Lead Security Architect
UK
The median Lead Security Architect daily rate in the UK is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 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 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 506 | 557 | 661 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +104 | +158 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Security Architect | 16 | 19 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.054% | 0.045% | 0.040% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.059% | 0.048% | 0.043% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 11 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £563 | £567 | £606 |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £623 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £725 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +3.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £745 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | - | £863 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £625 | £609 | £688 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.71% | -11.49% | -1.79% |
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 | 27,186 | 39,489 | 53,902 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.37% | 92.79% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,686 | 25,686 | 37,660 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,047 | 2,662 | 1,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.15 | £36.58 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.03% | -18.72% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.38 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.44 | £76.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Lead Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Security Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Security Architect.
Lead Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Security Architect over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.
Lead 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 Lead Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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 | +64 | 14 | £675 | -8.16% | 9 |
| London | +41 | 13 | £693 | -7.05% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 3 | £600 | -19.46% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +43 | 1 | £625 | +2.71% | 14 |
| South West | - | 1 | £625 | - |
Lead Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Security Architect in the job title.
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Lead 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: