Hybrid/Remote Operational Security Manager Contract Job Trends

Operational Security Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Operational Security Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £536, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 322 360
Rank change year-on-year +20 +38 +199
Contract jobs requiring an Operational Security Manager 6 3 13
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.059% 0.025% 0.075%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.027% 0.080%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 9
10th Percentile £352 £471 £605
25th Percentile £470 £484 £688
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £538 £750
Median % change year-on-year -0.28% -28.33% -
75th Percentile £552 £609 £800
90th Percentile £581 £634 -
UK median daily rate £568 £600 £713
% change year-on-year -5.33% -15.79% -4.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,476 10,969 16,322
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 93.14% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,182 6,942 11,190
10th Percentile £326 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 340 202 362
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.50 £17.19
25th Percentile £20.62 £23.50 £26.24
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.42% -28.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.38
UK median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.23% -21.35% +48.33%

Operational Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Operational Security Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Operational Security Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Operational Security Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Operational Security Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Operational Security Manager job vacancies

Operational Security Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Operational Security Manager over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Operational Security Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Operational Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Operational Security 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Operational Security Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Azure
3 3 (50.00%) Change Management
3 3 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 3 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 3 (50.00%) Project Management
3 3 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 3 (50.00%) SIEM
3 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) ADO
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (33.33%) CEH
4 2 (33.33%) Change Control
4 2 (33.33%) CISSP
4 2 (33.33%) CREST Certified
4 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 2 (33.33%) DevOps
4 2 (33.33%) GIAC
4 2 (33.33%) Logistics
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Power BI
4 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
4 2 (33.33%) SD-WAN
4 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (33.33%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 2 (33.33%) Threat Detection

Operational Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Operational Technology
2 2 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
3 1 (16.67%) SCADA
3 1 (16.67%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) Change Management
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 3 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (50.00%) SIEM
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Change Control
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Logistics
3 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
3 2 (33.33%) Threat Detection
3 2 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
3 2 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) CEH
1 2 (33.33%) CISSP
1 2 (33.33%) CREST Certified
1 2 (33.33%) GIAC
2 1 (16.67%) APMG
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) NCSC
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft