Operational Security Manager Contract Job Trends in Central London

Operational Security Manager
London > Central London

The median Operational Security Manager daily rate in Central London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 128 145
Rank change year-on-year -4 +17 -
Contract jobs requiring an Operational Security Manager 1 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.049% 0.13% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.14% 0.079%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £570 -
25th Percentile £575 £581 £638
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £605 £675
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -10.37% -
75th Percentile £625 £623 £713
90th Percentile - £630 -
London median daily rate £600 £635 £725
% change year-on-year -5.51% -12.41% -3.33%

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 1,889 2,156 2,542
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 92.69% 94.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,311 1,358 1,836
10th Percentile £325 £363 £337
25th Percentile £425 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £575 £566
Median % change year-on-year -5.65% +1.59% -1.57%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £775 £800
London median daily rate £535 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -2.73% -1.79% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 25 19
10th Percentile £19.24 £19.66 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £31.25 £20.72
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +40.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £36.00 £61.25 £47.75
90th Percentile £51.25 £112.00 £66.75
London median hourly rate £28.06 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -19.82% - -

Operational Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Operational Security Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

Operational Security Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operational Security Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operational Security Manager job vacancies in Central London

Operational Security Manager
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Security Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 23 December 2025. 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
City of London -11 1 £600 -0.83%
Operational Security Manager
London

Operational Security Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Operational Security Manager 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 Operational Security Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (100.00%) ISSMP
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations

Operational Security Manager 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISSMP
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft