Principal Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Canary Wharf

Principal Security Architect
Tower Hamlets > Canary Wharf

The median Principal Security Architect daily rate in Canary Wharf is £775, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
18 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Security Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Canary Wharf 1.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £763 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 - -
75th Percentile £788 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £775 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Canary Wharf

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Canary Wharf. 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 Canary Wharf with a recognized job title 45 48 112
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.24% 90.57% 89.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 44 106
10th Percentile £414 £350 £431
25th Percentile £450 £459 £530
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £558 £573
Median % change year-on-year -10.31% -2.68% -0.37%
75th Percentile £596 £591 £650
90th Percentile £702 £638 £770
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £500 £558 £585
% change year-on-year -10.31% -4.70% +1.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £15.13
25th Percentile - - £16.56
Median hourly rate - £40.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year - +111.30% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tower Hamlets median hourly rate - £40.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year - +111.30% -

Principal Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Canary Wharf

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

Principal Security Architect job vacancy trend in Canary Wharf

Principal Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Canary Wharf

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Security Architect job vacancies in Canary Wharf.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Security Architect job vacancies in Canary Wharf

Principal Security Architect Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf

For the 6 months to 18 March 2026, Principal 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 Canary Wharf region featuring Principal Security Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence

Principal Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
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