Security Manager Jobs in the City of London

Security Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Security Manager salary in the City of London is £85,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 150 216 254
Rank change year-on-year +66 +38 -39
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 28 22 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.83% 0.47% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% 0.48% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 22 21 32
10th Percentile - £60,000 £56,250
25th Percentile £72,500 £76,250 £66,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +9.38% +14.29%
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,250 £112,500 £101,250
Central London median annual salary £85,000 £85,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year -0.58% +6.88% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 3,223 4,537 6,818
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.92% 96.37% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,565 3,811 5,675
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,441 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £74,744 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.00% +3.10% +3.57%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in the City of London

Security Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Manager in the City of London.

Salary trend for Security Manager in the City of London

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in the City of London

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 City of London region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 24 (85.71%) Information Security
2 21 (75.00%) CISSP
2 21 (75.00%) Risk Management
3 19 (67.86%) Security Posture
4 15 (53.57%) Security Management
5 14 (50.00%) CISM
5 14 (50.00%) Roadmaps
6 13 (46.43%) Social Skills
6 13 (46.43%) Information Security Management
7 12 (42.86%) Degree
7 12 (42.86%) Computer Science
7 12 (42.86%) Security Architecture
7 12 (42.86%) Master's Degree
7 12 (42.86%) Strategic Thinking
7 12 (42.86%) Incident Response
8 10 (35.71%) Finance
9 7 (25.00%) GRC
10 6 (21.43%) ITIL
10 6 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (21.43%) Due Diligence
10 6 (21.43%) Internal Audit
10 6 (21.43%) IT Audit
10 6 (21.43%) Remediation Plan
10 6 (21.43%) Information Security Governance
11 4 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (10.71%) Cybersecurity
13 2 (7.14%) Information Governance
13 2 (7.14%) Vulnerability Management
13 2 (7.14%) REST
13 2 (7.14%) DevSecOps

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 1 (3.57%) Azure
1 1 (3.57%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (3.57%) WhatsApp
General
1 13 (46.43%) Social Skills
2 10 (35.71%) Finance
3 2 (7.14%) Legal
4 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Banking
4 1 (3.57%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 19 (67.86%) Security Posture
2 1 (3.57%) CESG
2 1 (3.57%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (3.57%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.57%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.57%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (85.71%) Information Security
2 21 (75.00%) Risk Management
3 15 (53.57%) Security Management
4 14 (50.00%) Roadmaps
5 13 (46.43%) Information Security Management
6 12 (42.86%) Computer Science
6 12 (42.86%) Incident Response
6 12 (42.86%) Security Architecture
6 12 (42.86%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (21.43%) Due Diligence
7 6 (21.43%) Information Security Governance
7 6 (21.43%) Internal Audit
7 6 (21.43%) IT Audit
7 6 (21.43%) ITIL
7 6 (21.43%) Remediation Plan
7 6 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (10.71%) Cybersecurity
9 2 (7.14%) Coaching
9 2 (7.14%) DevSecOps
9 2 (7.14%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 21 (75.00%) CISSP
2 14 (50.00%) CISM
3 12 (42.86%) Degree
3 12 (42.86%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.57%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (25.00%) GRC
2 4 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (3.57%) GDPR
3 1 (3.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (3.57%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft