Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Swindon

Security Architect
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median Security Architect daily rate in Swindon is £505, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 9 -
Rank change year-on-year -10 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 3 11 0
As % of all contract jobs in Swindon 3.06% 11.58% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.53% 13.25% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 0
10th Percentile - £372 -
25th Percentile £503 £385 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.83% - -
75th Percentile £508 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median daily rate £650 £544 £700
% change year-on-year +19.54% -22.32% +12.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swindon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 85 83 155
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.73% 87.37% 96.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 51 110
10th Percentile £267 £205 £322
25th Percentile £405 £396 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £538
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -16.28% +7.50%
75th Percentile £594 £565 £625
90th Percentile £698 £625 £688
Wiltshire median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £20.86 - -
25th Percentile £30.51 - -
Median hourly rate £48.53 - £14.36
Median % change year-on-year - - -37.57%
75th Percentile £68.36 - -
90th Percentile £79.10 - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £24.00 £12.79 £50.00
% change year-on-year +87.65% -74.42% -9.09%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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 Swindon.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Swindon

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

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

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon

For the 6 months to 11 November 2025, 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 Swindon region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) CISM
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
1 2 (66.67%) Cryptography
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
1 2 (66.67%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
1 2 (66.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 2 (66.67%) Threat Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
2 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (33.33%) LogRhythm
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (33.33%) NCSC
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Military
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cryptography
1 2 (66.67%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 2 (66.67%) Threat Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
2 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISM
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
1 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
1 2 (66.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (33.33%) NCSC
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) LogRhythm
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft