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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 262 239
Rank change year-on-year +44 -23 +11
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 561 277 331
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.23% 1.00% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 1.10% 1.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 374 169 216
10th Percentile £469 £513 £525
25th Percentile £525 £588 £611
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £748 £765 £825
90th Percentile £825 £815 £850
UK median daily rate £618 £675 £707
% change year-on-year -8.44% -4.46% +3.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 12 8
10th Percentile £71.00 £53.23 £81.88
25th Percentile £82.73 £59.94 £86.07
Median hourly rate £84.00 £87.04 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% -0.48% +19.13%
75th Percentile - £89.78 -
90th Percentile £98.63 £99.25 £87.48
UK median hourly rate £84.00 £87.04 £87.46
% change year-on-year -3.49% -0.48% +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 38,785 25,097 28,627
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.06% 90.81% 85.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,091 16,007 18,621
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,533 1,429 1,649
10th Percentile £14.48 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.34 £17.87 £18.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +2.87%
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.30 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +68.19% -39.40% -2.35%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 +44 277 £625 -5.66% 203
South East -35 99 £635 -2.31% 62
North of England -6 90 £621 -13.42% 47
North West -4 56 £617 -13.98% 27
Midlands -28 35 £600 -22.58% 14
Yorkshire -13 31 £669 -0.93% 18
West Midlands -35 31 £600 -22.58% 9
South West -35 26 £604 -12.18% 38
East of England -6 15 £600 - 9
East Midlands -20 2 £475 - 5
North East -50 2 £650 -10.34% 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 11 (1.96%) Confluence
2 4 (0.71%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.53%) 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 (0.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.36%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 244 (43.49%) Azure
2 186 (33.16%) AWS
3 92 (16.40%) GCP
4 67 (11.94%) Entra ID
5 28 (4.99%) SaaS
6 25 (4.46%) Azure Sentinel
7 22 (3.92%) Microsoft 365
8 21 (3.74%) GitHub
9 19 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (2.67%) Microsoft Purview
11 13 (2.32%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (2.14%) PaaS
12 12 (2.14%) Serverless
13 11 (1.96%) IaaS
14 10 (1.78%) Azure Key Vault
15 8 (1.43%) OpenShift
15 8 (1.43%) Vertex AI
16 7 (1.25%) Anthropic Claude
16 7 (1.25%) Azure AI
16 7 (1.25%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 83 (14.80%) Network Security
2 60 (10.70%) Firewall
3 18 (3.21%) VPN
3 18 (3.21%) WAN
4 13 (2.32%) DNS
5 11 (1.96%) SD-WAN
6 10 (1.78%) NGFW
7 9 (1.60%) Internet
7 9 (1.60%) LAN
8 7 (1.25%) DHCP
9 6 (1.07%) 4G
9 6 (1.07%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.89%) 5G
10 5 (0.89%) Radio Access Network
11 4 (0.71%) BGP
11 4 (0.71%) Intranet
11 4 (0.71%) IPsec
11 4 (0.71%) VLAN
12 3 (0.53%) SAN
12 3 (0.53%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (1.07%) Data Lake
2 6 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (1.07%) Power BI
3 5 (0.89%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.71%) Metadata
4 4 (0.71%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.71%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.71%) SAP BW
4 4 (0.71%) SAP HANA
5 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
6 2 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.36%) Big Data
6 2 (0.36%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.36%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.36%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.36%) MySQL
6 2 (0.36%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 17 (3.03%) JIRA
2 14 (2.50%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.14%) GitLab
4 7 (1.25%) Snyk
5 6 (1.07%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.71%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.53%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.18%) Git
8 1 (0.18%) Hudson
General
1 148 (26.38%) Social Skills
2 116 (20.68%) Finance
3 78 (13.90%) Public Sector
4 36 (6.42%) Banking
5 24 (4.28%) Influencing Skills
6 20 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
8 17 (3.03%) Legal
9 15 (2.67%) Aerospace
10 14 (2.50%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.32%) Military
12 12 (2.14%) Local Government
13 9 (1.60%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.43%) Retail
14 8 (1.43%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 5 (0.89%) Law
16 5 (0.89%) Police
17 4 (0.71%) Aviation
17 4 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 360 (64.17%) Architect
2 261 (46.52%) Security Architect
3 64 (11.41%) Lead
4 61 (10.87%) Security Engineer
5 50 (8.91%) Solutions Architect
6 40 (7.13%) Senior
7 36 (6.42%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 32 (5.70%) Consultant
8 32 (5.70%) Lead Architect
9 28 (4.99%) Cloud Architect
10 22 (3.92%) Lead Security Architect
10 22 (3.92%) Security Consultant
11 19 (3.39%) Enterprise Architect
12 18 (3.21%) Enterprise Security Architect
13 17 (3.03%) Security Specialist
13 17 (3.03%) Technical Architect
14 16 (2.85%) Senior Architect
15 15 (2.67%) Azure Architect
15 15 (2.67%) Network Architect
16 14 (2.50%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.39%) OAuth
1 19 (3.39%) REST
2 14 (2.50%) OpenID
3 13 (2.32%) OAuth2
4 12 (2.14%) SailPoint
4 12 (2.14%) SAML
5 8 (1.43%) LangChain
5 8 (1.43%) PyTorch
5 8 (1.43%) scikit-learn
6 7 (1.25%) Middleware
6 7 (1.25%) SLSA
7 6 (1.07%) 802.1X
7 6 (1.07%) LDAP
7 6 (1.07%) SAP Fiori
8 5 (0.89%) ModSecurity
9 4 (0.71%) ARM Templates
9 4 (0.71%) Azure Blueprints
9 4 (0.71%) Jakarta EE
9 4 (0.71%) JSP
9 4 (0.71%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 90 (16.04%) Cloud Native
2 73 (13.01%) Security Posture
3 43 (7.66%) Operational Technology
4 27 (4.81%) Management Information System
5 26 (4.63%) Onboarding
6 17 (3.03%) AI Agents
6 17 (3.03%) PKI
7 16 (2.85%) Cloud Security Posture
8 14 (2.50%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (2.50%) Public Cloud
9 13 (2.32%) Data Centre
9 13 (2.32%) Enterprise Cloud
9 13 (2.32%) Product Ownership
10 12 (2.14%) Cyber Threat
11 10 (1.78%) Private Cloud
12 9 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (1.43%) Cyber Defence
13 8 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.43%) SCADA
14 7 (1.25%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.63%) Linux
2 20 (3.57%) Windows
3 8 (1.43%) Unix
4 6 (1.07%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.89%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.71%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.18%) Android
7 1 (0.18%) CentOS
7 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (39.22%) Cybersecurity
2 172 (30.66%) Cloud Security
3 167 (29.77%) Threat Modelling
4 130 (23.17%) CI/CD
5 124 (22.10%) Zero Trust
6 120 (21.39%) Stakeholder Management
7 117 (20.86%) Risk Management
8 112 (19.96%) Roadmaps
9 106 (18.89%) DevSecOps
9 106 (18.89%) Identity Access Management
10 99 (17.65%) TOGAF
11 94 (16.76%) DevOps
11 94 (16.76%) SIEM
12 93 (16.58%) Vulnerability Management
13 87 (15.51%) Architectural Patterns
14 86 (15.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 85 (15.15%) SABSA
16 82 (14.62%) AI
17 72 (12.83%) Technical Leadership
18 66 (11.76%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.49%) Python
2 20 (3.57%) Java
2 20 (3.57%) PowerShell
3 17 (3.03%) Bicep
3 17 (3.03%) SQL
4 10 (1.78%) Bash
5 3 (0.53%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.36%) ABAP
6 2 (0.36%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.36%) Kotlin
6 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.36%) Ruby
6 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.18%) BeanShell
7 1 (0.18%) Go
7 1 (0.18%) Groovy
7 1 (0.18%) R
7 1 (0.18%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 191 (34.05%) Security Cleared
2 145 (25.85%) CISSP
3 119 (21.21%) SC Cleared
4 64 (11.41%) CISM
5 50 (8.91%) Cisco Certification
5 50 (8.91%) DV Cleared
6 42 (7.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 35 (6.24%) Degree
8 31 (5.53%) AWS Certification
9 28 (4.99%) GIAC
10 26 (4.63%) Azure Certification
11 20 (3.57%) CCSP
11 20 (3.57%) TOGAF Certification
12 16 (2.85%) CEH
13 15 (2.67%) CRISC
14 13 (2.32%) SANS
15 12 (2.14%) CISA
15 12 (2.14%) CompTIA Security+
16 10 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
16 10 (1.78%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (27.09%) NIST
2 114 (20.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 53 (9.45%) NCSC
4 44 (7.84%) GDPR
5 32 (5.70%) GRC
6 26 (4.63%) NIST 800
6 26 (4.63%) PCI DSS
7 21 (3.74%) Cyber Essentials
8 10 (1.78%) JSP 440
9 9 (1.60%) QA
10 8 (1.43%) COBIT
10 8 (1.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 8 (1.43%) ISO 31000
10 8 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 8 (1.43%) SLA
11 7 (1.25%) HIPAA
12 6 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 5 (0.89%) Data Quality
13 5 (0.89%) SOC 2
System Software
1 32 (5.70%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.21%) Docker
3 10 (1.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.36%) IAG
5 2 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.36%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.36%) vSphere
6 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 42 (7.49%) Kubernetes
1 42 (7.49%) Terraform
2 17 (3.03%) Ansible
3 9 (1.60%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.89%) FortiGate
4 5 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.71%) CASB
5 4 (0.71%) HP Fortify
6 3 (0.53%) SCCM
7 2 (0.36%) Docker Swarm
7 2 (0.36%) Istio
7 2 (0.36%) QRadar
8 1 (0.18%) Argo
8 1 (0.18%) Grafana
8 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 116 (20.68%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.53%) Google
3 25 (4.46%) CyberArk
4 20 (3.57%) Splunk
5 17 (3.03%) SAP
6 16 (2.85%) Okta
6 16 (2.85%) Palo Alto
7 13 (2.32%) Zscaler
8 12 (2.14%) Tenable
9 11 (1.96%) Cisco
9 11 (1.96%) Fortinet
9 11 (1.96%) VMware
10 10 (1.78%) CrowdStrike
10 10 (1.78%) ServiceNow
11 9 (1.60%) Databricks
11 9 (1.60%) Qualys
11 9 (1.60%) Salesforce
12 7 (1.25%) OpenAI
13 6 (1.07%) IBM
13 6 (1.07%) Oracle