Cloud Security Architect
UK
The median Cloud Security Architect daily rate in the UK is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 498 | 562 | 653 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +91 | +41 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Security Architect | 22 | 20 | 65 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.075% | 0.046% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.081% | 0.049% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 16 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £550 | £669 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £602 | £734 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £780 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.46% | +11.43% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £726 | - | £754 |
| 90th Percentile | £916 | £800 | £838 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £675 | £750 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +7.14% | -7.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £70.00 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Cloud Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cloud Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cloud Security Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Security Architect.
Cloud Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Security Architect over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Cloud Security Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cloud Security Architect.
Cloud Security Architect
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +59 | 21 | £675 | -13.46% | 206 |
| UK excluding London | +74 | 12 | £675 | -10.00% | 219 |
| London | +30 | 9 | £803 | +2.88% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 7 | £575 | -17.86% | 77 |
| South West | - | 6 | £670 | - | 28 |
| North of England | - | 3 | £550 | - | 49 |
| South East | +47 | 2 | £675 | -10.00% | 51 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £550 | - | 21 |
| North West | - | 1 | £750 | - | 22 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
Cloud Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Cloud Security Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Cloud Security Architect in the job title.
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Cloud Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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