Security Architect Contracts in the Thames Valley

Security Architect
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Architect daily rate in the Thames Valley is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 125 148
Rank change year-on-year +61 +23 -22
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 68 25 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.57% 0.87% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.78% 0.92% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 18 8
10th Percentile £111 £600 £539
25th Percentile £478 £620 £597
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £658 £650
Median % change year-on-year -23.95% +1.15% +9.88%
75th Percentile £624 £715 £713
90th Percentile £695 £750 £795
South East median daily rate £650 £700 £588
% change year-on-year -7.14% +19.15% -0.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 3 0
10th Percentile £81.86 £72.13 -
25th Percentile £81.88 £73.21 -
Median hourly rate £87.46 £75.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.61% - -
75th Percentile £87.50 £75.34 -
90th Percentile £87.53 £75.54 -
South East median hourly rate £87.46 £75.00 -
% change year-on-year +16.61% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,447 2,705 3,444
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.65% 94.45% 96.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,370 1,838 2,370
10th Percentile £213 £300 £205
25th Percentile £375 £403 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 82 100
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £21.16 £13.00
Median hourly rate £47.95 £49.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +182.86% -16.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £87.46 £78.97 £57.86
South East median hourly rate £48.00 £50.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.00% +150.00% -20.00%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in the Thames Valley

Security Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Security Architect in the Thames Valley

Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architect in the Thames Valley

Security Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Security Architect in the Thames Valley

Security Architect
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Berkshire +39 68 £500 -23.08% 3
Security Architect
South East

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 across the Thames Valley region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 49 (72.06%) Security Cleared
2 42 (61.76%) Security Architecture
3 35 (51.47%) Cybersecurity
4 34 (50.00%) Firewall
4 34 (50.00%) DevOps
5 33 (48.53%) DV Cleared
6 31 (45.59%) Intrusion Detection
7 19 (27.94%) Stakeholder Management
8 17 (25.00%) Public Sector
9 13 (19.12%) Presales
10 8 (11.76%) Risk Management
11 7 (10.29%) Azure
12 6 (8.82%) Network Security
12 6 (8.82%) ITIL
12 6 (8.82%) Identity Access Management
13 5 (7.35%) GDPR
13 5 (7.35%) Threat Modelling
13 5 (7.35%) NIST
13 5 (7.35%) Application Security
13 5 (7.35%) Information Security
13 5 (7.35%) COBIT
14 4 (5.88%) AWS
14 4 (5.88%) OWASP
14 4 (5.88%) ISACA
14 4 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
14 4 (5.88%) Capacity Management
14 4 (5.88%) Project Planning
14 4 (5.88%) Information Security Management
14 4 (5.88%) Security Management
14 4 (5.88%) Conflict Resolution

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 7 (10.29%) Azure
2 4 (5.88%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (50.00%) Firewall
2 31 (45.59%) Intrusion Detection
3 6 (8.82%) Network Security
4 1 (1.47%) 4G
4 1 (1.47%) 5G
4 1 (1.47%) SSL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.47%) Git
General
1 17 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (4.41%) Telecoms
3 2 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (2.94%) Social Skills
4 1 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.94%) OAuth
1 2 (2.94%) OpenID
1 2 (2.94%) SAML
2 1 (1.47%) Google JAX
2 1 (1.47%) PyTorch
2 1 (1.47%) scikit-learn
2 1 (1.47%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.88%) Data Centre
2 2 (2.94%) CSOC
2 2 (2.94%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (2.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (1.47%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (1.47%) IoT
3 1 (1.47%) iPad
3 1 (1.47%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.47%) PKI
3 1 (1.47%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (61.76%) Security Architecture
2 35 (51.47%) Cybersecurity
3 34 (50.00%) DevOps
4 19 (27.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (19.12%) Presales
6 8 (11.76%) Risk Management
7 6 (8.82%) Identity Access Management
7 6 (8.82%) ITIL
8 5 (7.35%) Application Security
8 5 (7.35%) Information Security
8 5 (7.35%) Threat Modelling
9 4 (5.88%) Budget Management
9 4 (5.88%) Budgeting
9 4 (5.88%) Capacity Management
9 4 (5.88%) Information Security Management
9 4 (5.88%) OWASP
9 4 (5.88%) Project Planning
9 4 (5.88%) Roadmaps
9 4 (5.88%) Security Management
9 4 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.94%) C
1 2 (2.94%) C++
1 2 (2.94%) Python
2 1 (1.47%) Java
2 1 (1.47%) R
Qualifications
1 49 (72.06%) Security Cleared
2 33 (48.53%) DV Cleared
3 4 (5.88%) ISACA
4 2 (2.94%) CISSP
4 2 (2.94%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (1.47%) AWS Certification
5 1 (1.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 1 (1.47%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.47%) CCSP
5 1 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.47%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.35%) COBIT
1 5 (7.35%) GDPR
1 5 (7.35%) NIST
2 2 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.47%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (1.47%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (1.47%) Microsoft
1 1 (1.47%) Palo Alto