Security Manager Contracts in the North of England

Security Manager
England > North of England

The median Security Manager daily rate in the North of England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 181 195
Rank change year-on-year +26 +14 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager 9 10 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.26% 0.21% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.22% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 9 11
10th Percentile £519 £410 £500
25th Percentile £525 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -6.38%
75th Percentile £594 £565 £581
90th Percentile £619 £689 £588
England median daily rate £556 £613 £618
% change year-on-year -9.18% -0.81% +7.39%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 3,262 4,512 5,210
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 92.80% 95.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,156 2,739 3,620
10th Percentile £263 £263 £263
25th Percentile £375 £388 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.13% -2.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £576 £600
90th Percentile £638 £650 £688
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 450 169
10th Percentile £12.58 £11.11 £14.00
25th Percentile £14.13 £13.23 £17.50
Median hourly rate £22.14 £23.80 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.97% -8.46% +30.00%
75th Percentile £50.00 £47.88 £43.48
90th Percentile £76.11 £68.75 £56.38
England median hourly rate £28.75 £39.55 £43.63
% change year-on-year -27.31% -9.35% +78.37%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in the North of England

Security Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Manager in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Security Manager in the North of England

Security Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Manager in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Security Manager in the North of England

Security Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 24 June 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
Yorkshire +4 6 £550 +10.00% 13
North West +6 3 - - 23
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Security Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 5 (55.56%) Finance
3 4 (44.44%) Risk Management
3 4 (44.44%) PMI Certification
3 4 (44.44%) Project Management
3 4 (44.44%) PRINCE2
4 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (33.33%) Contingency Planning
4 3 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
4 3 (33.33%) NIST
4 3 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 3 (33.33%) PMI
4 3 (33.33%) PRINCE
4 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
4 3 (33.33%) Roadmaps
4 3 (33.33%) Project Planning
5 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (22.22%) Migration
5 2 (22.22%) CISSP
5 2 (22.22%) CISM
5 2 (22.22%) Change Management
5 2 (22.22%) Risk Register
5 2 (22.22%) Project Delivery
5 2 (22.22%) Programme Governance
5 2 (22.22%) Matrix Organization
5 2 (22.22%) SIEM
5 2 (22.22%) AlgoSec

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
1 1 (11.11%) Azure Sentinel
General
1 5 (55.56%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Banking
3 1 (11.11%) Financial Institution
3 1 (11.11%) Legal
3 1 (11.11%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 3 (33.33%) PMI
2 1 (11.11%) Operational Technology
2 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (44.44%) PRINCE2
2 4 (44.44%) Project Management
2 4 (44.44%) Risk Management
3 3 (33.33%) Contingency Planning
3 3 (33.33%) PRINCE
3 3 (33.33%) Project Planning
3 3 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 3 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (22.22%) Change Management
4 2 (22.22%) Matrix Organization
4 2 (22.22%) Migration
4 2 (22.22%) Programme Governance
4 2 (22.22%) Project Delivery
4 2 (22.22%) Risk Register
4 2 (22.22%) SIEM
5 1 (11.11%) Information Security
5 1 (11.11%) Security Management
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 4 (44.44%) PMI Certification
3 2 (22.22%) CISM
3 2 (22.22%) CISSP
4 1 (11.11%) CESG Certified Professional
4 1 (11.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (11.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 1 (11.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) NIST
2 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (11.11%) GDPR
3 1 (11.11%) GRC
3 1 (11.11%) NCSC
3 1 (11.11%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Nessus
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) AlgoSec
2 1 (11.11%) Qualys