Chief Information Security Officer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
North West > Manchester

The median Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) daily rate in Manchester is £620, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Chief Information Security Officer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.069% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £610 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 - -
75th Percentile £630 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £552 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,327 941 1,486
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.33% 93.91% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 834 643 1,060
10th Percentile £313 £301 £300
25th Percentile £400 £392 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £563 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £460 £475 £495
% change year-on-year -3.16% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 37 90
10th Percentile £18.57 £13.00 £12.22
25th Percentile £22.68 £16.25 £13.50
Median hourly rate £52.94 £32.50 £25.60
Median % change year-on-year +62.88% +26.98% -36.01%
75th Percentile £66.25 £37.00 £64.69
90th Percentile £78.75 £62.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.84 £31.51 £25.60
% change year-on-year +35.96% +23.09% -13.66%

Chief Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Chief Information Security Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Chief Information Security Officer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Chief Information Security Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Chief Information Security Officer job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Chief Information Security Officer job vacancies in Manchester

Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Chief Information Security Officer 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 Manchester region featuring Chief Information Security Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft