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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 267 253
Rank change year-on-year +53 -14 +1
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 574 261 315
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.25% 0.95% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.48% 1.04% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 380 158 199
10th Percentile £465 £513 £523
25th Percentile £525 £591 £610
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £622 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.93% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £738 £760 £800
90th Percentile £825 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £601 £675 £720
% change year-on-year -11.04% -6.18% +6.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 6
10th Percentile £71.00 £52.75 £84.67
25th Percentile £79.18 £59.12 -
Median hourly rate £83.50 £86.50 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -3.47% -1.10% +19.13%
75th Percentile £88.33 £88.87 -
90th Percentile £103.07 £100.00 -
UK median hourly rate £83.00 £86.50 £87.46
% change year-on-year -4.05% -1.10% +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 38,831 25,009 28,459
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.83% 90.78% 85.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,961 15,919 18,268
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £631 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,587 1,463 1,501
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.68 £17.87 £18.11
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 £80.00 £69.47 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +63.02% -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 28 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 28 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 28 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 +40 295 £625 -3.85% 320
South East -19 96 £620 -4.58% 85
North of England -14 84 £621 -13.96% 70
North West -14 50 £600 -16.35% 46
South West -10 34 £600 -12.73% 51
Midlands -31 32 £600 -25.00% 23
Yorkshire -19 31 £663 -10.17% 19
West Midlands -40 27 £613 -23.44% 10
East of England -6 16 £600 -29.41% 13
East Midlands -16 3 £538 - 13
North East -45 2 £650 -11.86% 5
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 (1.74%) Confluence
2 8 (1.39%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.52%) Camunda
4 2 (0.35%) Apache
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Superset
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.17%) Appian
5 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.35%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.17%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 246 (42.86%) Azure
2 185 (32.23%) AWS
3 94 (16.38%) GCP
4 71 (12.37%) Entra ID
5 29 (5.05%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (4.70%) SaaS
7 24 (4.18%) Azure Sentinel
7 24 (4.18%) GitHub
8 21 (3.66%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (2.96%) Microsoft Purview
10 14 (2.44%) GitHub Actions
10 14 (2.44%) Serverless
11 11 (1.92%) PaaS
12 10 (1.74%) Azure Key Vault
12 10 (1.74%) IaaS
12 10 (1.74%) Power Platform
13 8 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.39%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (1.22%) Anthropic Claude
14 7 (1.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 85 (14.81%) Network Security
2 58 (10.10%) Firewall
3 20 (3.48%) VPN
4 19 (3.31%) WAN
5 14 (2.44%) DNS
6 12 (2.09%) NGFW
7 11 (1.92%) SD-WAN
8 10 (1.74%) Internet
8 10 (1.74%) LAN
9 8 (1.39%) DHCP
10 7 (1.22%) BGP
11 6 (1.05%) 4G
11 6 (1.05%) TCP/IP
12 5 (0.87%) 5G
12 5 (0.87%) Radio Access Network
13 4 (0.70%) Intranet
13 4 (0.70%) VLAN
14 3 (0.52%) IPsec
14 3 (0.52%) OSPF
14 3 (0.52%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.22%) Power BI
3 6 (1.05%) Data Lake
3 6 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.05%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.87%) Metadata
4 5 (0.87%) SAP HANA
5 4 (0.70%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.52%) Big Data
6 3 (0.52%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.52%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.52%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.35%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.35%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.35%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.35%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.35%) Trino
Development Applications
1 17 (2.96%) Jenkins
2 16 (2.79%) GitLab
3 15 (2.61%) JIRA
4 6 (1.05%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.87%) Snyk
6 4 (0.70%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.52%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.35%) Git
9 1 (0.17%) Hudson
9 1 (0.17%) Maven
9 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 168 (29.27%) Social Skills
2 112 (19.51%) Finance
3 80 (13.94%) Public Sector
4 39 (6.79%) Banking
5 29 (5.05%) Influencing Skills
6 24 (4.18%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (4.18%) Documentation Skills
7 20 (3.48%) Aerospace
8 17 (2.96%) Legal
9 15 (2.61%) Military
10 13 (2.26%) Local Government
10 13 (2.26%) Manufacturing
11 10 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.57%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.39%) Retail
14 5 (0.87%) Financial Institution
14 5 (0.87%) Law
14 5 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.87%) Police
15 4 (0.70%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 388 (67.60%) Architect
2 261 (45.47%) Security Architect
3 63 (10.98%) Lead
4 52 (9.06%) Solutions Architect
5 50 (8.71%) Security Engineer
6 44 (7.67%) Senior
7 35 (6.10%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 34 (5.92%) Consultant
9 31 (5.40%) Cloud Architect
9 31 (5.40%) Lead Architect
10 27 (4.70%) Technical Architect
11 23 (4.01%) Security Consultant
12 22 (3.83%) Lead Security Architect
13 21 (3.66%) Enterprise Architect
14 18 (3.14%) Senior Architect
15 17 (2.96%) Security Specialist
16 16 (2.79%) Enterprise Security Architect
17 15 (2.61%) Network Architect
18 14 (2.44%) Azure Architect
19 13 (2.26%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (8.19%) Terraform
2 20 (3.48%) OAuth
2 20 (3.48%) REST
3 14 (2.44%) OpenID
3 14 (2.44%) SAML
4 11 (1.92%) LDAP
4 11 (1.92%) OAuth2
4 11 (1.92%) SailPoint
5 8 (1.39%) Middleware
6 7 (1.22%) SAP Fiori
6 7 (1.22%) SLSA
7 6 (1.05%) 802.1X
8 5 (0.87%) .NET
8 5 (0.87%) ARM Templates
8 5 (0.87%) ModSecurity
8 5 (0.87%) SOAP
9 4 (0.70%) Azure Blueprints
9 4 (0.70%) Jakarta EE
9 4 (0.70%) JSP
9 4 (0.70%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 84 (14.63%) Cloud Native
2 61 (10.63%) Security Posture
3 42 (7.32%) Operational Technology
4 27 (4.70%) Onboarding
5 26 (4.53%) Management Information System
6 18 (3.14%) Data Centre
6 18 (3.14%) PKI
7 17 (2.96%) Hybrid Cloud
8 16 (2.79%) Enterprise Cloud
9 15 (2.61%) AI Agents
9 15 (2.61%) Public Cloud
10 14 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
11 12 (2.09%) Cloud Security Posture
11 12 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (2.09%) Product Ownership
12 10 (1.74%) Private Cloud
13 8 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
13 8 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (1.39%) SCADA
14 7 (1.22%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.83%) Linux
1 22 (3.83%) Windows
2 8 (1.39%) Unix
3 7 (1.22%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.87%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.70%) Alpine Linux
6 3 (0.52%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.17%) Android
7 1 (0.17%) CentOS
7 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (38.68%) Cybersecurity
2 176 (30.66%) Cloud Security
3 163 (28.40%) Threat Modelling
4 133 (23.17%) Stakeholder Management
5 129 (22.47%) Zero Trust
6 123 (21.43%) CI/CD
7 120 (20.91%) Risk Management
8 119 (20.73%) Roadmaps
9 112 (19.51%) Identity Access Management
10 104 (18.12%) DevSecOps
11 103 (17.94%) TOGAF
12 98 (17.07%) DevOps
13 95 (16.55%) Architectural Patterns
14 93 (16.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 89 (15.51%) SABSA
16 88 (15.33%) Vulnerability Management
17 84 (14.63%) SIEM
18 81 (14.11%) AI
19 80 (13.94%) Technical Leadership
20 69 (12.02%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.79%) Python
2 24 (4.18%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.01%) Java
4 17 (2.96%) Bicep
5 15 (2.61%) SQL
6 11 (1.92%) Bash
7 3 (0.52%) ABAP
7 3 (0.52%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.35%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.35%) C#
8 2 (0.35%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.35%) Ruby
9 1 (0.17%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.17%) Go
9 1 (0.17%) Groovy
9 1 (0.17%) R
9 1 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.17%) X++
Qualifications
1 210 (36.59%) Security Cleared
2 147 (25.61%) CISSP
3 136 (23.69%) SC Cleared
4 68 (11.85%) CISM
5 59 (10.28%) DV Cleared
6 56 (9.76%) Cisco Certification
7 45 (7.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 34 (5.92%) AWS Certification
9 33 (5.75%) Degree
10 30 (5.23%) Azure Certification
11 27 (4.70%) GIAC
12 24 (4.18%) CCSP
13 23 (4.01%) TOGAF Certification
14 17 (2.96%) CEH
15 16 (2.79%) CRISC
16 15 (2.61%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (2.61%) SANS
17 14 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
18 13 (2.26%) CISA
19 10 (1.74%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (27.53%) NIST
2 116 (20.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 57 (9.93%) NCSC
4 39 (6.79%) GDPR
5 34 (5.92%) GRC
6 25 (4.36%) PCI DSS
7 22 (3.83%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (3.83%) NIST 800
8 12 (2.09%) JSP 440
9 9 (1.57%) QA
10 8 (1.39%) ISO 31000
11 7 (1.22%) COBIT
11 7 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 7 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 7 (1.22%) SLA
12 5 (0.87%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 4 (0.70%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.52%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 42 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.96%) Docker
3 10 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.52%) 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 (0.17%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 41 (7.14%) Kubernetes
2 22 (3.83%) Ansible
3 10 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.87%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.87%) SCCM
6 4 (0.70%) CASB
6 4 (0.70%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.35%) Docker Swarm
7 2 (0.35%) Istio
7 2 (0.35%) QRadar
8 1 (0.17%) Argo
8 1 (0.17%) Grafana
8 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 132 (23.00%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.05%) Google
3 27 (4.70%) CyberArk
4 21 (3.66%) Palo Alto
5 20 (3.48%) Splunk
6 19 (3.31%) Cisco
6 19 (3.31%) SAP
7 16 (2.79%) Zscaler
8 13 (2.26%) VMware
9 12 (2.09%) CrowdStrike
10 11 (1.92%) Fortinet
10 11 (1.92%) Okta
10 11 (1.92%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.92%) Tenable
11 9 (1.57%) Databricks
11 9 (1.57%) Salesforce
12 8 (1.39%) OpenAI
12 8 (1.39%) Oracle
12 8 (1.39%) Qualys
13 5 (0.87%) Rapid7