Network Security Architect Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Network Security Architect
South East > Thames Valley

As of 2 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Network Security Architect daily rate in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 - 149
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Contract jobs requiring a Network Security Architect 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.16% - 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.039%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £625
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.04%
75th Percentile - - £638
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate - - £625
% change year-on-year - - +5.04%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,266 1,491 2,595
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 92.61% 93.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,486 893 1,537
10th Percentile £280 £250 £205
25th Percentile £400 £402 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £509 £493
Median % change year-on-year -1.67% +3.14% -1.40%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £650 £663 £661
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 164 46 189
10th Percentile £16.28 £21.10 £15.85
25th Percentile £19.43 £41.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate £38.63 £56.75 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.92% +28.97% +24.22%
75th Percentile £84.00 £65.39 £62.47
90th Percentile £96.75 £76.35 £72.33
South East median hourly rate £35.00 £46.30 £42.50
% change year-on-year -24.41% +8.94% -5.56%

Network Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Security Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Network Security Architect job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Network Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Security Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Network Security Architect
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 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
Berkshire - 4 - -
Network Security Architect
South East

Network Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 2 March 2026, Network 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 Thames Valley region featuring Network Security Architect in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) Network Security
2 2 (50.00%) Network Design
2 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) CCIE
3 1 (25.00%) CCNP
3 1 (25.00%) CheckPoint
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) CISSP
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Deployment Automation
3 1 (25.00%) DevOps
3 1 (25.00%) DevSecOps
3 1 (25.00%) GCP
3 1 (25.00%) GitLab
3 1 (25.00%) Google
3 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (25.00%) LAN
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Network Segmentation
3 1 (25.00%) Palo Alto
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Radio Access Network

Network Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (25.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) Network Security
2 1 (25.00%) LAN
2 1 (25.00%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (25.00%) VPN
2 1 (25.00%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) GitLab
General
1 2 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Network Design
1 2 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Deployment Automation
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Network Segmentation
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (25.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CCIE
1 1 (25.00%) CCNP
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (25.00%) CISSP
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco
1 1 (25.00%) Google
1 1 (25.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (25.00%) Zscaler