The first table below looks at the demand for the IT Security Manager role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IT Security Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IT Security Manager
Rank 813 846 852
Rank change year-on-year
+33 +6
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Manager 47 41 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.043% 0.034% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.036% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 37 39 17
Average salary £60,000 £72,500 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.24% +38.09%
90% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £68,000
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102582 114838 114977
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.43% 94.76% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 85352 98508 97090
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

IT Security Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing IT Security Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

IT Security Manager Jobs Demand Trend

IT Security Manager
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing IT Security Manager within the UK.

IT Security Manager Salary Trend

IT Security Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Security Manager over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 within the UK.

IT Security Manager Salary Histogram

IT Security Manager
Top 27 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +14 46 £60,000 -17.24%
London +20 19 £73,750 -1.66%
South East +11 19 £60,000 +17.07%
Berkshire - 15 £60,000 -
Hampshire +10 10 £60,000 +14.28%
Surrey +17 8 £60,000 +14.28%
Farnborough +11 8 £60,000 +14.28%
Guildford 0 8 £60,000 +14.28%
Slough - 8 £60,000 -
Reading - 8 £60,000 -
East of England - 5 £47,500 -
Luton - 4 - -
Bedfordshire - 4 - -
Wiltshire +9 2 £38,472 -23.05%
Swindon +5 2 £38,472 -26.72%
City of London +4 2 £72,500 -3.33%
South West -3 2 £38,472 -23.05%
Kent - 2 £42,500 -
Basingstoke - 2 - -
Scotland - 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
Lancashire - 1 - -
Hertfordshire - 1 £47,500 -
Cumbria - 1 - -
Lancaster - 1 - -
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Carlisle - 1 - -

IT Security Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited IT Security Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with IT Security Manager in their job title.

1 40 (50.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 40 (50.63%) Information Security
2 35 (44.30%) CISSP
3 27 (34.18%) Security Management
4 21 (26.58%) Management Information System
5 17 (21.52%) CISA
5 17 (21.52%) Risk Management
6 16 (20.25%) Data Security
6 16 (20.25%) Business Continuity
6 16 (20.25%) CISM
6 16 (20.25%) Firewall
7 15 (18.99%) Project Management
7 15 (18.99%) BCP
8 14 (17.72%) Windows
9 13 (16.46%) Finance
10 12 (15.19%) UNIX
10 12 (15.19%) Six Sigma
10 12 (15.19%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 12 (15.19%) PCI DSS
10 12 (15.19%) Information Assurance
11 11 (13.92%) Data Protection
11 11 (13.92%) Linux
12 10 (12.66%) ITIL
12 10 (12.66%) TCP/IP
12 10 (12.66%) Cisco
13 9 (11.39%) Information Security Management
14 8 (10.13%) Disaster Recovery
15 7 (8.861%) ISO 9001
15 7 (8.861%) Degree
15 7 (8.861%) Security Architecture

IT Security Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited IT Security Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with IT Security Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 16 (20.25%) Firewall
2 10 (12.66%) TCP/IP
3 4 (5.063%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (3.797%) VPN
4 3 (3.797%) Network Security
5 2 (2.532%) DNS
5 2 (2.532%) SSL
5 2 (2.532%) HTTP
5 2 (2.532%) Intranet
5 2 (2.532%) Internet
5 2 (2.532%) IPsec
6 1 (1.266%) Wireless
6 1 (1.266%) SCCP
6 1 (1.266%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (1.266%) Wireless Security
6 1 (1.266%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.063%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (2.532%) Subversion
General
1 13 (16.46%) Finance
2 2 (2.532%) Military
2 2 (2.532%) Aerospace
2 2 (2.532%) Legal
2 2 (2.532%) Advertising
2 2 (2.532%) Electronics
2 2 (2.532%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.266%) Games
3 1 (1.266%) French Language
3 1 (1.266%) German Language
3 1 (1.266%) Italian Language
3 1 (1.266%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 21 (26.58%) Management Information System
2 5 (6.329%) Digital Media
2 5 (6.329%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (2.532%) Computer Science
3 2 (2.532%) RMADS
3 2 (2.532%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (2.532%) iDTV
4 1 (1.266%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 14 (17.72%) Windows
2 12 (15.19%) UNIX
3 11 (13.92%) Linux
4 2 (2.532%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (50.63%) Information Security
2 27 (34.18%) Security Management
3 17 (21.52%) Risk Management
4 16 (20.25%) Data Security
4 16 (20.25%) Business Continuity
5 15 (18.99%) Project Management
5 15 (18.99%) BCP
6 12 (15.19%) Six Sigma
6 12 (15.19%) Information Assurance
7 11 (13.92%) Data Protection
8 10 (12.66%) ITIL
9 9 (11.39%) Information Security Management
10 8 (10.13%) Disaster Recovery
11 7 (8.861%) Security Architecture
12 5 (6.329%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 4 (5.063%) Penetration Testing
13 4 (5.063%) Information Management
13 4 (5.063%) Service Delivery
13 4 (5.063%) Stakeholder Management
14 3 (3.797%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.329%) C
Qualifications
1 35 (44.30%) CISSP
2 17 (21.52%) CISA
3 16 (20.25%) CISM
4 12 (15.19%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 7 (8.861%) Degree
6 6 (7.595%) Security Cleared
7 4 (5.063%) SC Cleared
7 4 (5.063%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (2.532%) CEH
8 2 (2.532%) CCNA
8 2 (2.532%) Check Point Certification
9 1 (1.266%) GIAC
9 1 (1.266%) ISEB
9 1 (1.266%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (1.266%) MCSE
9 1 (1.266%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.266%) ISSAP
9 1 (1.266%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (50.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (15.19%) PCI DSS
3 7 (8.861%) ISO 9001
4 4 (5.063%) ISO/IEC 17799
4 4 (5.063%) ISO 9000
4 4 (5.063%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (2.532%) Val IT
5 2 (2.532%) COBIT
5 2 (2.532%) BS7799
System Software
1 2 (2.532%) SpamAssassin
Vendors
1 10 (12.66%) Cisco
2 6 (7.595%) Juniper
3 4 (5.063%) Apple
4 3 (3.797%) Oracle
5 2 (2.532%) CheckPoint
5 2 (2.532%) McAfee
5 2 (2.532%) Blue Coat
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: IT, Security, Manager, Design, ISO27001, PCI DSS... As an experienced IT Security Manager, you must be: Risk and Policy focussed; Capable of managing a team of...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £45K (incl. Bonus) + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
ISO27001, HMG Security Standards, RMADS) As the IT Security Manager you will be accountable for the provision of expert technical advice on theselection, design, implementation, and operation of...
Experis IT
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Woking, Surrey
Information Security, Cyber Security, Security Manager, IT Security, CISSP, CISM, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security Manager Cornucopia is currently working with a leading company which...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus + Car + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Woking, South East
Information Security, Cyber Security, Security Manager, IT Security, CISSP, CISM, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security ManagerCornucopia is currently working with a leading company which is...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
We are looking for a highly motivated IT Security Manager with the below capabilities: * Excellent experience within IT Security - managing large security projects/policies/programmes * Expertise of working...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: bens- 30%bonus, car, pens, heal+
Posted: 19 May 2013
Sheffield, Yorkshire
My client a leading Outsourcing company are looking to recruit a Security Manager (Security Assurance, Information Assurance, HMG, ISO 27001, CESG, CLAS, CISSP, CISM, Outsourcing companying, Finance, Government) - £...
Computer Futures
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
You will be responsible for providing management of, and provision of expert technical advice on, the selection, design, implementation, and operation of information security controls and management strategies...
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Salary: From £33,780 to £43,164 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 8 May 2013
Wiltshire
Skills & Experience Essential: Expert knowledge of ISO27001:2005... Previous experience of developing RMADS i.a.w... Familiar with the provisions of applicable legislation (including the Data Protection Act)...
Experis IT
Posted: 20 May 2013