Security Manager Contract Job Trends in the South East

Security Manager
England > South East

The median Security Manager daily rate in the South East is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 142 159
Rank change year-on-year -53 +17 +28
Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager 33 17 22
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.50% 0.49% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.54% 0.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 13 20
10th Percentile £459 - £511
25th Percentile £513 £425 £514
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £536 £588
Median % change year-on-year +7.28% -8.77% +2.17%
75th Percentile £666 £600 £675
90th Percentile £725 £602 £681
England median daily rate £575 £575 £600
% change year-on-year - -4.17% -4.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 6,033 3,140 4,290
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 90.20% 92.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,513 2,028 2,584
10th Percentile £303 £205 £250
25th Percentile £425 £374 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £625
90th Percentile £714 £663 £688
England median daily rate £525 £506 £525
% change year-on-year +3.75% -3.62% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 753 282 338
10th Percentile £15.38 £13.75 £16.18
25th Percentile £23.00 £15.50 £34.25
Median hourly rate £52.43 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +108.45% -56.15% +14.70%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £85.20 £72.85 £80.00
England median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £46.87
% change year-on-year +73.20% -46.34% +6.85%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Security Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in the South East

Security Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 5 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Manager in the South East

Security Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in the South East

Security Manager
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 5 September 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
Thames Valley -22 31 £575 +7.28% 5
Berkshire -8 28 £575 +7.28% 1
Hampshire - 4 £575 - 7
Buckinghamshire - 2 £618 - 4
Oxfordshire -23 1 £460 -31.85%
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 5 September 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 South East region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 21 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (39.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 13 (39.39%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (36.36%) NIST
4 11 (33.33%) Change Management
4 11 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (33.33%) SOC 2
5 10 (30.30%) Risk Management
5 10 (30.30%) Security Operations
6 9 (27.27%) Cyber Resilience
6 9 (27.27%) Programme Delivery
7 7 (21.21%) Agile
7 7 (21.21%) GDPR
7 7 (21.21%) PMI Certification
7 7 (21.21%) PMP
8 6 (18.18%) Budget Management
8 6 (18.18%) CISM
8 6 (18.18%) CISSP
8 6 (18.18%) Regulatory Compliance
8 6 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
9 5 (15.15%) Matrix Organization
9 5 (15.15%) Project Delivery
9 5 (15.15%) Storytelling
10 4 (12.12%) Patch Management
10 4 (12.12%) SIEM
11 3 (9.09%) BCP
11 3 (9.09%) Data Protection
11 3 (9.09%) GRC
11 3 (9.09%) Microsoft
11 3 (9.09%) Product Management

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.06%) Azure
1 2 (6.06%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (3.03%) GitHub
2 1 (3.03%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.06%) Network Security
2 1 (3.03%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 2 (6.06%) JIRA
2 1 (3.03%) Artifactory
General
1 10 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 9 (27.27%) Finance
3 3 (9.09%) Telecoms
4 1 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.03%) Legal
4 1 (3.03%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.12%) Operational Technology
1 4 (12.12%) Virtual Team
2 2 (6.06%) Security Posture
3 1 (3.03%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (3.03%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (39.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 13 (39.39%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (33.33%) Change Management
4 10 (30.30%) Risk Management
4 10 (30.30%) Security Operations
5 9 (27.27%) Cyber Resilience
5 9 (27.27%) Programme Delivery
6 7 (21.21%) Agile
7 6 (18.18%) Budget Management
7 6 (18.18%) Regulatory Compliance
7 6 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (15.15%) Matrix Organization
8 5 (15.15%) Project Delivery
8 5 (15.15%) Storytelling
9 4 (12.12%) Patch Management
9 4 (12.12%) SIEM
10 3 (9.09%) BCP
10 3 (9.09%) Data Protection
10 3 (9.09%) Product Management
Qualifications
1 7 (21.21%) PMI Certification
1 7 (21.21%) PMP
2 6 (18.18%) CISM
2 6 (18.18%) CISSP
3 2 (6.06%) Degree
3 2 (6.06%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.03%) CAPM
4 1 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.03%) DV Cleared
4 1 (3.03%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.03%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (36.36%) NIST
2 11 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (33.33%) SOC 2
3 7 (21.21%) GDPR
4 3 (9.09%) GRC
5 2 (6.06%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (3.03%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.03%) CheckPoint
2 1 (3.03%) ServiceNow