Security Architect Contract Job Trends in England

Security Architect
UK > England

The median Security Architect daily rate in England is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 236 242
Rank change year-on-year -1 +6 -30
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 506 330 327
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.09% 1.19% 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.18% 1.30% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 356 205 192
10th Percentile £503 £508 £500
25th Percentile £549 £600 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £675 £700
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -3.57% +2.94%
75th Percentile £750 £773 £775
90th Percentile £850 £800 £836
UK median daily rate £625 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -7.41% -3.57% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 7
10th Percentile - £86.00 £81.83
25th Percentile £60.00 £91.25 £84.67
Median hourly rate £70.00 £100.00 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +14.34% +24.94%
75th Percentile £83.00 £102.75 -
90th Percentile - £104.40 -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £100.00 £87.46
% change year-on-year -30.00% +14.34% +24.94%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 42,946 25,411 30,652
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 91.36% 93.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,575 16,393 19,112
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.35% -3.24% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,509 1,371 1,480
10th Percentile £14.90 £13.75 £14.83
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.30 £21.25
Median hourly rate £44.46 £25.15 £46.71
Median % change year-on-year +76.76% -46.16% +3.81%
75th Percentile £68.00 £54.88 £67.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £71.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in England

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in England

Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in England over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architect in England

Security Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in England

Security Architect
Contract 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 Security Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 19 September 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -1 263 £650 -3.70% 233
South East -1 112 £638 +6.25% 72
North of England -70 50 £600 -16.35% 30
North West -46 38 £600 -16.35% 22
Midlands -39 31 £638 -3.77% 36
West Midlands -39 30 £638 -5.56% 32
South West -37 29 £601 -7.62% 35
Yorkshire -38 9 £350 -41.67% 4
East of England -22 6 £625 +25.00% 8
East Midlands -14 1 - - 4
Security Architect
UK

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 September 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 England region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 269 (53.16%) Security Architecture
2 244 (48.22%) Security Cleared
3 189 (37.35%) Cybersecurity
4 159 (31.42%) SC Cleared
5 143 (28.26%) Azure
6 137 (27.08%) Cloud Security
7 124 (24.51%) Threat Modelling
8 115 (22.73%) AWS
9 108 (21.34%) NIST
10 101 (19.96%) CISSP
11 86 (17.00%) DV Cleared
12 81 (16.01%) Risk Management
13 76 (15.02%) TOGAF
14 73 (14.43%) AI
15 72 (14.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 71 (14.03%) Stakeholder Management
16 71 (14.03%) Zero Trust
17 68 (13.44%) Architectural Patterns
18 67 (13.24%) Identity Access Management
18 67 (13.24%) Network Security
19 60 (11.86%) Roadmaps
20 59 (11.66%) Microsoft
21 58 (11.46%) GCP
22 54 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 53 (10.47%) Information Security
24 51 (10.08%) DevSecOps
24 51 (10.08%) NCSC
24 51 (10.08%) SABSA
25 49 (9.68%) CI/CD
26 47 (9.29%) CISM

