Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Security Architect
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Security Architect daily rate in Basingstoke is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 28 38
Rank change year-on-year -5 +10 -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 10 10 3
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 3.39% 4.98% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.64% 5.52% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 1
10th Percentile - £620 -
25th Percentile £613 £625 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £650 £800
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -18.75% -
75th Percentile £738 £688 -
90th Percentile - £703 -
Hampshire median daily rate £725 £650 £750
% change year-on-year +11.54% -13.33% +7.14%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Basingstoke with a recognized job title 275 181 228
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 90.05% 90.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 157 62
10th Percentile £468 £413 £201
25th Percentile £500 £476 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +14.29%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £675
Hampshire median daily rate £535 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -2.73% +2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 10
10th Percentile £12.18 £28.15 £15.18
25th Percentile - £29.13 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.00 £31.50 £26.75
Median % change year-on-year -46.03% +17.76% +29.10%
75th Percentile - £34.13 £33.44
90th Percentile £25.15 £35.25 £46.38
Hampshire median hourly rate £24.21 £55.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -55.99% +10.00% +14.94%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Basingstoke

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Security Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 9 (90.00%) DV Cleared
1 9 (90.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) NIST
3 3 (30.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Network Architecture
3 3 (30.00%) Scrum
3 3 (30.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 2 (20.00%) Asset Management
4 2 (20.00%) Incident Response
4 2 (20.00%) NIST 800
4 2 (20.00%) Security Management
4 2 (20.00%) Security Operations
5 1 (10.00%) AWS
5 1 (10.00%) Azure
5 1 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (10.00%) Bicep
5 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (10.00%) Docker
5 1 (10.00%) Entra ID
5 1 (10.00%) GCP
5 1 (10.00%) Information Security
5 1 (10.00%) Kubernetes
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
5 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow
5 1 (10.00%) SIEM
5 1 (10.00%) Zscaler

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) AWS
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
1 1 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (10.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (10.00%) GCP
General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Agile
1 3 (30.00%) Network Architecture
1 3 (30.00%) Scrum
1 3 (30.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 2 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 2 (20.00%) Incident Response
2 2 (20.00%) Security Management
2 2 (20.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (10.00%) Information Security
3 1 (10.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 9 (90.00%) DV Cleared
1 9 (90.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (50.00%) NIST
2 2 (20.00%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (10.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (10.00%) Zscaler