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 £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 314 273 307
Rank change year-on-year -41 +34 +60
Contract jobs requiring a Security Project Manager 32 27 39
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.26% 0.28% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.30% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 18 33
10th Percentile £550 £461 £480
25th Percentile £575 £519 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £563 £625
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £725 £600 £688
90th Percentile - £627 £785
UK median daily rate £600 £550 £625
% change year-on-year +9.09% -12.00% +1.21%

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 11,583 9,038 13,675
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 93.86% 93.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,375 6,128 9,246
10th Percentile £350 £330 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -1.90% -2.69%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 574 221 565
10th Percentile £17.35 £14.00 £14.26
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.00 £22.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.65 £44.74
Median % change year-on-year +65.95% -22.55% -14.78%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -25.33% -16.67%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 26 (81.25%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (56.25%) NIST
3 16 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 15 (46.88%) Change Management
4 15 (46.88%) SOC 2
4 15 (46.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 13 (40.63%) Project Management
6 12 (37.50%) Project Delivery
7 11 (34.38%) GDPR
8 10 (31.25%) CISM
8 10 (31.25%) CISSP
9 9 (28.13%) PMI Certification
9 9 (28.13%) PMP
10 8 (25.00%) Budget Management
10 8 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
10 8 (25.00%) Security Operations
11 6 (18.75%) SIEM
11 6 (18.75%) Vulnerability Management
12 5 (15.63%) Acceptance Criteria
12 5 (15.63%) Cloud Security
12 5 (15.63%) Impact Assessments
12 5 (15.63%) Programme Delivery
12 5 (15.63%) Risk Management
12 5 (15.63%) Runbook
13 4 (12.50%) Agile
13 4 (12.50%) BCP
13 4 (12.50%) Budgeting
13 4 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
13 4 (12.50%) 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 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.25%) Azure
2 1 (3.13%) AWS
2 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (3.13%) Entra ID
2 1 (3.13%) SaaS
2 1 (3.13%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.38%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 14 (43.75%) Finance
2 7 (21.88%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.25%) Aerospace
3 2 (6.25%) Banking
4 1 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.75%) Operational Technology
2 4 (12.50%) Virtual Team
3 1 (3.13%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (81.25%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 15 (46.88%) Change Management
3 15 (46.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 13 (40.63%) Project Management
5 12 (37.50%) Project Delivery
6 8 (25.00%) Budget Management
6 8 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
6 8 (25.00%) Security Operations
7 6 (18.75%) SIEM
7 6 (18.75%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (15.63%) Acceptance Criteria
8 5 (15.63%) Cloud Security
8 5 (15.63%) Impact Assessments
8 5 (15.63%) Programme Delivery
8 5 (15.63%) Risk Management
8 5 (15.63%) Runbook
9 4 (12.50%) Budgeting
9 4 (12.50%) Incident Response
9 4 (12.50%) SOAR
Qualifications
1 10 (31.25%) CISM
1 10 (31.25%) CISSP
2 9 (28.13%) PMI Certification
2 9 (28.13%) PMP
3 3 (9.38%) DV Cleared
3 3 (9.38%) Security Cleared
4 2 (6.25%) Degree
5 1 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (56.25%) NIST
2 16 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (46.88%) SOC 2
4 11 (34.38%) GDPR
5 4 (12.50%) PMO
Systems Management
1 3 (9.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (3.13%) CyberArk
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow