Security Management Contracts in the UK excluding London

Security Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Management over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 249 342 329
Rank change year-on-year +93 -13 +56
Contract jobs citing Security Management 86 55 104
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.67% 0.27% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.32% 0.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 32 74
10th Percentile £326 £326 £463
25th Percentile £494 £391 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -6.25% +4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £669 £700
90th Percentile £699 £804 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £65.50 £64.25 -
25th Percentile £66.25 £66.88 -
Median hourly rate £70.00 £72.50 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +72.62% -
75th Percentile £82.50 £76.88 -
90th Percentile £88.50 £78.75 -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £72.50 £42.00
% change year-on-year -3.45% +72.62% +52.73%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Security Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,664 17,222 20,402
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.66% 83.58% 89.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,264 10,282 14,009
10th Percentile £235 £250 £260
25th Percentile £375 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +3.04%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £690
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 845 2,110 1,238
10th Percentile £13.83 £12.40 £10.63
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.39 £15.22
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.82% +8.57% +75.00%
75th Percentile £60.63 £61.30 £64.63
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.50 £36.13
% change year-on-year -24.66% +1.04% +40.67%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Management in the UK excluding London

Security Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Management in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Security Management in the UK excluding London

Security Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Management in the UK excluding London

Security Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Management in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Security Management in the UK excluding London

Security Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Management in the UK excluding London

Security Management
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 May 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
North of England +32 30 £550 +27.61% 102
South East +46 20 £600 +34.08% 120
Yorkshire +28 19 £550 - 34
South West +41 13 £600 -12.73% 49
West Midlands +23 10 £510 +7.42% 31
Midlands +18 10 £510 +7.42% 59
East of England +36 7 £362 - 47
North West +6 6 £488 -20.73% 51
Scotland +6 6 £528 +53.74% 19
North East +3 5 - - 17
Security Management
UK

Security Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 16 (18.60%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 7 (8.14%) SharePoint
3 4 (4.65%) Confluence
4 1 (1.16%) CMS
4 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (1.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (4.65%) Teamcenter
2 1 (1.16%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 7 (8.14%) Azure
2 3 (3.49%) AWS
2 3 (3.49%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (2.33%) GCP
4 1 (1.16%) OCI
4 1 (1.16%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.16%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 17 (19.77%) DNS
2 8 (9.30%) Network Security
3 7 (8.14%) Firewall
4 3 (3.49%) Internet
5 2 (2.33%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (2.33%) LAN
5 2 (2.33%) MPLS
5 2 (2.33%) SD-WAN
5 2 (2.33%) VPN
5 2 (2.33%) WAN
6 1 (1.16%) 5G
6 1 (1.16%) DHCP
6 1 (1.16%) Ethernet
6 1 (1.16%) Intranet
6 1 (1.16%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.16%) MQTT
6 1 (1.16%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (1.16%) Skype
6 1 (1.16%) SSL
6 1 (1.16%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (19.77%) Oracle Database
2 4 (4.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 4 (4.65%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.16%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.16%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 1 (1.16%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (1.16%) Power BI
3 1 (1.16%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.16%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (1.16%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 37 (43.02%) Social Skills
2 14 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (15.12%) Finance
4 7 (8.14%) Pharmaceutical
5 6 (6.98%) Telecoms
6 5 (5.81%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (5.81%) Public Sector
7 4 (4.65%) Legal
8 3 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.33%) Banking
9 2 (2.33%) Electronics
9 2 (2.33%) Investment Banking
9 2 (2.33%) Law
9 2 (2.33%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.33%) Military
9 2 (2.33%) Publishing
10 1 (1.16%) Marketing
10 1 (1.16%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (15.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 11 (12.79%) Security Engineer
3 10 (11.63%) Security Manager
4 8 (9.30%) Engineering Specialist
4 8 (9.30%) Infrastructure Specialist
4 8 (9.30%) IT Engineer
5 7 (8.14%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 7 (8.14%) Network Engineer
6 6 (6.98%) Administrator
6 6 (6.98%) Architect
7 5 (5.81%) Analyst
7 5 (5.81%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 5 (5.81%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
7 5 (5.81%) Security Administrator
8 4 (4.65%) Consultant
8 4 (4.65%) Data Architect
8 4 (4.65%) Developer
8 4 (4.65%) Lead
8 4 (4.65%) Linux Engineer
8 4 (4.65%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.65%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 17 (19.77%) Linux Command Line
1 17 (19.77%) Management Information System
2 8 (9.30%) Operational Technology
2 8 (9.30%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (8.14%) Data Protection Act
3 7 (8.14%) Security Posture
4 5 (5.81%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (5.81%) Mainframe
5 4 (4.65%) CMDB
5 4 (4.65%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (4.65%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (3.49%) Data Centre
7 2 (2.33%) CCTV
7 2 (2.33%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (2.33%) Data Structures
7 2 (2.33%) IBM Mainframe
7 2 (2.33%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.16%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (1.16%) IoT
8 1 (1.16%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 23 (26.74%) Linux
2 21 (24.42%) Windows
3 17 (19.77%) Windows Server
4 5 (5.81%) zOS
5 2 (2.33%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (39.53%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (31.40%) Agile
2 27 (31.40%) Information Security
3 19 (22.09%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (22.09%) Information Security Management
3 19 (22.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 17 (19.77%) Microservices
5 16 (18.60%) SOA
6 13 (15.12%) Roadmaps
6 13 (15.12%) Server Management
7 12 (13.95%) Incident Response
7 12 (13.95%) ITIL
8 11 (12.79%) ISMS
8 11 (12.79%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (11.63%) Data Modelling
9 10 (11.63%) Data Protection
9 10 (11.63%) Risk Management
10 8 (9.30%) Data Management
10 8 (9.30%) Security Operations
10 8 (9.30%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (25.58%) SQL
2 18 (20.93%) Bash
3 17 (19.77%) PowerShell
4 16 (18.60%) PL/SQL
5 15 (17.44%) Perl
6 1 (1.16%) Korn
6 1 (1.16%) Python
6 1 (1.16%) T-SQL
6 1 (1.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 37 (43.02%) Security Cleared
2 28 (32.56%) SC Cleared
3 18 (20.93%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (18.60%) CISSP
5 11 (12.79%) CISM
6 7 (8.14%) CISA
7 5 (5.81%) Degree
7 5 (5.81%) IBM Certification
8 4 (4.65%) DV Cleared
9 3 (3.49%) CEH
9 3 (3.49%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (2.33%) CRISC
10 2 (2.33%) ISACA
10 2 (2.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 1 (1.16%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (1.16%) CREST Certified
11 1 (1.16%) Master's Degree
11 1 (1.16%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (27.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (20.93%) NIST
3 7 (8.14%) COBIT
3 7 (8.14%) GDPR
4 5 (5.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (5.81%) NCSC
5 4 (4.65%) Data Quality
5 4 (4.65%) GRC
5 4 (4.65%) NIST 800
6 2 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (2.33%) ISO 9001
6 2 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (2.33%) JSP 440
6 2 (2.33%) PCI DSS
6 2 (2.33%) SLA
7 1 (1.16%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (1.16%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (1.16%) HIPAA
7 1 (1.16%) RMADS
7 1 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 19 (22.09%) Active Directory
2 5 (5.81%) RACF
3 1 (1.16%) Firmware
3 1 (1.16%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (2.33%) Cisco Prime
1 2 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (2.33%) SCCM
2 1 (1.16%) FortiGate
2 1 (1.16%) OPNET
2 1 (1.16%) SELinux
Vendors
1 25 (29.07%) Cisco
2 21 (24.42%) Oracle
3 10 (11.63%) Microsoft
4 9 (10.47%) Fortinet
5 7 (8.14%) ServiceNow
6 6 (6.98%) VMware
7 5 (5.81%) HP
7 5 (5.81%) IBM
7 5 (5.81%) Veeam
8 3 (3.49%) Aruba
8 3 (3.49%) Palo Alto
8 3 (3.49%) SolarWinds
9 2 (2.33%) SAP
10 1 (1.16%) CheckPoint
10 1 (1.16%) CyberArk
10 1 (1.16%) F5
10 1 (1.16%) Infoblox
10 1 (1.16%) Juniper
10 1 (1.16%) Red Hat
10 1 (1.16%) Ruckus Wireless