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 8 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 407 | 394 | 346 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -48 | +84 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager | 122 | 195 | 399 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.49% | 0.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 147 | 293 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £528 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £638 | £618 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +3.24% | +12.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £688 | £714 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £775 | £820 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 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 | 26,930 | 40,005 | 55,472 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,553 | 26,036 | 38,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,045 | 2,664 | 1,555 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.23% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.26 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.35% | +116.50% |
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 8 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 8 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 | +1 | 100 | £575 | -10.71% | 175 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 55 | £569 | -7.14% | 80 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 54 | £550 | -8.33% | 110 |
| London | +3 | 53 | £600 | -7.69% | 82 |
| South East | +48 | 21 | £575 | -10.85% | 40 |
| South West | +27 | 9 | £613 | +16.67% | 10 |
| Scotland | +19 | 8 | £550 | -3.93% | 12 |
| North of England | +17 | 8 | £550 | - | 28 |
| Midlands | +8 | 5 | £550 | -8.33% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 5 | £550 | +10.00% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 5 | £550 | -10.20% | 6 |
| North West | +11 | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| East of England | +29 | 1 | £519 | -5.64% | 11 |
Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 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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