Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Watford

Security Architect
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Security Architect daily rate in Watford is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Watford 0.94% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £688 - £675
% change year-on-year - - -18.18%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 86 43 96
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.13% 97.73% 95.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 33 77
10th Percentile £238 £245 £275
25th Percentile £325 £375 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £500 £375
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +33.33% -26.65%
75th Percentile £569 £575 £488
90th Percentile £638 - £692
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £525 £438
% change year-on-year -2.86% +20.00% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 5
10th Percentile £14.98 £28.12 £13.20
25th Percentile £15.00 £29.02 £13.69
Median hourly rate £15.98 £32.11 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.25% +121.47% -34.09%
75th Percentile £18.47 £38.29 £14.75
90th Percentile £43.20 £44.46 £14.90
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £50.00 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -20.00%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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 Watford.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Watford

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Watford

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

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

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 2 July 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 Watford region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) IFS
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) RBAC
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) RBAC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IFS