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 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 251 227
Rank change year-on-year +32 -24 +22
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 531 275 381
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.18% 1.00% 1.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.39% 1.11% 1.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 364 170 245
10th Percentile £464 £518 £511
25th Percentile £525 £600 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £743 £750 £800
90th Percentile £822 £806 £850
UK median daily rate £621 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -7.96% -3.57% +2.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 13 13
10th Percentile £82.23 £48.10 -
25th Percentile £83.00 £60.75 £81.88
Median hourly rate £84.00 £86.50 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -2.89% -1.10% +20.08%
75th Percentile - £88.87 £87.53
90th Percentile £103.63 £98.50 -
UK median hourly rate £84.00 £86.50 £87.46
% change year-on-year -2.89% -1.10% +20.44%

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 38,301 24,864 30,650
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.33% 90.66% 85.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,041 15,953 19,995
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £421 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £735 £745 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,379 1,324 2,046
10th Percentile £15.33 £14.23 £13.22
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.88 £16.90
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -36.33% -7.06%
75th Percentile £69.10 £53.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £71.39 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -10.31%

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 20 July 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 20 July 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 20 July 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 +30 257 £625 -7.41% 76
North of England -19 88 £634 -9.46% 25
South East -45 85 £650 +1.96% 37
North West -8 59 £620 -13.41% 20
Midlands -20 37 £580 -25.16% 6
West Midlands -42 31 £600 -22.58% 1
South West -20 29 £569 -15.65% 8
Yorkshire -28 28 £675 +22.73% 5
East of England -3 14 £600 - 5
East Midlands -11 4 £447 - 5
North East -44 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 12 (2.26%) Confluence
2 4 (0.75%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.56%) Camunda
4 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.19%) Appian
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (1.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.56%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.19%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 236 (44.44%) Azure
2 190 (35.78%) AWS
3 83 (15.63%) GCP
4 72 (13.56%) Entra ID
5 28 (5.27%) SaaS
6 27 (5.08%) Azure Sentinel
7 23 (4.33%) Microsoft 365
8 19 (3.58%) PaaS
9 18 (3.39%) IaaS
10 17 (3.20%) Serverless
11 16 (3.01%) GitHub
12 15 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
13 13 (2.45%) Microsoft Purview
14 11 (2.07%) GitHub Actions
15 10 (1.88%) AWS CloudFormation
16 8 (1.51%) Amazon GuardDuty
16 8 (1.51%) Azure Key Vault
16 8 (1.51%) OpenShift
16 8 (1.51%) Power Platform
17 7 (1.32%) AWS Control Tower
Communications & Networking
1 93 (17.51%) Network Security
2 61 (11.49%) Firewall
3 19 (3.58%) VPN
4 13 (2.45%) DHCP
4 13 (2.45%) WAN
5 12 (2.26%) DNS
6 11 (2.07%) NGFW
6 11 (2.07%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.69%) Internet
7 9 (1.69%) IPsec
8 7 (1.32%) SSL
9 6 (1.13%) HTTPS
9 6 (1.13%) Wireless
10 5 (0.94%) LAN
10 5 (0.94%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.75%) 4G
11 4 (0.75%) BGP
11 4 (0.75%) Intranet
11 4 (0.75%) Kerberos
11 4 (0.75%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (1.32%) Power BI
3 6 (1.13%) Metadata
4 5 (0.94%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.94%) NoSQL
4 5 (0.94%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.75%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.75%) SAP BW
5 4 (0.75%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.56%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.38%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.38%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.38%) Big Data
7 2 (0.38%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.38%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.38%) MySQL
7 2 (0.38%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 17 (3.20%) JIRA
2 9 (1.69%) GitLab
2 9 (1.69%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.13%) Snyk
4 5 (0.94%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.38%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.38%) Git
5 2 (0.38%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.19%) ERwin
6 1 (0.19%) Hudson
General
1 132 (24.86%) Social Skills
2 115 (21.66%) Finance
3 75 (14.12%) Public Sector
4 33 (6.21%) Banking
5 25 (4.71%) Documentation Skills
6 20 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
8 15 (2.82%) Military
9 14 (2.64%) Aerospace
10 13 (2.45%) Legal
11 12 (2.26%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.51%) Financial Institution
12 8 (1.51%) Retail
13 6 (1.13%) Local Government
14 5 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.94%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.75%) Aviation
15 4 (0.75%) Police
16 3 (0.56%) Law
Job Titles
1 330 (62.15%) Architect
2 240 (45.20%) Security Architect
3 64 (12.05%) Security Engineer
4 60 (11.30%) Lead
5 44 (8.29%) Solutions Architect
6 42 (7.91%) Senior
7 37 (6.97%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 29 (5.46%) Lead Architect
9 28 (5.27%) Consultant
10 26 (4.90%) Cloud Architect
11 21 (3.95%) Technical Architect
12 20 (3.77%) Security Consultant
13 19 (3.58%) Lead Security Architect
14 17 (3.20%) Senior Security Engineer
15 16 (3.01%) Security Specialist
15 16 (3.01%) Senior Architect
16 15 (2.82%) Enterprise Architect
16 15 (2.82%) Enterprise Security Architect
17 14 (2.64%) Network Architect
18 13 (2.45%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.14%) OAuth
2 17 (3.20%) OpenID
3 16 (3.01%) OAuth2
4 15 (2.82%) SAML
5 14 (2.64%) REST
6 13 (2.45%) SailPoint
7 11 (2.07%) 802.1X
8 8 (1.51%) LangChain
8 8 (1.51%) PyTorch
8 8 (1.51%) scikit-learn
9 6 (1.13%) LDAP
9 6 (1.13%) SAP Fiori
9 6 (1.13%) SLSA
10 4 (0.75%) Azure Blueprints
10 4 (0.75%) Jakarta EE
10 4 (0.75%) JSP
10 4 (0.75%) Web Services
10 4 (0.75%) XACML
11 3 (0.56%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.56%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 78 (14.69%) Cloud Native
2 65 (12.24%) Security Posture
3 42 (7.91%) Operational Technology
4 26 (4.90%) Onboarding
5 25 (4.71%) Management Information System
6 15 (2.82%) Cloud Security Posture
7 14 (2.64%) AI Agents
8 12 (2.26%) Cyber Threat
8 12 (2.26%) Data Centre
8 12 (2.26%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (2.26%) Public Cloud
9 10 (1.88%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 10 (1.88%) Enterprise Cloud
9 10 (1.88%) Product Ownership
10 8 (1.51%) Cyber Defence
10 8 (1.51%) IoT
10 8 (1.51%) PKI
10 8 (1.51%) Private Cloud
11 7 (1.32%) SCADA
11 7 (1.32%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.33%) Linux
2 21 (3.95%) Windows
3 8 (1.51%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.32%) Unix
5 5 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.94%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.75%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.19%) Android
7 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.19%) CentOS
7 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (36.53%) Cybersecurity
2 164 (30.89%) Threat Modelling
3 148 (27.87%) Cloud Security
4 124 (23.35%) CI/CD
5 117 (22.03%) Zero Trust
6 107 (20.15%) Risk Management
7 103 (19.40%) DevSecOps
8 99 (18.64%) Roadmaps
9 97 (18.27%) Stakeholder Management
10 96 (18.08%) DevOps
11 94 (17.70%) SIEM
12 92 (17.33%) TOGAF
13 90 (16.95%) Vulnerability Management
14 87 (16.38%) Architectural Patterns
15 82 (15.44%) Identity Access Management
15 82 (15.44%) SABSA
16 80 (15.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 74 (13.94%) AI
18 67 (12.62%) Agile
19 58 (10.92%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.34%) Python
2 20 (3.77%) Java
2 20 (3.77%) SQL
3 19 (3.58%) PowerShell
4 15 (2.82%) Bicep
5 8 (1.51%) Bash
6 3 (0.56%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.38%) ABAP
7 2 (0.38%) Kotlin
7 2 (0.38%) Ruby
7 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.19%) BeanShell
8 1 (0.19%) Groovy
8 1 (0.19%) R
Qualifications
1 192 (36.16%) Security Cleared
2 141 (26.55%) CISSP
3 126 (23.73%) SC Cleared
4 61 (11.49%) CISM
5 51 (9.60%) Cisco Certification
6 48 (9.04%) DV Cleared
7 44 (8.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 34 (6.40%) Degree
9 33 (6.21%) AWS Certification
10 29 (5.46%) GIAC
11 24 (4.52%) Azure Certification
12 22 (4.14%) CCSP
13 17 (3.20%) TOGAF Certification
14 14 (2.64%) CEH
14 14 (2.64%) CRISC
15 13 (2.45%) SANS
16 11 (2.07%) CISA
17 10 (1.88%) OSCP
18 9 (1.69%) CompTIA Security+
19 8 (1.51%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (26.18%) NIST
2 103 (19.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (8.85%) NCSC
4 43 (8.10%) GDPR
5 28 (5.27%) PCI DSS
6 26 (4.90%) NIST 800
7 24 (4.52%) GRC
8 19 (3.58%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.88%) SLA
10 9 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 8 (1.51%) ISO 31000
11 8 (1.51%) JSP 440
11 8 (1.51%) QA
12 7 (1.32%) COBIT
12 7 (1.32%) HIPAA
12 7 (1.32%) SOC 2
13 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (1.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 5 (0.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 4 (0.75%) RMADS
System Software
1 39 (7.34%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.01%) Docker
3 7 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.75%) RACF
5 3 (0.56%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.56%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.38%) IAG
6 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.19%) ProxySG
7 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (7.53%) Terraform
2 39 (7.34%) Kubernetes
3 15 (2.82%) Ansible
4 14 (2.64%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.94%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.75%) CASB
8 3 (0.56%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.56%) SCCM
9 2 (0.38%) QRadar
10 1 (0.19%) Argo
10 1 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.19%) Grafana
10 1 (0.19%) Istio
10 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.19%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.19%) Packer
10 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 113 (21.28%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.90%) CyberArk
3 22 (4.14%) Google
3 22 (4.14%) Splunk
4 17 (3.20%) Okta
5 16 (3.01%) Palo Alto
6 15 (2.82%) SAP
7 12 (2.26%) Fortinet
8 11 (2.07%) Tenable
8 11 (2.07%) Zscaler
9 10 (1.88%) CrowdStrike
9 10 (1.88%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.69%) Cisco
10 9 (1.69%) Qualys
11 8 (1.51%) VMware
12 7 (1.32%) ForeScout
12 7 (1.32%) Oracle
13 6 (1.13%) Databricks
13 6 (1.13%) IBM
13 6 (1.13%) OpenAI