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 4 November 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 208 161 152
Rank change year-on-year -47 -9 +46
Contract Security Manager jobs 27 12 27
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.40% 0.31% 0.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.35% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 10 24
10th Percentile £483 £446 £507
25th Percentile £536 £472 £514
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £527 £600
Median % change year-on-year +9.11% -12.17% -
75th Percentile £609 £584 £675
90th Percentile £684 £600 £745
England median daily rate £600 £543 £600
% change year-on-year +10.60% -9.58% -7.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
4 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title 6,162 3,430 3,822
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.06% 89.58% 92.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,358 2,220 2,289
10th Percentile £275 £204 £246
25th Percentile £425 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £508
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.48% -0.98%
75th Percentile £625 £595 £625
90th Percentile £725 £663 £685
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 939 336 216
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.38 £16.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £16.10 £26.81
Median hourly rate £47.50 £20.79 £57.52
Median % change year-on-year +128.48% -63.86% +15.04%
75th Percentile £72.01 £50.00 £72.36
90th Percentile £88.00 £72.50 £75.16
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £41.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -38.66% -10.64%

Security Manager Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Security Manager job postings 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 Security Manager jobs in the South East over the 6 months to 4 November 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 Security Manager jobs within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -24 16 £575 +7.28% 10
Berkshire -16 13 £575 +7.28% 2
Kent - 7 £550 -
Hampshire -23 5 £575 +21.05% 4
Middlesex - 2 - - 1
Buckinghamshire - 2 £659 - 8
Oxfordshire - 1 £460 -
Security Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, Security Manager contract job ads cited 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 Security Manager job ads across the South East region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Cybersecurity63.0%17
2Stakeholder Management40.7%11
3Agile37.0%10
3Regulatory Compliance37.0%10
5Risk Management29.6%8
6Security Operations25.9%7
7Security Cleared22.2%6
7Vulnerability Management22.2%6
9Information Security18.5%5
9Network Security18.5%5
9PRINCE218.5%5
12Incident Response14.8%4
12ISO/IEC 2700114.8%4
12SC Cleared14.8%4
15Change Management11.1%3
15Continuous Improvement11.1%3
15Degree11.1%3
15Infrastructure Engineering11.1%3
15Network Architecture11.1%3
15NIST11.1%3
15Portfolio Management11.1%3
15Product Management11.1%3
15Programme Governance11.1%3
15Programme Management11.1%3
15Project Management11.1%3
15Roadmaps11.1%3
15Stakeholder Engagement11.1%3
28Broadband7.4%2
28Cyber Essentials7.4%2
28Cyber Resilience7.4%2

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Cybersecurity Manager51.9%14
2Security Project Manager22.2%6
3Programme Manager14.8%4
3Project Manager - Cybersecurity14.8%4
5Portfolio Manager11.1%3
5Technical Manager11.1%3
5Telecoms Programme Manager11.1%3
8Systems Manager7.4%2
9Governance Manager3.7%1
9IT Security Project Manager3.7%1
9Operational Security Manager3.7%1
9Security Assurance Manager3.7%1
9Security Operations Manager3.7%1
9Senior Project Manager3.7%1
9Technical Programme Manager3.7%1
25 Security Manager jobs in the South East