Project Manager - Cybersecurity
UK
The median Project Manager - Cybersecurity daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 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 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 491 | 527 | 599 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | +72 | +148 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager - Cybersecurity | 31 | 52 | 95 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 38 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £457 | £500 | £498 |
| 25th Percentile | £493 | £513 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £613 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.20% | +2.08% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £670 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.22% | +9.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £30.70 | £62.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £31.80 | £64.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -50.31% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £32.90 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £31.80 | - |
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 | 26,931 | 39,471 | 54,175 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.35% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,496 | 25,718 | 37,826 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.20% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,058 | 2,674 | 1,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.83 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.97 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.38% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.31 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.23% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Manager - Cybersecurity in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager - Cybersecurity.
Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager - Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.
Project Manager - Cybersecurity
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 Project Manager - Cybersecurity within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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 | +16 | 20 | £550 | -10.20% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 15 | £550 | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 14 | £575 | -8.00% | 5 |
| London | +25 | 8 | £515 | -20.77% | |
| North of England | +22 | 5 | £550 | +10.00% | |
| Scotland | +4 | 4 | £550 | - | 2 |
| South East | +40 | 3 | £500 | -13.04% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 3 | £550 | +10.00% | |
| North West | +10 | 2 | £553 | +16.32% | |
| South West | +33 | 1 | £750 | +42.86% | |
| East of England | +26 | 1 | £700 | - | |
| Midlands | +11 | 1 | £500 | -20.00% | |
| West Midlands | +5 | 1 | £500 | -20.00% |
Project Manager - Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Project Manager - Cybersecurity 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 Project Manager - Cybersecurity in the job title.
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Project Manager - Cybersecurity 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: