Security Architect Contract Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Security Architect
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

As of 12 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Architect daily rate in South Lanarkshire.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire 6.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £700 £600 £700
% change year-on-year +16.67% -14.29% +3.70%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Lanarkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. 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 South Lanarkshire with a recognized job title 28 4 145
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 100.00% 95.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 73
10th Percentile £263 - £325
25th Percentile £538 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £470 £575
Median % change year-on-year +29.79% -18.26% +27.78%
75th Percentile £739 £505 £650
90th Percentile £825 - £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Security Architect
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 12 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
East Kilbride - 2 - - 1
Security Architect
Scotland

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire

For the 6 months to 12 March 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 South Lanarkshire region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Citrix
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (50.00%) Government Security Classifications
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) Network Segmentation
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Protective Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) RMADS
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (50.00%) vSphere
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Network Segmentation
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Protective Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Government Security Classifications
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) RMADS
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (50.00%) vSphere
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Citrix
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) VMware