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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 221 256 237
Rank change year-on-year +35 -19 +6
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 562 264 330
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.23% 0.96% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 1.05% 1.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 373 159 216
10th Percentile £469 £513 £525
25th Percentile £525 £594 £611
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £623 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £740 £751 £801
90th Percentile £825 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £614 £675 £716
% change year-on-year -9.07% -5.76% +4.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 12 6
10th Percentile £71.00 £53.23 £84.67
25th Percentile £81.90 £59.94 -
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 £101.46 £99.25 -
UK median hourly rate £83.50 £87.04 £87.46
% change year-on-year -4.07% -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 38,776 25,061 28,469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.95% 90.80% 85.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,043 15,975 18,472
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £530
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -3.77% -3.64%
75th Percentile £630 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,543 1,444 1,583
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.22 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.88 £18.12
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.83%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.21 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.63 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +65.54% -38.57% -0.24%

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 20 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 20 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 20 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 +39 280 £625 -3.85% 98
South East -19 98 £623 -6.04% 48
North of England -1 86 £621 -13.42% 33
North West -2 52 £615 -14.26% 17
South West -19 33 £600 -12.73% 31
Midlands -36 33 £600 -25.00% 11
Yorkshire -14 31 £669 -0.93% 13
West Midlands -38 28 £600 -25.00% 5
East of England -7 14 £600 - 6
East Midlands -16 3 £538 - 6
North East -45 2 £650 -10.34% 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 10 (1.78%) Confluence
2 5 (0.89%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.53%) Camunda
4 2 (0.36%) Apache
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.18%) Appian
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.53%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (1.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 242 (43.06%) Azure
2 183 (32.56%) AWS
3 93 (16.55%) GCP
4 66 (11.74%) Entra ID
5 27 (4.80%) SaaS
6 25 (4.45%) Azure Sentinel
7 23 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
8 22 (3.91%) GitHub
9 20 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (2.85%) Microsoft Purview
11 14 (2.49%) GitHub Actions
12 13 (2.31%) Serverless
13 12 (2.14%) PaaS
14 11 (1.96%) IaaS
15 10 (1.78%) Azure Key Vault
16 8 (1.42%) Power Platform
17 7 (1.25%) Anthropic Claude
17 7 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
18 6 (1.07%) Azure AI
18 6 (1.07%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 79 (14.06%) Network Security
2 57 (10.14%) Firewall
3 19 (3.38%) WAN
4 17 (3.02%) VPN
5 14 (2.49%) DNS
6 11 (1.96%) SD-WAN
7 10 (1.78%) LAN
7 10 (1.78%) NGFW
8 9 (1.60%) Internet
9 8 (1.42%) 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 (0.71%) BGP
12 4 (0.71%) Intranet
12 4 (0.71%) VLAN
13 3 (0.53%) IPsec
13 3 (0.53%) OSPF
13 3 (0.53%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (1.25%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.07%) Data Lake
3 6 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.07%) Power BI
4 5 (0.89%) SAP HANA
5 4 (0.71%) Metadata
5 4 (0.71%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.71%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.71%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.53%) Big Data
6 3 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.36%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.36%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.36%) MySQL
7 2 (0.36%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 16 (2.85%) JIRA
2 15 (2.67%) Jenkins
3 14 (2.49%) 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
1 158 (28.11%) Social Skills
2 116 (20.64%) Finance
3 77 (13.70%) Public Sector
4 36 (6.41%) Banking
5 26 (4.63%) Influencing Skills
6 22 (3.91%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (3.74%) Aerospace
7 21 (3.74%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (3.02%) Legal
9 14 (2.49%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.31%) Local Government
11 12 (2.14%) Military
12 10 (1.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.60%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.42%) Retail
14 8 (1.42%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.89%) Law
15 5 (0.89%) Police
16 4 (0.71%) Aviation
16 4 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 372 (66.19%) Architect
2 258 (45.91%) Security Architect
3 62 (11.03%) Lead
4 55 (9.79%) Security Engineer
5 49 (8.72%) Solutions Architect
6 42 (7.47%) Senior
7 36 (6.41%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 31 (5.52%) Consultant
8 31 (5.52%) Lead Architect
9 30 (5.34%) Cloud Architect
10 22 (3.91%) Lead Security Architect
10 22 (3.91%) Technical Architect
11 21 (3.74%) Security Consultant
12 20 (3.56%) Enterprise Architect
13 17 (3.02%) Security Specialist
13 17 (3.02%) Senior Architect
14 15 (2.67%) Enterprise Security Architect
14 15 (2.67%) Network Architect
15 14 (2.49%) Azure Architect
15 14 (2.49%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (7.83%) Terraform
2 20 (3.56%) OAuth
2 20 (3.56%) REST
3 14 (2.49%) OpenID
4 13 (2.31%) OAuth2
4 13 (2.31%) SAML
5 12 (2.14%) SailPoint
6 10 (1.78%) LDAP
7 7 (1.25%) 802.1X
7 7 (1.25%) Middleware
7 7 (1.25%) SAP Fiori
7 7 (1.25%) SLSA
8 5 (0.89%) .NET
8 5 (0.89%) ARM Templates
8 5 (0.89%) LangChain
8 5 (0.89%) ModSecurity
8 5 (0.89%) PyTorch
8 5 (0.89%) scikit-learn
8 5 (0.89%) SOAP
9 4 (0.71%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 87 (15.48%) Cloud Native
2 67 (11.92%) Security Posture
3 42 (7.47%) Operational Technology
4 25 (4.45%) Management Information System
5 24 (4.27%) Onboarding
6 18 (3.20%) PKI
7 16 (2.85%) AI Agents
8 15 (2.67%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (2.49%) Cloud Security Posture
9 14 (2.49%) Enterprise Cloud
9 14 (2.49%) Public Cloud
10 13 (2.31%) Data Centre
10 13 (2.31%) Product Ownership
11 12 (2.14%) Cyber Threat
12 10 (1.78%) Private Cloud
13 9 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.42%) Cyber Defence
14 8 (1.42%) SCADA
15 7 (1.25%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.27%) Linux
2 20 (3.56%) Windows
3 8 (1.42%) Unix
4 7 (1.25%) 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
1 218 (38.79%) Cybersecurity
2 172 (30.60%) Cloud Security
3 165 (29.36%) Threat Modelling
4 130 (23.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 129 (22.95%) CI/CD
6 128 (22.78%) Zero Trust
7 119 (21.17%) Risk Management
8 113 (20.11%) Roadmaps
9 108 (19.22%) Identity Access Management
10 107 (19.04%) DevSecOps
11 101 (17.97%) TOGAF
12 95 (16.90%) DevOps
13 91 (16.19%) Architectural Patterns
13 91 (16.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 91 (16.19%) Vulnerability Management
14 87 (15.48%) SIEM
15 86 (15.30%) SABSA
16 82 (14.59%) AI
17 77 (13.70%) Technical Leadership
18 65 (11.57%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.94%) Python
2 22 (3.91%) PowerShell
3 21 (3.74%) Java
4 18 (3.20%) Bicep
5 17 (3.02%) SQL
6 11 (1.96%) Bash
7 3 (0.53%) ABAP
7 3 (0.53%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.36%) Apex Code
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%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.18%) C#
9 1 (0.18%) Go
9 1 (0.18%) Groovy
9 1 (0.18%) R
9 1 (0.18%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 197 (35.05%) Security Cleared
2 148 (26.33%) CISSP
3 121 (21.53%) SC Cleared
4 66 (11.74%) CISM
5 58 (10.32%) DV Cleared
6 52 (9.25%) Cisco Certification
7 44 (7.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 34 (6.05%) Degree
9 33 (5.87%) AWS Certification
10 28 (4.98%) GIAC
11 26 (4.63%) Azure Certification
12 22 (3.91%) CCSP
12 22 (3.91%) TOGAF Certification
13 17 (3.02%) CEH
14 14 (2.49%) CRISC
14 14 (2.49%) SANS
15 13 (2.31%) CompTIA Security+
16 12 (2.14%) CISA
17 11 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
18 10 (1.78%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (27.94%) NIST
2 116 (20.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 57 (10.14%) NCSC
4 42 (7.47%) GDPR
5 32 (5.69%) GRC
6 24 (4.27%) PCI DSS
7 23 (4.09%) NIST 800
8 22 (3.91%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (2.14%) JSP 440
10 9 (1.60%) QA
11 8 (1.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 8 (1.42%) ISO 31000
11 8 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 8 (1.42%) SLA
12 7 (1.25%) COBIT
12 7 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.89%) Data Quality
13 5 (0.89%) HIPAA
13 5 (0.89%) SOC 2
14 4 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 38 (6.76%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.85%) Docker
3 10 (1.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.36%) IAG
5 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
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 41 (7.30%) Kubernetes
2 19 (3.38%) Ansible
3 8 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 5 (0.89%) FortiGate
4 5 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
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
1 118 (21.00%) Microsoft
2 28 (4.98%) CyberArk
3 27 (4.80%) Google
4 20 (3.56%) Splunk
5 18 (3.20%) SAP
6 17 (3.02%) Palo Alto
7 15 (2.67%) Zscaler
8 13 (2.31%) Cisco
9 12 (2.14%) Okta
9 12 (2.14%) Tenable
9 12 (2.14%) VMware
10 11 (1.96%) Fortinet
11 10 (1.78%) CrowdStrike
11 10 (1.78%) ServiceNow
12 9 (1.60%) Databricks
12 9 (1.60%) Qualys
12 9 (1.60%) Salesforce
13 7 (1.25%) OpenAI
14 6 (1.07%) Oracle
15 5 (0.89%) Rapid7