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 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 248 283 242
Rank change year-on-year +35 -41 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 42 23 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.43% 0.29% 1.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% 0.33% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 34 13 57
10th Percentile - - £43,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,219 £48,333
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% +1.85%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £72,625 £77,250 £79,700
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
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 9,197 7,052 9,047
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 89.10% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 7,072 4,085 5,491
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,400 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +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 28 April 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 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
Manchester +46 29 £65,000 +8.33% 7
Merseyside - 11 £50,000 - 1
Cheshire -17 2 - - 1
Security Manager
England

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

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 North West region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 30 (71.43%) Information Security
2 22 (52.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (42.86%) ISMS
5 17 (40.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (35.71%) Risk Assessment
6 15 (35.71%) Security Management
7 14 (33.33%) Management Information System
8 13 (30.95%) Risk Management
8 13 (30.95%) Information Security Management
8 13 (30.95%) CISSP
8 13 (30.95%) NIST
9 12 (28.57%) Project Management
10 11 (26.19%) Data Protection
10 11 (26.19%) Regulatory Compliance
11 10 (23.81%) CISM
12 9 (21.43%) Roadmaps
13 8 (19.05%) Line Management
14 7 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
14 7 (16.67%) Network Management
14 7 (16.67%) Trend Analysis
14 7 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 7 (16.67%) Database Security
14 7 (16.67%) SDLC
14 7 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
14 7 (16.67%) Cyberattack
14 7 (16.67%) Decision-Making
14 7 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
14 7 (16.67%) Development Roadmap

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.38%) Apache
1 1 (2.38%) IIS
1 1 (2.38%) WebSphere
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.76%) AWS
1 2 (4.76%) Azure
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (4.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.52%) Firewall
2 3 (7.14%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (4.76%) Network Security
4 1 (2.38%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.38%) VPN
General
1 7 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (4.76%) Legal
2 2 (4.76%) Manufacturing
2 2 (4.76%) Public Sector
2 2 (4.76%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (2.38%) Retail
3 1 (2.38%) Social Housing
3 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 14 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 7 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (16.67%) Cyberattack
2 7 (16.67%) Security Posture
3 4 (9.52%) Data Centre
4 3 (7.14%) NHS
5 2 (4.76%) Anti-Spyware
5 2 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (4.76%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (4.76%) Life Science
5 2 (4.76%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (4.76%) Virtual Team
6 1 (2.38%) Operational Technology
6 1 (2.38%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (71.43%) Information Security
2 21 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (42.86%) ISMS
4 15 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (35.71%) Risk Assessment
4 15 (35.71%) Security Management
5 13 (30.95%) Information Security Management
5 13 (30.95%) Risk Management
6 12 (28.57%) Project Management
7 11 (26.19%) Data Protection
7 11 (26.19%) Regulatory Compliance
8 9 (21.43%) Roadmaps
9 8 (19.05%) Line Management
10 7 (16.67%) Database Security
10 7 (16.67%) Decision-Making
10 7 (16.67%) Development Roadmap
10 7 (16.67%) Network Management
10 7 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (16.67%) SDLC
10 7 (16.67%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 13 (30.95%) CISSP
2 10 (23.81%) CISM
3 4 (9.52%) CRISC
3 4 (9.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 4 (9.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 4 (9.52%) ISSMP
4 3 (7.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 3 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (4.76%) CISA
5 2 (4.76%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.76%) PMP
5 2 (4.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (2.38%) APMP
6 1 (2.38%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.38%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (52.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (40.48%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (30.95%) NIST
4 7 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 7 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 5 (11.90%) GDPR
6 3 (7.14%) SOC 2
7 2 (4.76%) HIPAA
7 2 (4.76%) PCI DSS
8 1 (2.38%) FISMA
8 1 (2.38%) HITRUST
8 1 (2.38%) NCSC
8 1 (2.38%) QA
8 1 (2.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (2.38%) SLA
Systems Management
1 3 (7.14%) Nessus
2 1 (2.38%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (9.52%) Cisco
2 4 (9.52%) Citrix
2 4 (9.52%) Dell
3 3 (7.14%) Sun
4 2 (4.76%) CrowdStrike