Security Architect
UK
The median Security Architect daily rate in the UK is £665, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 242 | 228 | 269 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +41 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect | 326 | 461 | 591 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.12% | 1.06% | 0.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.21% | 1.14% | 1.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 239 | 287 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £547 | £516 | £538 |
| 25th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £665 | £700 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £760 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £825 | £838 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £651 | £669 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.77% | -4.43% | +12.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 19 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £69.68 | £81.86 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £71.82 | £81.88 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £79.16 | £87.46 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.50% | +24.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85.22 | £87.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £86.59 | £87.53 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £79.16 | £87.46 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.50% | +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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £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 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 2025.
Security Architect
Top 13 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 30 April 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 | -16 | 272 | £675 | -3.57% | 135 |
| London | +4 | 160 | £675 | -8.16% | 46 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 113 | £651 | -2.77% | 96 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 107 | £675 | -3.57% | 69 |
| South East | -22 | 34 | £625 | -3.85% | 15 |
| South West | +58 | 29 | £670 | -7.59% | 17 |
| Midlands | +40 | 22 | £700 | -6.67% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 22 | £700 | -13.85% | 7 |
| North of England | +1 | 19 | £669 | +0.19% | 37 |
| Scotland | +11 | 15 | £600 | -14.29% | 5 |
| North West | -9 | 13 | £669 | -0.04% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 5 | £680 | +2.64% | 3 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £625 | - | 8 |
Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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