Operational Security Manager Jobs in England

Operational Security Manager
UK > England

The median Operational Security Manager salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 672 816 885
Rank change year-on-year +144 +69 +226
Permanent jobs requiring an Operational Security Manager 11 26 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.023% 0.029% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.031% 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 10 25 30
10th Percentile £57,670 £48,589 £54,988
25th Percentile £63,125 £51,250 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +1.75% -1.72%
75th Percentile £66,875 £80,000 £79,688
90th Percentile £74,000 £101,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% -3.57% -3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 43,919 83,679 79,671
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.64% 91.48%
Number of salaries quoted 23,116 62,210 50,998
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,084 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Operational Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Security Manager in England

Operational Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Operational Security Manager in England

Operational Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Operational Security Manager in England

Operational 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 Operational Security Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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
London +113 5 £65,000 -21.21% 5
South East +86 3 £74,000 +40.95% 3
South West +119 2 £57,670 +15.58%
Yorkshire +63 2 £65,000 -2.92%
North of England +40 2 £65,000 -10.34% 1
Operational Security Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Operational 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 Operational Security Manager in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 8 (72.73%) Information Security
3 7 (63.64%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (45.45%) Logistics
5 5 (45.45%) CISM
5 5 (45.45%) Information Security Management
5 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (45.45%) CISSP
5 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (45.45%) Incident Response
6 4 (36.36%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (27.27%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (27.27%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 3 (27.27%) Threat Intelligence
7 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
7 3 (27.27%) Management Information System
7 3 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (27.27%) Degree
7 3 (27.27%) Cloud Security
8 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
8 2 (18.18%) Network Security
8 2 (18.18%) DV Cleared
8 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
8 2 (18.18%) Azure
8 2 (18.18%) SIEM
8 2 (18.18%) Data Management
8 2 (18.18%) CEH
8 2 (18.18%) GIAC

Operational 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 2 (18.18%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) Firewall
1 2 (18.18%) Network Security
General
1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Cyber Defence
2 4 (36.36%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (27.27%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (27.27%) Management Information System
4 2 (18.18%) CSOC
5 1 (9.09%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (9.09%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 8 (72.73%) Information Security
3 6 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (45.45%) Incident Response
4 5 (45.45%) Information Security Management
4 5 (45.45%) Logistics
4 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (27.27%) Cloud Security
5 3 (27.27%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 3 (27.27%) Threat Intelligence
6 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (18.18%) Data Management
6 2 (18.18%) ITIL
6 2 (18.18%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 2 (18.18%) Regulatory Compliance
6 2 (18.18%) SIEM
6 2 (18.18%) SOAR
6 2 (18.18%) Threat Detection
6 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) CISM
1 5 (45.45%) CISSP
2 3 (27.27%) Degree
3 2 (18.18%) CEH
3 2 (18.18%) DV Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) GCIH
3 2 (18.18%) GIAC
3 2 (18.18%) HNC
3 2 (18.18%) HND
3 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) CISMP
4 1 (9.09%) GCIA
4 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (18.18%) NIST
3 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (9.09%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft