Security Architecture Contracts with Work from Home Options

Security Architecture
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 201 257 288
Rank change year-on-year +56 +31 -31
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 139 222 389
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.92% 0.87% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 0.97% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 162 283
10th Percentile £500 £513 £513
25th Percentile £600 £600 £573
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% +10.64%
75th Percentile £759 £775 £750
90th Percentile £850 £850 £813
UK median daily rate £700 £695 £650
% change year-on-year +0.72% +6.92% +9.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 0
10th Percentile - £66.45 -
25th Percentile £87.46 £67.13 -
Median hourly rate £87.50 £68.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +27.73% - -
75th Percentile £87.53 £70.13 -
90th Percentile - £70.95 -
UK median hourly rate £87.46 £74.00 -
% change year-on-year +18.19% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,316 22,957 40,627
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.76% 91.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,913 16,228 29,490
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £626
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 575 528 539
10th Percentile £15.17 £18.93 £13.70
25th Percentile £24.63 £30.00 £19.96
Median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +57.14% +40.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.13
90th Percentile £75.15 £80.25 £67.56
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%

Security Architecture
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Architecture trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Architecture.

Security Architecture daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Architecture over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Security Architecture daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Architecture.

Security Architecture hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (4.32%) Confluence
2 1 (0.72%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 35 (25.18%) AWS
2 27 (19.42%) Azure
3 13 (9.35%) SaaS
4 6 (4.32%) GCP
5 4 (2.88%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 4 (2.88%) AWS CloudTrail
5 4 (2.88%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (2.88%) IaaS
6 3 (2.16%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.44%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.44%) GitHub
7 2 (1.44%) PaaS
7 2 (1.44%) Serverless
8 1 (0.72%) Azure API Management
8 1 (0.72%) Azure Event Grid
8 1 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.72%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.72%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 40 (28.78%) Firewall
2 35 (25.18%) Network Security
3 19 (13.67%) Intrusion Detection
4 13 (9.35%) VPN
5 9 (6.47%) TCP/IP
6 5 (3.60%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (3.60%) SSL
7 4 (2.88%) DHCP
7 4 (2.88%) DNS
7 4 (2.88%) tcpdump
7 4 (2.88%) VLAN
7 4 (2.88%) Wireshark
8 2 (1.44%) LAN
8 2 (1.44%) WAN
9 1 (0.72%) 4G
9 1 (0.72%) SNA
9 1 (0.72%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.72%) Wireless
9 1 (0.72%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.88%) Apache Hive
1 4 (2.88%) Hadoop
1 4 (2.88%) Tableau
2 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.72%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.72%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (5.04%) JIRA
2 4 (2.88%) IDA Disassembler
3 2 (1.44%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.72%) Git
4 1 (0.72%) Visual Studio
General
1 35 (25.18%) Public Sector
1 35 (25.18%) Social Skills
2 20 (14.39%) Finance
3 14 (10.07%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (6.47%) Manufacturing
5 8 (5.76%) Publishing
6 6 (4.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (3.60%) Police
8 2 (1.44%) Automotive
8 2 (1.44%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.44%) Legal
9 1 (0.72%) Banking
9 1 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.72%) Law
9 1 (0.72%) Local Government
9 1 (0.72%) Marketing
9 1 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.72%) Retail
9 1 (0.72%) Spanish Language
9 1 (0.72%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 97 (69.78%) Architect
2 82 (58.99%) Security Architect
3 26 (18.71%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 16 (11.51%) Technical Architect
5 10 (7.19%) Lead
6 8 (5.76%) Security Manager
7 7 (5.04%) Delivery Manager
7 7 (5.04%) Lead Architect
7 7 (5.04%) Security Engineer
7 7 (5.04%) Senior
8 6 (4.32%) Development Manager
9 5 (3.60%) Consultant
9 5 (3.60%) Mainframe Architect
9 5 (3.60%) Security Technical Architect
9 5 (3.60%) Technical Leader
10 4 (2.88%) Cloud Engineer
10 4 (2.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 4 (2.88%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 4 (2.88%) Senior Architect
10 4 (2.88%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.19%) Node.js
2 4 (2.88%) OLE
3 3 (2.16%) OpenID
3 3 (2.16%) SAML
3 3 (2.16%) XACML
4 2 (1.44%) React Native
5 1 (0.72%) .NET
5 1 (0.72%) Pandas
5 1 (0.72%) pytest
5 1 (0.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.79%) Public Cloud
2 8 (5.76%) Cyber Threat
2 8 (5.76%) Security Posture
3 7 (5.04%) Data Centre
3 7 (5.04%) Management Information System
4 6 (4.32%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (3.60%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (3.60%) Mainframe
6 4 (2.88%) Cloud Native
6 4 (2.88%) Mobile App
6 4 (2.88%) Operational Technology
6 4 (2.88%) YARA
7 3 (2.16%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (2.16%) IoT
8 2 (1.44%) PKI
8 2 (1.44%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.44%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.72%) FMCG
9 1 (0.72%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 15 (10.79%) Windows
2 12 (8.63%) Apple iOS
3 11 (7.91%) Android
4 10 (7.19%) Windows Server
5 7 (5.04%) Linux
6 2 (1.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (46.04%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (25.90%) Agile
3 34 (24.46%) Information Security
4 33 (23.74%) DevOps
5 30 (21.58%) Risk Management
6 23 (16.55%) Cloud Security
7 22 (15.83%) SIEM
8 20 (14.39%) TOGAF
9 19 (13.67%) SABSA
10 15 (10.79%) Incident Response
10 15 (10.79%) Information Assurance
10 15 (10.79%) Zero Trust
11 14 (10.07%) Business Strategy
11 14 (10.07%) Penetration Testing
11 14 (10.07%) Problem-Solving
11 14 (10.07%) Roadmaps
12 12 (8.63%) Architectural Patterns
12 12 (8.63%) CI/CD
12 12 (8.63%) Mentoring
12 12 (8.63%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.44%) C#
1 2 (1.44%) Java
1 2 (1.44%) Kotlin
1 2 (1.44%) Python
2 1 (0.72%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.72%) PHP
2 1 (0.72%) Ruby
2 1 (0.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (43.88%) Security Cleared
2 34 (24.46%) SC Cleared
3 27 (19.42%) CISSP
4 23 (16.55%) CISM
4 23 (16.55%) DV Cleared
5 12 (8.63%) CISA
6 10 (7.19%) TOGAF Certification
7 9 (6.47%) Degree
8 8 (5.76%) CREST Certified
9 6 (4.32%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (3.60%) CEH
10 5 (3.60%) CTC Cleared
11 4 (2.88%) APMP
11 4 (2.88%) CCNA
11 4 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (2.88%) PMP
12 2 (1.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (1.44%) CCSK
12 2 (1.44%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (32.37%) NIST
2 33 (23.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (12.23%) NCSC
4 8 (5.76%) GDPR
5 6 (4.32%) PCI DSS
6 3 (2.16%) GPG13
7 2 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.44%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.72%) COBIT
8 1 (0.72%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (3.60%) RACF
2 4 (2.88%) Snort
3 3 (2.16%) Active Directory
3 3 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.44%) Docker
4 2 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.72%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.72%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (3.60%) Single Sign-On
1 5 (3.60%) zSecure
2 4 (2.88%) Kibana
2 4 (2.88%) Trend Micro Deep Security
3 3 (2.16%) Terraform
4 2 (1.44%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.72%) Ansible
5 1 (0.72%) Docker Swarm
5 1 (0.72%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.72%) Puppet
5 1 (0.72%) vRealize
5 1 (0.72%) VxRail
Vendors
1 24 (17.27%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.76%) Splunk
3 5 (3.60%) Cisco
3 5 (3.60%) Google
3 5 (3.60%) IBM
4 4 (2.88%) Okta
4 4 (2.88%) VMware
5 3 (2.16%) Atlassian
6 2 (1.44%) CyberArk
6 2 (1.44%) NetIQ
6 2 (1.44%) Sparx
7 1 (0.72%) Apple
7 1 (0.72%) Dell
7 1 (0.72%) LogRhythm
7 1 (0.72%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.72%) Qualys
7 1 (0.72%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.72%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.72%) TOWER Software
7 1 (0.72%) Zscaler