SABSA Contracts in London

Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring SABSA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SABSA over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 335 362 387
Rank change year-on-year +27 +25 +179
DemandTrendContract jobs citing SABSA 27 27 69
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.20% 0.17% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.19% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 20 50
10th Percentile £513 £648 £607
25th Percentile £538 £708 £630
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £725 £745
Median % change year-on-year -17.24% -2.68% +0.68%
75th Percentile £697 £801 £775
90th Percentile £725 £839 £800
England median daily rate £625 £725 £700
% change year-on-year -13.79% +3.57% -3.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

SABSA 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 London.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,379 14,459 20,857
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.49% 88.94% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,241 9,967 15,166
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £787 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 252 193 223
10th Percentile £16.50 £17.25 £18.03
25th Percentile £24.77 £22.00 £22.63
Median hourly rate £30.75 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.16% -12.50% +6.67%
75th Percentile £49.75 £53.75 £64.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £71.25 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% - +54.55%

SABSA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing SABSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for SABSA in London

SABSA
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SABSA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SABSA

SABSA
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SABSA in London over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SABSA in London

SABSA
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SABSA within the London region over the 6 months to 27 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -3 6 £650 -21.21%
South London - 1 - -
SABSA
England

SABSA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 14 (51.85%) Azure
2 9 (33.33%) AWS
3 5 (18.52%) GCP
4 4 (14.81%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (11.11%) IaaS
5 3 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (11.11%) SaaS
6 1 (3.70%) OneDrive
6 1 (3.70%) PaaS
6 1 (3.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.11%) SD-WAN
1 3 (11.11%) WAN
2 2 (7.41%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.70%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) JIRA
General
1 5 (18.52%) Finance
1 5 (18.52%) Public Sector
2 4 (14.81%) Legal
2 4 (14.81%) Local Government
3 2 (7.41%) Banking
3 2 (7.41%) Social Skills
3 2 (7.41%) Telecoms
4 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Law
Job Titles
1 21 (77.78%) Architect
2 19 (70.37%) Security Architect
3 6 (22.22%) Senior
4 5 (18.52%) Senior Architect
4 5 (18.52%) Senior Security Architect
5 4 (14.81%) Lead
6 3 (11.11%) SABSA Security Architect
7 2 (7.41%) Enterprise Architect
7 2 (7.41%) Enterprise Security Architect
8 1 (3.70%) Analyst
8 1 (3.70%) Azure Architect
8 1 (3.70%) Business Analyst
8 1 (3.70%) Consultant
8 1 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 1 (3.70%) Management Consultant
8 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365 Architect
8 1 (3.70%) Security Analyst
8 1 (3.70%) Senior Consultant
8 1 (3.70%) Senior Management Consultant
8 1 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.81%) Algorithms
2 3 (11.11%) Data Centre
2 3 (11.11%) Management Information System
3 2 (7.41%) Legacy Applications
3 2 (7.41%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (7.41%) Operational Technology
3 2 (7.41%) Security Posture
4 1 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (3.70%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.41%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (62.96%) Security Architecture
2 13 (48.15%) TOGAF
3 12 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
4 11 (40.74%) Cloud Security
5 9 (33.33%) Risk Management
6 8 (29.63%) Information Security
7 7 (25.93%) Threat Modelling
8 6 (22.22%) Risk Register
9 5 (18.52%) Computer Science
9 5 (18.52%) DevSecOps
10 4 (14.81%) Artificial Intelligence
10 4 (14.81%) Incident Response
10 4 (14.81%) Machine Learning
10 4 (14.81%) Regulatory Compliance
10 4 (14.81%) Risk Analysis
10 4 (14.81%) Roadmaps
10 4 (14.81%) SIEM
10 4 (14.81%) Vulnerability Management
11 3 (11.11%) Application Security
11 3 (11.11%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.70%) Java
1 1 (3.70%) Python
1 1 (3.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (66.67%) CISSP
2 13 (48.15%) CISM
3 11 (40.74%) CISA
4 7 (25.93%) SC Cleared
4 7 (25.93%) Security Cleared
5 6 (22.22%) GIAC
6 5 (18.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 5 (18.52%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (18.52%) Degree
7 4 (14.81%) CRISC
7 4 (14.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 4 (14.81%) SANS
8 3 (11.11%) CCSK
8 3 (11.11%) CSSLP
9 2 (7.41%) CASP
9 2 (7.41%) CCSP
9 2 (7.41%) CREST Certified
10 1 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (3.70%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (92.59%) NIST
2 19 (70.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (37.04%) GDPR
4 4 (14.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (14.81%) NIST 800
5 3 (11.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (7.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 2 (7.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (7.41%) NCSC
7 1 (3.70%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 5 (18.52%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (14.81%) CSIRT
1 4 (14.81%) QRadar
2 2 (7.41%) SELinux
3 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 4 (14.81%) Fortinet
2 4 (14.81%) Splunk
3 1 (3.70%) ForgeRock
3 1 (3.70%) Palo Alto
3 1 (3.70%) Qualys
3 1 (3.70%) Rapid7
3 1 (3.70%) Sparx
3 1 (3.70%) Tenable