Security Architecture Contracts in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Security Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 244 197 247
Rank change year-on-year -47 +50 +78
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 92 220 196
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.72% 1.07% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 1.28% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 127 152
10th Percentile £512 £521 £550
25th Percentile £563 £600 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 £688 £700
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% -1.79% +10.24%
75th Percentile £714 £825 £800
90th Percentile £788 £850 £838
UK median daily rate £675 £700 £688
% change year-on-year -3.57% +1.82% +5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 16 5
10th Percentile £60.75 - -
25th Percentile £66.38 £81.88 £71.20
Median hourly rate £84.10 £87.46 £74.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.84% +18.19% -
75th Percentile £88.87 £87.53 £90.00
90th Percentile £89.96 - £96.00
UK median hourly rate £83.20 £87.46 £73.20
% change year-on-year -4.87% +19.48% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Security Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,664 17,222 20,402
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.66% 83.58% 89.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,264 10,282 14,009
10th Percentile £235 £250 £260
25th Percentile £375 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +3.04%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £690
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 845 2,110 1,238
10th Percentile £13.83 £12.40 £10.63
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.39 £15.22
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.82% +8.57% +75.00%
75th Percentile £60.63 £61.30 £64.63
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.50 £36.13
% change year-on-year -24.66% +1.04% +40.67%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Architecture in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Architecture in the UK excluding London

Security Architecture
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 May 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
South East +19 45 £651 +14.12% 162
South West +19 12 £675 +10.20% 66
North of England -42 12 £550 -31.25% 108
Midlands -3 10 £681 -6.03% 72
Scotland -3 9 £526 -22.86% 32
West Midlands 0 8 £681 -9.17% 38
North West -49 8 £671 -16.13% 53
East of England +30 4 £775 +24.00% 75
Yorkshire +11 2 £550 - 38
East Midlands +7 2 - - 28
North East - 2 £482 - 17
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 1 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.09%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 38 (41.30%) Azure
2 25 (27.17%) AWS
3 14 (15.22%) GCP
4 5 (5.43%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (4.35%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.17%) Akamai
6 2 (2.17%) npm
6 2 (2.17%) OpenShift
6 2 (2.17%) Serverless
7 1 (1.09%) AWS CloudFormation
7 1 (1.09%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (1.09%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.09%) Nutanix
7 1 (1.09%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 15 (16.30%) Firewall
2 13 (14.13%) Network Security
3 10 (10.87%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (5.43%) VPN
5 3 (3.26%) SD-WAN
5 3 (3.26%) WAN
6 2 (2.17%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (2.17%) LAN
6 2 (2.17%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.09%) BGP
7 1 (1.09%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (1.09%) DNS
7 1 (1.09%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (1.09%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.09%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 2 (2.17%) Cypress.io
1 2 (2.17%) Git
1 2 (2.17%) SonarQube
1 2 (2.17%) Sonatype Nexus
1 2 (2.17%) webpack
General
1 37 (40.22%) Social Skills
2 18 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (11.96%) Finance
4 9 (9.78%) Public Sector
5 6 (6.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (6.52%) Military
5 6 (6.52%) Telecoms
6 5 (5.43%) Retail
7 4 (4.35%) Banking
8 3 (3.26%) Legal
8 3 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.09%) Automotive
9 1 (1.09%) Electronics
9 1 (1.09%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.09%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 47 (51.09%) Architect
2 36 (39.13%) Security Architect
3 23 (25.00%) Senior
4 13 (14.13%) Lead
5 9 (9.78%) Security Engineer
5 9 (9.78%) Solutions Architect
6 8 (8.70%) Enterprise Architect
7 7 (7.61%) Security Solutions Architect
8 6 (6.52%) Cloud Architect
8 6 (6.52%) Cloud Security Architect
8 6 (6.52%) Information Security Specialist
8 6 (6.52%) Information Specialist
8 6 (6.52%) Security Advisor
8 6 (6.52%) Security Specialist
9 5 (5.43%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 4 (4.35%) Designer
10 4 (4.35%) Senior Security Engineer
10 4 (4.35%) Solutions Designer
10 4 (4.35%) Technical Architect
11 3 (3.26%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (8.70%) Web Services
2 7 (7.61%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (6.52%) JBoss Seam
4 2 (2.17%) CSS
4 2 (2.17%) HTML
4 2 (2.17%) Jest
4 2 (2.17%) React
4 2 (2.17%) RESTful
4 2 (2.17%) Spring Boot
5 1 (1.09%) 802.1X
5 1 (1.09%) Node.js
5 1 (1.09%) OAuth
5 1 (1.09%) OpenID
5 1 (1.09%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (28.26%) Management Information System
2 8 (8.70%) Security Posture
3 7 (7.61%) Operational Technology
4 5 (5.43%) Cloud Native
5 4 (4.35%) Public Cloud
5 4 (4.35%) SCADA
6 2 (2.17%) CESG
6 2 (2.17%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.17%) Data Centre
6 2 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (2.17%) IoT
6 2 (2.17%) Product Ownership
6 2 (2.17%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.09%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (1.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.09%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 1 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.26%) Windows
2 1 (1.09%) Windows 7
2 1 (1.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (60.87%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (40.22%) Risk Management
3 24 (26.09%) Information Security
4 23 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
4 23 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 21 (22.83%) Cloud Security
6 19 (20.65%) Decision-Making
7 18 (19.57%) Risk Assessment
8 16 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
8 16 (17.39%) Security Operations
9 15 (16.30%) Agile
10 13 (14.13%) DevOps
10 13 (14.13%) Enterprise Architecture
11 11 (11.96%) Information Assurance
11 11 (11.96%) Roadmaps
12 10 (10.87%) Identity Access Management
12 10 (10.87%) Penetration Testing
13 9 (9.78%) DevSecOps
13 9 (9.78%) Incident Response
14 8 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.17%) Java
1 2 (2.17%) JavaScript
1 2 (2.17%) TypeScript
2 1 (1.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (43.48%) Security Cleared
2 28 (30.43%) DV Cleared
3 21 (22.83%) CISSP
4 20 (21.74%) SC Cleared
5 16 (17.39%) CISM
6 6 (6.52%) Degree
7 5 (5.43%) AWS Certification
7 5 (5.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (4.35%) CRISC
9 3 (3.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (3.26%) Azure Certification
10 2 (2.17%) CCNA
10 2 (2.17%) CEH
10 2 (2.17%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (2.17%) Master's Degree
11 1 (1.09%) CCNP
11 1 (1.09%) CCSP
11 1 (1.09%) GIAC
11 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (28.26%) NIST
2 14 (15.22%) NCSC
3 12 (13.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (7.61%) GDPR
5 6 (6.52%) GRC
6 5 (5.43%) NIST 800
7 3 (3.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (3.26%) PCI DSS
8 2 (2.17%) COBIT
8 2 (2.17%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (2.17%) HIPAA
8 2 (2.17%) JSP 440
9 1 (1.09%) Accessibility
9 1 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (1.09%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (1.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (2.17%) Active Directory
1 2 (2.17%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.09%) Docker
2 1 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (2.17%) CASB
1 2 (2.17%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.09%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (1.09%) CSIRT
2 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.09%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (14.13%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.61%) Darktrace
3 3 (3.26%) Cisco
3 3 (3.26%) CyberArk
3 3 (3.26%) Google
4 2 (2.17%) Qualys
4 2 (2.17%) Salesforce
4 2 (2.17%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.17%) Splunk
4 2 (2.17%) VMware
5 1 (1.09%) Dell KACE
5 1 (1.09%) FireEye
5 1 (1.09%) Forcepoint
5 1 (1.09%) Meraki
5 1 (1.09%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.09%) SAP
5 1 (1.09%) SolarWinds
5 1 (1.09%) Sparx
5 1 (1.09%) Tanium
5 1 (1.09%) Ubiquiti