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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 271 291
Rank change year-on-year +64 +20 -35
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 608 272 252
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.31% 0.97% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 1.07% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 415 167 142
10th Percentile £463 £470 £525
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 £697 £750 £780
90th Percentile £804 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £600 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 11 4
10th Percentile £69.03 £52.75 -
25th Percentile £71.00 £70.00 £60.75
Median hourly rate £84.01 £87.58 £67.55
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% +29.66% -8.72%
75th Percentile £95.00 £91.94 £80.67
90th Percentile - £100.00 £84.74
UK median hourly rate £81.90 £87.04 £67.55
% change year-on-year -5.91% +28.86% -8.72%

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 39,226 25,436 27,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.80% 90.90% 86.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,709 16,124 17,045
10th Percentile £325 £294 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £641
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,969 1,568 1,160
10th Percentile £13.70 £14.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.43 £17.87 £20.28
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.69
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.09% -4.07%
75th Percentile £67.25 £45.80 £67.14
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +49.11% -37.63% -7.56%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 +38 313 £622 -4.38% 367
South East -15 98 £600 -7.69% 81
North of England -12 81 £599 -16.57% 48
South West +1 51 £538 -21.82% 49
Yorkshire -2 38 £656 -11.02% 9
North West -25 38 £570 -20.39% 38
Midlands -33 32 £613 -23.44% 25
West Midlands -29 28 £650 -18.75% 20
East of England -25 15 £600 -29.41% 23
East Midlands -11 4 £575 +43.75% 5
North East -43 4 £680 -7.80% 1
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 (1.81%) Confluence
2 8 (1.32%) Apache
3 6 (0.99%) IIS
3 6 (0.99%) nginx
3 6 (0.99%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.66%) Tomcat
4 4 (0.66%) WebLogic
4 4 (0.66%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.49%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.49%) Apache Superset
5 3 (0.49%) IBM HTTP Server
5 3 (0.49%) IBM Transformation Extender
5 3 (0.49%) Oracle HTTP Server
5 3 (0.49%) WebLogic Portal
5 3 (0.49%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.49%) WebSphere Portal
6 2 (0.33%) SAS
7 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.16%) MQSeries
Applications
1 6 (0.99%) 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
2 3 (0.49%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 242 (39.80%) Azure
2 193 (31.74%) AWS
3 94 (15.46%) GCP
4 77 (12.66%) Entra ID
5 31 (5.10%) GitHub
6 29 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (4.61%) SaaS
8 27 (4.44%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (3.95%) Azure Sentinel
10 17 (2.80%) GitHub Actions
10 17 (2.80%) Microsoft Purview
11 16 (2.63%) Serverless
12 11 (1.81%) Power Platform
13 10 (1.64%) PaaS
14 9 (1.48%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (1.48%) Azure Key Vault
14 9 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (1.48%) IaaS
15 8 (1.32%) Amazon EKS
15 8 (1.32%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 89 (14.64%) Network Security
2 64 (10.53%) Firewall
3 32 (5.26%) VPN
4 24 (3.95%) WAN
5 16 (2.63%) SD-WAN
6 14 (2.30%) NGFW
7 13 (2.14%) Internet
8 12 (1.97%) DNS
9 11 (1.81%) BGP
10 8 (1.32%) LAN
11 7 (1.15%) MPLS
11 7 (1.15%) SSL
11 7 (1.15%) TCP/IP
12 6 (0.99%) 4G
13 5 (0.82%) 5G
13 5 (0.82%) DHCP
13 5 (0.82%) OSPF
13 5 (0.82%) Radio Access Network
14 4 (0.66%) VLAN
14 4 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.81%) SAP HANA
2 7 (1.15%) Data Lake
3 6 (0.99%) SAP BW
4 5 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.82%) Power BI
5 4 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.66%) Metadata
5 4 (0.66%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.49%) Big Data
6 3 (0.49%) SQL Server
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%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (3.45%) Jenkins
2 19 (3.13%) GitLab
2 19 (3.13%) JIRA
3 6 (0.99%) Git
4 5 (0.82%) Burp Suite
4 5 (0.82%) Snyk
5 3 (0.49%) Claude Code
5 3 (0.49%) MSTest
5 3 (0.49%) NUnit
5 3 (0.49%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.16%) Maven
6 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 205 (33.72%) Social Skills
2 112 (18.42%) Finance
3 78 (12.83%) Public Sector
4 37 (6.09%) Banking
5 35 (5.76%) Analytical Skills
6 33 (5.43%) Influencing Skills
7 22 (3.62%) Documentation Skills
8 15 (2.47%) Aerospace
8 15 (2.47%) Legal
9 14 (2.30%) Military
9 14 (2.30%) Telecoms
10 13 (2.14%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.14%) Retail
11 10 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (1.64%) Local Government
12 9 (1.48%) Law
12 9 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (0.99%) Police
14 5 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.66%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 408 (67.11%) Architect
2 251 (41.28%) Security Architect
3 56 (9.21%) Lead
4 55 (9.05%) Security Engineer
5 52 (8.55%) Solutions Architect
6 48 (7.89%) Senior
7 36 (5.92%) Cloud Architect
8 35 (5.76%) Cybersecurity Architect
9 29 (4.77%) Consultant
9 29 (4.77%) Technical Architect
10 26 (4.28%) Lead Architect
11 24 (3.95%) Senior Architect
12 22 (3.62%) Enterprise Architect
13 21 (3.45%) Lead Security Architect
14 18 (2.96%) Security Consultant
14 18 (2.96%) Security Specialist
15 15 (2.47%) Enterprise Security Architect
15 15 (2.47%) Network Architect
16 14 (2.30%) Analyst
17 13 (2.14%) Network Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (10.36%) Terraform
2 35 (5.76%) REST
3 34 (5.59%) LDAP
4 23 (3.78%) OAuth
5 16 (2.63%) Middleware
6 15 (2.47%) SAML
7 12 (1.97%) OpenID
7 12 (1.97%) SAP Fiori
7 12 (1.97%) SOAP
8 10 (1.64%) OAuth2
8 10 (1.64%) SailPoint
9 8 (1.32%) .NET
9 8 (1.32%) ModSecurity
9 8 (1.32%) SAP Basis
9 8 (1.32%) SAP PI
9 8 (1.32%) SAPUI5
9 8 (1.32%) SLSA
10 7 (1.15%) 802.1X
10 7 (1.15%) Kafka
10 7 (1.15%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 84 (13.82%) Cloud Native
2 59 (9.70%) Security Posture
3 50 (8.22%) Onboarding
4 39 (6.41%) Operational Technology
5 32 (5.26%) Management Information System
6 25 (4.11%) Public Cloud
7 24 (3.95%) PKI
8 23 (3.78%) Data Centre
9 22 (3.62%) Hybrid Cloud
10 20 (3.29%) Cyber Threat
11 19 (3.13%) Enterprise Cloud
12 14 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
13 13 (2.14%) Cloud Security Posture
13 13 (2.14%) Product Ownership
14 12 (1.97%) AI Agents
14 12 (1.97%) Cyber Defence
14 12 (1.97%) SCADA
15 11 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
16 9 (1.48%) Cyberattack
17 7 (1.15%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 43 (7.07%) Windows
2 39 (6.41%) Linux
3 17 (2.80%) 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
1 238 (39.14%) Cybersecurity
2 183 (30.10%) Cloud Security
3 173 (28.45%) Stakeholder Management
4 142 (23.36%) Roadmaps
5 136 (22.37%) CI/CD
5 136 (22.37%) Risk Management
5 136 (22.37%) Threat Modelling
6 128 (21.05%) Identity Access Management
7 122 (20.07%) Zero Trust
8 119 (19.57%) DevSecOps
9 115 (18.91%) DevOps
10 114 (18.75%) TOGAF
11 109 (17.93%) Technical Leadership
12 107 (17.60%) SIEM
13 102 (16.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 95 (15.63%) Vulnerability Management
15 89 (14.64%) Architectural Patterns
15 89 (14.64%) Infrastructure as Code
16 88 (14.47%) AI
17 82 (13.49%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.06%) Python
2 35 (5.76%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.30%) Bash
3 14 (2.30%) Bicep
3 14 (2.30%) Java
3 14 (2.30%) SQL
4 11 (1.81%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.15%) C#
6 5 (0.82%) ABAP
7 3 (0.49%) Groovy
7 3 (0.49%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.33%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.33%) Go
8 2 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.16%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.16%) CodeQL
9 1 (0.16%) R
9 1 (0.16%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.16%) X++
Qualifications
1 250 (41.12%) Security Cleared
2 157 (25.82%) CISSP
3 155 (25.49%) SC Cleared
4 88 (14.47%) DV Cleared
5 76 (12.50%) CISM
6 73 (12.01%) Cisco Certification
7 53 (8.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 39 (6.41%) AWS Certification
9 35 (5.76%) CCSP
10 34 (5.59%) Degree
11 33 (5.43%) Azure Certification
12 28 (4.61%) TOGAF Certification
13 24 (3.95%) GIAC
14 19 (3.13%) CRISC
15 17 (2.80%) CCNP
15 17 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
16 16 (2.63%) CISA
16 16 (2.63%) CompTIA Security+
17 13 (2.14%) CEH
18 11 (1.81%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 175 (28.78%) NIST
2 146 (24.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 74 (12.17%) NCSC
4 41 (6.74%) GRC
5 29 (4.77%) GDPR
6 26 (4.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 24 (3.95%) PCI DSS
8 20 (3.29%) NIST 800
9 13 (2.14%) ISO 31000
9 13 (2.14%) JSP 440
10 11 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 9 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (1.15%) Data Quality
12 7 (1.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 6 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (0.82%) ISO 9001
14 5 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (0.82%) QA
15 4 (0.66%) COBIT
15 4 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 66 (10.86%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.62%) Docker
3 12 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.82%) ISA Server
5 4 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.33%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.16%) Firmware
7 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.16%) IAG
7 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 51 (8.39%) Kubernetes
2 32 (5.26%) Ansible
3 14 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (1.32%) CASB
6 6 (0.99%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.82%) SCCM
8 4 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
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%) Kibana
10 2 (0.33%) QRadar
11 1 (0.16%) Grafana
11 1 (0.16%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 151 (24.84%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.89%) CyberArk
3 41 (6.74%) Google
4 30 (4.93%) Cisco
5 28 (4.61%) Palo Alto
6 23 (3.78%) Splunk
7 20 (3.29%) SAP
8 17 (2.80%) CrowdStrike
8 17 (2.80%) VMware
9 15 (2.47%) Fortinet
9 15 (2.47%) Zscaler
10 14 (2.30%) ServiceNow
11 13 (2.14%) Qualys
12 12 (1.97%) Oracle
13 9 (1.48%) F5
13 9 (1.48%) IBM
13 9 (1.48%) Okta
13 9 (1.48%) Salesforce
14 8 (1.32%) Databricks
14 8 (1.32%) Tenable