Security Manager Jobs in London

Security Manager
England > London

The median Security Manager salary in London is £85,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 347 441 569
Rank change year-on-year +94 +128 -96
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 161 203 313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.69% 0.57% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 0.60% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 141 135 204
10th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,125
25th Percentile £66,750 £61,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - +8.47%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £107,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £68,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.52% +3.57% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in 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 London with a recognized job title 22,087 34,033 62,964
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 95.02% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,626 24,925 34,921
10th Percentile £38,454 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,000 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in London

Security Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in London

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in London

Security Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Central London +52 35 £85,000 -0.58% 5
North London - 6 £65,000 - 1
West London +1 2 £79,000 +25.11% 4
East London +23 1 £70,000 +2.94%
South London - 1 £72,500 -
Security Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 London region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 110 (68.32%) Information Security
2 78 (48.45%) Cybersecurity
3 66 (40.99%) CISSP
4 62 (38.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 60 (37.27%) Risk Management
6 49 (30.43%) Microsoft
7 47 (29.19%) Security Posture
8 45 (27.95%) Social Skills
9 39 (24.22%) Roadmaps
10 38 (23.60%) Incident Response
10 38 (23.60%) Security Operations
11 37 (22.98%) CISM
12 36 (22.36%) Security Management
13 35 (21.74%) Legal
13 35 (21.74%) Azure
14 33 (20.50%) Finance
15 31 (19.25%) GRC
16 25 (15.53%) Cyber Essentials
17 22 (13.66%) NIST
17 22 (13.66%) Identity Access Management
18 21 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
18 21 (13.04%) Degree
19 20 (12.42%) Law
19 20 (12.42%) Data Loss Prevention
20 19 (11.80%) DevSecOps
20 19 (11.80%) Information Security Management
21 18 (11.18%) ITIL
21 18 (11.18%) Stakeholder Management
22 17 (10.56%) Active Directory
22 17 (10.56%) Line Management

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

Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (2.48%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 35 (21.74%) Azure
2 21 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (7.45%) AWS
4 9 (5.59%) SaaS
5 7 (4.35%) Entra ID
6 6 (3.73%) IaaS
6 6 (3.73%) PaaS
7 5 (3.11%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.86%) GCP
9 2 (1.24%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.24%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.24%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.62%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.07%) Firewall
2 3 (1.86%) Network Security
2 3 (1.86%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.24%) DHCP
3 2 (1.24%) DNS
3 2 (1.24%) LAN
3 2 (1.24%) OSPF
3 2 (1.24%) Wireless
3 2 (1.24%) WLAN
4 1 (0.62%) Internet
4 1 (0.62%) Intranet
4 1 (0.62%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.62%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.62%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.48%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.62%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Burp Suite
General
1 45 (27.95%) Social Skills
2 35 (21.74%) Legal
3 33 (20.50%) Finance
4 20 (12.42%) Law
5 14 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (6.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (4.35%) Marketing
8 6 (3.73%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (3.11%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.48%) Games
11 3 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.24%) Advertising
12 2 (1.24%) Banking
12 2 (1.24%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.24%) Retail
13 1 (0.62%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.62%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.48%) OAuth
1 4 (2.48%) SAML
1 4 (2.48%) SAP Business Workflow
2 3 (1.86%) EDI
2 3 (1.86%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 47 (29.19%) Security Posture
2 16 (9.94%) Management Information System
3 11 (6.83%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (4.35%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (3.73%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.11%) Operational Technology
6 5 (3.11%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (2.48%) CESG
7 4 (2.48%) Cloud Native
7 4 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.48%) Freedom of Information
7 4 (2.48%) PKI
7 4 (2.48%) SCADA
8 3 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.86%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.24%) CCTV
9 2 (1.24%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.62%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.62%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.97%) Windows
2 2 (1.24%) Linux
3 1 (0.62%) AIX
3 1 (0.62%) Android
3 1 (0.62%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.62%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (68.32%) Information Security
2 78 (48.45%) Cybersecurity
3 60 (37.27%) Risk Management
4 39 (24.22%) Roadmaps
5 38 (23.60%) Incident Response
5 38 (23.60%) Security Operations
6 36 (22.36%) Security Management
7 22 (13.66%) Identity Access Management
8 20 (12.42%) Data Loss Prevention
9 19 (11.80%) DevSecOps
9 19 (11.80%) Information Security Management
10 18 (11.18%) ITIL
10 18 (11.18%) Stakeholder Management
11 17 (10.56%) Line Management
12 15 (9.32%) Strategic Thinking
13 14 (8.70%) Agile
13 14 (8.70%) Cloud Security
13 14 (8.70%) Mentoring
13 14 (8.70%) OWASP
13 14 (8.70%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.73%) PowerShell
2 5 (3.11%) Python
3 4 (2.48%) C
Qualifications
1 66 (40.99%) CISSP
2 37 (22.98%) CISM
3 21 (13.04%) Degree
4 15 (9.32%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (8.70%) Master's Degree
6 10 (6.21%) CCSP
6 10 (6.21%) CISA
7 8 (4.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (4.97%) CEH
8 7 (4.35%) CCNA
8 7 (4.35%) CCSK
9 6 (3.73%) CRISC
9 6 (3.73%) Security Cleared
10 5 (3.11%) DBS Check
10 5 (3.11%) SC Cleared
11 4 (2.48%) CESG Certified Professional
11 4 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (1.86%) CompTIA CySA+
12 3 (1.86%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (1.24%) CCIE Security
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (38.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (19.25%) GRC
3 25 (15.53%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (13.66%) NIST
5 17 (10.56%) GDPR
6 14 (8.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (4.35%) PCI DSS
8 6 (3.73%) SOC 2
9 5 (3.11%) NIST 800
10 4 (2.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 4 (2.48%) ISO 22301
10 4 (2.48%) ITGC
10 4 (2.48%) NCSC
11 3 (1.86%) QA
12 1 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.62%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 17 (10.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.11%) SCCM
1 5 (3.11%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (2.48%) CSIRT
2 4 (2.48%) QRadar
3 3 (1.86%) CASB
4 2 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.62%) Nmap
Vendors
1 49 (30.43%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.21%) Qualys
3 7 (4.35%) Cisco
4 6 (3.73%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (3.11%) CA
5 5 (3.11%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.48%) Darktrace
6 4 (2.48%) SAP
7 3 (1.86%) Netskope
7 3 (1.86%) Symantec
7 3 (1.86%) Zscaler
8 2 (1.24%) VMware
9 1 (0.62%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.62%) Meraki