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 6 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 213 | 218 | 250 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +32 | +52 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect | 388 | 469 | 584 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.22% | 1.08% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.32% | 1.16% | 1.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 255 | 278 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £500 | £521 |
| 25th Percentile | £600 | £613 | £607 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £700 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.57% | - | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £820 | £825 | £838 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £668 | £663 | £680 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.75% | -2.50% | +0.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 19 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £86.00 | £81.86 | £61.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £91.25 | £81.88 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £100.00 | £87.46 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.34% | +24.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £102.75 | £87.50 | £74.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £104.40 | £87.53 | £75.67 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £100.00 | £87.46 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.34% | +24.94% | - |
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 | 29,294 | 40,276 | 53,656 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.97% | 93.01% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,671 | 25,908 | 37,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,326 | 2,804 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.47% | -14.05% | +74.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.96 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Architect.
Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Security Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Architect.
Security Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Architect over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Security Architect
Top 14 Contract 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 6 July 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 | 340 | £675 | -3.57% | 158 |
| London | +32 | 191 | £675 | -6.90% | 52 |
| Work from Home | +40 | 138 | £700 | - | 89 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 138 | £668 | +0.75% | 109 |
| South East | -28 | 41 | £600 | -7.69% | 34 |
| North of England | -13 | 37 | £700 | +4.48% | 34 |
| South West | +44 | 35 | £650 | - | 25 |
| North West | -9 | 24 | £688 | +2.61% | 18 |
| Midlands | +29 | 21 | £763 | +1.67% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 21 | £763 | +1.67% | 4 |
| North East | - | 11 | £750 | - | 8 |
| Scotland | +9 | 7 | £825 | +21.32% | 2 |
| East of England | +29 | 3 | £500 | -25.93% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 3 | £550 | -13.73% | 8 |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, 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 Security Architect in the job title.
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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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