Security Architecture Contracts with Work from Home Options

Security Architecture
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Security Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Security Architecture over the 6 months to 22 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 213 249 289
Rank change year-on-year +36 +40 -22
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 137 229 389
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.94% 0.94% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.06% 1.04% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 165 285
10th Percentile £475 £518 £500
25th Percentile £600 £600 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% +10.69%
75th Percentile £750 £775 £750
90th Percentile £850 £850 £813
UK median daily rate £700 £688 £650
% change year-on-year +1.82% +5.77% +8.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 0
10th Percentile - £66.45 -
25th Percentile £87.46 £67.13 -
Median hourly rate £87.50 £68.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +27.73% - -
75th Percentile £87.53 £70.13 -
90th Percentile - £70.95 -
UK median hourly rate £87.46 £74.00 -
% change year-on-year +18.19% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Security Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,871 21,938 40,174
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.92% 89.66% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,680 15,535 29,175
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% +7.14%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £634
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 566 510 537
10th Percentile £14.66 £18.63 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.44 £27.48 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +32.91% +64.58%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £79.27 £71.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £37.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year -2.58% +44.08% +7.00%

Security Architecture
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Architecture trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Architecture.

Security Architecture daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Architecture over the 6 months to 22 May 2024.

Security Architecture daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Architecture.

Security Architecture hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Architecture
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.38%) Confluence
2 1 (0.73%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.46%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.73%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 33 (24.09%) AWS
2 24 (17.52%) Azure
3 13 (9.49%) SaaS
4 7 (5.11%) GCP
5 4 (2.92%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 4 (2.92%) AWS CloudTrail
5 4 (2.92%) Azure Monitor
6 3 (2.19%) IaaS
7 2 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.46%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.46%) PaaS
7 2 (1.46%) Serverless
8 1 (0.73%) Azure API Management
8 1 (0.73%) Azure Event Grid
8 1 (0.73%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.73%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.73%) GitHub
8 1 (0.73%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.73%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 39 (28.47%) Firewall
2 37 (27.01%) Network Security
3 19 (13.87%) Intrusion Detection
4 13 (9.49%) VPN
5 9 (6.57%) TCP/IP
6 6 (4.38%) SSL
7 5 (3.65%) Cisco ISE
8 4 (2.92%) DHCP
8 4 (2.92%) DNS
8 4 (2.92%) tcpdump
8 4 (2.92%) VLAN
8 4 (2.92%) Wireshark
9 3 (2.19%) LAN
9 3 (2.19%) WAN
10 2 (1.46%) WLAN
11 1 (0.73%) 4G
11 1 (0.73%) Cisco Firepower
11 1 (0.73%) Software-Defined Networking
11 1 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.73%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.92%) Apache Hive
1 4 (2.92%) Hadoop
1 4 (2.92%) Tableau
2 1 (0.73%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.73%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.73%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.73%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.73%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (5.11%) JIRA
2 4 (2.92%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.73%) Git
3 1 (0.73%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.73%) Visual Studio
General
1 35 (25.55%) Social Skills
2 34 (24.82%) Public Sector
3 19 (13.87%) Finance
4 14 (10.22%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (6.57%) Manufacturing
6 8 (5.84%) Publishing
7 6 (4.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.65%) Police
9 2 (1.46%) Automotive
9 2 (1.46%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.46%) Legal
9 2 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.73%) Banking
10 1 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.73%) Law
10 1 (0.73%) Marketing
10 1 (0.73%) Retail
10 1 (0.73%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.73%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 94 (68.61%) Architect
2 78 (56.93%) Security Architect
3 24 (17.52%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 16 (11.68%) Technical Architect
5 9 (6.57%) Lead
6 8 (5.84%) Security Engineer
6 8 (5.84%) Security Manager
6 8 (5.84%) Senior
7 7 (5.11%) Delivery Manager
7 7 (5.11%) Lead Architect
8 6 (4.38%) Consultant
8 6 (4.38%) Development Manager
8 6 (4.38%) Mainframe Architect
9 5 (3.65%) Security Technical Architect
9 5 (3.65%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (3.65%) Technical Leader
10 4 (2.92%) Enterprise Architect
10 4 (2.92%) Security Technical Consultant
10 4 (2.92%) Senior Security Architect
10 4 (2.92%) Technical Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.30%) Node.js
2 4 (2.92%) OLE
3 3 (2.19%) OpenID
3 3 (2.19%) SAML
3 3 (2.19%) XACML
4 2 (1.46%) React Native
5 1 (0.73%) .NET
5 1 (0.73%) Pandas
5 1 (0.73%) pytest
5 1 (0.73%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.95%) Public Cloud
2 8 (5.84%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (5.11%) Hybrid Cloud
3 7 (5.11%) Management Information System
3 7 (5.11%) Security Posture
4 6 (4.38%) Data Centre
4 6 (4.38%) Mainframe
5 5 (3.65%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (2.92%) Cloud Native
6 4 (2.92%) Mobile App
6 4 (2.92%) Operational Technology
6 4 (2.92%) YARA
7 3 (2.19%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (2.19%) IoT
8 2 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.46%) PKI
9 1 (0.73%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (0.73%) FMCG
9 1 (0.73%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.73%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 15 (10.95%) Windows
2 12 (8.76%) Apple iOS
3 11 (8.03%) Android
4 10 (7.30%) Windows Server
5 7 (5.11%) Linux
6 2 (1.46%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (45.26%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (26.28%) Agile
3 34 (24.82%) DevOps
3 34 (24.82%) Information Security
4 29 (21.17%) Risk Management
5 21 (15.33%) Cloud Security
5 21 (15.33%) SIEM
6 16 (11.68%) Information Assurance
6 16 (11.68%) SABSA
6 16 (11.68%) TOGAF
7 15 (10.95%) Incident Response
8 14 (10.22%) Penetration Testing
8 14 (10.22%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (10.22%) Roadmaps
8 14 (10.22%) Zero Trust
9 13 (9.49%) Business Strategy
9 13 (9.49%) CI/CD
10 12 (8.76%) Mentoring
10 12 (8.76%) Security Management
10 12 (8.76%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.46%) C#
1 2 (1.46%) Java
1 2 (1.46%) Kotlin
1 2 (1.46%) Python
2 1 (0.73%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.73%) PHP
2 1 (0.73%) Ruby
2 1 (0.73%) SQL
Qualifications
1 60 (43.80%) Security Cleared
2 34 (24.82%) SC Cleared
3 24 (17.52%) CISSP
4 23 (16.79%) DV Cleared
5 19 (13.87%) CISM
6 11 (8.03%) CISA
7 10 (7.30%) TOGAF Certification
8 9 (6.57%) Degree
9 8 (5.84%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (5.84%) CREST Certified
10 5 (3.65%) CEH
10 5 (3.65%) CTC Cleared
11 4 (2.92%) APMP
11 4 (2.92%) CCNA
11 4 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (2.92%) PMP
12 3 (2.19%) Azure Certification
12 3 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (1.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (1.46%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (31.39%) NIST
2 30 (21.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (11.68%) NCSC
4 7 (5.11%) GDPR
5 6 (4.38%) PCI DSS
6 3 (2.19%) GPG13
7 2 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.46%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.73%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.73%) COBIT
System Software
1 6 (4.38%) RACF
2 4 (2.92%) Snort
3 2 (1.46%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.46%) Docker
3 2 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.73%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (4.38%) zSecure
2 5 (3.65%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (2.92%) Kibana
3 4 (2.92%) Trend Micro Deep Security
4 2 (1.46%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.46%) Terraform
5 1 (0.73%) Docker Swarm
Vendors
1 19 (13.87%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.84%) Splunk
3 7 (5.11%) Cisco
3 7 (5.11%) IBM
4 5 (3.65%) Google
5 4 (2.92%) Okta
6 2 (1.46%) Atlassian
6 2 (1.46%) VMware
6 2 (1.46%) Zscaler
7 1 (0.73%) Apple
7 1 (0.73%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.73%) F5
7 1 (0.73%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.73%) Qualys
7 1 (0.73%) Sparx
7 1 (0.73%) TOWER Software