Security Architecture Contract Job Trends in England

Security Architecture
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Security Architecture skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 226 262 226
Rank change year-on-year +36 -36 +34
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 463 227 375
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.12% 0.95% 1.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.32% 1.04% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 310 146 242
10th Percentile £456 £530 £500
25th Percentile £525 £600 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £750 £759 £822
90th Percentile £825 £825 £850
UK median daily rate £625 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -7.41% -3.57% +1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 9 16
10th Percentile £82.23 £57.75 -
25th Percentile £83.00 £60.75 £81.88
Median hourly rate £84.00 £73.60 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year +14.13% -15.85% +18.19%
75th Percentile - £87.50 £87.53
90th Percentile £103.63 £89.60 -
UK median hourly rate £84.00 £78.40 £87.46
% change year-on-year +7.14% -10.36% +19.48%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Security Architecture 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 35,194 21,730 31,440
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.78% 91.29% 86.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,373 14,199 20,591
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,179 923 2,284
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.22 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.13 £15.99
Median hourly rate £45.59 £28.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.80% -23.29% -2.67%
75th Percentile £68.00 £60.00 £61.11
90th Percentile £81.01 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.28 £27.45 £36.00
% change year-on-year +54.01% -23.75% -3.49%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Architecture relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Security Architecture job vacancy trend in England

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Architecture.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Architecture

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in England over the 6 months to 26 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Architecture.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Architecture

Security Architecture
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Architecture in England over the 6 months to 26 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
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 Architecture within the England region over the 6 months to 26 May 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 +9 223 £650 -3.70% 65
North of England -6 81 £650 +15.56% 18
South East -44 61 £575 -8.00% 27
North West +11 55 £621 -7.45% 15
South West -11 31 £575 -14.81% 20
Midlands -42 30 £500 -33.33% 10
Yorkshire -35 24 £675 +22.73% 3
West Midlands -46 24 £525 -30.00% 8
East of England -32 8 £710 -8.39% 8
East Midlands -26 4 £438 - 2
North East -21 3 £450 -6.64% 1
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
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 14 (3.02%) Confluence
2 8 (1.73%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.65%) Camunda
4 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.22%) Appian
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.22%) nginx
Applications
1 5 (1.08%) MS Visio
2 4 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
1 4 (0.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.22%) SAP EHS
2 1 (0.22%) Summit
2 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 201 (43.41%) Azure
2 166 (35.85%) AWS
3 67 (14.47%) GCP
4 62 (13.39%) Entra ID
5 28 (6.05%) SaaS
6 23 (4.97%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (4.32%) IaaS
7 20 (4.32%) PaaS
8 19 (4.10%) Azure Sentinel
9 15 (3.24%) Serverless
10 12 (2.59%) AWS CloudFormation
11 10 (2.16%) OpenShift
12 9 (1.94%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 9 (1.94%) GitHub
13 8 (1.73%) Amazon EKS
13 8 (1.73%) AWS KMS
14 7 (1.51%) Amazon ECS
14 7 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (1.51%) Microsoft Purview
14 7 (1.51%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 96 (20.73%) Network Security
2 58 (12.53%) Firewall
3 16 (3.46%) WAN
4 15 (3.24%) LAN
4 15 (3.24%) SD-WAN
4 15 (3.24%) VPN
5 11 (2.38%) DHCP
5 11 (2.38%) IPsec
6 10 (2.16%) SSL
7 8 (1.73%) BGP
7 8 (1.73%) OSPF
8 7 (1.51%) DNS
8 7 (1.51%) NGFW
9 6 (1.30%) BIG-IP
9 6 (1.30%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 6 (1.30%) HTTPS
9 6 (1.30%) Kerberos
9 6 (1.30%) Reverse Proxy
9 6 (1.30%) Wireless
10 5 (1.08%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (1.30%) Metadata
3 5 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.08%) NoSQL
3 5 (1.08%) Power BI
3 5 (1.08%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
4 3 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
4 3 (0.65%) SAP BW
5 2 (0.43%) Amazon Aurora
5 2 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.43%) Big Data
5 2 (0.43%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.43%) Data Vault
5 2 (0.43%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.43%) MySQL
5 2 (0.43%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.43%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 13 (2.81%) JIRA
2 5 (1.08%) GitLab
3 4 (0.86%) Robot Framework
3 4 (0.86%) Sonatype Nexus
4 3 (0.65%) Git
4 3 (0.65%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.43%) Snyk
6 1 (0.22%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.22%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.22%) ERwin
6 1 (0.22%) Hudson
General
1 104 (22.46%) Social Skills
2 90 (19.44%) Finance
3 62 (13.39%) Public Sector
4 30 (6.48%) Banking
5 22 (4.75%) Documentation Skills
6 19 (4.10%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (3.02%) Military
8 13 (2.81%) Financial Institution
9 12 (2.59%) Legal
10 11 (2.38%) Aerospace
11 10 (2.16%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.08%) Aviation
14 5 (1.08%) Law
15 3 (0.65%) Investment Banking
15 3 (0.65%) Local Government
15 3 (0.65%) Retail
16 2 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 2 (0.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 268 (57.88%) Architect
2 196 (42.33%) Security Architect
3 55 (11.88%) Security Engineer
4 39 (8.42%) Lead
5 37 (7.99%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 31 (6.70%) Senior
7 30 (6.48%) Solutions Architect
8 27 (5.83%) Consultant
9 24 (5.18%) Cloud Architect
10 21 (4.54%) Technical Architect
11 18 (3.89%) Security Consultant
12 17 (3.67%) Security Specialist
13 14 (3.02%) Lead Architect
13 14 (3.02%) Network Architect
14 13 (2.81%) Project Manager
14 13 (2.81%) Security Solutions Architect
14 13 (2.81%) Senior Security Engineer
15 12 (2.59%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 11 (2.38%) Network Security Architect
17 10 (2.16%) Migration Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.32%) OAuth
2 16 (3.46%) OpenID
3 15 (3.24%) OAuth2
4 14 (3.02%) SAML
5 11 (2.38%) SailPoint
6 9 (1.94%) REST
7 8 (1.73%) 802.1X
8 5 (1.08%) .NET
8 5 (1.08%) LangChain
8 5 (1.08%) PyTorch
8 5 (1.08%) scikit-learn
8 5 (1.08%) Web Services
8 5 (1.08%) XACML
9 4 (0.86%) ADO
9 4 (0.86%) J2EE
9 4 (0.86%) JSP
9 4 (0.86%) LDAP
10 3 (0.65%) AngularJS
10 3 (0.65%) FHIR
10 3 (0.65%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 56 (12.10%) Cloud Native
2 53 (11.45%) Security Posture
3 36 (7.78%) Operational Technology
4 19 (4.10%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.89%) Onboarding
6 17 (3.67%) PKI
7 14 (3.02%) Data Centre
8 12 (2.59%) Cyber Threat
9 11 (2.38%) AI Agents
9 11 (2.38%) Cloud Security Posture
10 9 (1.94%) IoT
10 9 (1.94%) Private Cloud
10 9 (1.94%) Product Ownership
11 8 (1.73%) Cyber Defence
11 8 (1.73%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 7 (1.51%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.51%) SCADA
12 7 (1.51%) Virtual Team
13 5 (1.08%) Enterprise Cloud
13 5 (1.08%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 26 (5.62%) Windows
2 20 (4.32%) Linux
3 11 (2.38%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.94%) Unix
5 3 (0.65%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.43%) Android
6 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (34.13%) Cybersecurity
2 149 (32.18%) Threat Modelling
3 117 (25.27%) Cloud Security
4 111 (23.97%) Zero Trust
5 97 (20.95%) CI/CD
6 85 (18.36%) SIEM
7 79 (17.06%) DevOps
7 79 (17.06%) DevSecOps
7 79 (17.06%) Risk Management
7 79 (17.06%) Vulnerability Management
8 67 (14.47%) Architectural Patterns
9 66 (14.25%) Stakeholder Management
9 66 (14.25%) TOGAF
10 65 (14.04%) Identity Access Management
11 64 (13.82%) SABSA
12 58 (12.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 56 (12.10%) Roadmaps
14 55 (11.88%) Agile
15 54 (11.66%) SDLC
16 53 (11.45%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 36 (7.78%) Python
2 20 (4.32%) Java
3 18 (3.89%) SQL
4 17 (3.67%) PowerShell
5 9 (1.94%) Bash
6 8 (1.73%) Bicep
7 4 (0.86%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.43%) C
8 2 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.43%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.43%) Ruby
8 2 (0.43%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.43%) Swift
9 1 (0.22%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.22%) C-shell
9 1 (0.22%) Go
9 1 (0.22%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.22%) Korn
9 1 (0.22%) ProC
Qualifications
1 168 (36.29%) Security Cleared
2 113 (24.41%) SC Cleared
3 109 (23.54%) CISSP
4 53 (11.45%) CISM
5 43 (9.29%) Cisco Certification
6 40 (8.64%) DV Cleared
7 34 (7.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 31 (6.70%) Degree
9 25 (5.40%) AWS Certification
10 23 (4.97%) GIAC
11 19 (4.10%) CCSP
12 17 (3.67%) Azure Certification
13 14 (3.02%) SANS
14 11 (2.38%) CEH
14 11 (2.38%) PMI Certification
14 11 (2.38%) PMP
15 10 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (2.16%) CESG Certified Professional
16 9 (1.94%) CRISC
17 8 (1.73%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (28.94%) NIST
2 102 (22.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 50 (10.80%) GDPR
4 48 (10.37%) NCSC
5 26 (5.62%) PCI DSS
6 20 (4.32%) GRC
6 20 (4.32%) NIST 800
7 16 (3.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.94%) JSP 440
8 9 (1.94%) SLA
9 8 (1.73%) COBIT
9 8 (1.73%) ISO 31000
10 7 (1.51%) HIPAA
10 7 (1.51%) QA
11 6 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (1.30%) RMADS
11 6 (1.30%) SOC 2
12 5 (1.08%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.65%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 42 (9.07%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.38%) Docker
3 10 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.94%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.08%) RACF
6 4 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.65%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.43%) IAG
9 1 (0.22%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (7.56%) Terraform
2 32 (6.91%) Kubernetes
3 15 (3.24%) Ansible
4 14 (3.02%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (1.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (1.08%) CASB
6 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.65%) SCCM
7 3 (0.65%) WSUS
8 2 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.22%) Argo
9 1 (0.22%) HP Fortify
9 1 (0.22%) Istio
9 1 (0.22%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.22%) Packer
9 1 (0.22%) QRadar
9 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 87 (18.79%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.40%) CyberArk
3 19 (4.10%) Splunk
4 17 (3.67%) Cisco
5 16 (3.46%) VMware
5 16 (3.46%) Zscaler
6 12 (2.59%) Google
7 11 (2.38%) Okta
7 11 (2.38%) Palo Alto
8 10 (2.16%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.94%) Fortinet
9 9 (1.94%) SAP
10 8 (1.73%) F5
10 8 (1.73%) ForeScout
10 8 (1.73%) Tenable
11 7 (1.51%) Oracle
12 6 (1.30%) CheckPoint
12 6 (1.30%) Juniper
13 5 (1.08%) BiZZdesign
14 4 (0.86%) Sparx