Security Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Security Architect
England > London

The median Security Architect daily rate in London is £688, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 234 238 222
Rank change year-on-year +4 -16 +112
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 148 144 215
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.05% 0.92% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% 0.98% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 86 166
10th Percentile £500 £500 £525
25th Percentile £613 £552 £608
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £688 £700 £700
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% - -1.41%
75th Percentile £775 £823 £774
90th Percentile £800 £913 £800
England median daily rate £675 £681 £675
% change year-on-year -0.92% +0.93% -3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £81.63 - -
25th Percentile £82.19 - £57.50
Median hourly rate £88.75 - £65.00
75th Percentile £94.69 - £72.50
90th Percentile £94.88 - -
England median hourly rate £88.75 - £75.67
% change year-on-year - - +8.10%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,975 14,769 18,950
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 93.91% 93.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,604 9,567 13,754
10th Percentile £334 £338 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £566
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -2.82% -1.57%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £789 £794
England median daily rate £510 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 238 156 226
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.25
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £26.68 £37.50 £38.45
Median % change year-on-year -28.87% -2.48% +21.11%
75th Percentile £49.13 £58.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.15 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.11% +50.00%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Security Architect job vacancy trend in London

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in London

Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in London over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architect in London

Security Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in London

Security Architect
Contract 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 Security Architect within the London region over the 6 months to 15 November 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +11 20 £700 -15.15% 18
West London - 3 £515 -
South London - 2 £750 -
Security Architect
England

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, 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 London region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 79 (53.38%) Security Architecture
2 63 (42.57%) Cybersecurity
3 61 (41.22%) AWS
4 53 (35.81%) Azure
5 46 (31.08%) Cloud Security
6 43 (29.05%) Security Cleared
7 41 (27.70%) SIEM
8 37 (25.00%) SC Cleared
9 33 (22.30%) Splunk
10 28 (18.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 28 (18.92%) NIST
11 27 (18.24%) Security Operations
12 26 (17.57%) Firewall
12 26 (17.57%) SaaS
13 25 (16.89%) Incident Response
13 25 (16.89%) Network Security
14 24 (16.22%) CISSP
14 24 (16.22%) Microsoft
14 24 (16.22%) Threat Modelling
15 23 (15.54%) Use Case
16 21 (14.19%) DevSecOps
16 21 (14.19%) SOAR
17 20 (13.51%) Identity Access Management
17 20 (13.51%) Vulnerability Management
18 19 (12.84%) Amazon EC2
18 19 (12.84%) Amazon S3
18 19 (12.84%) Amazon SQS
18 19 (12.84%) GCP
19 18 (12.16%) GDPR
19 18 (12.16%) Risk Management

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.03%) Confluence
2 1 (0.68%) IBM Transformation Extender
2 1 (0.68%) SAS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (41.22%) AWS
2 53 (35.81%) Azure
3 26 (17.57%) SaaS
4 19 (12.84%) Amazon EC2
4 19 (12.84%) Amazon S3
4 19 (12.84%) Amazon SQS
4 19 (12.84%) GCP
5 6 (4.05%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (3.38%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 5 (3.38%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 4 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (2.70%) PaaS
8 3 (2.03%) AWS CloudFormation
8 3 (2.03%) AWS KMS
8 3 (2.03%) Azure Key Vault
8 3 (2.03%) Entra ID
8 3 (2.03%) GitHub
8 3 (2.03%) IaaS
9 2 (1.35%) AWS CloudTrail
9 2 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 26 (17.57%) Firewall
2 25 (16.89%) Network Security
3 6 (4.05%) NGFW
4 3 (2.03%) SD-WAN
4 3 (2.03%) SSL
4 3 (2.03%) VPN
5 2 (1.35%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (1.35%) LAN
5 2 (1.35%) S/MIME
5 2 (1.35%) WAN
5 2 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.68%) DHCP
6 1 (0.68%) DNS
6 1 (0.68%) HSRP
6 1 (0.68%) HTTP
6 1 (0.68%) InfiniBand
6 1 (0.68%) Internet
6 1 (0.68%) IPsec
6 1 (0.68%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.68%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.35%) BigQuery
1 2 (1.35%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (2.03%) Jenkins
1 3 (2.03%) JIRA
2 2 (1.35%) Git
2 2 (1.35%) GitLab
General
1 43 (29.05%) Finance
2 24 (16.22%) Social Skills
3 20 (13.51%) Public Sector
4 18 (12.16%) Banking
5 17 (11.49%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (6.08%) Financial Institution
7 8 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.38%) Legal
9 4 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (2.70%) Military
10 3 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.68%) Digital Health
12 1 (0.68%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.68%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.38%) OpenID
1 5 (3.38%) SAML
2 3 (2.03%) .NET
3 2 (1.35%) OAuth
3 2 (1.35%) OAuth2
3 2 (1.35%) Web Services
4 1 (0.68%) React
4 1 (0.68%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 21 (14.19%) Onboarding
2 19 (12.84%) CSOC
2 19 (12.84%) Security Operations Centre
3 12 (8.11%) Management Information System
3 12 (8.11%) Security Posture
4 9 (6.08%) PKI
5 7 (4.73%) Product Ownership
6 5 (3.38%) Data Centre
6 5 (3.38%) NHS
6 5 (3.38%) Taxonomies
7 4 (2.70%) Private Cloud
8 3 (2.03%) Cloud Native
8 3 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.35%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (1.35%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (1.35%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.35%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 1 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.68%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.68%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 9 (6.08%) Windows
2 6 (4.05%) Windows Server
3 5 (3.38%) Linux
4 2 (1.35%) Unix
4 2 (1.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (53.38%) Security Architecture
2 63 (42.57%) Cybersecurity
3 46 (31.08%) Cloud Security
4 41 (27.70%) SIEM
5 27 (18.24%) Security Operations
6 25 (16.89%) Incident Response
7 24 (16.22%) Threat Modelling
8 23 (15.54%) Use Case
9 21 (14.19%) DevSecOps
9 21 (14.19%) SOAR
10 20 (13.51%) Identity Access Management
10 20 (13.51%) Vulnerability Management
11 18 (12.16%) Risk Management
11 18 (12.16%) SABSA
11 18 (12.16%) TOGAF
12 17 (11.49%) CI/CD
12 17 (11.49%) IT Strategy
13 16 (10.81%) Information Security
13 16 (10.81%) Migration
13 16 (10.81%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.05%) Python
2 3 (2.03%) Java
3 2 (1.35%) Bash
3 2 (1.35%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.68%) PHP
4 1 (0.68%) R
4 1 (0.68%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 43 (29.05%) Security Cleared
2 37 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 24 (16.22%) CISSP
4 10 (6.76%) Degree
5 8 (5.41%) CISM
6 7 (4.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (4.73%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (4.05%) AWS Certification
8 5 (3.38%) CCSP
9 4 (2.70%) GIAC
10 3 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (2.03%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (1.35%) CASP
11 2 (1.35%) CREST Certified
11 2 (1.35%) CSSLP
11 2 (1.35%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.68%) CEH
12 1 (0.68%) ISSAP
12 1 (0.68%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (18.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 28 (18.92%) NIST
2 18 (12.16%) GDPR
3 13 (8.78%) PCI DSS
4 9 (6.08%) NCSC
5 5 (3.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (3.38%) EU AI Act
5 5 (3.38%) HIPAA
6 3 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.35%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (1.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.68%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.68%) GRC
8 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.68%) QA
System Software
1 8 (5.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (5.41%) Terraform
2 2 (1.35%) Ansible
2 2 (1.35%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (1.35%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.35%) SELinux
2 2 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.68%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 33 (22.30%) Splunk
2 24 (16.22%) Microsoft
3 10 (6.76%) CyberArk
4 8 (5.41%) Darktrace
5 6 (4.05%) Cisco
5 6 (4.05%) Palo Alto
6 4 (2.70%) Fortinet
6 4 (2.70%) Google
7 2 (1.35%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (1.35%) ESRI
7 2 (1.35%) F5
7 2 (1.35%) Saba
8 1 (0.68%) Aruba
8 1 (0.68%) Cribl.io
8 1 (0.68%) Mellanox
8 1 (0.68%) Oracle
8 1 (0.68%) Qualys
8 1 (0.68%) Sparx
8 1 (0.68%) Trend Micro
8 1 (0.68%) Zscaler