Security Manager Jobs in Berkshire

Security Manager
South East > Berkshire

The median Security Manager salary in Berkshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 126 177
Rank change year-on-year +14 +51 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 12 34 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.74% 1.11% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.94% 1.16% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1 23 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 £47,500 £42,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -20.75% -17.19%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £75,250
90th Percentile - £73,500 £76,300
South East median annual salary £77,500 £59,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year +29.71% -14.64% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,273 2,936 2,874
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 78.63% 95.45% 92.41%
Number of salaries quoted 578 2,089 1,635
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,813 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -
75th Percentile £77,375 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,875 £83,750 £92,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in Berkshire

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in Berkshire

Security Manager
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 12 May 2025. 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
Reading +53 11 £60,000 -17.24% 9
Security Manager
South East

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 9 (75.00%) Information Security
1 9 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (66.67%) Security Management
2 8 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
3 6 (50.00%) Freedom of Information Act
3 6 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 6 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (50.00%) Management Information System
3 6 (50.00%) CISSP
3 6 (50.00%) CISA
3 6 (50.00%) CISM
3 6 (50.00%) Information Security Management
3 6 (50.00%) Incident Management
3 6 (50.00%) Psychology
3 6 (50.00%) ISMS
3 6 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 6 (50.00%) HIPAA
3 6 (50.00%) Publishing
3 6 (50.00%) Freedom of Information
4 5 (41.67%) Telecoms
5 4 (33.33%) Budget Management
6 3 (25.00%) SCADA
6 3 (25.00%) SIEM
6 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (16.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
7 2 (16.67%) Mobile Broadband
7 2 (16.67%) Business Strategy

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

Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Broadband
1 2 (16.67%) Mobile Broadband
2 1 (8.33%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 6 (50.00%) Publishing
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (41.67%) Telecoms
3 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
1 6 (50.00%) Freedom of Information
1 6 (50.00%) Freedom of Information Act
1 6 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (25.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Information Security
2 8 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (66.67%) Security Management
3 6 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 6 (50.00%) Incident Management
3 6 (50.00%) Information Security Management
3 6 (50.00%) ISMS
3 6 (50.00%) Psychology
4 4 (33.33%) Budget Management
5 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (25.00%) SIEM
6 2 (16.67%) Business Strategy
6 2 (16.67%) Programme Management
6 2 (16.67%) Risk Management
6 2 (16.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
7 1 (8.33%) Agile
7 1 (8.33%) Cloud Security
7 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
7 1 (8.33%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 6 (50.00%) CISA
1 6 (50.00%) CISM
1 6 (50.00%) CISSP
1 6 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 6 (50.00%) HIPAA
3 2 (16.67%) SLA