Security Architect
Central London > City of London
The median Security Architect daily rate in the City of London is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 5 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
98 |
98 |
110 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
+12 |
+50 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect |
25 |
18 |
18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London |
1.32% |
0.97% |
0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.41% |
1.04% |
0.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
21 |
10 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£463 |
£608 |
£598 |
| 25th Percentile |
£538 |
£700 |
£641 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
£745 |
£650 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.04% |
+14.62% |
-10.34% |
| 75th Percentile |
£725 |
£909 |
£738 |
| 90th Percentile |
£750 |
£915 |
£810 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£700 |
£700 |
£650 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+7.69% |
-10.34% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,775 |
1,731 |
2,248 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.97% |
93.01% |
94.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,220 |
1,046 |
1,614 |
| 10th Percentile |
£349 |
£354 |
£340 |
| 25th Percentile |
£429 |
£463 |
£456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£575 |
£564 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.70% |
+2.00% |
-2.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£675 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£775 |
£788 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£536 |
£575 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.74% |
+4.55% |
-4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
17 |
7 |
22 |
| 10th Percentile |
£20.02 |
£22.00 |
£17.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.77 |
£26.63 |
£19.18 |
| Median hourly rate |
£34.00 |
£38.50 |
£24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.69% |
+60.42% |
-5.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£42.65 |
£80.38 |
£40.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£52.80 |
£112.00 |
£50.10 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£26.11 |
£35.00 |
£26.91 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.40% |
+30.09% |
+6.55% |