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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 214 289 335
Rank change year-on-year +75 +46 -34
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 410 449 579
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.11% 0.90% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.28% 1.00% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 261 326 413
10th Percentile £500 £513 £513
25th Percentile £600 £613 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +9.24%
75th Percentile £804 £775 £755
90th Percentile £850 £850 £824
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 31,929 45,052 64,584
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.59% 90.19% 90.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,948 31,615 45,896
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.04%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,243 1,590 1,753
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.33 £36.40 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -0.18% +49.47% +3.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%

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 5 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 5 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 +44 176 £725 +3.57% 49
South East +50 91 £540 -22.86% 13
North of England +72 67 £800 +14.29% 8
North West +71 64 £800 +6.67% 6
South West +8 36 £625 -10.71% 9
Midlands +41 24 £725 +18.37% 6
West Midlands +36 23 £750 +15.38% 5
East of England +12 8 £675 -12.90% 9
Yorkshire +16 3 - - 2
East Midlands +19 1 £700 +33.33% 1
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 (0.73%) Confluence
2 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.24%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.49%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 74 (18.05%) Azure
2 68 (16.59%) AWS
3 43 (10.49%) SaaS
4 35 (8.54%) IaaS
5 23 (5.61%) PaaS
6 22 (5.37%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (4.39%) GCP
8 17 (4.15%) Serverless
9 11 (2.68%) AWS CloudFormation
10 8 (1.95%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.46%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.98%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (0.98%) AWS CloudTrail
12 4 (0.98%) Azure API Management
12 4 (0.98%) Azure Monitor
13 3 (0.73%) Amazon S3
13 3 (0.73%) Azure Event Grid
13 3 (0.73%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (0.73%) WhatsApp
14 2 (0.49%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 111 (27.07%) Firewall
2 78 (19.02%) Network Security
3 49 (11.95%) VPN
4 45 (10.98%) Intrusion Detection
5 10 (2.44%) Cisco ISE
6 7 (1.71%) SAN
6 7 (1.71%) SSL
7 6 (1.46%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.46%) WAN
8 5 (1.22%) DNS
8 5 (1.22%) LAN
9 3 (0.73%) DHCP
10 2 (0.49%) SNA
11 1 (0.24%) 4G
11 1 (0.24%) Internet
11 1 (0.24%) NAS
11 1 (0.24%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.24%) Wireless
11 1 (0.24%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.66%) Big Data
2 2 (0.49%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.24%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.24%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.24%) Metadata
3 1 (0.24%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.24%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (1.71%) Robot Framework
1 7 (1.71%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.73%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.73%) JIRA
2 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.24%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 78 (19.02%) Finance
2 62 (15.12%) Public Sector
3 53 (12.93%) Social Skills
4 40 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (2.93%) Banking
6 11 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (2.68%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.20%) Legal
7 9 (2.20%) Military
8 7 (1.71%) Publishing
9 6 (1.46%) Local Government
10 5 (1.22%) Police
11 4 (0.98%) Financial Institution
11 4 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.73%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.24%) Automotive
13 1 (0.24%) French Language
13 1 (0.24%) Law
13 1 (0.24%) Retail
Job Titles
1 285 (69.51%) Architect
2 218 (53.17%) Security Architect
3 47 (11.46%) Technical Architect
4 46 (11.22%) Lead
5 45 (10.98%) Senior
6 42 (10.24%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 36 (8.78%) Senior Architect
7 36 (8.78%) Senior Security Architect
8 35 (8.54%) Lead Architect
9 30 (7.32%) Technical Leader
10 25 (6.10%) Cloud Architect
11 20 (4.88%) Consultant
11 20 (4.88%) Security Engineer
12 18 (4.39%) Security Consultant
13 17 (4.15%) Solutions Architect
14 13 (3.17%) Cloud Security Architect
15 12 (2.93%) AWS Architect
15 12 (2.93%) Enterprise Architect
16 11 (2.68%) AWS Security Architect
16 11 (2.68%) Enterprise Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (10.49%) Node.js
2 15 (3.66%) Apache NiFi
3 14 (3.41%) OpenID
3 14 (3.41%) SAML
4 12 (2.93%) XACML
5 4 (0.98%) Kafka
6 3 (0.73%) .NET
6 3 (0.73%) REST
6 3 (0.73%) Web Services
7 2 (0.49%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.49%) ModSecurity
7 2 (0.49%) OAuth
7 2 (0.49%) React Native
7 2 (0.49%) SPML
8 1 (0.24%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.98%) Public Cloud
2 39 (9.51%) Cyber Defence
2 39 (9.51%) Management Information System
3 21 (5.12%) Mobile App
4 20 (4.88%) Security Operations Centre
4 20 (4.88%) Security Posture
5 17 (4.15%) IoT
5 17 (4.15%) PKI
6 15 (3.66%) Cyber Threat
6 15 (3.66%) Distributed Applications
7 11 (2.68%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.20%) Operational Technology
9 8 (1.95%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.46%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.46%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.22%) Mainframe
12 4 (0.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 3 (0.73%) Cyber Security Posture
13 3 (0.73%) Cyberattack
13 3 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 87 (21.22%) Windows
2 58 (14.15%) Apple iOS
3 57 (13.90%) Android
4 51 (12.44%) Windows Server
5 36 (8.78%) Linux
6 16 (3.90%) Unix
7 7 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.49%) zOS
9 1 (0.24%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.24%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (38.54%) Cybersecurity
2 94 (22.93%) Information Security
2 94 (22.93%) Risk Management
3 85 (20.73%) Agile
4 81 (19.76%) Cloud Security
5 76 (18.54%) DevOps
6 66 (16.10%) SIEM
7 55 (13.41%) Zero Trust
8 49 (11.95%) CI/CD
9 46 (11.22%) Threat Intelligence
10 45 (10.98%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 44 (10.73%) Design Patterns
11 44 (10.73%) Mobile Device Management
12 37 (9.02%) Business Strategy
12 37 (9.02%) Security Operations
13 34 (8.29%) Application Security
14 33 (8.05%) DevSecOps
15 31 (7.56%) SABSA
16 29 (7.07%) TOGAF
17 28 (6.83%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.63%) Python
2 10 (2.44%) PowerShell
3 8 (1.95%) Java
4 6 (1.46%) C#
5 4 (0.98%) C++
6 3 (0.73%) PHP
6 3 (0.73%) Ruby
7 2 (0.49%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.24%) C
8 1 (0.24%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 202 (49.27%) Security Cleared
2 92 (22.44%) SC Cleared
3 91 (22.20%) DV Cleared
4 71 (17.32%) CISSP
5 58 (14.15%) CISM
6 28 (6.83%) CISA
7 18 (4.39%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (4.15%) SANS
9 16 (3.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 16 (3.90%) CRISC
10 11 (2.68%) CCSK
10 11 (2.68%) TOGAF Certification
11 10 (2.44%) Degree
12 8 (1.95%) CREST Certified
13 7 (1.71%) CTC Cleared
14 6 (1.46%) CCSP
14 6 (1.46%) GIAC
15 4 (0.98%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.98%) CEH
16 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (23.17%) NIST
2 62 (15.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (10.00%) NCSC
4 24 (5.85%) RMADS
5 21 (5.12%) NIST 800
6 18 (4.39%) GDPR
7 17 (4.15%) PCI DSS
8 16 (3.90%) Actionable Recommendations
9 12 (2.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 8 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (1.22%) Accessibility
11 5 (1.22%) HIPAA
11 5 (1.22%) ISO 31000
12 4 (0.98%) QA
13 3 (0.73%) GPG13
13 3 (0.73%) ISO 22301
13 3 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.49%) COBIT
14 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.49%) IASME
System Software
1 16 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (3.41%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.22%) RACF
5 4 (0.98%) Docker
6 3 (0.73%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.49%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.24%) Firmware
8 1 (0.24%) Snort
Systems Management
1 24 (5.85%) Terraform
2 19 (4.63%) Single Sign-On
3 18 (4.39%) Ansible
4 16 (3.90%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 7 (1.71%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.22%) zSecure
7 4 (0.98%) Trend Micro Deep Security
8 3 (0.73%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.73%) SCCM
9 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.49%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.49%) Puppet
9 2 (0.49%) vRealize
9 2 (0.49%) VxRail
9 2 (0.49%) WSUS
10 1 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.24%) Kibana
10 1 (0.24%) QRadar
10 1 (0.24%) SCOM
Vendors
1 62 (15.12%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.88%) VMware
3 13 (3.17%) Google
3 13 (3.17%) Okta
3 13 (3.17%) Splunk
4 12 (2.93%) Cisco
4 12 (2.93%) IBM
5 10 (2.44%) Red Hat
6 6 (1.46%) Apple
7 4 (0.98%) Qualys
8 3 (0.73%) AlienVault
8 3 (0.73%) ArcSight
8 3 (0.73%) Atlassian
8 3 (0.73%) CyberArk
8 3 (0.73%) NetIQ
8 3 (0.73%) Oracle
8 3 (0.73%) Rapid7
9 2 (0.49%) LogRhythm
9 2 (0.49%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.49%) Sparx