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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 248 233
Rank change year-on-year +37 -15 +27
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 559 278 339
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.23% 1.01% 1.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.44% 1.11% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 377 170 222
10th Percentile £463 £513 £525
25th Percentile £525 £575 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -6.90% +5.45%
75th Percentile £750 £760 £825
90th Percentile £825 £806 £850
UK median daily rate £622 £675 £707
% change year-on-year -7.93% -4.46% +4.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 12 8
10th Percentile £75.36 £53.23 £81.88
25th Percentile £83.00 £59.94 £86.07
Median hourly rate £84.00 £87.04 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% -0.48% +20.08%
75th Percentile - £89.78 -
90th Percentile £101.13 £99.25 £87.48
UK median hourly rate £84.00 £87.04 £87.46
% change year-on-year -3.49% -0.48% +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 38,882 25,041 28,684
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.21% 90.76% 85.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,206 16,026 18,694
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 £626 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,519 1,388 1,683
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.01 £17.88 £18.15
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.27 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.68 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +69.69% -37.63% -5.12%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 +34 276 £625 -7.41% 217
South East -38 94 £638 -1.92% 56
North of England -15 92 £621 -11.29% 53
North West -2 59 £620 -13.41% 30
Midlands -35 36 £590 -23.87% 18
West Midlands -43 32 £590 -23.87% 9
Yorkshire -14 31 £675 +22.73% 21
South West -18 27 £608 -11.64% 37
East of England -8 15 £600 - 10
East Midlands -13 2 £475 - 9
North East -50 1 - - 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 (2.15%) Confluence
2 4 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.54%) Camunda
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.18%) Apache
5 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.18%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.18%) Appian
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.36%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 244 (43.65%) Azure
2 186 (33.27%) AWS
3 92 (16.46%) GCP
4 72 (12.88%) Entra ID
5 27 (4.83%) Azure Sentinel
6 25 (4.47%) SaaS
7 22 (3.94%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (3.58%) GitHub
9 17 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (2.68%) Microsoft Purview
11 13 (2.33%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (2.15%) PaaS
12 12 (2.15%) Serverless
13 11 (1.97%) IaaS
14 10 (1.79%) Azure Key Vault
15 8 (1.43%) OpenShift
15 8 (1.43%) Power Platform
15 8 (1.43%) Vertex AI
16 7 (1.25%) AWS CloudFormation
16 7 (1.25%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 88 (15.74%) Network Security
2 60 (10.73%) Firewall
3 19 (3.40%) VPN
4 18 (3.22%) WAN
5 13 (2.33%) DNS
6 11 (1.97%) SD-WAN
7 10 (1.79%) NGFW
8 9 (1.61%) Internet
8 9 (1.61%) LAN
9 7 (1.25%) DHCP
10 6 (1.07%) 4G
10 6 (1.07%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.89%) 5G
11 5 (0.89%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.72%) BGP
12 4 (0.72%) Intranet
12 4 (0.72%) IPsec
12 4 (0.72%) VLAN
13 3 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
13 3 (0.54%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (1.25%) Power BI
3 6 (1.07%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.89%) Metadata
4 5 (0.89%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.72%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.72%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.72%) SAP BW
5 4 (0.72%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.54%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.36%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.36%) Big Data
7 2 (0.36%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.36%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.36%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.36%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 17 (3.04%) JIRA
2 13 (2.33%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.15%) GitLab
4 7 (1.25%) Snyk
5 6 (1.07%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.54%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.54%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.18%) Git
7 1 (0.18%) Hudson
General
1 145 (25.94%) Social Skills
2 119 (21.29%) Finance
3 78 (13.95%) Public Sector
4 36 (6.44%) Banking
5 25 (4.47%) Influencing Skills
6 20 (3.58%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (3.58%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (2.86%) Legal
8 15 (2.68%) Aerospace
9 14 (2.50%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.33%) Military
11 12 (2.15%) Local Government
12 8 (1.43%) Financial Institution
12 8 (1.43%) Retail
13 7 (1.25%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.89%) Law
14 5 (0.89%) Police
15 4 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 361 (64.58%) Architect
2 259 (46.33%) Security Architect
3 64 (11.45%) Lead
4 61 (10.91%) Security Engineer
5 48 (8.59%) Solutions Architect
6 39 (6.98%) Senior
7 36 (6.44%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 32 (5.72%) Lead Architect
9 30 (5.37%) Consultant
10 27 (4.83%) Cloud Architect
11 22 (3.94%) Lead Security Architect
12 20 (3.58%) Security Consultant
13 19 (3.40%) Enterprise Architect
14 18 (3.22%) Enterprise Security Architect
15 17 (3.04%) Network Architect
15 17 (3.04%) Security Specialist
15 17 (3.04%) Technical Architect
16 15 (2.68%) Network Security Architect
16 15 (2.68%) Senior Architect
16 15 (2.68%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.40%) OAuth
2 17 (3.04%) REST
3 15 (2.68%) OpenID
4 14 (2.50%) OAuth2
5 13 (2.33%) SailPoint
5 13 (2.33%) SAML
6 8 (1.43%) LangChain
6 8 (1.43%) PyTorch
6 8 (1.43%) scikit-learn
7 6 (1.07%) LDAP
7 6 (1.07%) Middleware
7 6 (1.07%) SAP Fiori
7 6 (1.07%) SLSA
8 5 (0.89%) 802.1X
9 4 (0.72%) Azure Blueprints
9 4 (0.72%) Jakarta EE
9 4 (0.72%) JSP
9 4 (0.72%) ModSecurity
9 4 (0.72%) SOAP
10 3 (0.54%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 87 (15.56%) Cloud Native
2 71 (12.70%) Security Posture
3 43 (7.69%) Operational Technology
4 27 (4.83%) Management Information System
5 26 (4.65%) Onboarding
6 17 (3.04%) AI Agents
7 16 (2.86%) Cloud Security Posture
7 16 (2.86%) PKI
8 14 (2.50%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (2.50%) Product Ownership
8 14 (2.50%) Public Cloud
9 13 (2.33%) Data Centre
9 13 (2.33%) Enterprise Cloud
10 11 (1.97%) Cyber Threat
11 9 (1.61%) Private Cloud
12 8 (1.43%) Cyber Defence
12 8 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (1.43%) SCADA
13 7 (1.25%) Virtual Team
14 6 (1.07%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.65%) Linux
2 22 (3.94%) Windows
3 8 (1.43%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.25%) Unix
5 5 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.89%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.72%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.18%) CentOS
7 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (38.10%) Cybersecurity
2 168 (30.05%) Threat Modelling
3 164 (29.34%) Cloud Security
4 130 (23.26%) CI/CD
5 127 (22.72%) Zero Trust
6 113 (20.21%) Stakeholder Management
7 112 (20.04%) Risk Management
8 111 (19.86%) Roadmaps
9 106 (18.96%) DevSecOps
9 106 (18.96%) Identity Access Management
10 102 (18.25%) TOGAF
11 95 (16.99%) DevOps
11 95 (16.99%) SIEM
12 94 (16.82%) Architectural Patterns
13 89 (15.92%) Vulnerability Management
14 88 (15.74%) SABSA
15 86 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 82 (14.67%) AI
17 71 (12.70%) Technical Leadership
18 65 (11.63%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.98%) Python
2 20 (3.58%) PowerShell
3 19 (3.40%) Java
4 17 (3.04%) Bicep
5 16 (2.86%) SQL
6 9 (1.61%) Bash
7 3 (0.54%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.36%) ABAP
8 2 (0.36%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.36%) Ruby
8 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.18%) Groovy
9 1 (0.18%) R
Qualifications
1 194 (34.70%) Security Cleared
2 143 (25.58%) CISSP
3 123 (22.00%) SC Cleared
4 62 (11.09%) CISM
5 52 (9.30%) Cisco Certification
6 51 (9.12%) DV Cleared
7 44 (7.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 36 (6.44%) Degree
9 33 (5.90%) AWS Certification
10 28 (5.01%) GIAC
11 25 (4.47%) Azure Certification
12 22 (3.94%) CCSP
13 21 (3.76%) TOGAF Certification
14 16 (2.86%) CEH
15 15 (2.68%) CRISC
16 14 (2.50%) SANS
17 12 (2.15%) CISA
18 11 (1.97%) CompTIA Security+
19 10 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
19 10 (1.79%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 148 (26.48%) NIST
2 110 (19.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 51 (9.12%) NCSC
4 43 (7.69%) GDPR
5 29 (5.19%) GRC
6 26 (4.65%) NIST 800
6 26 (4.65%) PCI DSS
7 19 (3.40%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.61%) JSP 440
8 9 (1.61%) QA
8 9 (1.61%) SLA
9 8 (1.43%) COBIT
9 8 (1.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 8 (1.43%) ISO 31000
9 8 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 7 (1.25%) HIPAA
11 6 (1.07%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.89%) SOC 2
System Software
1 39 (6.98%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.40%) Docker
3 9 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.54%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.54%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.36%) IAG
5 2 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) ProxySG
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 44 (7.87%) Kubernetes
1 44 (7.87%) Terraform
2 16 (2.86%) Ansible
3 9 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.89%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.72%) CASB
6 4 (0.72%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.54%) SCCM
8 2 (0.36%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.36%) Istio
8 2 (0.36%) QRadar
9 1 (0.18%) Argo
9 1 (0.18%) Grafana
9 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.18%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.18%) Packer
9 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 118 (21.11%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.37%) Google
3 26 (4.65%) CyberArk
4 18 (3.22%) Splunk
5 17 (3.04%) Okta
5 17 (3.04%) SAP
6 16 (2.86%) Palo Alto
7 13 (2.33%) Zscaler
8 11 (1.97%) Fortinet
8 11 (1.97%) Tenable
9 10 (1.79%) Cisco
9 10 (1.79%) CrowdStrike
9 10 (1.79%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.79%) VMware
10 9 (1.61%) Databricks
10 9 (1.61%) Qualys
11 8 (1.43%) Salesforce
12 7 (1.25%) OpenAI
13 6 (1.07%) IBM
13 6 (1.07%) Oracle