SABSA Contracts in England

Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring SABSA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SABSA over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 467 495 515
Rank change year-on-year +28 +20 +201
DemandTrendContract jobs citing SABSA 49 32 94
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.096% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.11% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 22 63
10th Percentile £484 £639 £608
25th Percentile £538 £704 £630
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £725 £700
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £713 £800 £775
90th Percentile £738 £838 £800
UK median daily rate £625 £725 £700
% change year-on-year -13.79% +3.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 1
10th Percentile £89.25 - -
25th Percentile £90.50 - -
Median hourly rate £91.00 £80.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.75% +45.45% -
75th Percentile £91.50 - -
90th Percentile £93.20 - -
UK median hourly rate £91.00 £80.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +13.75% +45.45% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

SABSA falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 25,021 28,491 38,847
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.82% 85.73% 89.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,924 18,337 27,102
10th Percentile £300 £313 £325
25th Percentile £404 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £627 £650 £663
90th Percentile £738 £753 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,473 1,519 1,387
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.05 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.79 £18.12 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +54.55%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.93 £75.00 £77.70
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.94 £42.50
% change year-on-year -38.57% -3.67% +54.55%

SABSA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SABSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SABSA in England

SABSA
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SABSA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SABSA

SABSA
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SABSA in England over the 6 months to 25 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SABSA in England

SABSA
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SABSA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SABSA

SABSA
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SABSA in England over the 6 months to 25 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SABSA in England

SABSA
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SABSA within the England region over the 6 months to 25 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +31 27 £600 -17.24% 14
East of England +15 12 £86 -
South East +31 5 £700 - 5
North of England - 2 £600 -
South West - 1 £788 - 3
North East - 1 £625 -
North West - 1 £575 -
SABSA
UK

SABSA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (6.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 18 (36.73%) Azure
2 12 (24.49%) AWS
3 7 (14.29%) GCP
4 5 (10.20%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (8.16%) SaaS
6 3 (6.12%) IaaS
6 3 (6.12%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (2.04%) Azure AKS
7 1 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (2.04%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 1 (2.04%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (2.04%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (2.04%) Entra ID
7 1 (2.04%) GitHub
7 1 (2.04%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (2.04%) OneDrive
7 1 (2.04%) PaaS
7 1 (2.04%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.12%) Firewall
1 3 (6.12%) SD-WAN
1 3 (6.12%) WAN
2 2 (4.08%) Network Security
3 1 (2.04%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.04%) JIRA
General
1 11 (22.45%) Military
1 11 (22.45%) Social Skills
2 7 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 6 (12.24%) Finance
4 5 (10.20%) Aerospace
5 4 (8.16%) Legal
5 4 (8.16%) Local Government
5 4 (8.16%) Telecoms
6 2 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.08%) Banking
7 1 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.04%) Law
Job Titles
1 31 (63.27%) Architect
2 27 (55.10%) Security Architect
3 15 (30.61%) Lead
4 12 (24.49%) Security Engineer
5 6 (12.24%) Senior
6 5 (10.20%) Senior Architect
6 5 (10.20%) Senior Security Architect
7 4 (8.16%) Enterprise Architect
7 4 (8.16%) Enterprise Security Architect
7 4 (8.16%) Solutions Architect
8 3 (6.12%) SABSA Security Architect
9 2 (4.08%) Azure Architect
10 1 (2.04%) Analyst
10 1 (2.04%) Business Analyst
10 1 (2.04%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 1 (2.04%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 1 (2.04%) DevOps Architect
10 1 (2.04%) Management Consultant
10 1 (2.04%) Microsoft 365 Architect
10 1 (2.04%) Security Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.04%) Azure Blueprints
1 1 (2.04%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.33%) Management Information System
2 4 (8.16%) Algorithms
2 4 (8.16%) Data Centre
2 4 (8.16%) Operational Technology
2 4 (8.16%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.12%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (4.08%) Cloud Native
4 2 (4.08%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (2.04%) CESG
5 1 (2.04%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.04%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (2.04%) Low-Code
5 1 (2.04%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.04%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (51.02%) Security Architecture
2 20 (40.82%) TOGAF
3 17 (34.69%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (26.53%) Cloud Security
5 12 (24.49%) Threat Modelling
6 11 (22.45%) GAP Analysis
6 11 (22.45%) Incident Management
6 11 (22.45%) Information Assurance
6 11 (22.45%) Key Management
6 11 (22.45%) MODAF
6 11 (22.45%) Patch Management
6 11 (22.45%) Security Management
7 10 (20.41%) Information Security
7 10 (20.41%) Risk Management
8 8 (16.33%) Roadmaps
9 7 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
9 7 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 6 (12.24%) Computer Science
10 6 (12.24%) SIEM
10 6 (12.24%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.04%) Bicep
1 1 (2.04%) Java
1 1 (2.04%) Python
1 1 (2.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (53.06%) CISSP
2 23 (46.94%) Security Cleared
3 21 (42.86%) SC Cleared
4 16 (32.65%) CISM
5 11 (22.45%) CISA
5 11 (22.45%) Degree
6 6 (12.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 6 (12.24%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (12.24%) GIAC
7 5 (10.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 4 (8.16%) CRISC
8 4 (8.16%) SANS
9 3 (6.12%) Azure Certification
9 3 (6.12%) CCSK
9 3 (6.12%) CCSP
9 3 (6.12%) CSSLP
9 3 (6.12%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (4.08%) AWS Certification
10 2 (4.08%) CASP
10 2 (4.08%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (87.76%) NIST
2 27 (55.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (32.65%) NIST 800
4 15 (30.61%) NCSC
5 13 (26.53%) JSP 440
6 12 (24.49%) GDPR
7 5 (10.20%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (6.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (6.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (6.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (4.08%) PCI DSS
9 2 (4.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (2.04%) COBIT
10 1 (2.04%) EU AI Act
10 1 (2.04%) GAMP
10 1 (2.04%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (2.04%) GRC
10 1 (2.04%) HIPAA
System Software
1 11 (22.45%) Firmware
2 6 (12.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (8.16%) CSIRT
1 4 (8.16%) QRadar
2 2 (4.08%) SELinux
3 1 (2.04%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.04%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (18.37%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.16%) Fortinet
2 4 (8.16%) Splunk
3 3 (6.12%) Sparx
4 1 (2.04%) ForgeRock
4 1 (2.04%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.04%) Qualys
4 1 (2.04%) Rapid7
4 1 (2.04%) Tenable
4 1 (2.04%) Zscaler