Security Manager Contract Job Trends in the South West

Security Manager
England > South West

The median Security Manager daily rate in the South West is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 120 129
Rank change year-on-year -8 +9 +30
Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager 4 7 19
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.17% 0.34% 0.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.36% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 7
10th Percentile - £469 £463
25th Percentile £725 £505 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year +30.43% - -4.56%
75th Percentile £775 £638 £663
90th Percentile - £660 £705
England median daily rate £545 £600 £650
% change year-on-year -9.17% -7.69% +8.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,156 1,920 2,758
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.40% 93.98% 94.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,258 1,184 1,788
10th Percentile £230 £213 £225
25th Percentile £401 £404 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £526
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.99% +0.24%
75th Percentile £642 £625 £646
90th Percentile £738 £714 £713
England median daily rate £505 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -3.81% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 303 131 300
10th Percentile £15.60 £15.62 £18.50
25th Percentile £21.73 £46.88 £45.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £59.68
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +8.91% -8.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £73.75 £83.40
England median hourly rate £27.00 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.86% -22.22% +37.32%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 West.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

Security Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Security Manager
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
Gloucestershire -3 2 £750 +20.00% 6
Wiltshire -14 2 - - 3
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, 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 West region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (75.00%) Information Security
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 2 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) CISM
3 1 (25.00%) CISSP
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment

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

General
1 2 (50.00%) Military
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (75.00%) Information Security
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 2 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) CISM
3 1 (25.00%) CISSP
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared