Cybersecurity Architect Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire
Cybersecurity Architect
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Cybersecurity Architect daily rate in Gloucestershire is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Cybersecurity Architect jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | 0.63% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £560 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £600 | - | £763 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.67% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Gloucestershire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Gloucestershire matching a recognised job title | 440 | 295 | 382 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.05% | 86.76% | 95.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 235 | 194 | 202 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £225 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £375 | £471 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £578 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -13.49% | +5.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £673 | £676 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £750 |
| South West median daily rate | £540 | £523 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.25% | +1.55% | -4.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 92 | 25 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.06 | £13.50 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.00 | £15.31 | £63.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.87 | £33.17 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.21% | -50.86% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.63 | £58.75 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £73.75 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £25.15 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +128.63% | -61.31% | +15.06% |
Cybersecurity Architect Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Cybersecurity Architect job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Cybersecurity Architect Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in Gloucestershire.
Cybersecurity Architect Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Cybersecurity Architect jobs within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 30 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | - | 2 | £650 | - | |
| Cybersecurity Architect South West |
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Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Cybersecurity Architect contract job ads cited 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 Cybersecurity Architect job ads across the Gloucestershire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Continuity | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Cyber Resilience | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Disaster Recovery | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Operational Resilience | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Runbook | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Technical Architecture | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Translating Business Requirements | 100.0% | 3 |
| 10 | SC Cleared | 66.7% | 2 |
| 11 | Asset Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Break/Fix | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Business Continuity Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Business Impact Analysis | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Customer Service | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Impact Analysis | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | ISO 22301 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | IT Governance | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | ITSM | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Microsoft | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Microsoft 365 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | NIST | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Service Management | 33.3% | 1 |
Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Technical Architect | 100.0% | 3 |