Hybrid/Remote Security Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Security Project Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Project Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026.

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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 284 301
Rank change year-on-year -26 +17 +65
Contract jobs requiring a Security Project Manager 29 24 42
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.24% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.26% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 15 36
10th Percentile - £478 £488
25th Percentile £575 £544 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £575 £638
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -9.80% +2.00%
75th Percentile £725 £600 £688
90th Percentile £745 £641 £781
UK median daily rate £600 £550 £650
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +5.26%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 11,393 9,206 13,838
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 93.83% 93.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,277 6,287 9,297
10th Percentile £350 £332 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.44% -0.95% -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £774 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -2.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 549 216 559
10th Percentile £17.45 £14.00 £14.27
25th Percentile £30.00 £16.00 £22.61
Median hourly rate £57.50 £36.00 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.72% -18.18% -16.19%
75th Percentile £70.00 £67.50 £64.14
90th Percentile £82.25 £77.50 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £28.15 £36.50
% change year-on-year +52.75% -22.88% -18.89%

Security Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Security Project Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Security Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Project Manager over the 6 months to 18 May 2026.

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

Security Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Security Project Manager job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Security Project Manager job vacancies

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, Security Project 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 Security Project Manager in the job title.

1 23 (79.31%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (62.07%) NIST
3 16 (55.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (51.72%) Change Management
4 15 (51.72%) SOC 2
4 15 (51.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 14 (48.28%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (41.38%) Project Delivery
7 11 (37.93%) GDPR
7 11 (37.93%) Project Management
8 10 (34.48%) CISM
8 10 (34.48%) CISSP
9 9 (31.03%) PMI Certification
9 9 (31.03%) PMP
10 8 (27.59%) Budget Management
10 8 (27.59%) Matrix Organization
10 8 (27.59%) Security Operations
11 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Management
12 5 (17.24%) Acceptance Criteria
12 5 (17.24%) Impact Assessments
12 5 (17.24%) Programme Delivery
12 5 (17.24%) Risk Management
12 5 (17.24%) Runbook
12 5 (17.24%) SIEM
13 4 (13.79%) Agile
13 4 (13.79%) BCP
13 4 (13.79%) Budgeting
13 4 (13.79%) Cloud Security
13 4 (13.79%) Collaborative Working
13 4 (13.79%) Cyber Resilience

Security Project 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.90%) Azure
2 1 (3.45%) AWS
2 1 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (3.45%) Entra ID
2 1 (3.45%) SaaS
2 1 (3.45%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 13 (44.83%) Finance
2 7 (24.14%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Aerospace
4 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) Operational Technology
2 4 (13.79%) Virtual Team
3 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (79.31%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (51.72%) Change Management
2 15 (51.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 14 (48.28%) Stakeholder Management
4 12 (41.38%) Project Delivery
5 11 (37.93%) Project Management
6 8 (27.59%) Budget Management
6 8 (27.59%) Matrix Organization
6 8 (27.59%) Security Operations
7 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (17.24%) Acceptance Criteria
8 5 (17.24%) Impact Assessments
8 5 (17.24%) Programme Delivery
8 5 (17.24%) Risk Management
8 5 (17.24%) Runbook
8 5 (17.24%) SIEM
9 4 (13.79%) Budgeting
9 4 (13.79%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (13.79%) Incident Response
9 4 (13.79%) SOAR
Qualifications
1 10 (34.48%) CISM
1 10 (34.48%) CISSP
2 9 (31.03%) PMI Certification
2 9 (31.03%) PMP
3 3 (10.34%) DV Cleared
3 3 (10.34%) Security Cleared
4 2 (6.90%) Degree
5 1 (3.45%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (62.07%) NIST
2 16 (55.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (51.72%) SOC 2
4 11 (37.93%) GDPR
5 4 (13.79%) PMO
Systems Management
1 3 (10.34%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (3.45%) CyberArk
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow