 (6.011%) Migration
10 11 (6.011%) SIEM
11 10 (5.464%) Waterfall
11 10 (5.464%) Service Management
11 10 (5.464%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 9 (4.918%) Identity Management
13 8 (4.372%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 28 (15.30%) Java
2 22 (12.02%) VBScript
3 18 (9.836%) PowerShell
4 10 (5.464%) SQL
5 7 (3.825%) C#
6 6 (3.279%) C++
6 6 (3.279%) VB.NET
6 6 (3.279%) C
6 6 (3.279%) Korn
7 5 (2.732%) Objective-C
7 5 (2.732%) Perl
8 4 (2.186%) Bourne shell
9 3 (1.639%) ActionScript
10 2 (1.093%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.546%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 54 (29.51%) Security Cleared
2 52 (28.42%) CISSP
3 42 (22.95%) SC Cleared
4 16 (8.743%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (8.743%) CISM
5 14 (7.650%) MCP
6 11 (6.011%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (6.011%) Degree
7 8 (4.372%) DV Cleared
8 7 (3.825%) MCSE
9 6 (3.279%) CCSP
10 5 (2.732%) CCNA
10 5 (2.732%) CISA
11 4 (2.186%) BC Cleared
11 4 (2.186%) ISSAP
12 3 (1.639%) JNCIE
12 3 (1.639%) CCIE
12 3 (1.639%) CCNP
13 2 (1.093%) CCSA
13 2 (1.093%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (13.66%) PCI DSS
2 14 (7.650%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (4.372%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 7 (3.825%) ISO/IEC 17799
5 3 (1.639%) COBIT
5 3 (1.639%) JSP 440
6 2 (1.093%) SLA
7 1 (0.546%) QA
System Software
1 12 (6.557%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.825%) Microsoft App-V
3 3 (1.639%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.639%) Forefront TMG
3 3 (1.639%) UAG
4 1 (0.546%) NFS
4 1 (0.546%) ProxySG
4 1 (0.546%) Snort
Systems Management
1 13 (7.104%) Tivoli
2 9 (4.918%) Netcool
3 7 (3.825%) Netcool/OMNIbus
4 2 (1.093%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (0.546%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 48 (26.23%) Microsoft
2 18 (9.836%) Cisco
3 11 (6.011%) IBM
3 11 (6.011%) Oracle
4 7 (3.825%) VMware
4 7 (3.825%) Teradata
4 7 (3.825%) Lumension
5 5 (2.732%) F5
5 5 (2.732%) McAfee
5 5 (2.732%) Juniper
6 4 (2.186%) CA
7 3 (1.639%) Informatica
7 3 (1.639%) NCR
7 3 (1.639%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.639%) Citrix
7 3 (1.639%) Riverbed
8 2 (1.093%) TippingPoint
8 2 (1.093%) ArcSight
8 2 (1.093%) MobileIron
8 2 (1.093%) SAP
London
Required to provide input and produce detailed architectural documentation for an Online and mobile banking payments solution... Skills & Experience Required The candidate will need to be degree educated...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
IT Security Architect - CISSP - Cyber - Prince2 - Contract - London Excellent Rates My global asset management client is looking for an IT Security Architect /Project Manager to deliver a step...
McGregor Boyall
Rate: £650/day
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Ideal candidates will have either CISSP or CISM qualifications, educated to degree level and have experience in both network and applications based IT Security Architecture... Knowledge of the...
Networking People
Posted: 14 May 2013
London
Skills: CISSP, Financial Services... This is a business critical role where the successful Security Solution Architect will be responsible for designing highly creative technology solutions in a hybrid...
ComputAppoint
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
The successful candidate will demonstrate: - Degree level education... - Strong proven security architecture background... Prince2 Financial Services experience, particularly Asset or Wealth Management experience will be required for this...
McGregor Boyall
Rate: £market Rates
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
A leading Global Asset Management Company is seeking an IT Security Architect/Project Manager for their London office. You will be required to deliver a step change in...
Aston Carter
Rate: £500 - £550 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
Familiarity with strengths and weaknesses of recent technologies, to include most or all of: Virtualisation technologies, Microsoft Forefront UAG / TMG, Sharepoint, Cisco UCS, Cloud, firewalls and IPS/IDS.
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
You will have previous experience on similar large-scale projects with an expert understanding of ISO27001 standards. Formal security & project related certifications such as ITIL, Prince 2 etc...
Pertemps IT
Rate: £550 to £600 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Tadley, Hampshire
Advantage Resourcing are currently looking for an IT Delivery Manager to work a 12 month contract role at their clients site near Reading.
Advantage Resourcing
Rate: £35.00 - £50.00 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
We urgently require an SC Cleared UAD Architect to work onsite in Glasgow... Expert/Experience in Office 2010, 2003, 2000, 97 and additional office products, Windows XP & Windows...
LA International
Rate: £350 - £370 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
East London
Security Architecture and PIN handling... Planning, prioritisation, issue resolution, stakeholder management, partner relationship management... Test support - coordination of the testing among various parties, Data analysis / manipulation / -Act as...
Eaglecliff
Rate: From £300 to £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013