Information Security Architect
UK
The median Information Security Architect daily rate in the UK is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 August 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 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 547 | 553 | 658 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +105 | +183 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Information Security Architect | 5 | 11 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.015% | 0.028% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.017% | 0.030% | 0.024% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £620 | £696 | £570 |
| 25th Percentile | £641 | £708 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £765 | £694 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +10.27% | -5.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £823 | £798 |
| 90th Percentile | £695 | - | £823 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £613 | - | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.70% |
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 | 30,148 | 36,343 | 50,671 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.47% | 92.92% | 94.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,119 | 23,458 | 34,956 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,497 | 2,067 | 1,515 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.60 | £14.16 | £14.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.12 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.18% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.99 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.90 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.71% | +17.07% | +77.64% |
Information Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security Architect.
Information Security Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security Architect.
Information Security Architect
Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 6 August 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 | -1 | 5 | £675 | -11.76% | 3 |
| London | -7 | 4 | £688 | -10.13% | |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 1 | £613 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £613 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £613 | - |
Information Security Architect Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, Information 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 Information Security Architect in the job title.
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Information 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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