Security Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Security Project Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Project Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £610, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026.

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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 95 131
Rank change year-on-year -37 +36 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Security Project Manager 17 6 7
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.57% 0.40% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.43% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 4 7
10th Percentile - £519 £498
25th Percentile £575 £547 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year +6.09% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £725 £591 £656
90th Percentile £765 £596 £663
South East median daily rate £605 £575 £575
% change year-on-year +5.22% - -1.08%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,732 1,387 2,411
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.28% 92.47% 92.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,774 869 1,380
10th Percentile £305 £263 £213
25th Percentile £408 £400 £371
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% - -
75th Percentile £600 £606 £600
90th Percentile £670 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £518 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 57 183
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £15.55
25th Percentile £24.25 £17.50 £19.25
Median hourly rate £73.60 £46.30 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.96% +2.89% -
75th Percentile £85.63 £65.62 £62.25
90th Percentile £97.50 £78.31 £85.57
South East median hourly rate £54.00 £32.28 £47.50
% change year-on-year +67.31% -32.05% -1.86%

Security Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Security Project Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Security Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Project Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Project Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Security Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Project Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 18 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Project Manager in the Thames Valley

Security Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Project Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Berkshire -21 16 £625 +8.70% 2
Buckinghamshire - 1 £610 -
Security Project Manager
South East

Security Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, Security Project 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 Thames Valley region featuring Security Project Manager in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (88.24%) Change Management
2 15 (88.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (88.24%) NIST
2 15 (88.24%) SOC 2
2 15 (88.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 11 (64.71%) GDPR
3 11 (64.71%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (47.06%) Budget Management
4 8 (47.06%) CISM
4 8 (47.06%) CISSP
4 8 (47.06%) Matrix Organization
4 8 (47.06%) PMI Certification
4 8 (47.06%) PMP
5 5 (29.41%) Project Delivery
5 5 (29.41%) SIEM
5 5 (29.41%) Vulnerability Management
6 4 (23.53%) Acceptance Criteria
6 4 (23.53%) BCP
6 4 (23.53%) Budgeting
6 4 (23.53%) Cyber Resilience
6 4 (23.53%) Data Protection
6 4 (23.53%) Impact Assessments
6 4 (23.53%) Patch Management
6 4 (23.53%) Programme Delivery
6 4 (23.53%) Regulatory Compliance
6 4 (23.53%) Risk Management
6 4 (23.53%) Runbook
6 4 (23.53%) Security Operations
6 4 (23.53%) Sprint Planning

Security Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.76%) Azure
1 2 (11.76%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 11 (64.71%) Finance
2 5 (29.41%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Operational Technology
1 4 (23.53%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (88.24%) Change Management
2 15 (88.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 11 (64.71%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (47.06%) Budget Management
4 8 (47.06%) Matrix Organization
5 5 (29.41%) Project Delivery
5 5 (29.41%) SIEM
5 5 (29.41%) Vulnerability Management
6 4 (23.53%) Acceptance Criteria
6 4 (23.53%) BCP
6 4 (23.53%) Cyber Resilience
6 4 (23.53%) Data Protection
6 4 (23.53%) Patch Management
6 4 (23.53%) Programme Delivery
6 4 (23.53%) Regulatory Compliance
6 4 (23.53%) Risk Management
6 4 (23.53%) Runbook
6 4 (23.53%) Security Operations
6 4 (23.53%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 8 (47.06%) CISM
1 8 (47.06%) CISSP
1 8 (47.06%) PMI Certification
1 8 (47.06%) PMP
2 1 (5.88%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (88.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 15 (88.24%) NIST
1 15 (88.24%) SOC 2
2 11 (64.71%) GDPR
3 3 (17.65%) PMO
Systems Management
1 3 (17.65%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) CheckPoint
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft