Cybersecurity Architect
UK
The median Cybersecurity Architect daily rate in the UK is £625, 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 | 483 | 496 | 656 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +160 | +132 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect | 37 | 86 | 62 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 39 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £550 | £500 | £591 |
| 25th Percentile | £591 | £600 | £650 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £673 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.06% | -3.93% | -3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £697 | £825 | £838 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £896 | £865 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £625 | £700 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | - | +0.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £81.86 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £82.50 | £81.88 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £85.00 | £87.46 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.81% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87.50 | £87.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.53 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £85.00 | £87.46 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -2.81% | - | - |
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% |
Cybersecurity Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect.
Cybersecurity Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Architect.
Cybersecurity Architect
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity 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 | +9 | 24 | £625 | -15.25% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 14 | £625 | -10.71% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 14 | £600 | -20.00% | 13 |
| London | +22 | 9 | £600 | -14.29% | 9 |
| South East | +20 | 7 | £625 | +671.60% | 7 |
| North of England | +15 | 3 | £638 | -16.12% | 4 |
| Midlands | +22 | 2 | £725 | -17.14% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 2 | £725 | -17.14% | 2 |
| Scotland | +13 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | +12 | 2 | £650 | -14.47% | 4 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - |
Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Cybersecurity 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 Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.
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Cybersecurity 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: