Security Manager Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Security Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Manager daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £569, 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 251 258 320
Rank change year-on-year +7 +62 +56
Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager 53 87 160
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.54% 0.57% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.61% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 65 126
10th Percentile £435 £430 £500
25th Percentile £503 £513 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% - +19.05%
75th Percentile £609 £688 £750
90th Percentile £679 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £563 £645 £618
% change year-on-year -12.79% +4.45% +12.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 - £64.00
75th Percentile - - £66.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £31.80 £64.00
% change year-on-year +10.06% -50.31% -20.50%

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 WFH or hybrid 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 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Security Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Manager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Security Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Manager.

Security Manager daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Security Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Security Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Manager.

Security Manager hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 30 (56.60%) Cybersecurity
2 26 (49.06%) Social Skills
3 19 (35.85%) Finance
4 17 (32.08%) Stakeholder Management
4 17 (32.08%) NIST
5 15 (28.30%) CISSP
6 14 (26.42%) Project Management
7 11 (20.75%) Vulnerability Management
7 11 (20.75%) Information Security
7 11 (20.75%) Azure
7 11 (20.75%) Agile
7 11 (20.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (18.87%) Degree
8 10 (18.87%) Privileged Access Management
8 10 (18.87%) Project Delivery
9 9 (16.98%) Security Operations
9 9 (16.98%) CISM
10 8 (15.09%) Microsoft
10 8 (15.09%) SIEM
10 8 (15.09%) Penetration Testing
11 7 (13.21%) Risk Management
11 7 (13.21%) Identity Access Management
11 7 (13.21%) Problem-Solving
12 6 (11.32%) Incident Response
12 6 (11.32%) Security Posture
12 6 (11.32%) Data Loss Prevention
12 6 (11.32%) Change Management
12 6 (11.32%) PMI Certification
12 6 (11.32%) Computer Science
12 6 (11.32%) Network Security

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.89%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (20.75%) Azure
2 3 (5.66%) SonarCloud
3 2 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.89%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.89%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (1.89%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 6 (11.32%) Network Security
2 2 (3.77%) Firewall
3 1 (1.89%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Snyk
2 1 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 26 (49.06%) Social Skills
2 19 (35.85%) Finance
3 3 (5.66%) Banking
3 3 (5.66%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (3.77%) French Language
4 2 (3.77%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.77%) Public Sector
4 2 (3.77%) Retail
5 1 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.89%) Automotive
5 1 (1.89%) Financial Institution
5 1 (1.89%) Law
5 1 (1.89%) Legal
5 1 (1.89%) Local Government
5 1 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.89%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.77%) SAML
2 1 (1.89%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.32%) Security Posture
2 5 (9.43%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (7.55%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.55%) Operational Technology
3 4 (7.55%) Product Ownership
4 3 (5.66%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.77%) PMI
6 1 (1.89%) CCTV
6 1 (1.89%) CSOC
6 1 (1.89%) Life Science
6 1 (1.89%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.89%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (56.60%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (32.08%) Stakeholder Management
3 14 (26.42%) Project Management
4 11 (20.75%) Agile
4 11 (20.75%) Information Security
4 11 (20.75%) Vulnerability Management
5 10 (18.87%) Privileged Access Management
5 10 (18.87%) Project Delivery
6 9 (16.98%) Security Operations
7 8 (15.09%) Penetration Testing
7 8 (15.09%) SIEM
8 7 (13.21%) Identity Access Management
8 7 (13.21%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (13.21%) Risk Management
9 6 (11.32%) Change Management
9 6 (11.32%) Computer Science
9 6 (11.32%) Data Loss Prevention
9 6 (11.32%) Incident Response
10 5 (9.43%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (9.43%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (28.30%) CISSP
2 10 (18.87%) Degree
3 9 (16.98%) CISM
4 6 (11.32%) PMI Certification
5 5 (9.43%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (7.55%) CRISC
6 4 (7.55%) PMP
7 3 (5.66%) CEH
7 3 (5.66%) GCIH
8 2 (3.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (3.77%) CCSP
8 2 (3.77%) CISA
8 2 (3.77%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (3.77%) Security Cleared
8 2 (3.77%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (1.89%) Azure Certification
9 1 (1.89%) GIAC
9 1 (1.89%) ISACA
9 1 (1.89%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (1.89%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (32.08%) NIST
2 11 (20.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (7.55%) GDPR
3 4 (7.55%) SLA
4 3 (5.66%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 2 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (3.77%) GRC
6 1 (1.89%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (1.89%) EU AI Act
6 1 (1.89%) HIPAA
6 1 (1.89%) NCSC
6 1 (1.89%) QA
6 1 (1.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (1.89%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (1.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.77%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.89%) Nessus
Vendors
1 8 (15.09%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.66%) CyberArk
3 2 (3.77%) Okta
4 1 (1.89%) AlgoSec
4 1 (1.89%) Qualys
4 1 (1.89%) Workday