Security Architect Contracts in the Midlands

Security Architect
England > Midlands

The median Security Architect daily rate in the Midlands is £785, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 136 123 189
Rank change year-on-year -13 +66 -48
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 5 35 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.17% 1.09% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 1.15% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 26 12
10th Percentile £622 £591 £563
25th Percentile £704 £611 £609
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £785 £653 £650
Median % change year-on-year +20.17% +0.50% -3.70%
75th Percentile £821 £684 £788
90th Percentile £824 £744 £799
England median daily rate £700 £700 £675
% change year-on-year - +3.70% +3.85%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 2,719 3,042 4,799
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 94.50% 95.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,809 2,147 3,499
10th Percentile £213 £225 £208
25th Percentile £338 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +1.05% +15.85%
75th Percentile £588 £595 £569
90th Percentile £675 £692 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 113 146
10th Percentile £11.83 £12.50 £11.63
25th Percentile £14.09 £15.00 £14.67
Median hourly rate £19.00 £20.71 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +13.45% +21.67%
75th Percentile £35.00 £30.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £51.91 £65.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in the Midlands

Security Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Security Architect in the Midlands

Security Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architect in the Midlands

Security Architect
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 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
East Midlands +5 3 £820 +35.31% 1
West Midlands -8 2 £750 +10.29% 5
Security Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 Midlands region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Information Security
1 3 (60.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Azure
2 2 (40.00%) Firewall
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (40.00%) NIST
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (40.00%) Security Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) CISSP
3 1 (20.00%) BCP
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (20.00%) Local Government
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (20.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Product Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Application Security
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (40.00%) Azure
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Local Government
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (20.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (60.00%) Information Security
1 3 (60.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Security Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Application Security
3 1 (20.00%) BCP
3 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Product Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (20.00%) SIEM
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CISSP
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft