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 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 266 285
Rank change year-on-year +52 +19 -38
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 604 274 256
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.30% 0.98% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.53% 1.07% 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 414 168 144
10th Percentile £463 £493 £531
25th Percentile £513 £575 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £675 £700
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +3.70%
75th Percentile £700 £750 £788
90th Percentile £807 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £600 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 11 4
10th Percentile - £52.75 -
25th Percentile £71.00 £70.00 £60.75
Median hourly rate £83.00 £87.58 £74.48
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% +17.59% +1.12%
75th Percentile £95.00 £91.94 £87.46
90th Percentile - £100.00 -
UK median hourly rate £82.45 £87.58 £74.48
% change year-on-year -5.86% +17.59% +1.12%

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 39,417 25,490 28,010
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.73% 90.96% 86.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,890 16,169 17,141
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,936 1,564 1,197
10th Percentile £13.85 £14.44 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.59 £17.87 £20.25
Median hourly rate £40.08 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.36% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.00 £67.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.43 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £38.72 £25.15 £42.27
% change year-on-year +53.96% -40.49% -0.55%

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 3 October 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 3 October 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 3 October 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 +42 312 £623 -4.12% 389
South East -14 100 £600 -7.69% 117
North of England -28 79 £600 -16.49% 61
South West +2 51 £538 -21.82% 55
North West -32 38 £574 -19.90% 45
Yorkshire -7 36 £663 -10.17% 11
Midlands -36 29 £613 -23.44% 30
West Midlands -27 26 £638 -20.31% 22
East of England -15 15 £600 -29.41% 22
North East -49 4 £680 -7.80% 5
East Midlands -17 3 £538 +34.38% 8
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 10 (1.66%) Confluence
2 7 (1.16%) Apache
2 7 (1.16%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.99%) IIS
4 4 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.50%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.50%) Apache Superset
5 3 (0.50%) IBM Transformation Extender
5 3 (0.50%) nginx
5 3 (0.50%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.50%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.50%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.33%) IBM HTTP Server
6 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.33%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 2 (0.33%) WebLogic Portal
6 2 (0.33%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.33%) WebSphere Portal
7 1 (0.17%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.50%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (2.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.50%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.33%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.17%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 238 (39.40%) Azure
2 188 (31.13%) AWS
3 93 (15.40%) GCP
4 76 (12.58%) Entra ID
5 31 (5.13%) GitHub
6 29 (4.80%) Microsoft 365
7 27 (4.47%) SaaS
8 26 (4.30%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (3.81%) Azure Sentinel
10 18 (2.98%) Microsoft Purview
11 17 (2.81%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (2.48%) Serverless
13 11 (1.82%) Power Platform
14 10 (1.66%) PaaS
15 9 (1.49%) AWS CloudFormation
15 9 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
15 9 (1.49%) IaaS
16 8 (1.32%) Amazon EKS
16 8 (1.32%) Azure Key Vault
16 8 (1.32%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 86 (14.24%) Network Security
2 65 (10.76%) Firewall
3 29 (4.80%) VPN
4 23 (3.81%) WAN
5 15 (2.48%) SD-WAN
6 14 (2.32%) NGFW
7 11 (1.82%) BGP
7 11 (1.82%) Internet
8 10 (1.66%) DNS
9 8 (1.32%) LAN
10 7 (1.16%) MPLS
11 6 (0.99%) 4G
11 6 (0.99%) SSL
11 6 (0.99%) TCP/IP
12 5 (0.83%) 5G
12 5 (0.83%) DHCP
12 5 (0.83%) OSPF
12 5 (0.83%) Radio Access Network
13 4 (0.66%) VLAN
13 4 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.82%) SAP HANA
2 7 (1.16%) Data Lake
3 6 (0.99%) SAP BW
4 5 (0.83%) Power BI
5 4 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.66%) Metadata
5 4 (0.66%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.50%) Big Data
6 3 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.50%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.50%) Trino
7 2 (0.33%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.33%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.33%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.33%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.33%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.17%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.17%) Cloud Spanner
8 1 (0.17%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 19 (3.15%) Jenkins
2 18 (2.98%) JIRA
3 17 (2.81%) GitLab
4 5 (0.83%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.83%) Git
4 5 (0.83%) Snyk
5 3 (0.50%) Claude Code
5 3 (0.50%) MSTest
5 3 (0.50%) NUnit
5 3 (0.50%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.17%) Maven
6 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 201 (33.28%) Social Skills
2 113 (18.71%) Finance
3 75 (12.42%) Public Sector
4 40 (6.62%) Banking
5 32 (5.30%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (5.30%) Influencing Skills
6 22 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (2.65%) Aerospace
8 15 (2.48%) Legal
9 14 (2.32%) Manufacturing
9 14 (2.32%) Military
9 14 (2.32%) Telecoms
10 13 (2.15%) Retail
11 10 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (1.66%) Local Government
12 9 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (1.16%) Law
14 5 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.66%) Aviation
15 4 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 411 (68.05%) Architect
2 255 (42.22%) Security Architect
3 56 (9.27%) Security Engineer
4 53 (8.77%) Lead
5 52 (8.61%) Solutions Architect
6 47 (7.78%) Senior
7 36 (5.96%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 35 (5.79%) Cloud Architect
9 30 (4.97%) Technical Architect
10 28 (4.64%) Consultant
11 25 (4.14%) Lead Architect
12 23 (3.81%) Senior Architect
13 22 (3.64%) Enterprise Architect
14 21 (3.48%) Lead Security Architect
15 18 (2.98%) Security Consultant
15 18 (2.98%) Security Specialist
16 15 (2.48%) Enterprise Security Architect
16 15 (2.48%) Network Architect
17 14 (2.32%) Analyst
18 13 (2.15%) Network Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (9.93%) Terraform
2 34 (5.63%) LDAP
3 32 (5.30%) REST
4 22 (3.64%) OAuth
5 15 (2.48%) Middleware
6 14 (2.32%) SAML
7 12 (1.99%) OpenID
7 12 (1.99%) SAP Fiori
7 12 (1.99%) SOAP
8 10 (1.66%) OAuth2
8 10 (1.66%) SailPoint
9 8 (1.32%) ModSecurity
9 8 (1.32%) SAP Basis
9 8 (1.32%) SAP PI
9 8 (1.32%) SAPUI5
9 8 (1.32%) SLSA
10 7 (1.16%) 802.1X
10 7 (1.16%) Kafka
11 6 (0.99%) JSON
11 6 (0.99%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 83 (13.74%) Cloud Native
2 59 (9.77%) Security Posture
3 48 (7.95%) Onboarding
4 39 (6.46%) Operational Technology
5 32 (5.30%) Management Information System
6 24 (3.97%) Public Cloud
7 23 (3.81%) Data Centre
7 23 (3.81%) PKI
8 22 (3.64%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (3.31%) Cyber Threat
10 16 (2.65%) Enterprise Cloud
11 13 (2.15%) Cloud Security Posture
11 13 (2.15%) Product Ownership
12 12 (1.99%) AI Agents
12 12 (1.99%) Cyber Defence
12 12 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
12 12 (1.99%) SCADA
13 9 (1.49%) Cyberattack
14 8 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
15 7 (1.16%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.62%) Windows
2 37 (6.13%) Linux
3 17 (2.81%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.66%) Unix
5 5 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.83%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.66%) Alpine Linux
7 3 (0.50%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.17%) Android
8 1 (0.17%) CentOS
8 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (39.40%) Cybersecurity
2 179 (29.64%) Cloud Security
3 165 (27.32%) Stakeholder Management
4 136 (22.52%) Roadmaps
5 135 (22.35%) CI/CD
6 134 (22.19%) Threat Modelling
7 133 (22.02%) Risk Management
8 125 (20.70%) Identity Access Management
9 120 (19.87%) Zero Trust
10 119 (19.70%) DevSecOps
11 112 (18.54%) DevOps
11 112 (18.54%) TOGAF
12 107 (17.72%) SIEM
13 105 (17.38%) Technical Leadership
14 101 (16.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 93 (15.40%) Vulnerability Management
16 89 (14.74%) Architectural Patterns
17 88 (14.57%) Infrastructure as Code
18 85 (14.07%) AI
19 79 (13.08%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 46 (7.62%) Python
2 32 (5.30%) PowerShell
3 16 (2.65%) Java
4 14 (2.32%) Bicep
4 14 (2.32%) SQL
5 13 (2.15%) Bash
6 8 (1.32%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.83%) ABAP
7 5 (0.83%) C#
8 3 (0.50%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.33%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.33%) Go
9 2 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.17%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.17%) CodeQL
10 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.17%) Groovy
10 1 (0.17%) R
10 1 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.17%) X++
Qualifications
1 242 (40.07%) Security Cleared
2 153 (25.33%) CISSP
3 147 (24.34%) SC Cleared
4 89 (14.74%) DV Cleared
5 73 (12.09%) CISM
6 71 (11.75%) Cisco Certification
7 52 (8.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 38 (6.29%) AWS Certification
9 34 (5.63%) CCSP
9 34 (5.63%) Degree
10 33 (5.46%) Azure Certification
11 27 (4.47%) TOGAF Certification
12 23 (3.81%) GIAC
13 19 (3.15%) CRISC
14 17 (2.81%) CISA
15 16 (2.65%) CCNP
15 16 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (2.48%) CompTIA Security+
17 12 (1.99%) CEH
17 12 (1.99%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 176 (29.14%) NIST
2 143 (23.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 72 (11.92%) NCSC
4 42 (6.95%) GRC
5 28 (4.64%) GDPR
6 25 (4.14%) Cyber Essentials
7 24 (3.97%) PCI DSS
8 22 (3.64%) NIST 800
9 13 (2.15%) ISO 31000
9 13 (2.15%) JSP 440
10 11 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 8 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (1.16%) Data Quality
12 7 (1.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 6 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (0.83%) ISO 9001
14 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.83%) QA
15 4 (0.66%) COBIT
15 4 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 66 (10.93%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.15%) Docker
3 13 (2.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.83%) ISA Server
5 4 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.33%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.17%) Firmware
7 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) IAG
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 50 (8.28%) Kubernetes
2 32 (5.30%) Ansible
3 12 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.16%) CASB
6 6 (0.99%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.83%) SCCM
8 4 (0.66%) HP Fortify
8 4 (0.66%) Istio
8 4 (0.66%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.50%) Tivoli
9 3 (0.50%) Tivoli Monitoring
9 3 (0.50%) VxRail
10 2 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.33%) QRadar
11 1 (0.17%) Grafana
11 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 147 (24.34%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.95%) CyberArk
3 41 (6.79%) Google
4 29 (4.80%) Cisco
5 28 (4.64%) Palo Alto
6 23 (3.81%) Splunk
7 20 (3.31%) SAP
8 17 (2.81%) CrowdStrike
8 17 (2.81%) VMware
9 15 (2.48%) Fortinet
10 14 (2.32%) Zscaler
11 13 (2.15%) Qualys
12 12 (1.99%) ServiceNow
13 11 (1.82%) Oracle
14 9 (1.49%) F5
14 9 (1.49%) Okta
14 9 (1.49%) Salesforce
15 8 (1.32%) Databricks
15 8 (1.32%) IBM
15 8 (1.32%) Tenable