Cybersecurity Architect Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Cybersecurity Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Cybersecurity Architect daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 290 301 448
Rank change year-on-year +11 +147 +154
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Architect 14 44 29
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.14% 0.29% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.31% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 25 17
10th Percentile £542 £591 £500
25th Percentile - £600 £573
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £750 £650
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +15.38% -0.54%
75th Percentile £675 £825 £738
90th Percentile £700 £930 £860
UK median daily rate £625 £673 £700
% change year-on-year -7.06% -3.93% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 10 0
Median hourly rate - £87.50 -
UK median hourly rate £85.00 £87.46 -
% change year-on-year -2.81% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Cybersecurity Architect
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Cybersecurity Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cybersecurity Architect trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Cybersecurity Architect
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Cybersecurity Architect.

Cybersecurity Architect daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity Architect
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Cybersecurity Architect over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Cybersecurity Architect daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity Architect
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Cybersecurity Architect.

Cybersecurity Architect hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Cybersecurity 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Cybersecurity Architect in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (57.14%) SC Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) Security Cleared
3 7 (50.00%) Risk Management
4 5 (35.71%) CISSP
4 5 (35.71%) Security Architecture
4 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
5 4 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (28.57%) NIST
5 4 (28.57%) Threat Modelling
5 4 (28.57%) Windows
5 4 (28.57%) Information Security
6 3 (21.43%) CISM
6 3 (21.43%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (21.43%) NCSC
6 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
6 3 (21.43%) Cloud Security
6 3 (21.43%) GRC
7 2 (14.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 2 (14.29%) Operational Technology
7 2 (14.29%) Architectural Design
7 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
7 2 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
7 2 (14.29%) GDPR
7 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (14.29%) AWS
7 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
7 2 (14.29%) Military
7 2 (14.29%) Risk Assessment

Cybersecurity Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) AWS
2 1 (7.14%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Network Security
General
1 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Military
2 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 2 (14.29%) Operational Technology
3 1 (7.14%) Data Centre
3 1 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (7.14%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (28.57%) Windows
2 1 (7.14%) Apple iOS
2 1 (7.14%) Linux
2 1 (7.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 5 (35.71%) Security Architecture
4 4 (28.57%) Information Security
4 4 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (28.57%) Threat Modelling
5 3 (21.43%) Cloud Security
5 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
6 2 (14.29%) Architectural Design
6 2 (14.29%) Computer Science
6 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (14.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 2 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
6 2 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
7 1 (7.14%) Capacity Management
7 1 (7.14%) DevSecOps
7 1 (7.14%) OWASP
7 1 (7.14%) Risk Analysis
7 1 (7.14%) SIEM
7 1 (7.14%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 8 (57.14%) SC Cleared
1 8 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 5 (35.71%) CISSP
3 3 (21.43%) CISM
4 2 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) NIST
2 3 (21.43%) GRC
2 3 (21.43%) NCSC
3 2 (14.29%) GDPR
4 1 (7.14%) COBIT
4 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (7.14%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) CyberArk
2 1 (7.14%) Qualys
2 1 (7.14%) ServiceNow