Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Security Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Security Architect daily rate in Birmingham is £813, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 49 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 10 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 1.10% 0.40% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% 0.45% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile - £608 -
25th Percentile £781 £615 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £813 £627 -
Median % change year-on-year +29.64% - -
75th Percentile £844 £639 -
90th Percentile - £646 -
West Midlands median daily rate £625 £651 £750
% change year-on-year -3.92% -13.27% +10.29%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 830 441 693
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.71% 88.73% 93.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 490 296 485
10th Percentile £313 £160 £250
25th Percentile £413 £368 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £590 £575 £575
90th Percentile £688 £657 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £481 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +1.32% - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 39 42
10th Percentile £16.25 - £13.25
25th Percentile £17.20 £12.62 £16.63
Median hourly rate £24.53 £14.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.21% -50.88% +42.50%
75th Percentile £30.00 £22.91 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £33.03 £56.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.99 £21.00 £19.77
% change year-on-year +61.86% +6.22% -1.15%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

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

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 4 June 2026, 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 Birmingham region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 5 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
1 5 (50.00%) Logistics
2 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (40.00%) Network Security
2 4 (40.00%) Okta
2 4 (40.00%) SDLC
2 4 (40.00%) Security Architecture
2 4 (40.00%) Security Operations
2 4 (40.00%) SIEM
3 2 (20.00%) Application Security
3 2 (20.00%) CISSP
3 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) DevOps
3 2 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (10.00%) PMO
4 1 (10.00%) Remediation Plan

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (50.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (10.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
1 5 (50.00%) Logistics
2 4 (40.00%) SDLC
2 4 (40.00%) Security Architecture
2 4 (40.00%) Security Operations
2 4 (40.00%) SIEM
3 2 (20.00%) Application Security
3 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) DevOps
3 2 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (10.00%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (40.00%) Okta