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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 273 258
Rank change year-on-year +61 -15 -7
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 585 258 304
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.28% 0.95% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.51% 1.04% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 392 154 189
10th Percentile £463 £513 £546
25th Percentile £525 £600 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £617 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -8.59% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £733 £760 £800
90th Percentile £825 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £600 £675 £725
% change year-on-year -11.11% -6.90% +6.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 11 6
10th Percentile £71.00 £52.75 £84.67
25th Percentile £76.45 £59.12 -
Median hourly rate £83.00 £86.50 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -4.05% -1.10% +19.13%
75th Percentile £95.00 £88.87 -
90th Percentile £104.69 £100.00 -
UK median hourly rate £83.00 £86.50 £87.46
% change year-on-year -4.05% -1.10% +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 38,742 24,707 27,973
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.90% 90.77% 85.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,892 15,711 17,811
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 £636 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,598 1,453 1,393
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.41
25th Percentile £18.34 £17.87 £20.00
Median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +63.02% -40.82% +2.41%

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 4 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 4 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 4 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 +35 290 £625 -3.85% 361
South East -24 99 £616 -5.23% 85
North of England -22 85 £605 -16.18% 65
North West -13 52 £600 -16.35% 47
South West -15 42 £573 -16.73% 47
Midlands -29 34 £613 -23.44% 21
Yorkshire -17 30 £663 -10.17% 14
West Midlands -31 29 £625 -21.88% 9
East of England -5 16 £600 -29.41% 13
East Midlands -20 3 £538 - 12
North East -43 2 £650 -11.86% 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 10 (1.71%) Confluence
2 8 (1.37%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.51%) Apache
3 3 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.51%) Camunda
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Superset
4 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.17%) Appian
5 1 (0.17%) IIS
5 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.51%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.51%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.34%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.17%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 248 (42.39%) Azure
2 183 (31.28%) AWS
3 93 (15.90%) GCP
4 71 (12.14%) Entra ID
5 29 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (4.79%) SaaS
7 24 (4.10%) Azure Sentinel
7 24 (4.10%) GitHub
8 21 (3.59%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (2.74%) Microsoft Purview
10 14 (2.39%) GitHub Actions
11 13 (2.22%) Serverless
12 10 (1.71%) Azure Key Vault
12 10 (1.71%) PaaS
12 10 (1.71%) Power Platform
13 9 (1.54%) IaaS
14 8 (1.37%) Dynamics 365
15 7 (1.20%) Anthropic Claude
15 7 (1.20%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.20%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 84 (14.36%) Network Security
2 55 (9.40%) Firewall
3 20 (3.42%) WAN
4 19 (3.25%) VPN
5 14 (2.39%) DNS
6 13 (2.22%) SD-WAN
7 11 (1.88%) NGFW
8 10 (1.71%) Internet
8 10 (1.71%) LAN
9 8 (1.37%) DHCP
10 7 (1.20%) BGP
11 6 (1.03%) 4G
11 6 (1.03%) TCP/IP
12 5 (0.85%) 5G
12 5 (0.85%) Radio Access Network
13 4 (0.68%) Intranet
13 4 (0.68%) VLAN
14 3 (0.51%) IPsec
14 3 (0.51%) MPLS
14 3 (0.51%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.20%) Power BI
3 6 (1.03%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.85%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.85%) SAP HANA
5 4 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.68%) Metadata
5 4 (0.68%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.68%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.51%) Big Data
6 3 (0.51%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.51%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.34%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.34%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.34%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.34%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.34%) Trino
Development Applications
1 17 (2.91%) GitLab
1 17 (2.91%) Jenkins
2 16 (2.74%) JIRA
3 6 (1.03%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.85%) Snyk
5 4 (0.68%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.51%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.34%) Git
8 1 (0.17%) Hudson
8 1 (0.17%) Maven
8 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 178 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 111 (18.97%) Finance
3 79 (13.50%) Public Sector
4 38 (6.50%) Banking
5 28 (4.79%) Influencing Skills
6 25 (4.27%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (3.93%) Documentation Skills
8 18 (3.08%) Aerospace
9 17 (2.91%) Legal
9 17 (2.91%) Military
10 12 (2.05%) Manufacturing
11 10 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (1.71%) Local Government
11 10 (1.71%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.37%) Retail
13 6 (1.03%) Law
14 5 (0.85%) Financial Institution
14 5 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.85%) Police
14 5 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 405 (69.23%) Architect
2 268 (45.81%) Security Architect
3 62 (10.60%) Lead
4 53 (9.06%) Solutions Architect
5 48 (8.21%) Security Engineer
5 48 (8.21%) Senior
6 37 (6.32%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 34 (5.81%) Consultant
8 32 (5.47%) Cloud Architect
9 31 (5.30%) Lead Architect
10 28 (4.79%) Technical Architect
11 23 (3.93%) Lead Security Architect
11 23 (3.93%) Security Consultant
12 20 (3.42%) Enterprise Architect
12 20 (3.42%) Senior Architect
13 17 (2.91%) Security Specialist
14 16 (2.74%) Enterprise Security Architect
14 16 (2.74%) Network Architect
15 13 (2.22%) Azure Architect
15 13 (2.22%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (8.03%) Terraform
2 21 (3.59%) REST
3 20 (3.42%) OAuth
4 19 (3.25%) LDAP
5 14 (2.39%) OpenID
5 14 (2.39%) SAML
6 11 (1.88%) OAuth2
7 10 (1.71%) SailPoint
8 8 (1.37%) Middleware
9 7 (1.20%) SAP Fiori
9 7 (1.20%) SLSA
10 6 (1.03%) SOAP
11 5 (0.85%) .NET
11 5 (0.85%) 802.1X
11 5 (0.85%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.85%) ModSecurity
12 4 (0.68%) Azure Blueprints
12 4 (0.68%) Jakarta EE
12 4 (0.68%) JSP
12 4 (0.68%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 83 (14.19%) Cloud Native
2 62 (10.60%) Security Posture
3 43 (7.35%) Operational Technology
4 30 (5.13%) Onboarding
5 26 (4.44%) Management Information System
6 19 (3.25%) Data Centre
7 18 (3.08%) PKI
8 17 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
9 16 (2.74%) Cyber Threat
9 16 (2.74%) Enterprise Cloud
9 16 (2.74%) Public Cloud
10 14 (2.39%) AI Agents
11 12 (2.05%) Cloud Security Posture
11 12 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
12 11 (1.88%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.71%) Private Cloud
14 9 (1.54%) SCADA
15 8 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
15 8 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
16 7 (1.20%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.10%) Linux
1 24 (4.10%) Windows
2 9 (1.54%) Unix
2 9 (1.54%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (0.85%) Ubuntu
4 4 (0.68%) Alpine Linux
5 3 (0.51%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.17%) Android
6 1 (0.17%) CentOS
6 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (38.80%) Cybersecurity
2 178 (30.43%) Cloud Security
3 159 (27.18%) Threat Modelling
4 141 (24.10%) Stakeholder Management
5 125 (21.37%) Zero Trust
6 123 (21.03%) Risk Management
7 120 (20.51%) CI/CD
8 117 (20.00%) Roadmaps
9 114 (19.49%) Identity Access Management
10 111 (18.97%) DevSecOps
11 104 (17.78%) TOGAF
12 98 (16.75%) DevOps
13 97 (16.58%) Architectural Patterns
14 96 (16.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 92 (15.73%) Technical Leadership
16 90 (15.38%) SABSA
16 90 (15.38%) SIEM
17 89 (15.21%) Vulnerability Management
18 80 (13.68%) AI
19 69 (11.79%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.67%) Python
2 25 (4.27%) PowerShell
3 22 (3.76%) Java
4 17 (2.91%) Bicep
5 16 (2.74%) SQL
6 11 (1.88%) Bash
7 3 (0.51%) ABAP
7 3 (0.51%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.34%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.34%) C#
8 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.34%) Ruby
9 1 (0.17%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.17%) Go
9 1 (0.17%) Groovy
9 1 (0.17%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.17%) R
9 1 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.17%) X++
Qualifications
1 220 (37.61%) Security Cleared
2 152 (25.98%) CISSP
3 138 (23.59%) SC Cleared
4 70 (11.97%) DV Cleared
5 68 (11.62%) CISM
6 59 (10.09%) Cisco Certification
7 46 (7.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 35 (5.98%) AWS Certification
9 31 (5.30%) Degree
10 29 (4.96%) Azure Certification
11 26 (4.44%) GIAC
12 25 (4.27%) CCSP
13 23 (3.93%) TOGAF Certification
14 16 (2.74%) CEH
14 16 (2.74%) CRISC
15 15 (2.56%) CompTIA Security+
15 15 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
15 15 (2.56%) SANS
16 14 (2.39%) CISA
17 11 (1.88%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 165 (28.21%) NIST
2 124 (21.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (10.26%) NCSC
4 39 (6.67%) GDPR
5 35 (5.98%) GRC
6 23 (3.93%) PCI DSS
7 22 (3.76%) Cyber Essentials
8 20 (3.42%) NIST 800
9 12 (2.05%) JSP 440
10 9 (1.54%) ISO 31000
10 9 (1.54%) QA
11 7 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.20%) Data Quality
11 7 (1.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 6 (1.03%) COBIT
12 6 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 6 (1.03%) SLA
13 5 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 4 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.68%) SOC 2
System Software
1 50 (8.55%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.91%) Docker
3 10 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.51%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.34%) IAG
5 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.34%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.34%) vSphere
6 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) ISA Server
6 1 (0.17%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 41 (7.01%) Kubernetes
2 23 (3.93%) Ansible
3 10 (1.71%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.85%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.85%) SCCM
6 4 (0.68%) CASB
6 4 (0.68%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.34%) Docker Swarm
7 2 (0.34%) Istio
7 2 (0.34%) QRadar
8 1 (0.17%) Argo
8 1 (0.17%) Grafana
8 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 131 (22.39%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.81%) CyberArk
3 29 (4.96%) Google
4 21 (3.59%) Palo Alto
5 20 (3.42%) Cisco
6 19 (3.25%) SAP
6 19 (3.25%) Splunk
7 14 (2.39%) VMware
7 14 (2.39%) Zscaler
8 13 (2.22%) CrowdStrike
9 11 (1.88%) Fortinet
9 11 (1.88%) Okta
10 10 (1.71%) ServiceNow
10 10 (1.71%) Tenable
11 9 (1.54%) Oracle
11 9 (1.54%) Qualys
11 9 (1.54%) Salesforce
12 8 (1.37%) Databricks
13 6 (1.03%) OpenAI
14 5 (0.85%) Rapid7