IT Security Manager Contract Job Trends in the City of London

IT Security Manager
Central London > City of London

The median IT Security Manager daily rate in the City of London is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 117 127
Rank change year-on-year -10 +10 +48
Contract jobs requiring an IT Security Manager 5 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.23% 0.12% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.12% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £669 -
25th Percentile - £678 £725
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £713 £750
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +24.48%
75th Percentile - £753 £775
90th Percentile - £766 -
Central London median daily rate £675 £713 £750
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +24.48%

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 2,026 1,606 2,190
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 92.73% 95.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,390 1,028 1,558
10th Percentile £350 £363 £342
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £565
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +1.77% -5.83%
75th Percentile £675 £684 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £789
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 10 17
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £15.30
25th Percentile £19.05 £24.66 £19.92
Median hourly rate £32.07 £31.75 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% +41.11% -35.71%
75th Percentile £49.83 £45.23 £40.00
90th Percentile £59.72 £76.13 £49.35
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £30.04 £26.56
% change year-on-year -13.07% +13.08% -24.11%

IT Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

IT Security Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

IT Security Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Security Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Security Manager job vacancies in the City of London

IT Security Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 1 April 2026, IT 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 City of London region featuring IT Security Manager in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (60.00%) Ariba
2 3 (60.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 3 (60.00%) FinOps
2 3 (60.00%) Information Security
3 1 (20.00%) Azure
3 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (20.00%) CISM
3 1 (20.00%) CISSP
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (20.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Key Management
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Network Security
3 1 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (20.00%) Project Planning

IT Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 (20.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (60.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 3 (60.00%) FinOps
2 3 (60.00%) Information Security
3 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (20.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Key Management
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) CISM
1 1 (20.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Ariba
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft