Cybersecurity Manager Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity Manager
England > West Midlands

The median Cybersecurity Manager daily rate in the West Midlands is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 137 101 109
Rank change year-on-year -36 +8 +44
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 3 6 9
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.13% 0.36% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.38% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 9
10th Percentile - - £558
25th Percentile - - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile - £669 £775
90th Percentile - £710 £785
England median daily rate £548 £600 £637
% change year-on-year -8.75% -5.73% +14.17%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 2,000 1,561 1,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.85% 93.42% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,272 1,006 1,168
10th Percentile £258 £208 £220
25th Percentile £400 £388 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -3.65%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £706 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 59 59
10th Percentile £13.03 £13.66 £15.25
25th Percentile £14.25 £16.88 £17.38
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.82 £22.29
Median % change year-on-year +5.58% +6.86% +25.79%
75th Percentile £30.25 £32.27 £39.88
90th Percentile £49.33 £50.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £26.30 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.94% -20.00% +38.46%

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Cybersecurity Manager job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands

Cybersecurity Manager
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
Warwickshire -9 3 £600 -
Cybersecurity Manager
England

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Cybersecurity Manager 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Change Control
1 3 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Change Control
1 3 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management