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (0.79%) IIS
2 2 (0.40%) SAS
2 2 (0.40%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.20%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 143 (28.26%) Azure
2 115 (22.73%) AWS
3 58 (11.46%) GCP
4 23 (4.55%) Entra ID
5 16 (3.16%) SaaS
6 12 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (2.37%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (0.99%) Azure AI
8 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (0.79%) Anthropic Claude
9 4 (0.79%) AWS Control Tower
9 4 (0.79%) AWS KMS
9 4 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.79%) Azure Key Vault
9 4 (0.79%) GitHub
9 4 (0.79%) OCI
9 4 (0.79%) Vertex AI
10 3 (0.59%) Amazon EKS
10 3 (0.59%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 67 (13.24%) Network Security
2 36 (7.11%) Firewall
3 11 (2.17%) VPN
3 11 (2.17%) WAN
4 8 (1.58%) VLAN
5 6 (1.19%) 4G
5 6 (1.19%) IPsec
5 6 (1.19%) NGFW
5 6 (1.19%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.79%) 5G
6 4 (0.79%) BGP
6 4 (0.79%) LAN
6 4 (0.79%) OSPF
6 4 (0.79%) Radio Access Network
7 3 (0.59%) BIG-IP
7 3 (0.59%) Cisco IOS
7 3 (0.59%) EIGRP
7 3 (0.59%) SSL
8 2 (0.40%) DNS
8 2 (0.40%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.40%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.20%) Big Data
2 1 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.20%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 9 (1.78%) Jenkins
2 5 (0.99%) JIRA
3 3 (0.59%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.40%) GitLab
General
1 88 (17.39%) Social Skills
2 59 (11.66%) Public Sector
3 45 (8.89%) Finance
4 26 (5.14%) Influencing Skills
5 25 (4.94%) Banking
6 16 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (2.96%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (2.96%) Legal
8 11 (2.17%) Telecoms
9 10 (1.98%) Military
10 9 (1.78%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.58%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.38%) Law
12 7 (1.38%) Police
13 4 (0.79%) Local Government
13 4 (0.79%) Retail
14 3 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.59%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.40%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.75%) Terraform
2 13 (2.57%) OAuth
3 8 (1.58%) OpenID
4 7 (1.38%) OAuth2
4 7 (1.38%) SAML
5 6 (1.19%) ModSecurity
5 6 (1.19%) REST
5 6 (1.19%) SLSA
6 4 (0.79%) Azure Blueprints
6 4 (0.79%) Jakarta EE
6 4 (0.79%) JSP
6 4 (0.79%) LDAP
7 3 (0.59%) HTML
7 3 (0.59%) LangChain
7 3 (0.59%) PyTorch
7 3 (0.59%) scikit-learn
8 2 (0.40%) .NET
8 2 (0.40%) EDI
8 2 (0.40%) JWT
9 1 (0.20%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 49 (9.68%) Security Posture
2 44 (8.70%) Cloud Native
3 24 (4.74%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.55%) Operational Technology
5 17 (3.36%) Cyber Threat
6 16 (3.16%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.37%) Data Centre
8 11 (2.17%) AI Agents
9 10 (1.98%) Enterprise Cloud
10 9 (1.78%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.78%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.58%) Cloud Security Posture
12 7 (1.38%) PKI
12 7 (1.38%) Private Cloud
13 6 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
14 5 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
15 4 (0.79%) Cyberattack
15 4 (0.79%) Genomics
15 4 (0.79%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.17%) Linux
2 9 (1.78%) Windows
2 9 (1.78%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.79%) Alpine Linux
3 4 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (0.79%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 269 (53.16%) Security Architecture
2 189 (37.35%) Cybersecurity
3 137 (27.08%) Cloud Security
4 124 (24.51%) Threat Modelling
5 81 (16.01%) Risk Management
6 76 (15.02%) TOGAF
7 73 (14.43%) AI
8 71 (14.03%) Stakeholder Management
8 71 (14.03%) Zero Trust
9 68 (13.44%) Architectural Patterns
10 67 (13.24%) Identity Access Management
11 60 (11.86%) Roadmaps
12 54 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 53 (10.47%) Information Security
14 51 (10.08%) DevSecOps
14 51 (10.08%) SABSA
15 49 (9.68%) CI/CD
16 47 (9.29%) Enterprise Architecture
17 46 (9.09%) Data Protection
17 46 (9.09%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (3.16%) Python
2 9 (1.78%) Java
3 8 (1.58%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.19%) Bicep
5 5 (0.99%) Groovy
5 5 (0.99%) Shell Script
6 3 (0.59%) Bash
6 3 (0.59%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.40%) SQL
8 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 244 (48.22%) Security Cleared
2 159 (31.42%) SC Cleared
3 101 (19.96%) CISSP
4 86 (17.00%) DV Cleared
5 47 (9.29%) CISM
6 36 (7.11%) Cisco Certification
7 30 (5.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 23 (4.55%) Degree
9 21 (4.15%) AWS Certification
9 21 (4.15%) CCSP
10 19 (3.75%) TOGAF Certification
11 13 (2.57%) CISA
12 11 (2.17%) Azure Certification
13 9 (1.78%) SANS
14 8 (1.58%) CEH
14 8 (1.58%) CompTIA Security+
14 8 (1.58%) CRISC
14 8 (1.58%) GIAC
14 8 (1.58%) ISSAP
15 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (21.34%) NIST
2 72 (14.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 51 (10.08%) NCSC
4 26 (5.14%) GRC
5 24 (4.74%) GDPR
6 22 (4.35%) NIST 800
7 18 (3.56%) PCI DSS
8 11 (2.17%) JSP 440
9 10 (1.98%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 9 (1.78%) Government Security Classifications
10 9 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 7 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 6 (1.19%) ISO 19650
12 6 (1.19%) QA
13 5 (0.99%) COBIT
13 5 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
13 5 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 4 (0.79%) HIPAA
14 4 (0.79%) ISO 31000
14 4 (0.79%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 13 (2.57%) Docker
2 11 (2.17%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.79%) ISA Server
5 2 (0.40%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.40%) vSphere
6 1 (0.20%) KVM
Systems Management
1 21 (4.15%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.37%) Ansible
3 7 (1.38%) CASB
4 6 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.79%) QRadar
6 3 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.40%) Docker Swarm
7 2 (0.40%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.40%) Istio
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.20%) Suricata
Vendors
1 59 (11.66%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.94%) Google
3 21 (4.15%) Cisco
4 15 (2.96%) Palo Alto
4 15 (2.96%) Splunk
5 13 (2.57%) CrowdStrike
6 11 (2.17%) Fortinet
7 9 (1.78%) Qualys
8 8 (1.58%) F5
8 8 (1.58%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.58%) Tenable
8 8 (1.58%) VMware
9 7 (1.38%) Okta
10 6 (1.19%) IFS
10 6 (1.19%) Zscaler
11 5 (0.99%) Juniper
12 4 (0.79%) Centrify
12 4 (0.79%) Rapid7
12 4 (0.79%) SAP
12 4 (0.79%) Tripwire