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 £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 131 181
Rank change year-on-year -18 +50 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager 51 22 16
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.94% 0.75% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 0.81% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 16 16
10th Percentile £280 £485 £513
25th Percentile £513 £539 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £713 £613 £653
90th Percentile £750 £738 £706
England median daily rate £575 £590 £650
% change year-on-year -2.54% -9.23% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £80.50 - -
Median hourly rate £83.00 - -
75th Percentile £85.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £83.00 £35.00 £31.80
% change year-on-year +137.14% +10.06% -50.31%

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 4,936 2,722 5,209
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 92.87% 92.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,119 1,800 3,156
10th Percentile £290 £244 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% - -
75th Percentile £610 £613 £610
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 447 143 438
10th Percentile £15.25 £16.95 £12.85
25th Percentile £19.17 £23.50 £18.23
Median hourly rate £41.56 £42.50 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -3.41% -2.22%
75th Percentile £81.00 £63.38 £62.35
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £75.16
England median hourly rate £40.00 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +14.29% +7.69% -23.53%

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 25 March 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 25 March 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 -16 40 £563 -6.25% 6
Berkshire -13 35 £563 -6.25% 6
Hampshire -34 6 £663 +10.42% 3
Buckinghamshire -20 4 £610 +19.96%
West Sussex -13 2 £600 +9.09% 2
Surrey -6 1 - - 2
Oxfordshire -10 1 £375 -44.44%
East Sussex - 1 £725 - 2
Security Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 March 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 30 (58.82%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (39.22%) Security Operations
3 18 (35.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 15 (29.41%) Cyber Resilience
5 14 (27.45%) Change Management
5 14 (27.45%) NIST
6 13 (25.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (25.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 12 (23.53%) CISSP
7 12 (23.53%) SOC 2
8 11 (21.57%) GDPR
8 11 (21.57%) Vulnerability Management
9 10 (19.61%) Programme Delivery
9 10 (19.61%) Security Cleared
10 9 (17.65%) CISM
11 8 (15.69%) Project Management
11 8 (15.69%) Roadmaps
11 8 (15.69%) Storytelling
12 7 (13.73%) Matrix Organization
12 7 (13.73%) SIEM
13 6 (11.76%) Azure
13 6 (11.76%) Budget Management
13 6 (11.76%) Impact Assessments
13 6 (11.76%) PMI Certification
13 6 (11.76%) PMP
13 6 (11.76%) PRINCE2
13 6 (11.76%) Project Delivery
13 6 (11.76%) Regulatory Compliance
14 5 (9.80%) Agile
14 5 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement

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 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 6 (11.76%) Azure
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.96%) AWS
4 1 (1.96%) IaaS
4 1 (1.96%) PaaS
4 1 (1.96%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.88%) Firewall
2 1 (1.96%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) JIRA
General
1 13 (25.49%) Finance
1 13 (25.49%) Social Skills
2 4 (7.84%) Aerospace
3 2 (3.92%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.76%) Operational Technology
2 4 (7.84%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (3.92%) SCADA
3 2 (3.92%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.96%) CCTV
4 1 (1.96%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.96%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.96%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.96%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.96%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.96%) Linux
1 1 (1.96%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (58.82%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (39.22%) Security Operations
3 18 (35.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 15 (29.41%) Cyber Resilience
5 14 (27.45%) Change Management
6 13 (25.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (21.57%) Vulnerability Management
8 10 (19.61%) Programme Delivery
9 8 (15.69%) Project Management
9 8 (15.69%) Roadmaps
9 8 (15.69%) Storytelling
10 7 (13.73%) Matrix Organization
10 7 (13.73%) SIEM
11 6 (11.76%) Budget Management
11 6 (11.76%) Impact Assessments
11 6 (11.76%) PRINCE2
11 6 (11.76%) Project Delivery
11 6 (11.76%) Regulatory Compliance
12 5 (9.80%) Agile
12 5 (9.80%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 12 (23.53%) CISSP
2 10 (19.61%) Security Cleared
3 9 (17.65%) CISM
4 6 (11.76%) PMI Certification
4 6 (11.76%) PMP
5 5 (9.80%) Degree
6 3 (5.88%) CEH
6 3 (5.88%) CREST Certified
6 3 (5.88%) GIAC
6 3 (5.88%) SC Cleared
7 2 (3.92%) APMG
8 1 (1.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (1.96%) APMP
8 1 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.96%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (27.45%) NIST
2 13 (25.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (23.53%) SOC 2
4 11 (21.57%) GDPR
5 5 (9.80%) PMO
6 4 (7.84%) NCSC
7 2 (3.92%) JSP 440
8 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
Systems Management
1 3 (5.88%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (9.80%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.88%) Fortinet
2 3 (5.88%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.96%) CheckPoint