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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 264 290
Rank change year-on-year +54 +26 -33
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 604 270 251
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.30% 0.97% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.54% 1.07% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 414 166 141
10th Percentile £463 £488 £525
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 £780
90th Percentile £806 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £600 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 11 4
10th Percentile £69.03 £52.75 -
25th Percentile £71.00 £70.00 £60.75
Median hourly rate £84.01 £87.58 £67.55
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% +29.66% -8.72%
75th Percentile £95.00 £91.94 £80.67
90th Percentile - £100.00 £84.74
UK median hourly rate £81.90 £87.58 £67.55
% change year-on-year -6.49% +29.66% -8.72%

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 39,251 25,237 27,768
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.73% 90.91% 86.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,728 16,010 16,947
10th Percentile £325 £297 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £642
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,965 1,563 1,177
10th Percentile £13.82 £14.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.57 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.47 £45.75 £66.61
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £38.50 £25.15 £41.08
% change year-on-year +53.08% -38.77% -3.91%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 +36 312 £622 -4.38% 374
South East -9 99 £600 -7.69% 113
North of England -25 80 £600 -16.49% 59
South West +4 51 £538 -21.82% 45
North West -29 38 £574 -19.90% 44
Yorkshire -5 37 £656 -11.02% 10
Midlands -26 29 £613 -23.44% 35
West Midlands -31 26 £638 -20.31% 28
East of England -16 15 £600 -29.41% 24
North East -41 4 £680 -7.80% 5
East Midlands -8 3 £538 +34.38% 7
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%) OpenStack
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
1 240 (39.74%) Azure
2 188 (31.13%) AWS
3 95 (15.73%) GCP
4 78 (12.91%) Entra ID
5 31 (5.13%) GitHub
6 30 (4.97%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (4.64%) SaaS
8 27 (4.47%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (3.97%) 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%) Azure Key Vault
15 9 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
15 9 (1.49%) IaaS
16 8 (1.32%) Amazon EKS
16 8 (1.32%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 87 (14.40%) Network Security
2 66 (10.93%) Firewall
3 30 (4.97%) VPN
4 24 (3.97%) WAN
5 16 (2.65%) SD-WAN
6 14 (2.32%) NGFW
7 12 (1.99%) DNS
7 12 (1.99%) Internet
8 11 (1.82%) BGP
9 8 (1.32%) LAN
10 7 (1.16%) MPLS
10 7 (1.16%) TCP/IP
11 6 (0.99%) 4G
11 6 (0.99%) SSL
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%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.17%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (3.15%) Jenkins
2 18 (2.98%) JIRA
3 17 (2.81%) GitLab
4 6 (0.99%) Git
5 5 (0.83%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.83%) Snyk
6 3 (0.50%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.50%) MSTest
6 3 (0.50%) NUnit
6 3 (0.50%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.17%) Maven
7 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 202 (33.44%) 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 23 (3.81%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (2.48%) Aerospace
7 15 (2.48%) Legal
8 14 (2.32%) Military
8 14 (2.32%) Telecoms
9 13 (2.15%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.15%) Retail
10 10 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (1.66%) Local Government
11 9 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (1.16%) Law
13 5 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.66%) Aviation
14 4 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 409 (67.72%) Architect
2 252 (41.72%) Security Architect
3 56 (9.27%) Security Engineer
4 55 (9.11%) Lead
5 52 (8.61%) Solutions Architect
6 46 (7.62%) Senior
7 36 (5.96%) Cloud Architect
7 36 (5.96%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 28 (4.64%) Consultant
8 28 (4.64%) Technical Architect
9 26 (4.30%) Lead Architect
10 22 (3.64%) Enterprise Architect
10 22 (3.64%) Senior Architect
11 21 (3.48%) Lead Security Architect
12 18 (2.98%) Security Consultant
12 18 (2.98%) Security Specialist
13 15 (2.48%) Enterprise Security Architect
13 15 (2.48%) Network Architect
14 14 (2.32%) Analyst
15 13 (2.15%) Network Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (10.10%) 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%) PKI
8 22 (3.64%) Data Centre
8 22 (3.64%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (3.31%) Cyber Threat
10 17 (2.81%) Enterprise Cloud
11 13 (2.15%) Cloud Security Posture
11 13 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
11 13 (2.15%) Product Ownership
12 12 (1.99%) AI Agents
12 12 (1.99%) Cyber Defence
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 39 (6.46%) Windows
2 36 (5.96%) Linux
3 16 (2.65%) 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
2 183 (30.30%) Cloud Security
3 167 (27.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 136 (22.52%) CI/CD
4 136 (22.52%) Roadmaps
5 133 (22.02%) Risk Management
5 133 (22.02%) Threat Modelling
6 125 (20.70%) Identity Access Management
7 120 (19.87%) Zero Trust
8 119 (19.70%) DevSecOps
9 113 (18.71%) DevOps
10 112 (18.54%) TOGAF
11 107 (17.72%) SIEM
12 104 (17.22%) Technical Leadership
13 102 (16.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 92 (15.23%) Vulnerability Management
15 88 (14.57%) Architectural Patterns
15 88 (14.57%) Infrastructure as Code
16 85 (14.07%) AI
17 80 (13.25%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 47 (7.78%) Python
2 33 (5.46%) PowerShell
3 16 (2.65%) Java
4 14 (2.32%) Bash
4 14 (2.32%) Bicep
4 14 (2.32%) SQL
5 8 (1.32%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.83%) ABAP
6 5 (0.83%) C#
7 3 (0.50%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.33%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.33%) Go
8 2 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.17%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.17%) CodeQL
9 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.17%) R
9 1 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.17%) X++
Qualifications
1 244 (40.40%) Security Cleared
2 154 (25.50%) CISSP
3 149 (24.67%) SC Cleared
4 89 (14.74%) DV Cleared
5 74 (12.25%) CISM
6 72 (11.92%) Cisco Certification
7 52 (8.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 38 (6.29%) AWS Certification
9 34 (5.63%) Azure Certification
9 34 (5.63%) CCSP
10 33 (5.46%) Degree
11 27 (4.47%) TOGAF Certification
12 24 (3.97%) GIAC
13 19 (3.15%) CRISC
14 17 (2.81%) CCNP
14 17 (2.81%) Microsoft Certification
15 16 (2.65%) CISA
15 16 (2.65%) CompTIA Security+
16 13 (2.15%) CEH
17 11 (1.82%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 175 (28.97%) NIST
2 143 (23.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 73 (12.09%) NCSC
4 41 (6.79%) GRC
5 28 (4.64%) GDPR
6 25 (4.14%) Cyber Essentials
7 24 (3.97%) PCI DSS
8 20 (3.31%) 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 65 (10.76%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.31%) Docker
3 12 (1.99%) 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
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%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 51 (8.44%) Kubernetes
2 32 (5.30%) Ansible
3 13 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.32%) CASB
4 8 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (0.99%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.83%) SCCM
7 4 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.66%) HP Fortify
7 4 (0.66%) Istio
7 4 (0.66%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.50%) Tivoli
8 3 (0.50%) Tivoli Monitoring
8 3 (0.50%) VxRail
9 2 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.33%) QRadar
10 1 (0.17%) Grafana
10 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 150 (24.83%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.95%) CyberArk
3 42 (6.95%) Google
4 30 (4.97%) Cisco
5 29 (4.80%) Palo Alto
6 23 (3.81%) Splunk
7 20 (3.31%) SAP
8 17 (2.81%) CrowdStrike
9 16 (2.65%) VMware
10 15 (2.48%) Fortinet
10 15 (2.48%) 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