Cybersecurity Architect Contract Job Trends in Reading

Cybersecurity Architect
Berkshire > Reading

The median Cybersecurity Architect daily rate in Reading is £480, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 62 72
Rank change year-on-year -18 +10 -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 9 2 24
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.88% 0.33% 2.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% 0.35% 2.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £461 £570 £78
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £591 £81
Median % change year-on-year -18.71% +629.01% -
75th Percentile £535 £611 £84
90th Percentile £700 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £480 £591 £81
% change year-on-year -18.71% +629.01% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
10th Percentile - - £82.44
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £84.00 - £87.46
75th Percentile - - £87.53
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £84.00 £85.00 £87.46
% change year-on-year -1.18% -2.81% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 969 567 1,109
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.26% 94.66% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 613 339 635
10th Percentile £306 £319 £213
25th Percentile £425 £428 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £619
90th Percentile £700 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £504 £509
% change year-on-year -0.70% -1.08% -3.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 4 50
10th Percentile £35.00 - £33.52
25th Percentile £80.75 - £52.90
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +13.64% -5.23%
75th Percentile £88.00 £71.80 £75.83
90th Percentile £104.63 £75.03 £87.47
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.37 £59.00
% change year-on-year +30.97% +7.41% +3.72%

Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Cybersecurity Architect job vacancy trend in Reading

Cybersecurity Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Cybersecurity Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect in Reading over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity Architect in Reading

Cybersecurity Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in Reading

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, 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 Reading region featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (88.89%) Azure
2 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 8 (88.89%) NIST
2 8 (88.89%) Security Architecture
3 7 (77.78%) Cyber Resilience
3 7 (77.78%) SaaS
4 6 (66.67%) Data Loss Prevention
5 5 (55.56%) Network Segmentation
5 5 (55.56%) NIST 800
5 5 (55.56%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
6 4 (44.44%) ADO
6 4 (44.44%) Architectural Design
6 4 (44.44%) Azure Certification
6 4 (44.44%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (44.44%) BiZZdesign
6 4 (44.44%) CISSP
6 4 (44.44%) Data Lineage
6 4 (44.44%) DevOps
6 4 (44.44%) Enterprise Architecture
6 4 (44.44%) Entra ID
6 4 (44.44%) IPsec
6 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (44.44%) MQTT
6 4 (44.44%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 4 (44.44%) NCSC
6 4 (44.44%) Penetration Testing
6 4 (44.44%) Platform Engineering
6 4 (44.44%) SD-WAN

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 (88.89%) Azure
2 7 (77.78%) SaaS
3 4 (44.44%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (44.44%) Entra ID
4 3 (33.33%) AWS
4 3 (33.33%) IaaS
4 3 (33.33%) PaaS
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (11.11%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) IPsec
1 4 (44.44%) MQTT
1 4 (44.44%) SD-WAN
2 2 (22.22%) Firewall
3 1 (11.11%) Network Security
General
1 1 (11.11%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (44.44%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Operational Technology
2 3 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (88.89%) Security Architecture
3 7 (77.78%) Cyber Resilience
4 6 (66.67%) Data Loss Prevention
5 5 (55.56%) Network Segmentation
5 5 (55.56%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (44.44%) Architectural Design
6 4 (44.44%) Data Lineage
6 4 (44.44%) DevOps
6 4 (44.44%) Enterprise Architecture
6 4 (44.44%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 4 (44.44%) Penetration Testing
6 4 (44.44%) Platform Engineering
6 4 (44.44%) Supplier Management
6 4 (44.44%) TOGAF
6 4 (44.44%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 4 (44.44%) Zero Trust
7 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (33.33%) Security Monitoring
7 3 (33.33%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Azure Certification
1 4 (44.44%) CISSP
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (44.44%) TOGAF Certification
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (88.89%) NIST
2 5 (55.56%) NIST 800
3 4 (44.44%) NCSC
4 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (22.22%) GDPR
5 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) BiZZdesign
3 3 (33.33%) Tenable
4 2 (22.22%) CheckPoint
4 2 (22.22%) Fortinet