Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Warrington

Security Architect
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Security Architect daily rate in Warrington is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - +14
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 7 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Warrington 4.61% - 3.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.83% - 3.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £680
Cheshire median daily rate £680 £696 £688
% change year-on-year -2.22% +1.16% +13.45%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 145 53 57
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.39% 76.81% 93.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 31 42
10th Percentile £186 £123 £158
25th Percentile £316 £181 £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £325 £363
Median % change year-on-year +40.38% -10.34% -19.44%
75th Percentile £563 £444 £475
90th Percentile £610 £506 £534
Cheshire median daily rate £492 £430 £460
% change year-on-year +14.42% -6.52% -8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 7 3
10th Percentile £13.47 - -
25th Percentile £52.50 - -
Median hourly rate £82.50 £12.82 £11.00
Median % change year-on-year +543.53% +16.55% -78.00%
75th Percentile £85.00 £40.04 £14.88
90th Percentile £87.00 £67.25 £17.20
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £32.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +0.70% -8.57% +13.80%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Warrington

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Warrington

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

For the 6 months to 16 August 2026, 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 across the Warrington region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Security Architecture
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (42.86%) Azure
4 3 (42.86%) Technical Leadership
4 3 (42.86%) Threat Modelling
5 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architecture
5 2 (28.57%) Information Governance
5 2 (28.57%) Matrix Management
5 2 (28.57%) NIST
5 2 (28.57%) NIST 800
5 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (14.29%) Application Security
6 1 (14.29%) Architectural Design
6 1 (14.29%) Architectural Patterns
6 1 (14.29%) Architecture Governance
6 1 (14.29%) Azure Certification
6 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
6 1 (14.29%) Data Loss Prevention
6 1 (14.29%) Design Patterns
6 1 (14.29%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (14.29%) Migration
6 1 (14.29%) Network Security
6 1 (14.29%) Power Platform

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington 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 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Network Security
General
1 5 (71.43%) Military
1 5 (71.43%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Operational Technology
2 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 2 (28.57%) SCADA
3 1 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Security Architecture
2 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (42.86%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (42.86%) Threat Modelling
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (28.57%) Information Governance
4 2 (28.57%) Matrix Management
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Application Security
5 1 (14.29%) Architectural Design
5 1 (14.29%) Architecture Governance
5 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
5 1 (14.29%) Design Patterns
5 1 (14.29%) Migration
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 1 (14.29%) SABSA
5 1 (14.29%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) NIST
1 2 (28.57%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) SAP