Security Technical Architect Contract Job Trends in the North West

Security Technical Architect
England > North West

The median Security Technical Architect daily rate in the North West is £613, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Technical Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.039% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 - -
England median daily rate £606 £600 £544
% change year-on-year +1.04% +10.34% +3.57%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 2,335 1,921 2,561
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 92.94% 92.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,510 1,097 1,743
10th Percentile £213 £261 £306
25th Percentile £358 £381 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £554 £567 £598
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 209 97 202
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.44 £13.33
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.13 £17.72
Median hourly rate £41.68 £29.00 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year +43.72% -22.00% +44.05%
75th Percentile £56.69 £46.18 £46.91
90th Percentile £69.29 £70.33 £73.00
England median hourly rate £28.65 £35.00 £40.28
% change year-on-year -18.16% -13.10% +15.07%

Security Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Security Technical Architect job vacancy trend in the North West

Security Technical Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Technical Architect job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Technical Architect job vacancies in the North West

Security Technical Architect
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Technical Architect within the North West region over the 6 months to 20 January 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cumbria - 1 £613 -
Security Technical Architect
England

Security Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 20 January 2026, Security Technical 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 North West region featuring Security Technical Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BitLocker
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) Disk Encryption
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Skype
1 1 (100.00%) Skype for Business
1 1 (100.00%) VB
1 1 (100.00%) VBScript
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7

Security Technical Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Skype
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Disk Encryption
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) VB
1 1 (100.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow