Lead Security Architect
England > South East
The median Lead Security Architect daily rate in the South East is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 207 | - | 208 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Security Architect | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.038% | - | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.042% | - | 0.019% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £630 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £634 | £718 | £745 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.64% | -3.69% | +1.02% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
South East
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title | 4,753 | 2,763 | 5,216 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.04% | 92.72% | 92.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,007 | 1,786 | 3,187 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £237 | £207 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £400 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £613 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 422 | 129 | 417 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £17.50 | £12.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.90 | £24.18 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.59 | £45.00 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.24% | +20.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.80 | £63.00 | £62.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.00 | £75.00 | £72.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £36.86 | £35.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.30% | +7.69% | -23.53% |
Lead Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Security Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Lead Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Security Architect job vacancies in the South East.
Lead Security Architect
Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Security Architect within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | - | 2 | £630 | - | 3 |
| Thames Valley | - | 2 | £630 | - | 3 |
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