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

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 266 247
Rank change year-on-year +42 -19 -6
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 569 268 321
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.24% 0.97% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.46% 1.06% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 375 161 206
10th Percentile £465 £513 £519
25th Percentile £525 £600 £609
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £622 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.93% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £738 £765 £800
90th Percentile £825 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £604 £675 £722
% change year-on-year -10.52% -6.54% +6.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 6
10th Percentile £71.00 £53.23 £84.67
25th Percentile £82.18 £59.94 -
Median hourly rate £84.00 £87.04 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% -0.48% +19.13%
75th Percentile £85.58 £89.78 -
90th Percentile £99.84 £99.25 -
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 38,994 25,199 28,451
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.94% 90.85% 85.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,152 16,049 18,388
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £630 £627 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,574 1,473 1,544
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.25 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.22 £17.87 £18.00
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +67.00% -37.90% -4.71%

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 +40 284 £625 -3.85% 80
South East -26 99 £623 -4.23% 44
North of England -4 87 £621 -13.96% 32
North West -7 53 £600 -16.35% 17
South West -21 33 £600 -12.73% 28
Midlands -26 33 £600 -25.00% 8
Yorkshire -14 31 £669 -9.32% 12
West Midlands -34 28 £600 -25.00% 4
East of England -6 15 £600 -29.41% 5
East Midlands -14 3 £538 - 4
North East -49 2 £650 -11.86% 3
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 (1.93%) Confluence
2 6 (1.05%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.53%) Camunda
4 2 (0.35%) Apache
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.18%) Appian
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.53%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 243 (42.71%) Azure
2 183 (32.16%) AWS
3 95 (16.70%) GCP
4 66 (11.60%) Entra ID
5 28 (4.92%) SaaS
6 24 (4.22%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (4.04%) Azure Sentinel
8 22 (3.87%) GitHub
9 21 (3.69%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (2.81%) Microsoft Purview
11 14 (2.46%) GitHub Actions
12 13 (2.28%) Serverless
13 12 (2.11%) PaaS
14 11 (1.93%) IaaS
15 10 (1.76%) Azure Key Vault
16 9 (1.58%) Power Platform
17 8 (1.41%) Dynamics 365
18 7 (1.23%) Anthropic Claude
18 7 (1.23%) Azure AI
18 7 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 81 (14.24%) Network Security
2 58 (10.19%) Firewall
3 19 (3.34%) WAN
4 18 (3.16%) VPN
5 14 (2.46%) DNS
6 12 (2.11%) NGFW
7 11 (1.93%) SD-WAN
8 10 (1.76%) Internet
8 10 (1.76%) LAN
9 8 (1.41%) DHCP
10 6 (1.05%) 4G
10 6 (1.05%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.88%) 5G
11 5 (0.88%) BGP
11 5 (0.88%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.70%) Intranet
12 4 (0.70%) VLAN
13 3 (0.53%) IPsec
13 3 (0.53%) OSPF
13 3 (0.53%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (1.05%) Data Lake
2 6 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (1.05%) Power BI
2 6 (1.05%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.88%) SAP HANA
4 4 (0.70%) Metadata
4 4 (0.70%) SAP BW
5 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.53%) Big Data
5 3 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
5 3 (0.53%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.53%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.35%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.35%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.35%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.35%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.35%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 17 (2.99%) JIRA
2 15 (2.64%) GitLab
2 15 (2.64%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.05%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.88%) Snyk
5 4 (0.70%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.53%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.18%) Git
7 1 (0.18%) Hudson
General
1 158 (27.77%) Social Skills
2 113 (19.86%) Finance
3 78 (13.71%) Public Sector
4 37 (6.50%) Banking
5 27 (4.75%) Influencing Skills
6 23 (4.04%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (3.69%) Aerospace
7 21 (3.69%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (2.99%) Legal
9 14 (2.46%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.28%) Local Government
10 13 (2.28%) Military
11 10 (1.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.41%) Retail
12 8 (1.41%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.05%) Financial Institution
14 5 (0.88%) Law
14 5 (0.88%) Police
15 4 (0.70%) Aviation
15 4 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 381 (66.96%) Architect
2 261 (45.87%) Security Architect
3 63 (11.07%) Lead
4 52 (9.14%) Security Engineer
5 50 (8.79%) Solutions Architect
6 41 (7.21%) Senior
7 36 (6.33%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 32 (5.62%) Cloud Architect
8 32 (5.62%) Consultant
9 31 (5.45%) Lead Architect
10 24 (4.22%) Technical Architect
11 22 (3.87%) Lead Security Architect
11 22 (3.87%) Security Consultant
12 21 (3.69%) Enterprise Architect
13 17 (2.99%) Security Specialist
13 17 (2.99%) Senior Architect
14 16 (2.81%) Enterprise Security Architect
14 16 (2.81%) Network Architect
15 14 (2.46%) Azure Architect
16 13 (2.28%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (7.73%) Terraform
2 21 (3.69%) OAuth
3 20 (3.51%) REST
4 15 (2.64%) OpenID
5 14 (2.46%) SAML
6 13 (2.28%) OAuth2
7 12 (2.11%) SailPoint
8 10 (1.76%) LDAP
9 7 (1.23%) 802.1X
9 7 (1.23%) Middleware
9 7 (1.23%) SAP Fiori
9 7 (1.23%) SLSA
10 5 (0.88%) .NET
10 5 (0.88%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.88%) ModSecurity
10 5 (0.88%) SOAP
11 4 (0.70%) Jakarta EE
11 4 (0.70%) JSP
11 4 (0.70%) SAP Basis
11 4 (0.70%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 86 (15.11%) Cloud Native
2 65 (11.42%) Security Posture
3 42 (7.38%) Operational Technology
4 26 (4.57%) Onboarding
5 25 (4.39%) Management Information System
6 18 (3.16%) PKI
7 16 (2.81%) AI Agents
7 16 (2.81%) Data Centre
8 15 (2.64%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (2.46%) Enterprise Cloud
9 14 (2.46%) Public Cloud
10 13 (2.28%) Cloud Security Posture
10 13 (2.28%) Product Ownership
11 12 (2.11%) Cyber Threat
12 10 (1.76%) Private Cloud
13 9 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.41%) Cyber Defence
14 8 (1.41%) SCADA
15 7 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.04%) Linux
2 21 (3.69%) Windows
3 8 (1.41%) Unix
4 7 (1.23%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.88%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.70%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) CentOS
7 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (38.31%) Cybersecurity
2 174 (30.58%) Cloud Security
3 164 (28.82%) Threat Modelling
4 130 (22.85%) Zero Trust
5 129 (22.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 127 (22.32%) CI/CD
7 118 (20.74%) Risk Management
8 115 (20.21%) Roadmaps
9 107 (18.80%) Identity Access Management
10 104 (18.28%) DevSecOps
11 101 (17.75%) TOGAF
12 96 (16.87%) DevOps
13 92 (16.17%) Architectural Patterns
14 91 (15.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 87 (15.29%) SABSA
15 87 (15.29%) Vulnerability Management
16 84 (14.76%) SIEM
17 83 (14.59%) AI
18 78 (13.71%) Technical Leadership
19 66 (11.60%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 38 (6.68%) Python
2 22 (3.87%) PowerShell
3 21 (3.69%) Java
4 18 (3.16%) Bicep
5 16 (2.81%) SQL
6 10 (1.76%) Bash
7 3 (0.53%) ABAP
7 3 (0.53%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.35%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.35%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.35%) Ruby
9 1 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.18%) C#
9 1 (0.18%) Go
9 1 (0.18%) Groovy
9 1 (0.18%) R
9 1 (0.18%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.18%) X++
Qualifications
1 202 (35.50%) Security Cleared
2 147 (25.83%) CISSP
3 127 (22.32%) SC Cleared
4 65 (11.42%) CISM
5 58 (10.19%) DV Cleared
6 53 (9.31%) Cisco Certification
7 43 (7.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 34 (5.98%) AWS Certification
8 34 (5.98%) Degree
9 28 (4.92%) GIAC
10 26 (4.57%) Azure Certification
11 22 (3.87%) TOGAF Certification
12 21 (3.69%) CCSP
13 17 (2.99%) CEH
14 15 (2.64%) CRISC
15 14 (2.46%) SANS
16 13 (2.28%) CISA
16 13 (2.28%) CompTIA Security+
17 12 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
18 10 (1.76%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (27.59%) NIST
2 117 (20.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 57 (10.02%) NCSC
4 40 (7.03%) GDPR
5 34 (5.98%) GRC
6 24 (4.22%) NIST 800
6 24 (4.22%) PCI DSS
7 22 (3.87%) Cyber Essentials
8 12 (2.11%) JSP 440
9 9 (1.58%) QA
10 8 (1.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 8 (1.41%) ISO 31000
10 8 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 7 (1.23%) COBIT
11 7 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.23%) SLA
12 5 (0.88%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.88%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.70%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 38 (6.68%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.81%) Docker
3 10 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.35%) IAG
5 2 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.35%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.35%) vSphere
6 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 38 (6.68%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.69%) Ansible
3 9 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 5 (0.88%) CASB
4 5 (0.88%) FortiGate
4 5 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.70%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.70%) SCCM
6 2 (0.35%) Docker Swarm
6 2 (0.35%) Istio
6 2 (0.35%) QRadar
7 1 (0.18%) Argo
7 1 (0.18%) Grafana
7 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 124 (21.79%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.75%) CyberArk
2 27 (4.75%) Google
3 19 (3.34%) Palo Alto
4 18 (3.16%) SAP
4 18 (3.16%) Splunk
5 17 (2.99%) Cisco
6 15 (2.64%) Zscaler
7 13 (2.28%) VMware
8 11 (1.93%) Fortinet
8 11 (1.93%) Okta
9 10 (1.76%) CrowdStrike
9 10 (1.76%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.76%) Tenable
10 9 (1.58%) Databricks
10 9 (1.58%) Salesforce
11 8 (1.41%) OpenAI
12 7 (1.23%) Oracle
12 7 (1.23%) Qualys
13 5 (0.88%) Rapid7