Security Management Consultant Contract Job Trends

Security Management Consultant
UK

The median Security Management Consultant daily rate in the UK is £568, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 670 549 569
Rank change year-on-year -121 +20 +83
Contract jobs requiring a Security Management Consultant 2 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.004% 0.006% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.007% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £554 £468 -
25th Percentile £559 £475 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £568 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +13.50% -4.76% +40.00%
75th Percentile £576 £525 £538
90th Percentile £582 £533 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £568 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 49,650 30,089 36,083
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.54% 91.30% 92.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,817 19,016 23,243
10th Percentile £326 £281 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,489 1,535 2,025
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.60 £14.25
25th Percentile £20.69 £17.28 £20.30
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% +2.00%
75th Percentile £67.89 £53.81 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +20.00%

Security Management Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Management Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Security Management Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Security Management Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Management Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Management Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Security Management Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Management Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Management Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Security Management Consultant
Top 7 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 15 August 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
England -123 2 £568 +13.50% 10
Work from Home - 2 £568 - 11
UK excluding London - 2 £568 - 7
North of England - 2 £568 - 1
North West - 2 £568 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £585 - 1
Midlands - 1 £585 - 1

Security Management Consultant Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 August 2026, Security Management Consultant 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 featuring Security Management Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) BCP
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (50.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
1 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (50.00%) ISMS
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SIAM
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Management Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) BCP
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (50.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (50.00%) ISMS
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) SIAM
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) SLA