IT Security Manager Jobs in England

IT Security Manager
UK > England

The median IT Security Manager salary in England is £66,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 747 870 1000
Rank change year-on-year +123 +130 -223
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Manager 86 74 143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.080% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.087% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 65 56 118
10th Percentile £47,500 £59,750 £50,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,188 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.33% +7.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £90,000 £96,250 £79,600
90th Percentile £101,250 £102,500 £86,125
UK median annual salary £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +7.14% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in 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 England with a recognized job title 80,360 84,735 126,842
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 91.51% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 60,202 53,671 75,665
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,160 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,225 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.08% - +9.09%

IT Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Manager in England

IT Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for IT Security Manager in England

IT Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Security Manager in England

IT Security Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
London +132 31 £97,500 +2.63% 5
South East +13 19 £55,000 -25.42% 3
North of England +46 17 £65,000 -5.80% 2
North West +18 13 £70,000 +1.45% 2
Midlands +10 8 £60,000 -25.00% 5
South West -17 8 £55,000 -18.52%
East Midlands - 6 £60,000 -
Yorkshire - 4 £65,000 -
East of England +12 3 £62,500 -
West Midlands +20 2 £51,488 -35.64% 5
IT Security Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, IT 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 England region featuring IT Security Manager in the job title.

1 42 (48.84%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (41.86%) Information Security
3 29 (33.72%) Finance
4 28 (32.56%) CISSP
5 26 (30.23%) Azure
6 23 (26.74%) Microsoft
6 23 (26.74%) Risk Management
7 19 (22.09%) Microsoft 365
7 19 (22.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 19 (22.09%) Firewall
8 18 (20.93%) Data Protection
9 17 (19.77%) Active Directory
9 17 (19.77%) ITIL
9 17 (19.77%) Cyber Threat
9 17 (19.77%) GRC
10 16 (18.60%) Windows
10 16 (18.60%) CISM
11 15 (17.44%) Social Skills
11 15 (17.44%) Security Posture
11 15 (17.44%) Security Operations
12 14 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (16.28%) Incident Response
12 14 (16.28%) Stakeholder Management
13 13 (15.12%) Due Diligence
14 12 (13.95%) Roadmaps
14 12 (13.95%) Network Security
15 11 (12.79%) VMware
16 10 (11.63%) Mentoring
16 10 (11.63%) Entra ID
17 9 (10.47%) Internal Audit

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

Cloud Services
1 26 (30.23%) Azure
2 19 (22.09%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (11.63%) Entra ID
4 6 (6.98%) AWS
5 4 (4.65%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (4.65%) Microsoft Purview
5 4 (4.65%) SaaS
6 3 (3.49%) GCP
7 1 (1.16%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.16%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (22.09%) Firewall
2 12 (13.95%) Network Security
3 8 (9.30%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (5.81%) LAN
4 5 (5.81%) SD-WAN
4 5 (5.81%) VPN
4 5 (5.81%) WAN
5 2 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.16%) Intranet
6 1 (1.16%) SSL
General
1 29 (33.72%) Finance
2 15 (17.44%) Social Skills
3 8 (9.30%) Legal
3 8 (9.30%) Retail
4 7 (8.14%) Law
5 5 (5.81%) Banking
6 3 (3.49%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (3.49%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.16%) Marketing
8 1 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.33%) REST
2 1 (1.16%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 17 (19.77%) Cyber Threat
2 15 (17.44%) Security Posture
3 6 (6.98%) Data Centre
4 5 (5.81%) Management Information System
5 4 (4.65%) PKI
6 3 (3.49%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (3.49%) NHS
6 3 (3.49%) Onboarding
6 3 (3.49%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (3.49%) Virtual Team
7 2 (2.33%) Anti-Spyware
7 2 (2.33%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.16%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (1.16%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.16%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.16%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 16 (18.60%) Windows
2 8 (9.30%) Windows Server
3 6 (6.98%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.16%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (48.84%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (41.86%) Information Security
3 23 (26.74%) Risk Management
4 18 (20.93%) Data Protection
5 17 (19.77%) ITIL
6 15 (17.44%) Security Operations
7 14 (16.28%) Incident Response
7 14 (16.28%) Stakeholder Management
8 13 (15.12%) Due Diligence
9 12 (13.95%) Roadmaps
10 10 (11.63%) Mentoring
11 9 (10.47%) Internal Audit
12 8 (9.30%) Line Management
13 7 (8.14%) Information Security Governance
13 7 (8.14%) Infrastructure Management
13 7 (8.14%) IT Audit
13 7 (8.14%) Remediation Plan
13 7 (8.14%) Security Management
13 7 (8.14%) Security Patching
13 7 (8.14%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.98%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 28 (32.56%) CISSP
2 16 (18.60%) CISM
3 8 (9.30%) Degree
4 6 (6.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 6 (6.98%) CISA
4 6 (6.98%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (5.81%) Azure Certification
6 3 (3.49%) CCSK
6 3 (3.49%) CCSP
7 2 (2.33%) ISACA
8 1 (1.16%) APMP
8 1 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.16%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.16%) GIAC
8 1 (1.16%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.16%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (22.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (19.77%) GRC
3 14 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (9.30%) GDPR
4 8 (9.30%) NIST
5 6 (6.98%) SOC 2
6 4 (4.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (3.49%) NCSC
7 3 (3.49%) PCI DSS
7 3 (3.49%) QA
8 2 (2.33%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 17 (19.77%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (9.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (5.81%) WSUS
3 3 (3.49%) CASB
3 3 (3.49%) Nessus
4 1 (1.16%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 23 (26.74%) Microsoft
2 11 (12.79%) VMware
3 8 (9.30%) CrowdStrike
4 6 (6.98%) Qualys
5 5 (5.81%) Cisco
6 3 (3.49%) Netskope
6 3 (3.49%) Sun
6 3 (3.49%) Symantec
6 3 (3.49%) Zscaler
7 1 (1.16%) Darktrace
7 1 (1.16%) Tripwire