Project Manager - Cybersecurity Contract Job Trends in Central London

Project Manager - Cybersecurity
London > Central London

The median Project Manager - Cybersecurity daily rate in Central London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 131 147
Rank change year-on-year +7 +16 +57
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager - Cybersecurity 1 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.052% 0.085% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% 0.091% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £643 £566
25th Percentile - £671 £572
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £736 £588
Median % change year-on-year -32.09% +25.32% +6.82%
75th Percentile - £796 £597
90th Percentile - £820 £599
London median daily rate £470 £638 £638
% change year-on-year -26.31% - +19.16%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,784 2,196 2,820
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 93.25% 94.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,240 1,378 1,980
10th Percentile £329 £363 £342
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £681 £688
90th Percentile £766 £775 £800
London median daily rate £545 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 24 18
10th Percentile £17.97 £21.29 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.07 £30.19 £18.93
Median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.76% -5.41% -8.64%
75th Percentile £35.88 £82.19 £51.56
90th Percentile £60.25 £129.85 £70.25
London median hourly rate £26.78 £37.50 £39.42
% change year-on-year -28.59% -4.87% +20.37%

Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Manager - Cybersecurity' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Project Manager - Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Central London

Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager - Cybersecurity job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager - Cybersecurity job vacancies in Central London

Project Manager - Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Project Manager - Cybersecurity contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring Project Manager - Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Project Manager - Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST