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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 268 256
Rank change year-on-year +50 -12 -18
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 599 262 301
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.30% 0.96% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.53% 1.05% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 401 155 185
10th Percentile £465 £513 £531
25th Percentile £519 £600 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £601 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -11.04% -6.90% +3.94%
75th Percentile £725 £750 £804
90th Percentile £825 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £600 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 10 7
10th Percentile £71.00 £52.05 £73.43
25th Percentile £76.45 £63.75 £84.67
Median hourly rate £83.00 £87.04 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -4.64% -0.48% +18.74%
75th Percentile £95.00 £88.87 -
90th Percentile £104.69 £100.55 -
UK median hourly rate £83.00 £87.04 £87.46
% change year-on-year -4.64% -0.48% +19.30%

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 39,157 24,863 28,050
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.69% 90.87% 86.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,010 15,784 17,561
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £648
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 2,714 1,478 1,320
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.29 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.85 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.81%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.74 £66.53
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.18%

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 15 September 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 +37 303 £625 -3.85% 454
South East -17 97 £618 -4.92% 115
North of England -27 76 £600 -16.49% 68
South West -9 52 £525 -23.64% 47
North West -23 42 £600 -16.20% 55
Midlands -26 33 £600 -25.00% 40
Yorkshire -8 30 £663 -10.17% 10
West Midlands -35 29 £625 -21.88% 21
East of England -16 17 £600 -29.41% 20
East Midlands -10 3 £538 - 19
North East -43 3 £665 -9.83% 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 (1.84%) Confluence
2 8 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.50%) Apache
3 3 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.50%) IIS
4 2 (0.33%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.33%) Apache Superset
4 2 (0.33%) Camunda
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.17%) Appian
5 1 (0.17%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.50%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (1.84%) 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 EHS
Cloud Services
1 244 (40.73%) Azure
2 184 (30.72%) AWS
3 93 (15.53%) GCP
4 69 (11.52%) Entra ID
5 31 (5.18%) Microsoft 365
6 29 (4.84%) GitHub
7 28 (4.67%) SaaS
8 24 (4.01%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (3.84%) Azure Sentinel
10 18 (3.01%) Microsoft Purview
11 16 (2.67%) GitHub Actions
12 13 (2.17%) Serverless
13 11 (1.84%) Power Platform
14 10 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
14 10 (1.67%) PaaS
15 9 (1.50%) IaaS
16 8 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
17 7 (1.17%) Anthropic Claude
17 7 (1.17%) OCI
18 6 (1.00%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 81 (13.52%) Network Security
2 52 (8.68%) Firewall
3 22 (3.67%) VPN
4 19 (3.17%) WAN
5 13 (2.17%) NGFW
6 12 (2.00%) SD-WAN
7 11 (1.84%) DNS
8 10 (1.67%) Internet
9 9 (1.50%) BGP
10 8 (1.34%) LAN
11 7 (1.17%) TCP/IP
12 6 (1.00%) 4G
12 6 (1.00%) DHCP
12 6 (1.00%) SSL
13 5 (0.83%) 5G
13 5 (0.83%) MPLS
13 5 (0.83%) OSPF
13 5 (0.83%) Radio Access Network
14 4 (0.67%) Intranet
14 4 (0.67%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.17%) Data Lake
1 7 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
1 7 (1.17%) SAP HANA
2 6 (1.00%) Power BI
2 6 (1.00%) SAP BW
3 5 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (0.83%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.67%) Big Data
4 4 (0.67%) Metadata
4 4 (0.67%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.67%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.50%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.33%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.33%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.33%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.33%) MySQL
6 2 (0.33%) Snowflake Schema
6 2 (0.33%) Trino
Development Applications
1 19 (3.17%) Jenkins
2 17 (2.84%) GitLab
3 16 (2.67%) JIRA
4 5 (0.83%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.83%) Git
4 5 (0.83%) Snyk
5 4 (0.67%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.50%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.33%) MSTest
7 2 (0.33%) NUnit
8 1 (0.17%) Hudson
8 1 (0.17%) Maven
8 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 186 (31.05%) Social Skills
2 105 (17.53%) Finance
3 73 (12.19%) Public Sector
4 37 (6.18%) Banking
5 27 (4.51%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.51%) Influencing Skills
6 22 (3.67%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (2.67%) Aerospace
7 16 (2.67%) Legal
8 15 (2.50%) Manufacturing
8 15 (2.50%) Military
9 12 (2.00%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (1.67%) Local Government
10 10 (1.67%) Retail
11 7 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.00%) Law
13 5 (0.83%) Police
13 5 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 414 (69.12%) Architect
2 267 (44.57%) Security Architect
3 61 (10.18%) Lead
4 51 (8.51%) Security Engineer
5 49 (8.18%) Solutions Architect
6 46 (7.68%) Senior
7 38 (6.34%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 32 (5.34%) Cloud Architect
8 32 (5.34%) Consultant
9 31 (5.18%) Lead Architect
9 31 (5.18%) Technical Architect
10 23 (3.84%) Lead Security Architect
11 21 (3.51%) Enterprise Architect
11 21 (3.51%) Security Consultant
11 21 (3.51%) Senior Architect
12 16 (2.67%) Enterprise Security Architect
12 16 (2.67%) Security Specialist
13 15 (2.50%) Network Architect
14 13 (2.17%) Analyst
15 12 (2.00%) Network Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (8.01%) Terraform
2 33 (5.51%) LDAP
3 28 (4.67%) REST
4 23 (3.84%) OAuth
5 14 (2.34%) OpenID
5 14 (2.34%) SAML
6 11 (1.84%) OAuth2
6 11 (1.84%) SailPoint
7 9 (1.50%) SAP Fiori
7 9 (1.50%) SOAP
8 8 (1.34%) Middleware
9 7 (1.17%) SLSA
10 6 (1.00%) .NET
10 6 (1.00%) 802.1X
10 6 (1.00%) JSON
10 6 (1.00%) SAP Basis
11 5 (0.83%) Kafka
11 5 (0.83%) ModSecurity
11 5 (0.83%) SAP PI
11 5 (0.83%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 77 (12.85%) Cloud Native
2 59 (9.85%) Security Posture
3 43 (7.18%) Operational Technology
4 38 (6.34%) Onboarding
5 30 (5.01%) Management Information System
6 19 (3.17%) Data Centre
6 19 (3.17%) PKI
7 18 (3.01%) Hybrid Cloud
7 18 (3.01%) Public Cloud
8 17 (2.84%) Enterprise Cloud
9 14 (2.34%) AI Agents
9 14 (2.34%) Cloud Security Posture
10 13 (2.17%) Cyber Threat
10 13 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (2.00%) Product Ownership
12 11 (1.84%) SCADA
13 10 (1.67%) Private Cloud
14 8 (1.34%) Cyber Defence
14 8 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
15 7 (1.17%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 31 (5.18%) Windows
2 29 (4.84%) Linux
3 13 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.50%) Unix
5 5 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.83%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.67%) 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
1 229 (38.23%) Cybersecurity
2 177 (29.55%) Cloud Security
3 150 (25.04%) Stakeholder Management
4 146 (24.37%) Threat Modelling
5 125 (20.87%) Risk Management
6 122 (20.37%) CI/CD
6 122 (20.37%) Roadmaps
7 117 (19.53%) Zero Trust
8 116 (19.37%) Identity Access Management
9 115 (19.20%) DevSecOps
10 108 (18.03%) SIEM
10 108 (18.03%) TOGAF
11 107 (17.86%) Technical Leadership
12 104 (17.36%) DevOps
13 94 (15.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 90 (15.03%) Vulnerability Management
15 89 (14.86%) Architectural Patterns
16 87 (14.52%) SABSA
17 81 (13.52%) AI
18 72 (12.02%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 40 (6.68%) Python
2 28 (4.67%) PowerShell
3 23 (3.84%) Java
4 16 (2.67%) SQL
5 14 (2.34%) Bicep
6 11 (1.84%) Bash
7 5 (0.83%) ABAP
7 5 (0.83%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.67%) C#
9 2 (0.33%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.33%) BeanShell
9 2 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.33%) Ruby
9 2 (0.33%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.17%) Go
10 1 (0.17%) Groovy
10 1 (0.17%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.17%) R
10 1 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 238 (39.73%) Security Cleared
2 151 (25.21%) CISSP
3 142 (23.71%) SC Cleared
4 84 (14.02%) DV Cleared
5 66 (11.02%) Cisco Certification
5 66 (11.02%) CISM
6 51 (8.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 36 (6.01%) AWS Certification
8 33 (5.51%) Azure Certification
8 33 (5.51%) Degree
9 29 (4.84%) CCSP
10 27 (4.51%) GIAC
11 24 (4.01%) TOGAF Certification
12 17 (2.84%) CRISC
13 16 (2.67%) CEH
13 16 (2.67%) CISA
13 16 (2.67%) CompTIA Security+
13 16 (2.67%) Microsoft Certification
14 15 (2.50%) SANS
15 13 (2.17%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 171 (28.55%) NIST
2 138 (23.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 57 (9.52%) NCSC
4 39 (6.51%) GRC
5 33 (5.51%) GDPR
6 24 (4.01%) Cyber Essentials
6 24 (4.01%) PCI DSS
7 20 (3.34%) NIST 800
8 12 (2.00%) JSP 440
9 11 (1.84%) ISO 31000
10 10 (1.67%) QA
11 7 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.17%) Data Quality
11 7 (1.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 7 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 6 (1.00%) COBIT
13 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 4 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.67%) SLA
System Software
1 62 (10.35%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.01%) Docker
3 10 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.50%) ISA Server
4 3 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.33%) IAG
5 2 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.33%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.33%) vSphere
6 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.17%) ProxySG
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 44 (7.35%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.34%) Ansible
3 13 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.00%) CASB
5 6 (1.00%) SCCM
6 5 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.83%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.50%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.33%) Istio
8 2 (0.33%) QRadar
9 1 (0.17%) Argo
9 1 (0.17%) Grafana
9 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.17%) VxRail
9 1 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 136 (22.70%) Microsoft
2 48 (8.01%) CyberArk
3 32 (5.34%) Google
4 25 (4.17%) Palo Alto
5 24 (4.01%) Cisco
6 22 (3.67%) SAP
7 21 (3.51%) Splunk
8 16 (2.67%) Zscaler
9 15 (2.50%) CrowdStrike
9 15 (2.50%) VMware
10 12 (2.00%) Fortinet
10 12 (2.00%) ServiceNow
11 11 (1.84%) Okta
12 10 (1.67%) Oracle
12 10 (1.67%) Qualys
13 9 (1.50%) Salesforce
13 9 (1.50%) Tenable
14 7 (1.17%) Databricks
15 6 (1.00%) F5
15 6 (1.00%) OpenAI