Security Manager Job Trends in the East of England

Security Manager
England > East of England

The median Security Manager salary in the East of England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
3 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 169 130
Rank change year-on-year +18 -39 +87
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 8 13 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.19% 0.37% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.41% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 8 4 9
10th Percentile £65,875 - £68,500
25th Percentile £66,250 £58,750 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £61,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.82% -18.00% +31.58%
75th Percentile - £66,938 £100,000
90th Percentile £71,500 £71,775 £105,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £73,247
% change year-on-year -7.14% -4.43% -2.34%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 3,698 3,159 2,081
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.47% 89.46% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,226 1,459 1,545
10th Percentile £27,563 £28,000 £26,425
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 the East of England.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in the East of England

Security Manager
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in the East of England

Security Manager
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. 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
Hertfordshire +5 4 £70,000 +13.82% 6
Cambridgeshire - 2 £67,500 -
Essex - 2 £70,000 -
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, 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 East of England region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (37.50%) CEH
2 3 (37.50%) CISM
2 3 (37.50%) CISSP
2 3 (37.50%) CompTIA Security+
2 3 (37.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (37.50%) Cyber Resilience
2 3 (37.50%) Due Diligence
2 3 (37.50%) Firewall
2 3 (37.50%) GDPR
2 3 (37.50%) Incident Response
2 3 (37.50%) Information Security
2 3 (37.50%) Information Security Management
2 3 (37.50%) ISMS
2 3 (37.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (37.50%) NIST
2 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
2 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
2 3 (37.50%) Risk Register
2 3 (37.50%) Security Management
3 1 (12.50%) Security Operations

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 3 (37.50%) Firewall
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
1 4 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Local Government
2 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (37.50%) Cyber Resilience
2 3 (37.50%) Due Diligence
2 3 (37.50%) Incident Response
2 3 (37.50%) Information Security
2 3 (37.50%) Information Security Management
2 3 (37.50%) ISMS
2 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
2 3 (37.50%) Risk Register
2 3 (37.50%) Security Management
3 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) CEH
1 3 (37.50%) CISM
1 3 (37.50%) CISSP
1 3 (37.50%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (37.50%) GDPR
1 3 (37.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (37.50%) NIST
1 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
Security Manager jobs