Security Manager
UK
The median Security Manager daily rate in the UK is £563, 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 | 404 | 382 | 360 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -22 | -22 | +75 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager | 117 | 202 | 397 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.46% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.50% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 150 | 290 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £473 | £536 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £645 | £618 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.79% | +4.45% | +12.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £688 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £776 | £813 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +6.67% | +2.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £30.70 | £62.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £31.80 | £64.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.06% | -50.31% | -20.50% |
| 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 | 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% |
Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Manager.
Security Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Security Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Manager.
Security Manager
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security 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 | -23 | 97 | £575 | -10.85% | 164 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 53 | £569 | -9.00% | 75 |
| London | -13 | 53 | £600 | -7.69% | 77 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 50 | £550 | -8.33% | 102 |
| South East | +50 | 19 | £575 | -10.85% | 38 |
| South West | +31 | 8 | £613 | +16.67% | 11 |
| North of England | +16 | 8 | £550 | - | 30 |
| Scotland | +14 | 7 | £550 | -3.93% | 6 |
| Midlands | +10 | 5 | £550 | -9.28% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 5 | £550 | +10.00% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 5 | £550 | -10.20% | 5 |
| North West | +15 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| East of England | +26 | 1 | £519 | -5.64% | 12 |
Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Security 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 Security Manager in the job title.
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Security 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:
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