IT Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

IT Security Architect
Scotland > Glasgow

The median IT Security Architect daily rate in Glasgow is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Security Architect 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £575 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title 706 636 818
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 89.96% 96.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 438 437 558
10th Percentile £244 £238 £325
25th Percentile £363 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £440 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -12.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £584
90th Percentile £625 £675 £700
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 15 16
10th Percentile £16.84 £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.95 £16.07 £12.23
Median hourly rate £24.09 £19.59 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.97% +35.10% -61.26%
75th Percentile £37.70 £29.34 £17.98
90th Percentile £57.50 £43.42 £40.72
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £18.38 £18.93
% change year-on-year +31.10% -2.93% +6.83%

IT Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Security Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

IT Security Architect job vacancy trend in Glasgow

IT Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Security Architect job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Security Architect job vacancies in Glasgow

IT Security Architect Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, IT Security Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring IT Security Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (100.00%) SSCP
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

IT Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (100.00%) SSCP
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft