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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 290 274 278
Rank change year-on-year -16 +4 +85
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 278 219 319
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.85% 0.83% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.96% 0.92% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 137 205
10th Percentile £438 £563 £500
25th Percentile £513 £600 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £623 £675 £675
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% - -0.92%
75th Percentile £738 £775 £775
90th Percentile £788 £825 £850
UK median daily rate £614 £675 £675
% change year-on-year -9.07% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 11
10th Percentile £32.74 - £74.37
25th Percentile £34.06 £60.75 £81.88
Median hourly rate £39.50 £73.46 £83.77
Median % change year-on-year -46.23% -12.31% -
75th Percentile £68.88 £79.60 £87.27
90th Percentile £84.55 £83.20 £87.53
UK median hourly rate £80.00 £73.60 £83.77
% change year-on-year +8.70% -12.14% -

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 28,849 23,705 33,384
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.71% 89.48% 87.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,454 14,499 22,354
10th Percentile £305 £310 £300
25th Percentile £410 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £528
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% -4.09%
75th Percentile £619 £643 £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 1,790 754 1,912
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £13.50
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.63% -3.47% +2.86%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £62.12
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -7.14% +7.69%

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 February 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 February 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 February 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 -5 145 £625 -9.09% 42
South East -24 33 £650 +4.00% 23
North of England -29 33 £590 +5.08% 7
Midlands -46 23 £483 -31.07% 10
South West -22 18 £600 - 10
West Midlands -33 18 £525 -25.00% 9
Yorkshire -35 18 £550 -1.96% 3
North West -16 12 £770 - 4
East of England -18 7 £713 -5.00% 2
East Midlands -23 5 £438 +0.46% 1
North East - 3 £498 -
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 7 (2.52%) Confluence
2 6 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.72%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.36%) nginx
Applications
1 5 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.44%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (2.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.36%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 116 (41.73%) Azure
2 98 (35.25%) AWS
3 40 (14.39%) GCP
4 36 (12.95%) Entra ID
5 23 (8.27%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (7.91%) SaaS
7 18 (6.47%) PaaS
8 16 (5.76%) Azure Sentinel
8 16 (5.76%) IaaS
9 14 (5.04%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 11 (3.96%) Microsoft Purview
11 10 (3.60%) AWS CloudFormation
11 10 (3.60%) OpenShift
12 8 (2.88%) Amazon EKS
12 8 (2.88%) AWS KMS
12 8 (2.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (2.52%) GitHub
14 6 (2.16%) Amazon ECS
14 6 (2.16%) AWS Control Tower
15 5 (1.80%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 68 (24.46%) Firewall
2 64 (23.02%) Network Security
3 22 (7.91%) VPN
4 18 (6.47%) WAN
5 16 (5.76%) DHCP
5 16 (5.76%) LAN
5 16 (5.76%) SD-WAN
6 14 (5.04%) BGP
6 14 (5.04%) DNS
7 12 (4.32%) OSPF
8 10 (3.60%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 9 (3.24%) IPsec
10 8 (2.88%) TCP/IP
10 8 (2.88%) Wireless
11 7 (2.52%) BIG-IP
11 7 (2.52%) SSL
11 7 (2.52%) VXLAN
12 6 (2.16%) MPLS
12 6 (2.16%) NGFW
13 5 (1.80%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.80%) Metadata
2 1 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.36%) EDRMS
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.36%) Power BI
2 1 (0.36%) Redis
2 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.36%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (3.96%) GitLab
2 6 (2.16%) JIRA
3 4 (1.44%) Git
3 4 (1.44%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.44%) Robot Framework
3 4 (1.44%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.72%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.36%) SonarQube
General
1 69 (24.82%) Social Skills
2 52 (18.71%) Finance
3 38 (13.67%) Public Sector
4 26 (9.35%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.40%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (5.04%) Financial Institution
7 12 (4.32%) Banking
7 12 (4.32%) Legal
8 11 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.16%) Law
10 6 (2.16%) Military
11 5 (1.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.44%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.08%) Marketing
14 2 (0.72%) Aviation
14 2 (0.72%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.36%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.36%) Digital Health
15 1 (0.36%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 175 (62.95%) Architect
2 136 (48.92%) Security Architect
3 32 (11.51%) Solutions Architect
4 25 (8.99%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 24 (8.63%) Security Engineer
6 23 (8.27%) Consultant
7 18 (6.47%) Network Architect
8 17 (6.12%) Security Consultant
8 17 (6.12%) Security Solutions Architect
9 16 (5.76%) Senior
10 12 (4.32%) Cloud Architect
10 12 (4.32%) Technical Architect
11 11 (3.96%) Azure Architect
11 11 (3.96%) Network Security Architect
12 10 (3.60%) Project Manager
13 8 (2.88%) Lead
14 7 (2.52%) AWS Architect
14 7 (2.52%) Security Manager
14 7 (2.52%) Senior Architect
15 6 (2.16%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.32%) OAuth
2 8 (2.88%) OpenID
2 8 (2.88%) SAML
3 7 (2.52%) OAuth2
4 5 (1.80%) 802.1X
4 5 (1.80%) REST
5 4 (1.44%) Elastic Stack
6 3 (1.08%) .NET
6 3 (1.08%) ADO
6 3 (1.08%) Kafka
6 3 (1.08%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (1.08%) Middleware
6 3 (1.08%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.72%) JWT
7 2 (0.72%) ModSecurity
7 2 (0.72%) Visualforce
7 2 (0.72%) Web Services
7 2 (0.72%) XACML
8 1 (0.36%) JSSE
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.43%) Security Posture
2 20 (7.19%) Cloud Native
2 20 (7.19%) PKI
3 17 (6.12%) Data Centre
4 15 (5.40%) Onboarding
5 12 (4.32%) Product Ownership
6 9 (3.24%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (3.24%) IoT
6 9 (3.24%) Operational Technology
6 9 (3.24%) Private Cloud
7 8 (2.88%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (2.88%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.88%) Taxonomies
8 5 (1.80%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (1.80%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.80%) NHS
8 5 (1.80%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.80%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.91%) Windows
2 12 (4.32%) Linux
2 12 (4.32%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.80%) Unix
4 2 (0.72%) Android
4 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.36%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (33.45%) Cybersecurity
2 83 (29.86%) Cloud Security
3 75 (26.98%) Threat Modelling
4 74 (26.62%) Zero Trust
5 54 (19.42%) SIEM
6 49 (17.63%) CI/CD
7 44 (15.83%) Incident Response
7 44 (15.83%) TOGAF
8 42 (15.11%) DevOps
9 40 (14.39%) DevSecOps
9 40 (14.39%) Identity Access Management
9 40 (14.39%) Infrastructure as Code
10 38 (13.67%) Roadmaps
11 36 (12.95%) Migration
11 36 (12.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 33 (11.87%) Risk Management
13 32 (11.51%) Data Loss Prevention
14 30 (10.79%) Vulnerability Management
15 29 (10.43%) Regulatory Compliance
15 29 (10.43%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.27%) Python
2 10 (3.60%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.52%) Java
3 7 (2.52%) Kusto Query Language
3 7 (2.52%) SQL
4 4 (1.44%) Bash
4 4 (1.44%) Bicep
5 3 (1.08%) Apex Code
5 3 (1.08%) Go
5 3 (1.08%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.72%) C
6 2 (0.72%) Kotlin
6 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.72%) Swift
7 1 (0.36%) C-shell
7 1 (0.36%) Korn
7 1 (0.36%) ProC
7 1 (0.36%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 89 (32.01%) Security Cleared
2 64 (23.02%) CISSP
3 56 (20.14%) SC Cleared
4 33 (11.87%) CISM
5 27 (9.71%) DV Cleared
6 26 (9.35%) Cisco Certification
7 20 (7.19%) Degree
8 19 (6.83%) AWS Certification
9 14 (5.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 13 (4.68%) Azure Certification
10 13 (4.68%) CCIE
10 13 (4.68%) CCSP
11 12 (4.32%) CCNP
12 9 (3.24%) BPSS Clearance
13 8 (2.88%) CEH
14 7 (2.52%) GIAC
14 7 (2.52%) PMI Certification
14 7 (2.52%) PMP
15 6 (2.16%) CCIE Security
15 6 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (30.22%) NIST
2 76 (27.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (16.91%) GDPR
4 31 (11.15%) NCSC
5 25 (8.99%) PCI DSS
6 12 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (3.24%) GRC
8 7 (2.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (2.52%) EU AI Act
8 7 (2.52%) JSP 440
9 5 (1.80%) Data Quality
9 5 (1.80%) QA
10 4 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (1.44%) NIST 800
10 4 (1.44%) SOC 2
11 3 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (1.08%) HIPAA
11 3 (1.08%) PSD2
12 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (0.72%) RMADS
System Software
1 21 (7.55%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.96%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (3.96%) VMware NSX
3 8 (2.88%) Docker
4 5 (1.80%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.72%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.72%) RACF
6 1 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.36%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (14.39%) Terraform
2 32 (11.51%) Kubernetes
3 25 (8.99%) Ansible
4 12 (4.32%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (3.24%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (2.52%) SCCM
7 6 (2.16%) Fluentd
8 5 (1.80%) WSUS
9 4 (1.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (1.08%) Grafana
11 2 (0.72%) Argo
11 2 (0.72%) CASB
11 2 (0.72%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.36%) CSIRT
12 1 (0.36%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.36%) Istio
12 1 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.36%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.36%) VxRail
Vendors
1 53 (19.06%) Microsoft
2 26 (9.35%) Splunk
3 25 (8.99%) Cisco
4 18 (6.47%) Fortinet
5 16 (5.76%) VMware
6 15 (5.40%) Palo Alto
7 14 (5.04%) CyberArk
7 14 (5.04%) F5
8 13 (4.68%) Zscaler
9 10 (3.60%) CheckPoint
10 9 (3.24%) Cribl.io
10 9 (3.24%) Darktrace
10 9 (3.24%) Juniper
11 7 (2.52%) Sparx
12 6 (2.16%) ForeScout
13 5 (1.80%) Google
13 5 (1.80%) Meraki
13 5 (1.80%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.80%) ServiceNow
13 5 (1.80%) Sophos