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 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 246 262 307
Rank change year-on-year +16 +45 +58
Contract jobs requiring a Security Manager 54 84 167
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.55% 0.55% 0.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.59% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 64 131
10th Percentile £435 £429 £500
25th Percentile £503 £495 £559
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £613 £625
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -2.00% +19.05%
75th Percentile £609 £688 £750
90th Percentile £679 £796 £850
UK median daily rate £563 £643 £618
% change year-on-year -12.52% +4.13% +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 9,281 14,247 24,407
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.76% 93.52% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,351 9,542 17,249
10th Percentile £338 £325 £357
25th Percentile £413 £425 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £774 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 575 558
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.33 £18.50
25th Percentile £17.87 £23.29 £25.95
Median hourly rate £35.13 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £62.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £28.88 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.89% -18.89% +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 4 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 4 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 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 20 (37.04%) Finance
4 18 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 17 (31.48%) NIST
6 15 (27.78%) CISSP
7 14 (25.93%) Project Management
8 12 (22.22%) Agile
9 11 (20.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (20.37%) Azure
9 11 (20.37%) Information Security
9 11 (20.37%) Project Delivery
9 11 (20.37%) Vulnerability Management
10 10 (18.52%) Privileged Access Management
10 10 (18.52%) Degree
11 9 (16.67%) CISM
11 9 (16.67%) Security Operations
12 8 (14.81%) SIEM
12 8 (14.81%) Microsoft
12 8 (14.81%) Risk Management
12 8 (14.81%) Penetration Testing
13 7 (12.96%) PMI Certification
13 7 (12.96%) Identity Access Management
13 7 (12.96%) Problem-Solving
14 6 (11.11%) Security Posture
14 6 (11.11%) Incident Response
14 6 (11.11%) Data Loss Prevention
14 6 (11.11%) PRINCE2
14 6 (11.11%) Change Management
14 6 (11.11%) Computer Science

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 2 (3.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (20.37%) Azure
2 3 (5.56%) SonarCloud
3 2 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.85%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.85%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (1.85%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 6 (11.11%) Network Security
2 2 (3.70%) Firewall
3 1 (1.85%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 3 (5.56%) Snyk
2 2 (3.70%) JIRA
General
1 27 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 20 (37.04%) Finance
3 3 (5.56%) Banking
3 3 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (3.70%) French Language
4 2 (3.70%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.70%) Public Sector
4 2 (3.70%) Retail
5 1 (1.85%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.85%) Automotive
5 1 (1.85%) Financial Institution
5 1 (1.85%) Law
5 1 (1.85%) Legal
5 1 (1.85%) Local Government
5 1 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.85%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.70%) SailPoint
1 2 (3.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.11%) Security Posture
2 5 (9.26%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (7.41%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.41%) Operational Technology
3 4 (7.41%) Product Ownership
4 3 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.70%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.70%) PMI
6 1 (1.85%) CCTV
6 1 (1.85%) CSOC
6 1 (1.85%) Life Science
6 1 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.85%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 14 (25.93%) Project Management
4 12 (22.22%) Agile
5 11 (20.37%) Information Security
5 11 (20.37%) Project Delivery
5 11 (20.37%) Vulnerability Management
6 10 (18.52%) Privileged Access Management
7 9 (16.67%) Security Operations
8 8 (14.81%) Penetration Testing
8 8 (14.81%) Risk Management
8 8 (14.81%) SIEM
9 7 (12.96%) Identity Access Management
9 7 (12.96%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (11.11%) Change Management
10 6 (11.11%) Computer Science
10 6 (11.11%) Data Loss Prevention
10 6 (11.11%) Incident Response
10 6 (11.11%) PRINCE2
11 5 (9.26%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (27.78%) CISSP
2 10 (18.52%) Degree
3 9 (16.67%) CISM
4 7 (12.96%) PMI Certification
5 5 (9.26%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (9.26%) PMP
6 4 (7.41%) CRISC
7 3 (5.56%) CEH
7 3 (5.56%) GCIH
8 2 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (3.70%) CCSP
8 2 (3.70%) CISA
8 2 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (3.70%) Security Cleared
8 2 (3.70%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (1.85%) Azure Certification
9 1 (1.85%) GIAC
9 1 (1.85%) ISACA
9 1 (1.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (1.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (31.48%) NIST
2 11 (20.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (7.41%) GDPR
3 4 (7.41%) SLA
4 3 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 2 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (3.70%) GRC
6 1 (1.85%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (1.85%) EU AI Act
6 1 (1.85%) GxP
6 1 (1.85%) HIPAA
6 1 (1.85%) NCSC
6 1 (1.85%) QA
6 1 (1.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (1.85%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (1.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.70%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.85%) Nessus
Vendors
1 8 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.56%) CyberArk
3 2 (3.70%) Okta
4 1 (1.85%) AlgoSec
4 1 (1.85%) Ariba
4 1 (1.85%) Qualys
4 1 (1.85%) SAP
4 1 (1.85%) Workday