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 £524, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 282 339
Rank change year-on-year -16 +57 +110
Contract jobs requiring a Security Project Manager 19 32 40
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.29% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.31% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 22 31
10th Percentile £403 £514 £513
25th Percentile £467 £530 £559
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £566 £625
Median % change year-on-year -7.51% -9.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £675
90th Percentile £600 £648 £700
UK median daily rate £531 £600 £650
% change year-on-year -11.58% -7.69% +13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £56.50
UK median hourly rate - - £44.15

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 9,457 10,318 15,468
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.37% 93.01% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,146 6,511 10,583
10th Percentile £330 £320 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £617 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 329 182 362
10th Percentile £15.33 £19.59 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.26 £26.00
Median hourly rate £46.00 £36.85 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.85% -29.82% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.40 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.46% -26.97% +36.92%

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 4 January 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 4 January 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 15 (78.95%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (47.37%) Project Management
3 7 (36.84%) Agile
3 7 (36.84%) Azure
3 7 (36.84%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (31.58%) DevOps
5 5 (26.32%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (26.32%) Change Management
6 4 (21.05%) Change Control
6 4 (21.05%) Cloud Security
6 4 (21.05%) Cyber Resilience
6 4 (21.05%) Network Security
6 4 (21.05%) Scrum
7 3 (15.79%) Data Protection
7 3 (15.79%) Network Monitoring
7 3 (15.79%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (15.79%) PRINCE2
7 3 (15.79%) Project Delivery
7 3 (15.79%) Release Management
7 3 (15.79%) SIEM
7 3 (15.79%) Software Testing
7 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (10.53%) ADO
8 2 (10.53%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (10.53%) CISSP
8 2 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (10.53%) Cryptography
8 2 (10.53%) Data Loss Prevention
8 2 (10.53%) Decision-Making
8 2 (10.53%) Dynamic Application Security Testing

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 (36.84%) Azure
2 5 (26.32%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (10.53%) Power Platform
4 1 (5.26%) AWS
4 1 (5.26%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (21.05%) Network Security
2 2 (10.53%) Firewall
2 2 (10.53%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.53%) Power BI
General
1 9 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 6 (31.58%) Finance
3 2 (10.53%) Banking
3 2 (10.53%) Investment Banking
3 2 (10.53%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (10.53%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.53%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.53%) Operational Technology
2 1 (5.26%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (78.95%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (47.37%) Project Management
3 7 (36.84%) Agile
3 7 (36.84%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (31.58%) DevOps
5 5 (26.32%) Change Management
6 4 (21.05%) Change Control
6 4 (21.05%) Cloud Security
6 4 (21.05%) Cyber Resilience
6 4 (21.05%) Scrum
7 3 (15.79%) Data Protection
7 3 (15.79%) Network Monitoring
7 3 (15.79%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (15.79%) PRINCE2
7 3 (15.79%) Project Delivery
7 3 (15.79%) Release Management
7 3 (15.79%) SIEM
7 3 (15.79%) Software Testing
7 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (10.53%) Business Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) CISSP
2 1 (5.26%) CISM
2 1 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (5.26%) Degree
2 1 (5.26%) PMI Certification
2 1 (5.26%) PMP
2 1 (5.26%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.53%) GRC
2 1 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (5.26%) NIST
2 1 (5.26%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 1 (5.26%) Ariba
1 1 (5.26%) SAP