Security Management Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Security Management
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Security Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 145 116 126
Rank change year-on-year -29 +10 +49
Contract jobs citing Security Management 13 15 13
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.44% 0.56% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.49% 0.67% 0.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 10 12
10th Percentile £298 - £429
25th Percentile £319 - £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £500 £613
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -18.37% +11.36%
75th Percentile £438 £538 £700
90th Percentile £585 £600 £734
England median daily rate £563 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +2.27% -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £40.46 - -
England median hourly rate £45.46 £58.75 £55.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% +6.82% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Security Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,650 2,232 2,322
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 89.05% 83.75% 84.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,706 1,393 1,600
10th Percentile £250 £255 £252
25th Percentile £368 £375 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.56% -1.52%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £697 £700
England median daily rate £508 £525 £547
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.02% -0.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 73 105
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.70 £14.30
25th Percentile £17.22 £17.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £21.25 £24.18 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.12% -10.44% +59.43%
75th Percentile £26.51 £35.00 £51.50
90th Percentile £38.57 £52.00 £68.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +27.14%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Security Management job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Security Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Security Management

Security Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Management in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Management in the Midlands

Security Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Security Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Security Management

Security Management
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 November 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
East Midlands -8 7 £350 -53.33% 3
West Midlands -32 6 - - 6
Security Management
England

Security Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 5 (38.46%) Legal
1 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Automotive
2 2 (15.38%) Law
2 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
3 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
3 1 (7.69%) Aviation
3 1 (7.69%) Local Government
3 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (23.08%) Analyst
1 3 (23.08%) Information Analyst
1 3 (23.08%) Information Security Analyst
1 3 (23.08%) Security Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Automation Specialist
2 2 (15.38%) Compliance Specialist
2 2 (15.38%) Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 2 (15.38%) Data Protection Officer
2 2 (15.38%) Security Specialist
3 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Security Consultant
3 1 (7.69%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Management Information System
2 4 (30.77%) Operational Technology
3 2 (15.38%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (15.38%) Infotainment
3 2 (15.38%) Mobile App
4 1 (7.69%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Data Protection
2 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (46.15%) Information Security
2 6 (46.15%) ISMS
3 5 (38.46%) Information Security Management
4 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (30.77%) Network Design
5 3 (23.08%) Data Privacy
5 3 (23.08%) Internal Audit
6 2 (15.38%) Data Discovery
6 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
7 1 (7.69%) Information Governance
7 1 (7.69%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (7.69%) Systems Engineering
7 1 (7.69%) Validation
7 1 (7.69%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) CISM
2 1 (7.69%) CISSP
2 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (61.54%) GDPR
2 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (15.38%) GRC
3 2 (15.38%) PERC
4 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft