Security Architecture Contracts in England

Security Architecture
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Security Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Security Architecture over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 222 280 324
Rank change year-on-year +58 +44 -17
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 383 457 583
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.05% 0.95% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.22% 1.05% 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 246 331 412
10th Percentile £500 £513 £513
25th Percentile £613 £613 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +9.24%
75th Percentile £810 £775 £757
90th Percentile £850 £850 £815
UK median daily rate £700 £688 £650
% change year-on-year +1.82% +5.77% +9.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 6 0
10th Percentile - £70.85 -
25th Percentile £81.88 £71.90 -
Median hourly rate £87.46 £82.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.66% - -
75th Percentile £87.53 £92.81 -
90th Percentile - £96.88 -
UK median hourly rate £87.46 £74.00 -
% change year-on-year +18.19% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Security Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,491 43,355 63,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.40% 90.10% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,622 30,435 45,445
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,535 1,743
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.95 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +45.00% +7.94%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.11% +38.82% +5.90%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in England.

Daily rate trend for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architecture in England

Security Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in England.

Hourly rate trend 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 17 May 2024. 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 -1 174 £725 +3.57% 39
South East +25 73 £540 -22.86% 20
North of England +64 63 £800 +14.29% 6
North West +61 62 £800 +6.67% 4
South West -14 35 £625 -10.71% 7
Midlands +41 25 £700 +14.29% 5
West Midlands +36 23 £750 +15.38% 5
East of England +3 5 £625 -13.79% 13
East Midlands +14 2 £625 +19.05%
Yorkshire +7 1 - - 2
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.78%) Confluence
2 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 66 (17.23%) AWS
2 65 (16.97%) Azure
3 44 (11.49%) SaaS
4 35 (9.14%) IaaS
5 23 (6.01%) PaaS
6 18 (4.70%) GCP
7 17 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.44%) Serverless
8 11 (2.87%) AWS CloudFormation
9 8 (2.09%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (1.04%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (1.04%) AWS CloudTrail
11 4 (1.04%) Azure API Management
11 4 (1.04%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (0.78%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.78%) Azure Event Grid
12 3 (0.78%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (0.78%) WhatsApp
13 1 (0.26%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 108 (28.20%) Firewall
2 78 (20.37%) Network Security
3 49 (12.79%) VPN
4 45 (11.75%) Intrusion Detection
5 10 (2.61%) Cisco ISE
6 8 (2.09%) SSL
7 6 (1.57%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.57%) WAN
8 5 (1.31%) DNS
8 5 (1.31%) LAN
8 5 (1.31%) SAN
9 3 (0.78%) DHCP
10 1 (0.26%) 4G
10 1 (0.26%) Cisco Nexus
10 1 (0.26%) Internet
10 1 (0.26%) NAS
10 1 (0.26%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.26%) Wireless
10 1 (0.26%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.92%) Big Data
2 2 (0.52%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.26%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.26%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.26%) Metadata
3 1 (0.26%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.26%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (1.83%) Robot Framework
1 7 (1.83%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.78%) JIRA
2 3 (0.78%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.26%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
General
1 77 (20.10%) Finance
2 59 (15.40%) Public Sector
3 52 (13.58%) Social Skills
4 41 (10.70%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (3.13%) Banking
6 11 (2.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (2.87%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.35%) Legal
7 9 (2.35%) Military
8 7 (1.83%) Publishing
9 5 (1.31%) Police
9 5 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.04%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.78%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.26%) Automotive
12 1 (0.26%) French Language
12 1 (0.26%) Law
12 1 (0.26%) Local Government
12 1 (0.26%) Retail
Job Titles
1 276 (72.06%) Architect
2 209 (54.57%) Security Architect
3 47 (12.27%) Technical Architect
4 43 (11.23%) Senior
5 42 (10.97%) Lead
6 40 (10.44%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 35 (9.14%) Lead Architect
8 34 (8.88%) Senior Architect
8 34 (8.88%) Senior Security Architect
9 30 (7.83%) Technical Leader
10 26 (6.79%) Cloud Architect
11 21 (5.48%) Security Engineer
12 20 (5.22%) Consultant
13 18 (4.70%) Security Consultant
14 17 (4.44%) Solutions Architect
15 13 (3.39%) AWS Architect
15 13 (3.39%) Cloud Security Architect
16 12 (3.13%) AWS Security Architect
17 11 (2.87%) Enterprise Architect
18 10 (2.61%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (11.23%) Node.js
2 15 (3.92%) Apache NiFi
3 14 (3.66%) OpenID
3 14 (3.66%) SAML
4 12 (3.13%) XACML
5 4 (1.04%) Kafka
6 3 (0.78%) .NET
6 3 (0.78%) REST
6 3 (0.78%) Web Services
7 2 (0.52%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.52%) ModSecurity
7 2 (0.52%) OAuth
7 2 (0.52%) React Native
7 2 (0.52%) SPML
8 1 (0.26%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 45 (11.75%) Public Cloud
2 37 (9.66%) Management Information System
3 26 (6.79%) Cyber Defence
4 21 (5.48%) Mobile App
5 20 (5.22%) Security Posture
6 19 (4.96%) Security Operations Centre
7 17 (4.44%) IoT
7 17 (4.44%) PKI
8 15 (3.92%) Cyber Threat
8 15 (3.92%) Distributed Applications
9 11 (2.87%) Product Ownership
10 10 (2.61%) Operational Technology
11 7 (1.83%) Data Centre
12 6 (1.57%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
12 6 (1.57%) Mainframe
13 4 (1.04%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 3 (0.78%) Cyber Security Posture
14 3 (0.78%) Cyberattack
14 3 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 83 (21.67%) Windows
2 58 (15.14%) Apple iOS
3 57 (14.88%) Android
4 51 (13.32%) Windows Server
5 35 (9.14%) Linux
6 16 (4.18%) Unix
7 7 (1.83%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.52%) zOS
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (37.08%) Cybersecurity
2 92 (24.02%) Information Security
3 90 (23.50%) Risk Management
4 85 (22.19%) Agile
5 79 (20.63%) DevOps
6 77 (20.10%) Cloud Security
7 64 (16.71%) SIEM
8 55 (14.36%) Zero Trust
9 50 (13.05%) CI/CD
10 46 (12.01%) Design Patterns
10 46 (12.01%) Threat Intelligence
11 45 (11.75%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 44 (11.49%) Mobile Device Management
13 36 (9.40%) Application Security
13 36 (9.40%) Business Strategy
13 36 (9.40%) Security Operations
14 35 (9.14%) DevSecOps
15 29 (7.57%) Roadmaps
16 25 (6.53%) SABSA
17 24 (6.27%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.96%) Python
2 10 (2.61%) Java
3 9 (2.35%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.57%) C#
4 6 (1.57%) C++
5 3 (0.78%) PHP
5 3 (0.78%) Ruby
6 2 (0.52%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.26%) C
7 1 (0.26%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 184 (48.04%) Security Cleared
2 90 (23.50%) SC Cleared
3 77 (20.10%) DV Cleared
4 61 (15.93%) CISSP
5 50 (13.05%) CISM
6 25 (6.53%) CISA
7 16 (4.18%) CRISC
8 15 (3.92%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (3.92%) SANS
9 12 (3.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 11 (2.87%) TOGAF Certification
11 9 (2.35%) Degree
12 8 (2.09%) CREST Certified
13 7 (1.83%) CCSK
13 7 (1.83%) CTC Cleared
14 6 (1.57%) CCSP
14 6 (1.57%) GIAC
15 4 (1.04%) Azure Certification
15 4 (1.04%) CEH
16 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (23.50%) NIST
2 57 (14.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (6.27%) NCSC
4 21 (5.48%) NIST 800
5 17 (4.44%) GDPR
5 17 (4.44%) PCI DSS
6 16 (4.18%) Actionable Recommendations
7 12 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 11 (2.87%) RMADS
9 6 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (1.31%) HIPAA
10 5 (1.31%) ISO 31000
11 4 (1.04%) Accessibility
11 4 (1.04%) QA
12 3 (0.78%) GPG13
13 2 (0.52%) COBIT
14 1 (0.26%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.26%) JSP 440
14 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (3.66%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (3.39%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.57%) RACF
3 6 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.04%) Docker
5 3 (0.78%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.26%) Firmware
6 1 (0.26%) Snort
Systems Management
1 22 (5.74%) Terraform
2 19 (4.96%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (4.18%) Ansible
4 7 (1.83%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.57%) zSecure
6 4 (1.04%) Trend Micro Deep Security
7 3 (0.78%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.78%) SCCM
8 2 (0.52%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.52%) WSUS
9 1 (0.26%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.26%) Kibana
9 1 (0.26%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.26%) QRadar
9 1 (0.26%) SCOM
9 1 (0.26%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 52 (13.58%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.44%) VMware
3 14 (3.66%) IBM
4 13 (3.39%) Cisco
4 13 (3.39%) Google
4 13 (3.39%) Okta
5 12 (3.13%) Splunk
6 10 (2.61%) Red Hat
7 6 (1.57%) Apple
8 4 (1.04%) Qualys
9 3 (0.78%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.78%) Oracle
9 3 (0.78%) Rapid7
10 2 (0.52%) AlienVault
10 2 (0.52%) ArcSight
10 2 (0.52%) CA
10 2 (0.52%) F5
10 2 (0.52%) Sophos
11 1 (0.26%) Citrix
11 1 (0.26%) Informatica