Cybersecurity Architect Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Cybersecurity Architect
Wales > South Wales

The median Cybersecurity Architect daily rate in South Wales is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 43 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.34% 0.57% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.62% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
Wales median daily rate £750 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 267 322 379
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.75% 91.22% 93.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 181 293
10th Percentile £190 £136 £158
25th Percentile £282 £209 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £588
90th Percentile £610 £630 £650
Wales median daily rate £400 £445 £444
% change year-on-year -10.11% +0.28% -11.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 44 24
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.88 £20.12 £16.99
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £24.96
Median % change year-on-year -19.92% +2.57% +38.65%
75th Percentile £22.00 £48.75 £39.69
90th Percentile £31.50 £53.38 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £21.00 £26.05 £23.92
% change year-on-year -19.39% +8.93% +48.96%

Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

Cybersecurity Architect job vacancy trend in South Wales

Cybersecurity Architect
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Architect job vacancies in South Wales

Cybersecurity Architect
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 10 October 2025. 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
Cardiff -3 1 £750 -
Cybersecurity Architect
Wales

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, 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 South Wales region featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared