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 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 265 248
Rank change year-on-year +14 -17 +98
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 382 227 365
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.03% 0.93% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.19% 1.02% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 254 157 232
10th Percentile £451 £520 £500
25th Percentile £507 £600 £587
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £605 £675 £700
Median % change year-on-year -10.37% -3.57% -
75th Percentile £738 £788 £789
90th Percentile £796 £875 £850
UK median daily rate £605 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -10.37% -3.57% +1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 11 12
10th Percentile £36.25 - -
25th Percentile - £60.75 £81.88
Median hourly rate £84.00 £73.31 £87.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -15.74% -5.95%
75th Percentile £89.50 £80.80 £87.53
90th Percentile £111.15 £83.20 -
UK median hourly rate £84.00 £73.46 £87.00
% change year-on-year +14.36% -15.57% -5.95%

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 31,979 22,196 32,870
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.42% 90.71% 86.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,491 14,461 21,766
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.05% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,970 819 2,143
10th Percentile £15.34 £15.08 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £31.45 £33.40 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.84% +2.77% -10.41%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £70.63
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £32.12
% change year-on-year -7.69% +1.20% -8.24%

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 19 March 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 19 March 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 19 March 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 +5 177 £625 -10.71% 73
North of England -8 74 £617 +12.18% 34
South East -49 50 £650 +4.00% 23
North West +11 48 £625 +8.65% 21
Midlands -48 30 £488 -30.36% 16
Yorkshire -38 23 £563 +2.27% 10
West Midlands -45 23 £525 -25.00% 16
South West -13 21 £575 -6.12% 14
East of England -18 8 £663 -14.52% 8
East Midlands -31 5 £438 +0.46%
North East -6 4 £498 +3.22% 4
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 13 (3.40%) Confluence
2 6 (1.57%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.52%) Camunda
3 2 (0.52%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.26%) nginx
Applications
1 5 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.05%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.83%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.26%) Summit
3 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 172 (45.03%) Azure
2 145 (37.96%) AWS
3 59 (15.45%) GCP
4 57 (14.92%) Entra ID
5 28 (7.33%) SaaS
6 23 (6.02%) Azure Sentinel
6 23 (6.02%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (6.02%) PaaS
7 20 (5.24%) IaaS
8 15 (3.93%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 13 (3.40%) AWS CloudFormation
10 12 (3.14%) OpenShift
11 11 (2.88%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (2.88%) Serverless
12 10 (2.62%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 9 (2.36%) Amazon EKS
13 9 (2.36%) AWS KMS
13 9 (2.36%) GitHub
14 7 (1.83%) Amazon ECS
14 7 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 91 (23.82%) Network Security
2 76 (19.90%) Firewall
3 23 (6.02%) VPN
4 22 (5.76%) WAN
5 20 (5.24%) SD-WAN
6 19 (4.97%) LAN
7 17 (4.45%) DHCP
8 15 (3.93%) DNS
9 13 (3.40%) BGP
10 12 (3.14%) IPsec
10 12 (3.14%) OSPF
11 10 (2.62%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
11 10 (2.62%) SSL
12 9 (2.36%) Wireless
13 7 (1.83%) BIG-IP
13 7 (1.83%) VXLAN
14 6 (1.57%) HTTPS
14 6 (1.57%) Intrusion Detection
14 6 (1.57%) Kerberos
14 6 (1.57%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.57%) Metadata
2 4 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.05%) Power BI
2 4 (1.05%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.79%) Electronic Patient Records
3 3 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.52%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.26%) Big Data
5 1 (0.26%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.26%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.26%) Redis
5 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.26%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (3.66%) JIRA
2 11 (2.88%) GitLab
3 4 (1.05%) Git
3 4 (1.05%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.05%) Robot Framework
3 4 (1.05%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.52%) CircleCI
4 2 (0.52%) Snyk
5 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.26%) ERwin
5 1 (0.26%) Hudson
General
1 93 (24.35%) Social Skills
2 81 (21.20%) Finance
3 56 (14.66%) Public Sector
4 31 (8.12%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (5.76%) Documentation Skills
6 19 (4.97%) Banking
7 14 (3.66%) Financial Institution
8 13 (3.40%) Legal
8 13 (3.40%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (2.88%) Military
10 7 (1.83%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.05%) Law
11 4 (1.05%) Local Government
11 4 (1.05%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.05%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.52%) Aviation
12 2 (0.52%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.26%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 232 (60.73%) Architect
2 162 (42.41%) Security Architect
3 42 (10.99%) Security Engineer
4 40 (10.47%) Solutions Architect
5 32 (8.38%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 29 (7.59%) Consultant
7 27 (7.07%) Senior
8 22 (5.76%) Network Architect
9 21 (5.50%) Lead
9 21 (5.50%) Security Consultant
10 20 (5.24%) Security Solutions Architect
11 18 (4.71%) Cloud Architect
12 16 (4.19%) Technical Architect
13 15 (3.93%) Project Manager
14 14 (3.66%) Network Security Architect
15 13 (3.40%) Azure Architect
16 10 (2.62%) Lead Architect
16 10 (2.62%) Migration Manager
16 10 (2.62%) Migration Project Manager
16 10 (2.62%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.71%) OAuth
2 14 (3.66%) OpenID
3 13 (3.40%) OAuth2
4 12 (3.14%) SAML
5 8 (2.09%) 802.1X
5 8 (2.09%) REST
6 5 (1.31%) LangChain
6 5 (1.31%) PyTorch
6 5 (1.31%) scikit-learn
6 5 (1.31%) Web Services
6 5 (1.31%) XACML
7 4 (1.05%) ADO
7 4 (1.05%) Elastic Stack
7 4 (1.05%) SailPoint
8 3 (0.79%) .NET
8 3 (0.79%) FHIR
8 3 (0.79%) JWT
8 3 (0.79%) Kafka
8 3 (0.79%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (0.79%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 47 (12.30%) Security Posture
2 41 (10.73%) Cloud Native
3 20 (5.24%) Data Centre
4 18 (4.71%) PKI
5 17 (4.45%) Onboarding
6 16 (4.19%) Product Ownership
7 15 (3.93%) Management Information System
7 15 (3.93%) Operational Technology
8 13 (3.40%) Private Cloud
9 12 (3.14%) Cyber Threat
10 9 (2.36%) Cloud Security Posture
11 8 (2.09%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 8 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (2.09%) IoT
11 8 (2.09%) Taxonomies
12 7 (1.83%) AI Agents
13 6 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.57%) NHS
14 5 (1.31%) Mobile App
14 5 (1.31%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.50%) Windows
2 15 (3.93%) Linux
3 11 (2.88%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.79%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.79%) Unix
5 2 (0.52%) Android
5 2 (0.52%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (33.25%) Threat Modelling
2 122 (31.94%) Cybersecurity
3 105 (27.49%) Cloud Security
3 105 (27.49%) Zero Trust
4 79 (20.68%) CI/CD
5 70 (18.32%) SIEM
6 67 (17.54%) DevSecOps
7 60 (15.71%) DevOps
8 59 (15.45%) TOGAF
9 56 (14.66%) Stakeholder Management
10 55 (14.40%) Roadmaps
11 54 (14.14%) Identity Access Management
12 52 (13.61%) Agile
12 52 (13.61%) Risk Management
13 50 (13.09%) Vulnerability Management
14 49 (12.83%) Migration
15 46 (12.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 45 (11.78%) Architectural Patterns
17 44 (11.52%) Infrastructure as Code
18 42 (10.99%) AI
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.42%) Python
2 16 (4.19%) SQL
3 14 (3.66%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.88%) Java
5 8 (2.09%) Bicep
6 7 (1.83%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.57%) Bash
8 3 (0.79%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.79%) Go
8 3 (0.79%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.79%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.52%) C
9 2 (0.52%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.52%) Swift
10 1 (0.26%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.26%) C-shell
10 1 (0.26%) Korn
10 1 (0.26%) ProC
10 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.26%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 131 (34.29%) Security Cleared
2 92 (24.08%) CISSP
3 80 (20.94%) SC Cleared
4 47 (12.30%) CISM
5 36 (9.42%) Cisco Certification
6 33 (8.64%) DV Cleared
7 28 (7.33%) Degree
8 25 (6.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 21 (5.50%) AWS Certification
10 19 (4.97%) CCSP
11 13 (3.40%) Azure Certification
11 13 (3.40%) CCIE
12 12 (3.14%) CCNP
12 12 (3.14%) PMI Certification
12 12 (3.14%) PMP
13 11 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (2.62%) GIAC
15 9 (2.36%) CEH
16 6 (1.57%) CCIE Security
16 6 (1.57%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (27.75%) NIST
2 87 (22.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 62 (16.23%) GDPR
4 35 (9.16%) NCSC
5 31 (8.12%) PCI DSS
6 12 (3.14%) GRC
6 12 (3.14%) NIST 800
7 11 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.83%) EU AI Act
8 7 (1.83%) JSP 440
9 6 (1.57%) COBIT
9 6 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.57%) HIPAA
9 6 (1.57%) SLA
9 6 (1.57%) SOC 2
10 5 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (1.31%) QA
11 4 (1.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (1.05%) RMADS
12 3 (0.79%) PSD2
System Software
1 32 (8.38%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.40%) Docker
2 13 (3.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (3.14%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.31%) RACF
5 4 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.52%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.26%) ProxySG
7 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 44 (11.52%) Terraform
2 41 (10.73%) Kubernetes
3 24 (6.28%) Ansible
4 16 (4.19%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.31%) CASB
6 5 (1.31%) SCCM
7 4 (1.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.05%) Fluentd
8 3 (0.79%) Grafana
8 3 (0.79%) WSUS
9 2 (0.52%) Argo
9 2 (0.52%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.26%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.26%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.26%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.26%) Packer
10 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.26%) VxRail
Vendors
1 78 (20.42%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.28%) Cisco
3 23 (6.02%) Splunk
4 18 (4.71%) Fortinet
4 18 (4.71%) VMware
5 17 (4.45%) Palo Alto
6 16 (4.19%) CyberArk
6 16 (4.19%) Zscaler
7 14 (3.66%) F5
8 11 (2.88%) Google
9 10 (2.62%) CheckPoint
10 9 (2.36%) Juniper
10 9 (2.36%) Tenable
11 8 (2.09%) ForeScout
11 8 (2.09%) ServiceNow
12 7 (1.83%) Okta
12 7 (1.83%) Sparx
13 6 (1.57%) Cribl.io
14 5 (1.31%) BiZZdesign
14 5 (1.31%) Virgin Media