Cybersecurity Architect Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Cybersecurity Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Cybersecurity Architect daily rate in Manchester is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 80 105
Rank change year-on-year -9 +25 +30
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 2 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.18% 0.26% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.28% 0.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £588 - -
25th Percentile £606 £625 £850
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £900
Median % change year-on-year - -27.78% +16.13%
75th Percentile £681 £675 £950
90th Percentile £693 - -
North West median daily rate £650 £650 £650
% change year-on-year - - -16.13%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,038 1,074 1,497
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.70% 93.96% 93.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 688 633 1,097
10th Percentile £302 £313 £300
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £580 £575 £584
90th Percentile £664 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 43 58
10th Percentile £17.17 £15.92 £15.42
25th Percentile £19.07 £21.25 £17.20
Median hourly rate £22.32 £32.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.34% +66.67% -2.50%
75th Percentile £30.07 £44.38 £49.75
90th Percentile £53.30 £65.00 £68.50
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £25.30 £35.00
% change year-on-year +17.00% -27.71% +74.43%

Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Cybersecurity Architect job vacancy trend in Manchester

Cybersecurity Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in Manchester

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Cybersecurity 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 Manchester region featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Attestation
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) F5
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Thought Leadership

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyberattack
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Attestation
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) F5
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft