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 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 208 273 293
Rank change year-on-year +65 +20 -43
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 610 276 257
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.31% 0.99% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 1.09% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 416 170 145
10th Percentile £463 £498 £531
25th Percentile £513 £575 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £675 £700
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +3.70%
75th Percentile £695 £750 £788
90th Percentile £806 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £600 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 10 4
10th Percentile - £52.05 -
25th Percentile £71.00 £63.75 £60.75
Median hourly rate £83.00 £87.04 £74.48
Median % change year-on-year -4.64% +16.87% +1.12%
75th Percentile £95.00 £88.87 £87.46
90th Percentile - £100.55 -
UK median hourly rate £82.45 £87.04 £74.48
% change year-on-year -5.27% +16.87% +1.12%

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 39,431 25,424 27,856
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.70% 90.99% 86.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,955 16,149 17,033
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,897 1,546 1,199
10th Percentile £13.87 £14.42 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £46.55 £67.01
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £39.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +55.07% -40.82% -

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 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 +47 314 £622 -4.38% 392
South East -15 99 £600 -7.69% 111
North of England -25 81 £600 -16.49% 55
South West +4 51 £538 -21.82% 53
Yorkshire -8 38 £663 -10.17% 10
North West -30 38 £574 -19.90% 41
Midlands -34 31 £600 -25.00% 26
West Midlands -23 28 £625 -21.88% 18
East of England -17 15 £600 -29.41% 20
North East -41 4 £680 -7.80% 4
East Midlands -15 3 £538 +34.38% 8
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 (1.80%) Confluence
2 8 (1.31%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.15%) Apache
4 6 (0.98%) IIS
5 4 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.49%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.49%) Apache Superset
6 3 (0.49%) IBM Transformation Extender
6 3 (0.49%) nginx
6 3 (0.49%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.49%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.49%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.33%) IBM HTTP Server
7 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 2 (0.33%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.33%) WebSphere Application Server
7 2 (0.33%) WebSphere Portal
8 1 (0.16%) Appian
8 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
Applications
1 6 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.49%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (2.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.33%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 240 (39.34%) Azure
2 188 (30.82%) AWS
3 95 (15.57%) GCP
4 77 (12.62%) Entra ID
5 31 (5.08%) GitHub
6 30 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
7 29 (4.75%) SaaS
8 26 (4.26%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (3.77%) Azure Sentinel
10 18 (2.95%) Microsoft Purview
11 17 (2.79%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (2.46%) Serverless
13 12 (1.97%) Power Platform
14 10 (1.64%) PaaS
15 9 (1.48%) AWS CloudFormation
15 9 (1.48%) Azure Key Vault
15 9 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
15 9 (1.48%) IaaS
16 8 (1.31%) Amazon EKS
16 8 (1.31%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 85 (13.93%) Network Security
2 63 (10.33%) Firewall
3 29 (4.75%) VPN
4 23 (3.77%) WAN
5 15 (2.46%) SD-WAN
6 13 (2.13%) NGFW
7 11 (1.80%) BGP
7 11 (1.80%) Internet
8 10 (1.64%) DNS
9 8 (1.31%) LAN
10 7 (1.15%) MPLS
10 7 (1.15%) SSL
11 6 (0.98%) 4G
11 6 (0.98%) TCP/IP
12 5 (0.82%) 5G
12 5 (0.82%) DHCP
12 5 (0.82%) OSPF
12 5 (0.82%) Radio Access Network
13 4 (0.66%) VLAN
13 4 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.80%) SAP HANA
2 7 (1.15%) Data Lake
3 6 (0.98%) Power BI
3 6 (0.98%) SAP BW
4 5 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.66%) Metadata
5 4 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.66%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.66%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.49%) Big Data
6 3 (0.49%) Trino
7 2 (0.33%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.33%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.33%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.33%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.33%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.16%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Spanner
8 1 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 20 (3.28%) Jenkins
2 17 (2.79%) GitLab
2 17 (2.79%) JIRA
3 5 (0.82%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.82%) Git
3 5 (0.82%) Snyk
4 3 (0.49%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.49%) MSTest
4 3 (0.49%) NUnit
4 3 (0.49%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.16%) Maven
5 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 201 (32.95%) Social Skills
2 114 (18.69%) Finance
3 75 (12.30%) Public Sector
4 39 (6.39%) Banking
5 32 (5.25%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (5.25%) Influencing Skills
6 22 (3.61%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (2.62%) Legal
8 15 (2.46%) Aerospace
9 14 (2.30%) Manufacturing
9 14 (2.30%) Military
9 14 (2.30%) Telecoms
10 13 (2.13%) Retail
11 10 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (1.64%) Local Government
12 9 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (1.15%) Law
14 5 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.66%) Aviation
15 4 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 410 (67.21%) Architect
2 254 (41.64%) Security Architect
3 58 (9.51%) Security Engineer
4 56 (9.18%) Lead
5 52 (8.52%) Solutions Architect
6 48 (7.87%) Senior
7 36 (5.90%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 34 (5.57%) Cloud Architect
9 31 (5.08%) Technical Architect
10 29 (4.75%) Consultant
11 26 (4.26%) Lead Architect
12 23 (3.77%) Senior Architect
13 22 (3.61%) Enterprise Architect
14 21 (3.44%) Lead Security Architect
15 19 (3.11%) Security Consultant
16 17 (2.79%) Security Specialist
17 15 (2.46%) Enterprise Security Architect
18 14 (2.30%) Analyst
18 14 (2.30%) Network Architect
19 13 (2.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (9.84%) Terraform
2 34 (5.57%) LDAP
3 32 (5.25%) REST
4 23 (3.77%) OAuth
5 15 (2.46%) Middleware
5 15 (2.46%) SAML
6 13 (2.13%) OpenID
7 12 (1.97%) SAP Fiori
7 12 (1.97%) SOAP
8 11 (1.80%) SailPoint
9 10 (1.64%) OAuth2
10 8 (1.31%) SAP Basis
10 8 (1.31%) SAP PI
10 8 (1.31%) SAPUI5
10 8 (1.31%) SLSA
11 7 (1.15%) 802.1X
11 7 (1.15%) Kafka
11 7 (1.15%) ModSecurity
12 6 (0.98%) .NET
12 6 (0.98%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 85 (13.93%) Cloud Native
2 60 (9.84%) Security Posture
3 48 (7.87%) Onboarding
4 38 (6.23%) Operational Technology
5 32 (5.25%) Management Information System
6 24 (3.93%) PKI
6 24 (3.93%) Public Cloud
7 23 (3.77%) Data Centre
8 22 (3.61%) Hybrid Cloud
9 20 (3.28%) Cyber Threat
10 16 (2.62%) Enterprise Cloud
11 14 (2.30%) Product Ownership
12 13 (2.13%) AI Agents
12 13 (2.13%) Cloud Security Posture
13 12 (1.97%) Cyber Defence
13 12 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
13 12 (1.97%) SCADA
14 9 (1.48%) Cyberattack
15 8 (1.31%) Data Protection Act
16 7 (1.15%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.56%) Windows
2 37 (6.07%) Linux
3 17 (2.79%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.64%) Unix
5 5 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.82%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.66%) Alpine Linux
7 3 (0.49%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.16%) Android
8 1 (0.16%) CentOS
8 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (39.34%) Cybersecurity
2 181 (29.67%) Cloud Security
3 165 (27.05%) Stakeholder Management
4 137 (22.46%) CI/CD
5 136 (22.30%) Roadmaps
5 136 (22.30%) Threat Modelling
6 135 (22.13%) Risk Management
7 125 (20.49%) Identity Access Management
8 120 (19.67%) DevSecOps
8 120 (19.67%) Zero Trust
9 114 (18.69%) DevOps
10 112 (18.36%) TOGAF
11 108 (17.70%) SIEM
12 106 (17.38%) Technical Leadership
13 101 (16.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 95 (15.57%) Vulnerability Management
15 88 (14.43%) Architectural Patterns
15 88 (14.43%) Infrastructure as Code
16 85 (13.93%) AI
17 80 (13.11%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 48 (7.87%) Python
2 32 (5.25%) PowerShell
3 19 (3.11%) Java
4 14 (2.30%) Bicep
4 14 (2.30%) SQL
5 13 (2.13%) Bash
6 8 (1.31%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.82%) ABAP
7 5 (0.82%) C#
8 3 (0.49%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.33%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.33%) Go
9 2 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.16%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.16%) CodeQL
10 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.16%) Groovy
10 1 (0.16%) R
10 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.16%) X++
Qualifications
1 244 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 154 (25.25%) CISSP
3 147 (24.10%) SC Cleared
4 89 (14.59%) DV Cleared
5 73 (11.97%) CISM
6 72 (11.80%) Cisco Certification
7 54 (8.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 39 (6.39%) AWS Certification
9 35 (5.74%) Degree
10 34 (5.57%) Azure Certification
10 34 (5.57%) CCSP
11 27 (4.43%) TOGAF Certification
12 23 (3.77%) GIAC
13 19 (3.11%) CRISC
14 17 (2.79%) CISA
15 16 (2.62%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (2.46%) CCNP
16 15 (2.46%) CompTIA Security+
17 13 (2.13%) CEH
18 12 (1.97%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (29.02%) NIST
2 143 (23.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 71 (11.64%) NCSC
4 42 (6.89%) GRC
5 29 (4.75%) GDPR
6 25 (4.10%) Cyber Essentials
6 25 (4.10%) PCI DSS
7 22 (3.61%) NIST 800
8 13 (2.13%) ISO 31000
8 13 (2.13%) JSP 440
9 10 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 8 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.15%) Data Quality
11 7 (1.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 6 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 6 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 5 (0.82%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.82%) QA
14 4 (0.66%) COBIT
14 4 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 66 (10.82%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.11%) Docker
3 13 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.82%) ISA Server
5 4 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.49%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.33%) vSphere
8 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.16%) Firmware
8 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.16%) IAG
Systems Management
1 50 (8.20%) Kubernetes
2 32 (5.25%) Ansible
3 12 (1.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.15%) CASB
6 6 (0.98%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.82%) SCCM
8 4 (0.66%) HP Fortify
8 4 (0.66%) Istio
8 4 (0.66%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.49%) Tivoli
9 3 (0.49%) Tivoli Monitoring
9 3 (0.49%) VxRail
10 2 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.33%) QRadar
11 1 (0.16%) Argo
11 1 (0.16%) Grafana
11 1 (0.16%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.16%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 148 (24.26%) Microsoft
2 49 (8.03%) CyberArk
3 40 (6.56%) Google
4 28 (4.59%) Cisco
5 27 (4.43%) Palo Alto
6 23 (3.77%) Splunk
7 20 (3.28%) SAP
8 18 (2.95%) VMware
9 17 (2.79%) CrowdStrike
10 15 (2.46%) Zscaler
11 14 (2.30%) Fortinet
12 13 (2.13%) Qualys
13 12 (1.97%) ServiceNow
14 11 (1.80%) Oracle
15 9 (1.48%) F5
15 9 (1.48%) Okta
15 9 (1.48%) Salesforce
16 8 (1.31%) Databricks
16 8 (1.31%) IBM
16 8 (1.31%) Tenable