Cybersecurity Architect
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Cybersecurity Architect daily rate in Cardiff is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 31 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 0.50% | 0.90% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.97% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £750 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title | 197 | 207 | 217 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.52% | 92.83% | 96.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 147 | 152 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £130 | £195 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £195 | £309 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £441 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.18% | +3.82% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £498 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £618 | £638 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £375 | £413 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -8.33% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.21 | - | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.48 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £21.59 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.42% | -4.04% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.23 | £25.60 | £26.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.27 | - | £29.70 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £20.25 | £25.60 | £23.92 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.90% | +7.05% | +32.86% |
Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, Cybersecurity Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
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