Security Manager Jobs in the North West

Security Manager
England > North West

The median Security Manager salary in the North West is £57,500 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 242 272 240
Rank change year-on-year +30 -32 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 55 17 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.49% 0.23% 1.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.26% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 44 9 64
10th Percentile - £52,775 £43,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,219 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +18.18%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £74,500 £79,500
England median annual salary £68,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -8.67% +7.14% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 10,650 6,543 9,448
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 89.51% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 7,955 3,993 5,440
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £40,834 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,650 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in the North West

Security Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Manager in the North West.

Salary trend for Security Manager in the North West

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for Security Manager in the North West

Security Manager
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the North West 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
Manchester +42 43 £65,000 +9.20% 8
Merseyside - 11 £50,000 - 2
Cheshire -24 1 - - 1
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

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 North West region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 33 (60.00%) Information Security
2 28 (50.91%) Cybersecurity
3 25 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (43.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 21 (38.18%) ISMS
6 19 (34.55%) Data Protection
6 19 (34.55%) Risk Assessment
7 15 (27.27%) Project Management
7 15 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (25.45%) Security Management
9 13 (23.64%) Management Information System
9 13 (23.64%) Risk Management
10 12 (21.82%) Information Security Management
10 12 (21.82%) CISSP
10 12 (21.82%) NIST
11 11 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
12 10 (18.18%) Microsoft
12 10 (18.18%) CISM
13 9 (16.36%) Business Continuity
13 9 (16.36%) Business Continuity Planning
14 8 (14.55%) Line Management
14 8 (14.55%) Roadmaps
15 7 (12.73%) Cloud Security
15 7 (12.73%) Security Posture
15 7 (12.73%) Decision-Making
15 7 (12.73%) Problem-Solving
15 7 (12.73%) Development Roadmap
15 7 (12.73%) Analytical Skills
15 7 (12.73%) Network Management
15 7 (12.73%) Trend Analysis

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (10.91%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (3.64%) AWS
2 2 (3.64%) Azure
2 2 (3.64%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.45%) Firewall
2 2 (3.64%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (3.64%) Network Security
General
1 7 (12.73%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (10.91%) Social Skills
3 2 (3.64%) Legal
4 1 (1.82%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.82%) Public Sector
4 1 (1.82%) Retail
4 1 (1.82%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 13 (23.64%) Management Information System
2 7 (12.73%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (12.73%) Cyberattack
2 7 (12.73%) Security Posture
3 6 (10.91%) Data Protection Act
3 6 (10.91%) Freedom of Information
3 6 (10.91%) Virtual Team
4 4 (7.27%) Data Centre
5 3 (5.45%) NHS
6 2 (3.64%) Anti-Spyware
6 2 (3.64%) CCTV
7 1 (1.82%) Life Science
7 1 (1.82%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (60.00%) Information Security
2 28 (50.91%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (38.18%) ISMS
4 19 (34.55%) Data Protection
4 19 (34.55%) Risk Assessment
5 15 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (27.27%) Project Management
6 14 (25.45%) Security Management
7 13 (23.64%) Risk Management
8 12 (21.82%) Information Security Management
9 11 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
10 9 (16.36%) Business Continuity
10 9 (16.36%) Business Continuity Planning
11 8 (14.55%) Line Management
11 8 (14.55%) Roadmaps
12 7 (12.73%) Cloud Security
12 7 (12.73%) Decision-Making
12 7 (12.73%) Development Roadmap
12 7 (12.73%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (12.73%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 12 (21.82%) CISSP
2 10 (18.18%) CISM
3 6 (10.91%) PMI Certification
3 6 (10.91%) PMP
3 6 (10.91%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 4 (7.27%) CRISC
4 4 (7.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 4 (7.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 4 (7.27%) ISSMP
5 3 (5.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 3 (5.45%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.82%) APMP
6 1 (1.82%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.82%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (43.64%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (21.82%) NIST
4 7 (12.73%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 6 (10.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (9.09%) GDPR
7 3 (5.45%) SOC 2
8 1 (1.82%) HIPAA
8 1 (1.82%) NCSC
8 1 (1.82%) PCI DSS
8 1 (1.82%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (5.45%) Nessus
2 1 (1.82%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 10 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.27%) Cisco
2 4 (7.27%) Citrix
2 4 (7.27%) Dell
2 4 (7.27%) Sun
3 2 (3.64%) CrowdStrike