Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire

Security Architect
South West > Wiltshire

The median Security Architect daily rate in Wiltshire is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 48 71
Rank change year-on-year -2 +23 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 13 15 11
As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire 2.66% 2.64% 1.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.99% 3.09% 1.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 6 3
10th Percentile £523 £374 £630
25th Percentile £561 £409 £656
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £544 £700
Median % change year-on-year +19.54% -22.32% +12.00%
75th Percentile £698 £600 £725
90th Percentile £706 - £740
South West median daily rate £650 £613 £700
% change year-on-year +6.12% -12.50% -3.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 435 486 778
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.14% 85.56% 95.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 336 566
10th Percentile £347 £356 £300
25th Percentile £512 £460 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +1.85%
75th Percentile £675 £643 £636
90th Percentile £750 £725 £724
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -0.95% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 11 25
10th Percentile £16.55 - £14.36
25th Percentile £20.50 - £44.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £12.79 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +87.65% -74.42% -9.09%
75th Percentile £25.15 £15.58 £60.00
90th Percentile - £25.00 £69.50
South West median hourly rate £32.50 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -50.00% +15.06% -10.33%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Wiltshire

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

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

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

Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Wiltshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Wiltshire over the 6 months to 11 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architect in Wiltshire

Security Architect
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 11 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
Corsham +15 9 £650 -
Swindon -10 3 £505 -15.83% 1
Security Architect
South West

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

For the 6 months to 11 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 across the Wiltshire region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
2 9 (69.23%) NCSC
3 6 (46.15%) DV Cleared
4 4 (30.77%) Cloud Security
4 4 (30.77%) Cryptography
4 4 (30.77%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (30.77%) JSP 440
4 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
4 4 (30.77%) Roadmaps
4 4 (30.77%) SC Cleared
4 4 (30.77%) Security Architecture
5 3 (23.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (23.08%) Data Protection
5 3 (23.08%) Design Patterns
5 3 (23.08%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (23.08%) ITIL
5 3 (23.08%) Linux
5 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (23.08%) OPNET
5 3 (23.08%) Programme Management
5 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
5 3 (23.08%) SAP
5 3 (23.08%) Skype
5 3 (23.08%) SQL
5 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (23.08%) vCenter Server
5 3 (23.08%) VMware
5 3 (23.08%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (23.08%) VMware Infrastructure

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) AWS
1 2 (15.38%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) Skype
1 3 (23.08%) VSAN
2 2 (15.38%) Firewall
3 1 (7.69%) Network Security
General
1 7 (53.85%) Public Sector
2 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
3 5 (38.46%) Finance
4 3 (23.08%) Electronics
4 3 (23.08%) Manufacturing
4 3 (23.08%) Marketing
4 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
5 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (15.38%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Cyber Defence
2 4 (30.77%) PKI
3 3 (23.08%) Data Centre
3 3 (23.08%) Private Cloud
3 3 (23.08%) Security Posture
4 2 (15.38%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) Linux
1 3 (23.08%) Windows
1 3 (23.08%) Windows 10
1 3 (23.08%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Cloud Security
1 4 (30.77%) Cryptography
1 4 (30.77%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (30.77%) Roadmaps
1 4 (30.77%) Security Architecture
2 3 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (23.08%) Data Protection
2 3 (23.08%) Design Patterns
2 3 (23.08%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (23.08%) ITIL
2 3 (23.08%) Programme Management
2 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
2 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (15.38%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (15.38%) Information Assurance
3 2 (15.38%) NsoIT
3 2 (15.38%) Service Management
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (15.38%) Technology Roadmap
3 2 (15.38%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
2 6 (46.15%) DV Cleared
3 4 (30.77%) SC Cleared
4 2 (15.38%) CISM
4 2 (15.38%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (69.23%) NCSC
2 4 (30.77%) JSP 440
3 2 (15.38%) GDPR
3 2 (15.38%) NIST
3 2 (15.38%) PCI DSS
3 2 (15.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (7.69%) RMADS
System Software
1 3 (23.08%) VMware ESXi
1 3 (23.08%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (23.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (23.08%) OPNET
1 3 (23.08%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 3 (23.08%) SAP
2 3 (23.08%) VMware
3 1 (7.69%) F5
3 1 (7.69%) LogRhythm