Security Manager Job Trends in Belfast

Security Manager
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Security Manager salary in Belfast is £40,327 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 46 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 2 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.61% 0.95% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.97% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £29,298 - -
25th Percentile £32,370 £64,471 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,327 £69,308 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.81% - -
75th Percentile £45,870 £74,144 -
90th Percentile £47,494 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £40,327 £69,308 -
% change year-on-year -41.81% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 306 310 237
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.29% 98.10% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 174 127 177
10th Percentile £30,000 £39,200 £29,994
25th Percentile £41,750 £48,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +35.00% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £78,750
County Antrim median annual salary £60,000 £63,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +27.50% -

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in Belfast

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Belfast.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Belfast

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in Belfast over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in Belfast

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Security Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001