Security Manager Job Trends in Edinburgh

Security Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Security Manager salary in Edinburgh is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 89 -
Rank change year-on-year -10 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 4 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.37% 0.72% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.77% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 0
10th Percentile £59,500 £74,736 -
25th Percentile £66,250 £85,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% - -
75th Percentile - £95,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £73,404 £70,000
% change year-on-year -4.64% +4.86% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 975 1,043 1,008
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.38% 94.22% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 466 408 812
10th Percentile £26,000 £35,732 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -8.80% +4.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £94,750
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -11.50%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in Edinburgh

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 15 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 Edinburgh region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) GRC
2 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) NIST 800
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (25.00%) RSA Archer
2 1 (25.00%) SaaS
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (25.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) SOC 2

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (25.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GRC
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
1 1 (25.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (25.00%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow