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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 268 250
Rank change year-on-year +59 -18 -5
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 591 262 302
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.28% 0.95% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 1.05% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 395 156 186
10th Percentile £464 £513 £531
25th Percentile £520 £600 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £601 £675 £725
Median % change year-on-year -11.04% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £728 £750 £803
90th Percentile £825 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £600 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 10 7
10th Percentile £71.00 £52.05 £73.43
25th Percentile £76.45 £63.75 £84.67
Median hourly rate £83.00 £87.04 £87.46
Median % change year-on-year -4.64% -0.48% +18.74%
75th Percentile £95.00 £88.87 -
90th Percentile £104.69 £100.55 -
UK median hourly rate £83.00 £87.04 £87.46
% change year-on-year -4.64% -0.48% +19.30%

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 38,948 25,051 28,234
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.68% 90.90% 86.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,873 15,912 17,703
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 £638 £625 £648
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 2,701 1,483 1,330
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.25 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.85 £17.65 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.71%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.73 £66.58
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.18%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 +40 297 £625 -3.85% 428
South East -8 97 £618 -4.92% 108
North of England -31 77 £600 -16.49% 67
South West -8 51 £525 -23.64% 41
North West -29 43 £600 -16.20% 55
Midlands -29 33 £600 -25.00% 36
Yorkshire -10 30 £663 -10.17% 9
West Midlands -30 29 £625 -21.88% 18
East of England -18 16 £600 -29.41% 16
East Midlands -15 3 £538 - 18
North East -44 3 £665 -9.83% 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 11 (1.86%) Confluence
2 8 (1.35%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.51%) Apache
3 3 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.51%) IIS
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Superset
4 2 (0.34%) Camunda
4 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.17%) Appian
5 1 (0.17%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.51%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (1.86%) 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
1 241 (40.78%) Azure
2 180 (30.46%) AWS
3 93 (15.74%) GCP
4 66 (11.17%) Entra ID
5 28 (4.74%) GitHub
5 28 (4.74%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (4.57%) SaaS
7 24 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
8 21 (3.55%) Azure Sentinel
9 16 (2.71%) GitHub Actions
9 16 (2.71%) Microsoft Purview
10 13 (2.20%) Serverless
11 11 (1.86%) Power Platform
12 10 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (1.69%) PaaS
13 9 (1.52%) IaaS
14 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.18%) Anthropic Claude
15 7 (1.18%) OCI
16 6 (1.02%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 80 (13.54%) Network Security
2 51 (8.63%) Firewall
3 21 (3.55%) VPN
4 20 (3.38%) WAN
5 13 (2.20%) SD-WAN
6 11 (1.86%) DNS
6 11 (1.86%) NGFW
7 10 (1.69%) Internet
8 8 (1.35%) BGP
8 8 (1.35%) LAN
9 6 (1.02%) 4G
9 6 (1.02%) DHCP
9 6 (1.02%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.85%) 5G
10 5 (0.85%) MPLS
10 5 (0.85%) Radio Access Network
10 5 (0.85%) SSL
11 4 (0.68%) Intranet
11 4 (0.68%) OSPF
11 4 (0.68%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.18%) Data Lake
1 7 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
1 7 (1.18%) SAP HANA
2 6 (1.02%) Power BI
2 6 (1.02%) SAP BW
3 5 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (0.85%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.68%) Big Data
4 4 (0.68%) Metadata
4 4 (0.68%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.68%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.34%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.34%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.34%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.34%) MySQL
6 2 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
6 2 (0.34%) Trino
Development Applications
1 19 (3.21%) Jenkins
2 17 (2.88%) GitLab
3 16 (2.71%) JIRA
4 5 (0.85%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.85%) Snyk
5 4 (0.68%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.51%) Git
6 3 (0.51%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.34%) MSTest
7 2 (0.34%) NUnit
8 1 (0.17%) Hudson
8 1 (0.17%) Maven
8 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 185 (31.30%) Social Skills
2 105 (17.77%) Finance
3 73 (12.35%) Public Sector
4 37 (6.26%) Banking
5 27 (4.57%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.57%) Influencing Skills
6 21 (3.55%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (2.71%) Aerospace
7 16 (2.71%) Legal
8 15 (2.54%) Manufacturing
8 15 (2.54%) Military
9 12 (2.03%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (1.69%) Local Government
10 10 (1.69%) Retail
11 7 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.02%) Law
13 5 (0.85%) Police
13 5 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 413 (69.88%) Architect
2 266 (45.01%) Security Architect
3 60 (10.15%) Lead
4 49 (8.29%) Solutions Architect
5 48 (8.12%) Security Engineer
6 46 (7.78%) Senior
7 38 (6.43%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 32 (5.41%) Cloud Architect
9 31 (5.25%) Consultant
9 31 (5.25%) Lead Architect
9 31 (5.25%) Technical Architect
10 23 (3.89%) Lead Security Architect
11 21 (3.55%) Enterprise Architect
11 21 (3.55%) Security Consultant
11 21 (3.55%) Senior Architect
12 16 (2.71%) Enterprise Security Architect
12 16 (2.71%) Network Architect
12 16 (2.71%) Security Specialist
13 13 (2.20%) Analyst
14 12 (2.03%) Network Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (7.95%) Terraform
2 31 (5.25%) LDAP
3 27 (4.57%) REST
4 22 (3.72%) OAuth
5 14 (2.37%) OpenID
5 14 (2.37%) SAML
6 11 (1.86%) OAuth2
7 10 (1.69%) SailPoint
8 9 (1.52%) SAP Fiori
8 9 (1.52%) SOAP
9 8 (1.35%) Middleware
10 7 (1.18%) SLSA
11 6 (1.02%) .NET
11 6 (1.02%) 802.1X
11 6 (1.02%) SAP Basis
12 5 (0.85%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.85%) Kafka
12 5 (0.85%) ModSecurity
12 5 (0.85%) SAP PI
12 5 (0.85%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 75 (12.69%) Cloud Native
2 57 (9.64%) Security Posture
3 43 (7.28%) Operational Technology
4 36 (6.09%) Onboarding
5 29 (4.91%) Management Information System
6 19 (3.21%) Data Centre
6 19 (3.21%) PKI
7 18 (3.05%) Hybrid Cloud
7 18 (3.05%) Public Cloud
8 16 (2.71%) Enterprise Cloud
9 14 (2.37%) AI Agents
10 13 (2.20%) Cyber Threat
11 12 (2.03%) Cloud Security Posture
11 12 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (2.03%) Product Ownership
12 11 (1.86%) SCADA
13 10 (1.69%) Private Cloud
14 8 (1.35%) Cyber Defence
14 8 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
15 7 (1.18%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 31 (5.25%) Windows
2 29 (4.91%) Linux
3 13 (2.20%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.52%) Unix
5 5 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.85%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.68%) Alpine Linux
7 3 (0.51%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.17%) Android
8 1 (0.17%) CentOS
8 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (38.24%) Cybersecurity
2 174 (29.44%) Cloud Security
3 149 (25.21%) Stakeholder Management
4 146 (24.70%) Threat Modelling
5 123 (20.81%) CI/CD
5 123 (20.81%) Risk Management
6 119 (20.14%) Roadmaps
7 115 (19.46%) Identity Access Management
7 115 (19.46%) Zero Trust
8 114 (19.29%) DevSecOps
9 109 (18.44%) TOGAF
10 106 (17.94%) Technical Leadership
11 104 (17.60%) DevOps
12 103 (17.43%) SIEM
13 91 (15.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 90 (15.23%) Vulnerability Management
15 89 (15.06%) Architectural Patterns
16 88 (14.89%) SABSA
17 82 (13.87%) AI
18 72 (12.18%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.60%) Python
2 27 (4.57%) PowerShell
3 22 (3.72%) Java
4 15 (2.54%) SQL
5 14 (2.37%) Bicep
6 11 (1.86%) Bash
7 5 (0.85%) ABAP
7 5 (0.85%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.68%) C#
9 2 (0.34%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.34%) Ruby
9 2 (0.34%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.17%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.17%) Go
10 1 (0.17%) Groovy
10 1 (0.17%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.17%) R
10 1 (0.17%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 235 (39.76%) Security Cleared
2 152 (25.72%) CISSP
3 140 (23.69%) SC Cleared
4 83 (14.04%) DV Cleared
5 67 (11.34%) CISM
6 66 (11.17%) Cisco Certification
7 51 (8.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 36 (6.09%) AWS Certification
9 33 (5.58%) Azure Certification
10 32 (5.41%) Degree
11 29 (4.91%) CCSP
12 28 (4.74%) GIAC
13 24 (4.06%) TOGAF Certification
14 17 (2.88%) CEH
14 17 (2.88%) CompTIA Security+
14 17 (2.88%) CRISC
15 16 (2.71%) CISA
15 16 (2.71%) Microsoft Certification
16 15 (2.54%) SANS
17 13 (2.20%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (28.60%) NIST
2 136 (23.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 58 (9.81%) NCSC
4 39 (6.60%) GRC
5 33 (5.58%) GDPR
6 24 (4.06%) PCI DSS
7 22 (3.72%) Cyber Essentials
8 20 (3.38%) NIST 800
9 12 (2.03%) JSP 440
10 11 (1.86%) ISO 31000
11 10 (1.69%) QA
12 7 (1.18%) COBIT
12 7 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (1.18%) Data Quality
12 7 (1.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 4 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.68%) SLA
System Software
1 60 (10.15%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.05%) Docker
3 10 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.51%) ISA Server
4 3 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.34%) IAG
5 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
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%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.17%) ProxySG
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 42 (7.11%) Kubernetes
2 25 (4.23%) Ansible
3 11 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.02%) CASB
5 6 (1.02%) SCCM
6 5 (0.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.85%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.51%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.34%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.34%) Istio
8 2 (0.34%) QRadar
9 1 (0.17%) Argo
9 1 (0.17%) Grafana
9 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.17%) VxRail
9 1 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 133 (22.50%) Microsoft
2 46 (7.78%) CyberArk
3 32 (5.41%) Google
4 23 (3.89%) Cisco
5 22 (3.72%) SAP
6 21 (3.55%) Palo Alto
6 21 (3.55%) Splunk
7 15 (2.54%) CrowdStrike
7 15 (2.54%) VMware
7 15 (2.54%) Zscaler
8 12 (2.03%) Fortinet
9 11 (1.86%) Okta
9 11 (1.86%) ServiceNow
10 10 (1.69%) Oracle
10 10 (1.69%) Qualys
11 9 (1.52%) Salesforce
11 9 (1.52%) Tenable
12 7 (1.18%) Databricks
13 6 (1.02%) OpenAI
14 5 (0.85%) F5