Security Manager Contract Job Trends in Devon

Security Manager
South West > Devon

The median Security Manager daily rate in Devon is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager 10 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 3.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - -
South West median daily rate £800 £600 £665
% change year-on-year +33.33% -9.77% -3.27%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 296 118 209
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 74.21% 96.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 46 139
10th Percentile £213 £200 £150
25th Percentile £387 £305 £329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £413 £460
Median % change year-on-year +27.88% -10.33% -1.08%
75th Percentile £656 £525 £600
90th Percentile £750 £581 £676
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 18 22
10th Percentile £12.71 £21.40 £20.21
25th Percentile £14.96 £22.76 £34.81
Median hourly rate £18.50 £25.15 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.44% -61.31% +44.44%
75th Percentile £19.95 £28.50 £72.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £66.50 -
South West median hourly rate £62.50 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +148.51% -62.74% +9.76%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Security Manager job vacancy trend in Devon

Security Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Devon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Devon

Security Manager
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the Devon region over the 6 months to 29 August 2026. 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
Exeter - 10 £800 - 2
Security Manager
South West

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 29 August 2026, 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 Devon region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 10 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 6 (60.00%) ITIL
2 6 (60.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
4 4 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (40.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 4 (40.00%) Incident Response
4 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
5 3 (30.00%) AWS
5 3 (30.00%) Azure
5 3 (30.00%) CISM
5 3 (30.00%) CISSP
5 3 (30.00%) Cloud Security
5 3 (30.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 3 (30.00%) GDPR
5 3 (30.00%) Incident Management
5 3 (30.00%) Information Security
5 3 (30.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 3 (30.00%) NCSC
5 3 (30.00%) Security Monitoring
5 3 (30.00%) Service Management
5 3 (30.00%) Use Case
6 2 (20.00%) Budget Management
6 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
6 2 (20.00%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (20.00%) Open Source
6 2 (20.00%) OSINT
6 2 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
6 2 (20.00%) SIEM

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 3 (30.00%) AWS
1 3 (30.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 6 (60.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (60.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 4 (40.00%) CSOC
3 3 (30.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 10 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 6 (60.00%) ITIL
2 6 (60.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 4 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (40.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 4 (40.00%) Incident Response
4 3 (30.00%) Cloud Security
4 3 (30.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 3 (30.00%) Incident Management
4 3 (30.00%) Information Security
4 3 (30.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 3 (30.00%) Security Monitoring
4 3 (30.00%) Service Management
4 3 (30.00%) Use Case
5 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (20.00%) Open Source
5 2 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
5 2 (20.00%) SIEM
5 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (30.00%) CISM
3 3 (30.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) GDPR
1 3 (30.00%) NCSC