Security Architect Contract Job Trends

Security Architect
UK

The median Security Architect daily rate in the UK is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 261 234 228
Rank change year-on-year -27 -6 +137
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 369 379 500
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.05% 1.04% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 1.12% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 244 223 325
10th Percentile £500 £500 £525
25th Percentile £563 £600 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £675 £675
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.57%
75th Percentile £750 £775 £750
90th Percentile £800 £838 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £650 £675
% change year-on-year - -3.70% -3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 9
10th Percentile £79.75 - £57.50
25th Percentile £83.13 - £71.42
Median hourly rate £87.50 - £75.67
75th Percentile £97.50 - -
90th Percentile £102.20 - £83.61
UK excluding London median hourly rate £85.00 - £75.67
% change year-on-year - - +8.10%

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 31,811 33,985 44,100
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 92.88% 93.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,179 20,513 30,002
10th Percentile £278 £300 £295
25th Percentile £402 £412 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,817 1,273 1,546
10th Percentile £14.03 £15.10 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £36.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.10% -17.98% +53.98%
75th Percentile £51.25 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £35.25 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.65% -20.79% +85.42%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in the UK

Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architect in the UK

Security Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in the UK

Security Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Architect over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Architect in the UK

Security Architect
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 8 November 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
England -1 325 £675 -1.82% 172
UK excluding London -8 179 £650 - 155
London +9 150 £688 -1.79% 69
Work from Home +13 120 £675 -3.57% 110
North of England 0 65 £675 -6.90% 13
South East 0 52 £632 -2.77% 77
Yorkshire -11 31 £538 -19.78% 3
South West -8 27 £650 +6.12% 20
North West -17 24 £734 -2.10% 9
Midlands -22 18 £675 -3.57% 17
West Midlands -23 16 £675 -3.57% 11
North East - 11 £750 - 1
Wales +8 9 £725 - 15
Scotland +4 7 £600 - 6
East of England -8 6 £500 +11.11% 3
Northern Ireland -6 2 £500 - 4
East Midlands -15 2 £450 -45.29% 3

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, Security Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 164 (44.44%) Security Architecture
2 146 (39.57%) Cybersecurity
3 121 (32.79%) AWS
4 116 (31.44%) Security Cleared
5 106 (28.73%) Azure
6 93 (25.20%) Cloud Security
7 92 (24.93%) NIST
8 90 (24.39%) CISSP
9 85 (23.04%) SC Cleared
10 79 (21.41%) Threat Modelling
11 76 (20.60%) SIEM
12 73 (19.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 68 (18.43%) Microsoft
14 58 (15.72%) Firewall
15 57 (15.45%) Network Security
16 56 (15.18%) Identity Access Management
16 56 (15.18%) TOGAF
17 52 (14.09%) Security Operations
18 51 (13.82%) Incident Response
19 50 (13.55%) GCP
19 50 (13.55%) Risk Management
20 49 (13.28%) Vulnerability Management
21 48 (13.01%) SABSA
22 44 (11.92%) GDPR
23 42 (11.38%) CI/CD
23 42 (11.38%) CISM
24 40 (10.84%) DevSecOps
25 37 (10.03%) Problem-Solving
25 37 (10.03%) Roadmaps
25 37 (10.03%) Splunk

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 15 (4.07%) Confluence
2 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.27%) IBM Transformation Extender
3 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.27%) SAS
3 1 (0.27%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.81%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 121 (32.79%) AWS
2 106 (28.73%) Azure
3 50 (13.55%) GCP
4 34 (9.21%) SaaS
5 20 (5.42%) Amazon EC2
5 20 (5.42%) Amazon S3
6 19 (5.15%) Amazon SQS
7 18 (4.88%) Entra ID
8 13 (3.52%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (2.98%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
11 8 (2.17%) IaaS
12 7 (1.90%) GitHub
12 7 (1.90%) PaaS
13 5 (1.36%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 5 (1.36%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (1.36%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 4 (1.08%) AWS KMS
14 4 (1.08%) Azure Key Vault
15 3 (0.81%) AWS CloudTrail
Communications & Networking
1 58 (15.72%) Firewall
2 57 (15.45%) Network Security
3 9 (2.44%) VPN
4 8 (2.17%) NGFW
4 8 (2.17%) SD-WAN
5 6 (1.63%) DNS
5 6 (1.63%) WAN
6 5 (1.36%) LAN
7 4 (1.08%) DHCP
7 4 (1.08%) IPsec
7 4 (1.08%) SSL
7 4 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.81%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.81%) Kerberos
8 3 (0.81%) Skype
8 3 (0.81%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.81%) VSAN
9 2 (0.54%) HTTP
9 2 (0.54%) Internet
9 2 (0.54%) S/MIME
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.25%) MongoDB
2 11 (2.98%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.54%) BigQuery
3 2 (0.54%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (4.07%) JIRA
2 6 (1.63%) Git
3 5 (1.36%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.08%) GitLab
5 1 (0.27%) MLflow
General
1 82 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 79 (21.41%) Finance
3 58 (15.72%) Public Sector
4 24 (6.50%) Banking
5 22 (5.96%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (3.52%) Legal
8 11 (2.98%) Military
9 10 (2.71%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.90%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.36%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.08%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.08%) Marketing
13 4 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.81%) Electronics
14 3 (0.81%) Retail
15 2 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.90%) SAML
2 5 (1.36%) ModSecurity
2 5 (1.36%) OAuth
2 5 (1.36%) PyTorch
2 5 (1.36%) TensorFlow
3 4 (1.08%) .NET
3 4 (1.08%) Google JAX
3 4 (1.08%) JAX
3 4 (1.08%) OpenID
3 4 (1.08%) scikit-learn
4 3 (0.81%) Kafka
4 3 (0.81%) SailPoint
5 2 (0.54%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.54%) OAuth2
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.54%) React
5 2 (0.54%) Web Services
6 1 (0.27%) AWS CDK
6 1 (0.27%) Node.js
6 1 (0.27%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 37 (10.03%) Security Posture
2 31 (8.40%) Security Operations Centre
3 29 (7.86%) Onboarding
4 26 (7.05%) Cloud Native
5 22 (5.96%) CSOC
6 21 (5.69%) Management Information System
7 18 (4.88%) Product Ownership
8 17 (4.61%) PKI
9 12 (3.25%) Cyber Threat
9 12 (3.25%) Operational Technology
10 10 (2.71%) Public Cloud
11 9 (2.44%) Cloud Security Posture
12 8 (2.17%) Data Centre
12 8 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (2.17%) SCADA
13 7 (1.90%) Cyber Defence
13 7 (1.90%) Cyberattack
13 7 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.90%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.63%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.34%) Windows
2 9 (2.44%) Linux
3 7 (1.90%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.81%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.81%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (0.54%) Unix
5 2 (0.54%) VMS
5 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.27%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (44.44%) Security Architecture
2 146 (39.57%) Cybersecurity
3 93 (25.20%) Cloud Security
4 79 (21.41%) Threat Modelling
5 76 (20.60%) SIEM
6 56 (15.18%) Identity Access Management
6 56 (15.18%) TOGAF
7 52 (14.09%) Security Operations
8 51 (13.82%) Incident Response
9 50 (13.55%) Risk Management
10 49 (13.28%) Vulnerability Management
11 48 (13.01%) SABSA
12 42 (11.38%) CI/CD
13 40 (10.84%) DevSecOps
14 37 (10.03%) Problem-Solving
14 37 (10.03%) Roadmaps
15 36 (9.76%) Enterprise Architecture
16 35 (9.49%) Information Security
16 35 (9.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 34 (9.21%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.07%) Python
2 10 (2.71%) Java
3 6 (1.63%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.36%) R
5 4 (1.08%) C++
6 3 (0.81%) Bash
6 3 (0.81%) Bicep
6 3 (0.81%) C
6 3 (0.81%) SQL
7 2 (0.54%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.54%) PHP
7 2 (0.54%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.27%) Go
Qualifications
1 116 (31.44%) Security Cleared
2 90 (24.39%) CISSP
3 85 (23.04%) SC Cleared
4 42 (11.38%) CISM
5 25 (6.78%) Cisco Certification
6 23 (6.23%) Degree
7 19 (5.15%) DV Cleared
8 17 (4.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 15 (4.07%) AWS Certification
10 13 (3.52%) CCSP
10 13 (3.52%) TOGAF Certification
11 12 (3.25%) Azure Certification
12 9 (2.44%) GIAC
13 8 (2.17%) CCNP
14 6 (1.63%) Master's Degree
15 5 (1.36%) CCIE
15 5 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
16 4 (1.08%) CISA
16 4 (1.08%) PhD
16 4 (1.08%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (24.93%) NIST
2 73 (19.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (11.92%) GDPR
4 27 (7.32%) NCSC
4 27 (7.32%) PCI DSS
5 10 (2.71%) EU AI Act
6 9 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (2.44%) GRC
7 8 (2.17%) HIPAA
7 8 (2.17%) NIST 800
7 8 (2.17%) PSD2
7 8 (2.17%) QA
8 7 (1.90%) JSP 440
9 4 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.81%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.81%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.54%) SOC 1
11 2 (0.54%) SOC 2
System Software
1 11 (2.98%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.17%) Docker
3 3 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (4.61%) Kubernetes
1 17 (4.61%) Terraform
2 6 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (0.81%) Ansible
3 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.81%) OPNET
3 3 (0.81%) SCCM
3 3 (0.81%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.54%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.54%) SELinux
5 1 (0.27%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.27%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 68 (18.43%) Microsoft
2 37 (10.03%) Splunk
3 25 (6.78%) CyberArk
4 15 (4.07%) Palo Alto
5 11 (2.98%) BiZZdesign
5 11 (2.98%) Google
6 10 (2.71%) Centrify
7 9 (2.44%) Cisco
7 9 (2.44%) Fortinet
8 8 (2.17%) Darktrace
8 8 (2.17%) Zscaler
9 7 (1.90%) Virgin Media
10 6 (1.63%) CheckPoint
10 6 (1.63%) F5
10 6 (1.63%) Thycotic
11 5 (1.36%) Oracle
12 4 (1.08%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (1.08%) SAP
12 4 (1.08%) VMware
13 3 (0.81%) Sparx