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 £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 291 285 354
Rank change year-on-year -6 +69 +105
Contract jobs requiring a Security Project Manager 24 38 48
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.32% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.34% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 29 34
10th Percentile £408 £514 £513
25th Percentile £455 £530 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £613
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -2.04% +6.52%
75th Percentile £547 £613 £694
90th Percentile £600 £675 £771
UK median daily rate £536 £600 £613
% change year-on-year -10.67% -2.04% +10.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £56.50
UK median hourly rate - - £56.50
% change year-on-year - - -29.38%

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 9,525 11,202 17,408
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 93.13% 94.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,257 7,012 12,149
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £631 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 342 201 394
10th Percentile £15.02 £19.30 £17.14
25th Percentile £20.75 £24.18 £26.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £40.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.68 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £36.08 £45.00
% change year-on-year -30.30% -19.82% +60.06%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025, 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 21 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (45.83%) Project Management
2 11 (45.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (37.50%) Agile
4 7 (29.17%) Azure
5 6 (25.00%) Change Management
5 6 (25.00%) DevOps
6 5 (20.83%) Change Control
6 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (16.67%) Cyber Resilience
7 4 (16.67%) Decision-Making
7 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
7 4 (16.67%) SIEM
7 4 (16.67%) Waterfall
8 3 (12.50%) CISSP
8 3 (12.50%) Cryptography
8 3 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
8 3 (12.50%) Data Protection
8 3 (12.50%) Firewall
8 3 (12.50%) Network Architecture
8 3 (12.50%) Network Security
8 3 (12.50%) NIST
8 3 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
8 3 (12.50%) PRINCE2
8 3 (12.50%) Programme Management
8 3 (12.50%) Project Delivery
8 3 (12.50%) Scrum
9 2 (8.33%) ADO
9 2 (8.33%) Budget Management

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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (29.17%) Azure
2 4 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (8.33%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.17%) AWS
4 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (4.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.50%) Firewall
1 3 (12.50%) Network Security
2 2 (8.33%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.33%) Power BI
General
1 13 (54.17%) Social Skills
2 12 (50.00%) Finance
3 4 (16.67%) Banking
4 3 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (8.33%) Investment Banking
5 2 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.17%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.33%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.17%) Low-Code
2 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.17%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.17%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (45.83%) Project Management
2 11 (45.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (37.50%) Agile
4 6 (25.00%) Change Management
4 6 (25.00%) DevOps
5 5 (20.83%) Change Control
5 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (16.67%) Cyber Resilience
6 4 (16.67%) Decision-Making
6 4 (16.67%) SIEM
6 4 (16.67%) Waterfall
7 3 (12.50%) Cryptography
7 3 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
7 3 (12.50%) Data Protection
7 3 (12.50%) Network Architecture
7 3 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (12.50%) PRINCE2
7 3 (12.50%) Project Delivery
7 3 (12.50%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 3 (12.50%) CISSP
2 2 (8.33%) CISM
3 1 (4.17%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (4.17%) CRISC
3 1 (4.17%) Degree
3 1 (4.17%) GIAC
3 1 (4.17%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.17%) PMP
3 1 (4.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) NIST
2 2 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (8.33%) GRC
2 2 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (4.17%) GDPR
3 1 (4.17%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.17%) Ariba
2 1 (4.17%) Proofpoint
2 1 (4.17%) SAP