Security Manager Jobs in Manchester

Security Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Security Manager salary in Manchester is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 183 229 210
Rank change year-on-year +46 -19 -35
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 29 10 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.57% 0.20% 0.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.22% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 23 9 45
10th Percentile £55,250 £52,775 £42,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £56,219 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +1.85%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £80,200 £80,000
North West median annual salary £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% +1.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 4,841 4,575 5,495
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 91.68% 97.12%
Number of salaries quoted 3,748 2,668 3,712
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,334 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.51% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in Manchester

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in Manchester

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in Manchester

Security Manager
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 28 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
Bolton - 2 £55,000 - 1
Stockport - 2 £72,500 -
Security Manager
North West

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 Manchester region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 21 (72.41%) Information Security
2 16 (55.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (41.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (37.93%) Data Protection
4 11 (37.93%) CISSP
5 10 (34.48%) CISM
5 10 (34.48%) Cybersecurity
5 10 (34.48%) ISMS
6 8 (27.59%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (24.14%) Risk Assessment
7 7 (24.14%) Security Management
8 6 (20.69%) Microsoft
8 6 (20.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (17.24%) Business Continuity Planning
9 5 (17.24%) Management Information System
9 5 (17.24%) Risk Management
9 5 (17.24%) Information Security Management
9 5 (17.24%) Business Continuity
9 5 (17.24%) Information Management
10 4 (13.79%) ISSMP
10 4 (13.79%) CRISC
10 4 (13.79%) Dell
10 4 (13.79%) Citrix
10 4 (13.79%) Cisco
10 4 (13.79%) Regulatory Compliance
10 4 (13.79%) GDPR
10 4 (13.79%) Data Centre
10 4 (13.79%) Compliance Audit
10 4 (13.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 4 (13.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 2 (6.90%) AWS
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (6.90%) SaaS
2 1 (3.45%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Firewall
1 2 (6.90%) Network Security
General
1 2 (6.90%) Social Skills
2 1 (3.45%) Legal
2 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
2 1 (3.45%) Retail
2 1 (3.45%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.24%) Management Information System
2 4 (13.79%) Data Centre
3 3 (10.34%) NHS
4 2 (6.90%) Anti-Spyware
4 2 (6.90%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (6.90%) Freedom of Information
4 2 (6.90%) Virtual Team
5 1 (3.45%) Operational Technology
5 1 (3.45%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (72.41%) Information Security
2 11 (37.93%) Data Protection
3 10 (34.48%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (34.48%) ISMS
4 8 (27.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (24.14%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (24.14%) Security Management
6 5 (17.24%) Business Continuity
6 5 (17.24%) Business Continuity Planning
6 5 (17.24%) Information Management
6 5 (17.24%) Information Security Management
6 5 (17.24%) Risk Management
7 4 (13.79%) Compliance Audit
7 4 (13.79%) Regulatory Compliance
7 4 (13.79%) Risk Register
8 3 (10.34%) People Management
8 3 (10.34%) Project Management
8 3 (10.34%) Security Operations
9 2 (6.90%) PRINCE
9 2 (6.90%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 11 (37.93%) CISSP
2 10 (34.48%) CISM
3 4 (13.79%) CRISC
3 4 (13.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 4 (13.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 4 (13.79%) ISSMP
4 3 (10.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 3 (10.34%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (6.90%) PMI Certification
5 2 (6.90%) PMP
5 2 (6.90%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (3.45%) APMP
6 1 (3.45%) Azure Certification
6 1 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
6 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (55.17%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (41.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (20.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (13.79%) GDPR
4 4 (13.79%) NIST
5 2 (6.90%) SOC 2
6 1 (3.45%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) Nessus
2 1 (3.45%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 6 (20.69%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.79%) Cisco
2 4 (13.79%) Citrix
2 4 (13.79%) Dell
3 3 (10.34%) Sun
4 2 (6.90%) CrowdStrike