Cybersecurity Manager
UK
The median Cybersecurity Manager daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 474 | 505 | 565 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +60 | +129 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager | 46 | 77 | 153 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.18% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 54 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £454 | £463 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | £513 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £613 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.20% | +2.08% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £746 | £771 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | - | +13.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.31 | £30.70 | £62.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.44 | £31.80 | £64.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.18% | -50.31% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £48.57 | £32.90 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.44 | £31.80 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +49.18% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager.
Cybersecurity Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Manager
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +28 | 34 | £550 | -12.00% | 50 |
| UK excluding London | +51 | 23 | £550 | -4.35% | 39 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 21 | £575 | +4.55% | 23 |
| London | +19 | 12 | £515 | -20.77% | 15 |
| Midlands | +18 | 6 | £613 | -2.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 6 | £613 | -2.00% | 3 |
| South East | +46 | 5 | £525 | -8.70% | 7 |
| North of England | +20 | 5 | £550 | +10.00% | 12 |
| Scotland | +12 | 4 | £550 | -4.35% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 4 | £550 | +10.00% | 4 |
| East of England | +27 | 2 | £700 | +27.27% | 10 |
| South West | +41 | 1 | £650 | +23.81% | 5 |
| North West | +17 | 1 | £575 | +21.05% | 6 |
Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Cybersecurity Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: