Security Architecture Contracts in the West Midlands

Security Architecture
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Security Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 93 102 177
Rank change year-on-year +9 +75 -21
Contract jobs citing Security Architecture 21 14 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.11% 0.72% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 0.85% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 11 1
10th Percentile £550 £525 -
25th Percentile £575 £706 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £750 £1,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -25.00% +59.50%
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile £738 - -
England median daily rate £675 £650 £675
% change year-on-year +3.85% -3.70% +4.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Security Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,574 1,653 3,048
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.06% 84.81% 87.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 989 1,115 2,146
10th Percentile £250 £263 £281
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - +8.40%
75th Percentile £624 £600 £584
90th Percentile £715 £714 £658
England median daily rate £525 £547 £550
% change year-on-year -4.02% -0.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 54 49
10th Percentile £14.70 £16.09 £12.00
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.31 £14.36
Median hourly rate £26.13 £27.50 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +55.19% +15.59%
75th Percentile £34.47 £49.38 £20.94
90th Percentile £51.00 £67.50 £35.20
England median hourly rate £36.90 £44.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -17.08% +27.14% +67.54%

Security Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Security Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architecture in the West Midlands

Security Architecture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Security Architecture in the West Midlands

Security Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Architecture in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Architecture in the West Midlands

Security Architecture
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Birmingham +8 5 £700 -6.67% 2
Herefordshire -7 3 £650 +18.18% 1
Warwickshire -12 3 £550 -26.67%
Security Architecture
England

Security Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (38.10%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (33.33%) AWS
2 4 (19.05%) Azure
3 3 (14.29%) AWS Direct Connect
3 3 (14.29%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 3 (14.29%) GCP
3 3 (14.29%) Route 53
3 3 (14.29%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (66.67%) Network Security
2 10 (47.62%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (23.81%) Firewall
4 4 (19.05%) LAN
4 4 (19.05%) WAN
5 3 (14.29%) NGFW
5 3 (14.29%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (47.62%) Big Data
General
1 11 (52.38%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Legal
4 3 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (9.52%) Automotive
6 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) Architect
2 4 (19.05%) Security Architect
3 3 (14.29%) Network Architect
4 2 (9.52%) Security Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Designer
5 1 (4.76%) Hardware Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Infrastructure Designer
5 1 (4.76%) Project Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
5 1 (4.76%) Security Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (47.62%) Apache NiFi
2 3 (14.29%) SAML
3 1 (4.76%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (47.62%) Cyber Defence
1 10 (47.62%) Distributed Applications
1 10 (47.62%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.52%) PKI
3 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.76%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 10 (47.62%) Android
1 10 (47.62%) Apple iOS
1 10 (47.62%) Linux
1 10 (47.62%) Unix
1 10 (47.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (57.14%) Information Security
2 11 (52.38%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (47.62%) Actionable Insight
3 10 (47.62%) Analytics
3 10 (47.62%) Data Analysis
3 10 (47.62%) Data Engineering
3 10 (47.62%) Data Management
3 10 (47.62%) Data Pipeline
3 10 (47.62%) Kalman Filter
3 10 (47.62%) Security Operations
3 10 (47.62%) SIEM
4 4 (19.05%) Architectural Patterns
4 4 (19.05%) Decision-Making
4 4 (19.05%) Migration
4 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (14.29%) High Availability
5 3 (14.29%) IT Strategy
5 3 (14.29%) Network Architecture
5 3 (14.29%) Roadmaps
6 2 (9.52%) Key Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) C
1 1 (4.76%) C++
1 1 (4.76%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 9 (42.86%) DV Cleared
3 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (47.62%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 3 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 2 (9.52%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (14.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Red Hat
2 3 (14.29%) CheckPoint
2 3 (14.29%) Fortinet
2 3 (14.29%) Juniper
2 3 (14.29%) Palo Alto
3 2 (9.52%) Thales
4 1 (4.76%) Microsoft