Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Canary Wharf

Security Architect
Tower Hamlets > Canary Wharf

The median Security Architect daily rate in Canary Wharf is £763, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - 17
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Canary Wharf 3.13% - 3.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.23% - 4.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £729 - -
25th Percentile £734 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £763 - £770
Median % change year-on-year - - +22.22%
75th Percentile £784 - -
90th Percentile £786 - -
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £763 - £770
% change year-on-year - - +22.22%

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 62 49 71
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 85.96% 82.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 41 71
10th Percentile £383 £360 £450
25th Percentile £450 £495 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £585 £585
Median % change year-on-year -3.42% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £684 - £650
90th Percentile £775 £630 £800
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £548 £585 £585
% change year-on-year -6.41% - +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £51.25 -
Tower Hamlets median hourly rate - £40.00 -

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Canary Wharf

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 Canary Wharf.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Canary Wharf

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Canary Wharf

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

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

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf

For the 6 months to 29 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 Canary Wharf region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Containerisation
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Microservices
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) OWASP
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (50.00%) SABSA
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) TOGAF

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 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Containerisation
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Microservices
2 1 (50.00%) OWASP
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (50.00%) SABSA
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST