Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Security Architect
South East > Surrey

The median Security Architect daily rate in Surrey is £632, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 49 70
Rank change year-on-year 0 +21 -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.46% 0.51% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.55% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £713 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £632 £725 £600
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +20.83% -
75th Percentile - £738 £650
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £675 £638 £640
% change year-on-year +5.88% -0.39% -9.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £73.31 -
South East median hourly rate - £73.31 £78.74
% change year-on-year - -6.90% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 399 366 614
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.36% 93.85% 95.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 231 481
10th Percentile £204 £203 £188
25th Percentile £258 £278 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £565 £550 £595
90th Percentile £678 £650 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 18 39
10th Percentile £25.15 £17.98 £12.78
25th Percentile £52.50 £21.27 £37.92
Median hourly rate £55.00 £24.18 £58.00
Median % change year-on-year +127.46% -58.31% +28.89%
75th Percentile £82.63 £28.94 £76.53
90th Percentile £90.09 £69.17 £77.67
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £54.39
% change year-on-year -40.82% -21.85% +25.02%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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 Surrey.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Surrey

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Security Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Surrey.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Surrey

Security Architect
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Guildford - 1 - - 1
Security Architect
South East

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 15 January 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 Surrey region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) RMADS
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) RMADS