Senior Security Architect Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Senior Security Architect
South East > Thames Valley

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Security Architect daily rate in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 123 126
Rank change year-on-year -4 +3 +48
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Security Architect 1 1 19
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.049% 0.047% 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% 0.052% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 8
10th Percentile - - £446
25th Percentile - £490 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £495 £608
Median % change year-on-year - -18.52% +2.10%
75th Percentile - £500 £659
90th Percentile - - £700
South East median daily rate - £675 £608
% change year-on-year - +11.11% +2.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £75.12
25th Percentile - - £76.25
Median hourly rate - - £81.24
75th Percentile - - £84.99
90th Percentile - - £85.36
South East median hourly rate - - £81.24

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,843 1,935 2,407
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 91.88% 94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,198 1,140 1,570
10th Percentile £263 £254 £213
25th Percentile £400 £402 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.38% +3.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £609
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £513
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 63 109
10th Percentile £14.75 £16.32 £16.37
25th Percentile £17.48 £23.00 £24.34
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.80% -3.64% +150.00%
75th Percentile £69.88 £62.62 £65.25
90th Percentile £93.85 £66.80 £72.91
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.42
% change year-on-year -52.38% +2.10% +38.49%

Senior Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Senior Security Architect job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Senior Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Senior Security Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Security Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Security Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Senior 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 Senior Security Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 December 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
Berkshire - 1 - - 2
Senior Security Architect
South East

Senior Security Architect Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Senior 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 Senior Security Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment

Senior 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared