Security Manager Jobs in England

Security Manager
UK > England

The median Security Manager salary in England is £68,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 451 538 624
Rank change year-on-year +87 +86 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 462 386 690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.49% 0.47% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.51% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 376 281 466
10th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £50,875
25th Percentile £55,000 £61,229 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.67% +7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £80,063 £90,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £99,375
UK median annual salary £68,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.52% +3.57% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 89,103 75,397 137,915
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 91.21% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 65,080 49,497 75,489
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,402 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in England

Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Manager in England.

Salary trend for Security Manager in England

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in England

Security Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +48 157 £85,000 - 47
South East +18 79 £60,000 -14.29% 18
North of England +56 75 £55,000 -8.33% 16
Midlands -8 64 £66,500 -14.19% 16
South West -17 56 £68,500 -5.52% 1
North West +30 55 £57,500 -4.17% 10
West Midlands -8 37 £65,000 -16.13% 7
East of England +5 28 £72,500 +16.00% 12
East Midlands -12 27 £66,500 +2.31% 9
Yorkshire +55 18 £50,000 -13.04% 5
North East - 2 £55,000 - 1
Security Manager
UK

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Security Manager 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 264 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 233 (50.43%) Information Security
3 167 (36.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 134 (29.00%) Risk Management
5 130 (28.14%) CISSP
6 106 (22.94%) Security Management
7 89 (19.26%) CISM
8 88 (19.05%) Microsoft
9 79 (17.10%) Social Skills
10 70 (15.15%) Finance
11 67 (14.50%) Cyber Essentials
12 66 (14.29%) NIST
13 64 (13.85%) Security Posture
14 63 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
15 61 (13.20%) Security Operations
16 60 (12.99%) GDPR
17 57 (12.34%) Azure
18 56 (12.12%) Incident Response
19 55 (11.90%) Roadmaps
19 55 (11.90%) Security Cleared
20 50 (10.82%) Legal
20 50 (10.82%) Vulnerability Management
21 49 (10.61%) GRC
21 49 (10.61%) NCSC
21 49 (10.61%) Data Protection
22 48 (10.39%) Management Information System
23 47 (10.17%) Degree
24 45 (9.74%) Microsoft 365
25 43 (9.31%) Information Security Management
26 42 (9.09%) SC Cleared

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.22%) Confluence
2 1 (0.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.43%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 57 (12.34%) Azure
2 45 (9.74%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (4.55%) AWS
4 16 (3.46%) Entra ID
5 13 (2.81%) SaaS
6 10 (2.16%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (1.30%) IaaS
7 6 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
7 6 (1.30%) PaaS
8 4 (0.87%) GCP
8 4 (0.87%) Twilio
9 3 (0.65%) Mimecast
9 3 (0.65%) WhatsApp
10 2 (0.43%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 41 (8.87%) Firewall
2 39 (8.44%) Network Security
3 15 (3.25%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (2.38%) WAN
5 10 (2.16%) Internet
5 10 (2.16%) LAN
5 10 (2.16%) VPN
6 7 (1.52%) SD-WAN
7 5 (1.08%) DNS
7 5 (1.08%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (0.87%) DHCP
8 4 (0.87%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.87%) Wireless
9 1 (0.22%) Intranet
9 1 (0.22%) SAN
9 1 (0.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.87%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.22%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.22%) Git
General
1 79 (17.10%) Social Skills
2 70 (15.15%) Finance
3 50 (10.82%) Legal
4 38 (8.23%) Law
5 31 (6.71%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (4.55%) Marketing
8 18 (3.90%) Retail
9 17 (3.68%) Automotive
10 14 (3.03%) Aerospace
10 14 (3.03%) Public Sector
11 10 (2.16%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.08%) Banking
14 5 (1.08%) Games
15 3 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.65%) Manufacturing
16 2 (0.43%) Financial Institution
17 1 (0.22%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.87%) OAuth
1 4 (0.87%) SAML
1 4 (0.87%) SAP Business Workflow
2 3 (0.65%) EDI
2 3 (0.65%) REST
3 1 (0.22%) CSS
3 1 (0.22%) HTML
3 1 (0.22%) RESTful
3 1 (0.22%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.22%) Web Services
3 1 (0.22%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 64 (13.85%) Security Posture
2 48 (10.39%) Management Information System
3 40 (8.66%) Cyberattack
4 38 (8.23%) Cyber Threat
5 17 (3.68%) CCTV
6 14 (3.03%) Data Centre
7 13 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (2.60%) Security Operations Centre
8 12 (2.60%) Virtual Team
9 11 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (2.16%) IoT
10 10 (2.16%) Mobile App
10 10 (2.16%) Operational Technology
11 9 (1.95%) Freedom of Information
12 8 (1.73%) Cloud Security Posture
12 8 (1.73%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 7 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
14 6 (1.30%) NHS
14 6 (1.30%) SCADA
15 5 (1.08%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.98%) Windows
2 14 (3.03%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 233 (50.43%) Information Security
3 134 (29.00%) Risk Management
4 106 (22.94%) Security Management
5 63 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
6 61 (13.20%) Security Operations
7 56 (12.12%) Incident Response
8 55 (11.90%) Roadmaps
9 50 (10.82%) Vulnerability Management
10 49 (10.61%) Data Protection
11 43 (9.31%) Information Security Management
12 37 (8.01%) ITIL
13 36 (7.79%) Project Management
14 35 (7.58%) Cloud Security
14 35 (7.58%) Information Assurance
14 35 (7.58%) OWASP
15 33 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
16 31 (6.71%) Business Continuity
16 31 (6.71%) Problem-Solving
17 29 (6.28%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.95%) Python
2 6 (1.30%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.87%) C
4 2 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.22%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 130 (28.14%) CISSP
2 89 (19.26%) CISM
3 55 (11.90%) Security Cleared
4 47 (10.17%) Degree
5 42 (9.09%) SC Cleared
6 28 (6.06%) CISA
7 21 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
7 21 (4.55%) CRISC
8 17 (3.68%) GIAC
9 16 (3.46%) Master's Degree
10 12 (2.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 11 (2.38%) CEH
11 11 (2.38%) DBS Check
12 10 (2.16%) CCSP
12 10 (2.16%) HNC
12 10 (2.16%) HND
13 8 (1.73%) Azure Certification
13 8 (1.73%) CCNA
13 8 (1.73%) GPEN
13 8 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (36.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 67 (14.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 66 (14.29%) NIST
4 60 (12.99%) GDPR
5 49 (10.61%) GRC
5 49 (10.61%) NCSC
6 26 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 23 (4.98%) PCI DSS
8 17 (3.68%) NIST 800
9 12 (2.60%) SLA
10 8 (1.73%) SOC 2
11 7 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 5 (1.08%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 4 (0.87%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.87%) ITGC
14 3 (0.65%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.65%) QA
15 2 (0.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 2 (0.43%) COBIT
15 2 (0.43%) HIPAA
System Software
1 32 (6.93%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.16%) Nessus
2 8 (1.73%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.52%) SCCM
4 6 (1.30%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 6 (1.30%) WSUS
5 5 (1.08%) CSIRT
5 5 (1.08%) QRadar
5 5 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.65%) CASB
7 2 (0.43%) Ansible
8 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.22%) Nmap
8 1 (0.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 88 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.90%) Cisco
3 16 (3.46%) Qualys
4 11 (2.38%) VMware
5 8 (1.73%) CrowdStrike
6 7 (1.52%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.30%) Darktrace
8 5 (1.08%) CA
8 5 (1.08%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.08%) SAP
9 4 (0.87%) Citrix
9 4 (0.87%) Computacenter
9 4 (0.87%) Dell
9 4 (0.87%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.87%) Sun
9 4 (0.87%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.65%) Netskope
10 3 (0.65%) Symantec
11 1 (0.22%) CheckPoint
11 1 (0.22%) Salesforce