Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Architect
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Security Architect daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £738, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 12 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 3.80% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.92% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £610 - -
25th Percentile £684 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £738 - -
75th Percentile £750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £738 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 306 167 155
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 86.98% 93.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 96 107
10th Percentile £163 £191 £214
25th Percentile £338 £333 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £445 £485
Median % change year-on-year -4.49% -8.25% -11.82%
75th Percentile £525 £573 £600
90th Percentile £578 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £425 £450 £475
% change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 3 4
10th Percentile £14.05 £15.35 £13.75
25th Percentile £17.88 £16.35 £14.88
Median hourly rate £36.00 £19.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year +89.47% -50.00% +204.00%
75th Percentile £53.75 £34.38 £60.00
90th Percentile £54.50 £43.00 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £36.00 £20.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +80.00% +14.29% +40.00%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architect in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 16 December 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) AWS
1 8 (66.67%) MongoDB
1 8 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
1 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 8 (66.67%) Security Architecture
1 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 7 (58.33%) CISSP
2 7 (58.33%) Microservices
3 5 (41.67%) Architectural Patterns
3 5 (41.67%) Cloud Security
3 5 (41.67%) QA
4 4 (33.33%) Application Security
4 4 (33.33%) Database Security
4 4 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
5 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
5 1 (8.33%) CISA
5 1 (8.33%) CISM
5 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (8.33%) DevOps
5 1 (8.33%) Firewall
5 1 (8.33%) GitLab
5 1 (8.33%) Identity Management
5 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
5 1 (8.33%) Microsoft
5 1 (8.33%) NIST
5 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
5 1 (8.33%) SABSA
5 1 (8.33%) SIEM
5 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 8 (66.67%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (66.67%) MongoDB
1 8 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) GitLab
General
1 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Security Architecture
2 7 (58.33%) Microservices
3 5 (41.67%) Architectural Patterns
3 5 (41.67%) Cloud Security
4 4 (33.33%) Application Security
4 4 (33.33%) Database Security
4 4 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
5 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
5 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (8.33%) DevOps
5 1 (8.33%) Identity Management
5 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
5 1 (8.33%) SABSA
5 1 (8.33%) SIEM
5 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (8.33%) Strategic Roadmap
5 1 (8.33%) Threat Modelling
5 1 (8.33%) TOGAF
5 1 (8.33%) Zachman Framework
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 7 (58.33%) CISSP
3 1 (8.33%) CISA
3 1 (8.33%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (41.67%) QA
2 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (8.33%) NIST
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft