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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 257 236
Rank change year-on-year +40 -21 +18
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 558 275 338
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.22% 1.00% 1.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.44% 1.10% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 373 167 221
10th Percentile £469 £513 £525
25th Percentile £525 £581 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £750 £769 £825
90th Percentile £825 £818 £850
UK median daily rate £622 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -7.93% -3.57% +2.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 12 8
10th Percentile £71.00 £53.23 £81.88
25th Percentile £82.73 £59.94 £86.07
Median hourly rate £84.00 £87.04 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% -0.48% +19.13%
75th Percentile - £89.78 -
90th Percentile £98.63 £99.25 £87.48
UK median hourly rate £84.00 £87.04 £87.46
% change year-on-year -3.49% -0.48% +20.08%

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 38,792 25,089 28,626
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.08% 90.79% 85.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,117 16,022 18,624
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,537 1,415 1,654
10th Percentile £14.56 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.87 £18.39
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.78%
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +68.99% -38.57% -1.35%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 11 August 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 +24 278 £625 -6.54% 210
South East -39 96 £636 -2.12% 66
North of England -18 89 £621 -13.57% 54
North West -1 55 £617 -13.98% 32
Midlands -35 34 £600 -22.58% 17
Yorkshire -18 31 £669 -9.32% 20
West Midlands -38 30 £600 -22.58% 11
South West -21 27 £608 -11.64% 42
East of England -7 15 £600 - 11
East Midlands -10 2 £475 - 6
North East -49 2 £650 -10.34% 2
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 11 (1.97%) Confluence
2 4 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.54%) Camunda
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.18%) Apache
5 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.18%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.18%) Appian
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.36%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 242 (43.37%) Azure
2 186 (33.33%) AWS
3 94 (16.85%) GCP
4 67 (12.01%) Entra ID
5 27 (4.84%) SaaS
6 26 (4.66%) Azure Sentinel
7 21 (3.76%) GitHub
7 21 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.69%) Microsoft Purview
10 13 (2.33%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (2.15%) PaaS
11 12 (2.15%) Serverless
12 11 (1.97%) IaaS
13 10 (1.79%) Azure Key Vault
14 8 (1.43%) OpenShift
14 8 (1.43%) Power Platform
14 8 (1.43%) Vertex AI
15 7 (1.25%) Anthropic Claude
15 7 (1.25%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 86 (15.41%) Network Security
2 61 (10.93%) Firewall
3 18 (3.23%) VPN
3 18 (3.23%) WAN
4 13 (2.33%) DNS
5 11 (1.97%) SD-WAN
6 10 (1.79%) NGFW
7 9 (1.61%) Internet
7 9 (1.61%) LAN
8 7 (1.25%) DHCP
9 6 (1.08%) 4G
9 6 (1.08%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.90%) 5G
10 5 (0.90%) Radio Access Network
11 4 (0.72%) BGP
11 4 (0.72%) Intranet
11 4 (0.72%) IPsec
11 4 (0.72%) VLAN
12 3 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
12 3 (0.54%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (1.25%) Power BI
3 6 (1.08%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.90%) Metadata
4 5 (0.90%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.72%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.72%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.72%) SAP BW
5 4 (0.72%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.54%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.36%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.36%) Big Data
7 2 (0.36%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.36%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.36%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.36%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 16 (2.87%) JIRA
2 14 (2.51%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.15%) GitLab
4 7 (1.25%) Snyk
5 6 (1.08%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.72%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.54%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.18%) Git
8 1 (0.18%) Hudson
General
1 146 (26.16%) Social Skills
2 116 (20.79%) Finance
3 77 (13.80%) Public Sector
4 35 (6.27%) Banking
5 25 (4.48%) Influencing Skills
6 20 (3.58%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (3.58%) Documentation Skills
7 17 (3.05%) Legal
8 15 (2.69%) Aerospace
9 14 (2.51%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.33%) Military
11 12 (2.15%) Local Government
12 9 (1.61%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.43%) Retail
14 7 (1.25%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 5 (0.90%) Law
16 5 (0.90%) Police
17 4 (0.72%) Aviation
17 4 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 359 (64.34%) Architect
2 260 (46.59%) Security Architect
3 64 (11.47%) Lead
4 60 (10.75%) Security Engineer
5 48 (8.60%) Solutions Architect
6 39 (6.99%) Senior
7 35 (6.27%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 32 (5.73%) Lead Architect
9 31 (5.56%) Consultant
10 28 (5.02%) Cloud Architect
11 22 (3.94%) Lead Security Architect
12 21 (3.76%) Security Consultant
13 19 (3.41%) Enterprise Architect
14 18 (3.23%) Enterprise Security Architect
15 17 (3.05%) Security Specialist
15 17 (3.05%) Technical Architect
16 15 (2.69%) Network Architect
16 15 (2.69%) Senior Architect
17 14 (2.51%) Azure Architect
17 14 (2.51%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.41%) OAuth
2 17 (3.05%) REST
3 14 (2.51%) OpenID
4 13 (2.33%) OAuth2
5 12 (2.15%) SailPoint
5 12 (2.15%) SAML
6 8 (1.43%) LangChain
6 8 (1.43%) PyTorch
6 8 (1.43%) scikit-learn
7 7 (1.25%) SLSA
8 6 (1.08%) LDAP
8 6 (1.08%) Middleware
8 6 (1.08%) SAP Fiori
9 5 (0.90%) 802.1X
9 5 (0.90%) ModSecurity
10 4 (0.72%) ARM Templates
10 4 (0.72%) Azure Blueprints
10 4 (0.72%) Jakarta EE
10 4 (0.72%) JSP
10 4 (0.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 89 (15.95%) Cloud Native
2 71 (12.72%) Security Posture
3 43 (7.71%) Operational Technology
4 28 (5.02%) Management Information System
5 26 (4.66%) Onboarding
6 17 (3.05%) AI Agents
6 17 (3.05%) PKI
7 16 (2.87%) Cloud Security Posture
8 15 (2.69%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (2.51%) Data Centre
9 14 (2.51%) Product Ownership
9 14 (2.51%) Public Cloud
10 13 (2.33%) Enterprise Cloud
11 11 (1.97%) Cyber Threat
12 10 (1.79%) Private Cloud
13 8 (1.43%) Cyber Defence
13 8 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (1.43%) SCADA
14 7 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.25%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.66%) Linux
2 21 (3.76%) Windows
3 8 (1.43%) Unix
4 7 (1.25%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.90%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.72%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) CentOS
7 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (38.71%) Cybersecurity
2 170 (30.47%) Cloud Security
2 170 (30.47%) Threat Modelling
3 130 (23.30%) CI/CD
4 126 (22.58%) Zero Trust
5 116 (20.79%) Risk Management
5 116 (20.79%) Stakeholder Management
6 112 (20.07%) Roadmaps
7 107 (19.18%) Identity Access Management
8 105 (18.82%) DevSecOps
9 101 (18.10%) TOGAF
10 96 (17.20%) DevOps
11 94 (16.85%) SIEM
12 91 (16.31%) Architectural Patterns
12 91 (16.31%) Vulnerability Management
13 86 (15.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 85 (15.23%) SABSA
15 82 (14.70%) AI
16 72 (12.90%) Technical Leadership
17 65 (11.65%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.35%) Python
2 20 (3.58%) Java
2 20 (3.58%) PowerShell
3 17 (3.05%) Bicep
4 16 (2.87%) SQL
5 10 (1.79%) Bash
6 3 (0.54%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.36%) ABAP
7 2 (0.36%) Kotlin
7 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.36%) Ruby
7 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.18%) BeanShell
8 1 (0.18%) Go
8 1 (0.18%) Groovy
8 1 (0.18%) R
Qualifications
1 195 (34.95%) Security Cleared
2 145 (25.99%) CISSP
3 122 (21.86%) SC Cleared
4 63 (11.29%) CISM
5 52 (9.32%) Cisco Certification
5 52 (9.32%) DV Cleared
6 44 (7.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 35 (6.27%) Degree
8 32 (5.73%) AWS Certification
9 28 (5.02%) GIAC
10 25 (4.48%) Azure Certification
11 22 (3.94%) CCSP
12 21 (3.76%) TOGAF Certification
13 16 (2.87%) CEH
14 15 (2.69%) CRISC
15 13 (2.33%) SANS
16 12 (2.15%) CISA
16 12 (2.15%) CompTIA Security+
17 10 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
17 10 (1.79%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 149 (26.70%) NIST
2 113 (20.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 53 (9.50%) NCSC
4 42 (7.53%) GDPR
5 31 (5.56%) GRC
6 26 (4.66%) NIST 800
6 26 (4.66%) PCI DSS
7 20 (3.58%) Cyber Essentials
8 10 (1.79%) JSP 440
9 9 (1.61%) QA
10 8 (1.43%) COBIT
10 8 (1.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 8 (1.43%) ISO 31000
10 8 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 8 (1.43%) SLA
11 7 (1.25%) HIPAA
12 6 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (1.08%) Data Quality
13 5 (0.90%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 5 (0.90%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (5.91%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.41%) Docker
3 10 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.54%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.54%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.36%) IAG
5 2 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.36%) vSphere
6 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) ProxySG
6 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 45 (8.06%) Kubernetes
2 43 (7.71%) Terraform
3 16 (2.87%) Ansible
4 9 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.90%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.72%) CASB
6 4 (0.72%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.54%) SCCM
8 2 (0.36%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.36%) Istio
8 2 (0.36%) QRadar
9 1 (0.18%) Argo
9 1 (0.18%) Grafana
9 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 115 (20.61%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.56%) Google
3 25 (4.48%) CyberArk
4 18 (3.23%) Splunk
5 17 (3.05%) SAP
6 16 (2.87%) Okta
6 16 (2.87%) Palo Alto
7 13 (2.33%) Zscaler
8 11 (1.97%) Fortinet
8 11 (1.97%) Tenable
8 11 (1.97%) VMware
9 10 (1.79%) Cisco
9 10 (1.79%) CrowdStrike
9 10 (1.79%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.61%) Databricks
10 9 (1.61%) Qualys
11 8 (1.43%) Salesforce
12 7 (1.25%) OpenAI
13 6 (1.08%) IBM
13 6 (1.08%) Oracle