IT Security Manager Jobs in England

IT Security Manager
UK > England

The median IT Security Manager salary in England is £66,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 753 860 991
Rank change year-on-year +107 +131 -201
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Manager 89 69 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.075% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.082% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 66 56 119
10th Percentile £47,500 £59,750 £50,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,188 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.33% +7.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £87,500 £100,000 £79,200
90th Percentile £101,250 £102,500 £85,750
UK median annual salary £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +7.14% +16.67%

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 80,536 84,581 127,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,273 53,585 75,560
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,595 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,820 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

IT Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Manager in England

IT Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for IT Security Manager in England

IT Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Security Manager in England

IT 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 IT Security Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 +130 31 £97,500 - 4
South East +26 19 £55,000 -25.42% 3
North of England +61 18 £65,000 -5.80% 2
North West +18 14 £70,000 +1.45% 1
Midlands +5 10 £60,000 -25.00% 4
South West -26 8 £55,000 -18.52%
East Midlands - 6 £60,000 -
West Midlands +16 4 £56,000 -30.00% 4
Yorkshire - 4 £65,000 - 1
East of England +12 3 £62,500 -
IT Security Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, IT 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 IT Security Manager in the job title.

1 42 (47.19%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (40.45%) Information Security
3 29 (32.58%) Finance
4 28 (31.46%) CISSP
5 26 (29.21%) Azure
6 24 (26.97%) Risk Management
7 23 (25.84%) Microsoft
8 21 (23.60%) Firewall
9 19 (21.35%) ITIL
9 19 (21.35%) Microsoft 365
9 19 (21.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 18 (20.22%) Data Protection
11 17 (19.10%) Active Directory
11 17 (19.10%) Cyber Threat
11 17 (19.10%) Security Operations
11 17 (19.10%) GRC
12 16 (17.98%) Incident Response
12 16 (17.98%) Security Posture
12 16 (17.98%) CISM
12 16 (17.98%) Windows
13 15 (16.85%) Social Skills
14 14 (15.73%) Cyber Essentials
14 14 (15.73%) Stakeholder Management
14 14 (15.73%) Network Security
15 13 (14.61%) Due Diligence
15 13 (14.61%) Roadmaps
16 11 (12.36%) VMware
17 10 (11.24%) Mentoring
17 10 (11.24%) Entra ID
18 9 (10.11%) Internal Audit

IT 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:

Cloud Services
1 26 (29.21%) Azure
2 19 (21.35%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (11.24%) Entra ID
4 6 (6.74%) AWS
5 4 (4.49%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (4.49%) Microsoft Purview
5 4 (4.49%) SaaS
6 3 (3.37%) GCP
7 1 (1.12%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.12%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 21 (23.60%) Firewall
2 14 (15.73%) Network Security
3 8 (8.99%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (5.62%) LAN
4 5 (5.62%) SD-WAN
4 5 (5.62%) VPN
4 5 (5.62%) WAN
5 2 (2.25%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.12%) Intranet
6 1 (1.12%) SSL
General
1 29 (32.58%) Finance
2 15 (16.85%) Social Skills
3 8 (8.99%) Legal
3 8 (8.99%) Retail
4 7 (7.87%) Law
5 5 (5.62%) Banking
6 3 (3.37%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (3.37%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.12%) Marketing
8 1 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.25%) EDI
1 2 (2.25%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 17 (19.10%) Cyber Threat
2 16 (17.98%) Security Posture
3 6 (6.74%) Data Centre
4 5 (5.62%) Management Information System
4 5 (5.62%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (4.49%) PKI
6 3 (3.37%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (3.37%) NHS
6 3 (3.37%) Onboarding
6 3 (3.37%) Virtual Team
7 2 (2.25%) Anti-Spyware
7 2 (2.25%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (1.12%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.12%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.12%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 16 (17.98%) Windows
2 8 (8.99%) Windows Server
3 6 (6.74%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.12%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (47.19%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (40.45%) Information Security
3 24 (26.97%) Risk Management
4 19 (21.35%) ITIL
5 18 (20.22%) Data Protection
6 17 (19.10%) Security Operations
7 16 (17.98%) Incident Response
8 14 (15.73%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (14.61%) Due Diligence
9 13 (14.61%) Roadmaps
10 10 (11.24%) Mentoring
11 9 (10.11%) Internal Audit
11 9 (10.11%) Service Delivery
12 8 (8.99%) Agile
12 8 (8.99%) Line Management
12 8 (8.99%) Security Management
12 8 (8.99%) Vulnerability Management
13 7 (7.87%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 7 (7.87%) IT Audit
13 7 (7.87%) Security Patching
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.74%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 28 (31.46%) CISSP
2 16 (17.98%) CISM
3 8 (8.99%) Degree
4 6 (6.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 6 (6.74%) CISA
4 6 (6.74%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (5.62%) Azure Certification
6 3 (3.37%) CCSK
6 3 (3.37%) CCSP
7 2 (2.25%) ISACA
8 1 (1.12%) APMP
8 1 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.12%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.12%) GIAC
8 1 (1.12%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.12%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (21.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (19.10%) GRC
3 14 (15.73%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (8.99%) GDPR
4 8 (8.99%) NIST
5 6 (6.74%) SOC 2
6 4 (4.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (3.37%) NCSC
7 3 (3.37%) PCI DSS
7 3 (3.37%) QA
8 2 (2.25%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.12%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 17 (19.10%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.37%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (8.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (5.62%) WSUS
3 3 (3.37%) CASB
3 3 (3.37%) Nessus
4 1 (1.12%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 23 (25.84%) Microsoft
2 11 (12.36%) VMware
3 8 (8.99%) CrowdStrike
4 6 (6.74%) Qualys
5 5 (5.62%) Cisco
6 4 (4.49%) Sun
6 4 (4.49%) Zscaler
7 3 (3.37%) Netskope
7 3 (3.37%) Symantec
8 1 (1.12%) Darktrace
8 1 (1.12%) Proofpoint
8 1 (1.12%) Tripwire