Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Security Architect
UK > Scotland

The median Security Architect daily rate in Scotland is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 106 125
Rank change year-on-year +5 +19 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 10 12 16
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.65% 0.73% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 0.80% 0.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 9 14
10th Percentile £563 £593 £650
25th Percentile £572 - £663
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £600 £700
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £778 £750 -
90th Percentile £831 £838 £702
UK median daily rate £625 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -7.41% -3.57% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,387 1,508 2,280
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.65% 92.06% 94.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 774 891 1,406
10th Percentile £216 £205 £250
25th Percentile £366 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £588
90th Percentile £675 £631 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 46 99
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.13 £12.29
25th Percentile £17.27 £17.46 £16.50
Median hourly rate £24.09 £22.94 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.02% -49.03% +148.48%
75th Percentile £55.63 £24.18 £60.75
90th Percentile £65.27 £34.40 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.77 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.16% -3.51% -

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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 Scotland.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Scotland

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Scotland over the 6 months to 8 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architect in Scotland

Security Architect
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 8 February 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
Glasgow +11 9 £675 -18.18%
Edinburgh -8 1 - - 1
Security Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 8 February 2026, 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 Scotland region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (40.00%) CISSP
3 3 (30.00%) Azure
3 3 (30.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (30.00%) SABSA
3 3 (30.00%) SSCP
3 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (30.00%) TOGAF
4 2 (20.00%) Cloud Security
4 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (20.00%) SIEM
5 1 (10.00%) Active Listening
5 1 (10.00%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (10.00%) ArchiMate
5 1 (10.00%) Architecture Governance
5 1 (10.00%) Azure Certification
5 1 (10.00%) Bill of Materials
5 1 (10.00%) Business Strategy
5 1 (10.00%) CISA
5 1 (10.00%) CISM
5 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (10.00%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) Critical Thinking

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 (10.00%) nginx
Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) Azure
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (10.00%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Jenkins
General
1 4 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (10.00%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (10.00%) AI Agents
2 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (10.00%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
1 1 (10.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) SABSA
1 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (30.00%) TOGAF
2 2 (20.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (20.00%) SIEM
3 1 (10.00%) Active Listening
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (10.00%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (10.00%) Bill of Materials
3 1 (10.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (10.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (10.00%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) CISSP
2 3 (30.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 3 (30.00%) SSCP
3 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) Azure Certification
4 1 (10.00%) CISA
4 1 (10.00%) CISM
4 1 (10.00%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (10.00%) Degree
4 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (10.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Databricks
2 1 (10.00%) Red Hat