Operational Security Manager Job Trends in England

Operational Security Manager
UK > England

The median Operational Security Manager salary in England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 578 661 645
Rank change year-on-year +83 -16 +288
Permanent jobs requiring an Operational Security Manager 22 15 21
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.042% 0.030% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.033% 0.049%
Number of salaries quoted 14 13 19
10th Percentile £60,000 £84,500 £49,832
25th Percentile £69,000 £87,500 £55,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £95,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +35.71% -6.67%
75th Percentile £96,875 £100,000 £83,125
90th Percentile £99,250 £115,000 £88,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £95,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% +35.71% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 47,162 46,092 43,112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 92.95% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,558 24,542 33,827
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,205 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Operational Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Operational Security Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Operational Security Manager job vacancy trend in England

Operational Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Operational Security Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Operational Security Manager job vacancies in England

Operational Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

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 1 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
London +34 11 £90,000 -14.29% 3
South West +5 4 - -
East of England - 3 £75,000 -
East Midlands - 3 £60,000 - 1
Midlands - 3 £60,000 - 1
North of England +25 1 £110,000 +51.72% 1
North West - 1 £110,000 -
Operational Security Manager
UK

Operational Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Operational 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 England region featuring Operational Security Manager in the job title.

1 22 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 11 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 9 (40.91%) Azure
3 9 (40.91%) NIST
4 8 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (31.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (31.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (27.27%) CISSP
6 6 (27.27%) GCIH
6 6 (27.27%) Information Security
7 5 (22.73%) Cloud Security
7 5 (22.73%) Data Loss Prevention
7 5 (22.73%) Incident Response
7 5 (22.73%) SIEM
7 5 (22.73%) SOAR
7 5 (22.73%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
7 5 (22.73%) Vulnerability Management
8 4 (18.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (18.18%) CCSP
8 4 (18.18%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (18.18%) Data Security
8 4 (18.18%) Due Diligence
8 4 (18.18%) GDPR
8 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
8 4 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (18.18%) Network Security
8 4 (18.18%) Penetration Testing
8 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (18.18%) TOGAF

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (13.64%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (40.91%) Azure
2 4 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (13.64%) OneDrive
4 1 (4.55%) AWS
4 1 (4.55%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (4.55%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (18.18%) Network Security
2 1 (4.55%) Modbus
General
1 8 (36.36%) Finance
2 4 (18.18%) Banking
3 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.55%) Advertising
4 1 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Legal
4 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.55%) Retail
4 1 (4.55%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (13.64%) Replication
3 1 (4.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (4.55%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.55%) SCADA
3 1 (4.55%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 11 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (27.27%) Information Security
4 5 (22.73%) Cloud Security
4 5 (22.73%) Data Loss Prevention
4 5 (22.73%) Incident Response
4 5 (22.73%) SIEM
4 5 (22.73%) SOAR
4 5 (22.73%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 5 (22.73%) Vulnerability Management
5 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (18.18%) Data Security
5 4 (18.18%) Due Diligence
5 4 (18.18%) Penetration Testing
5 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (18.18%) TOGAF
6 3 (13.64%) Business Continuity
6 3 (13.64%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (13.64%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (13.64%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.64%) PowerShell
1 3 (13.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) CISSP
1 6 (27.27%) GCIH
2 4 (18.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 4 (18.18%) CCSP
2 4 (18.18%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (9.09%) Degree
3 2 (9.09%) GIAC
4 1 (4.55%) CISM
4 1 (4.55%) GCFA
4 1 (4.55%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (40.91%) NIST
2 8 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (31.82%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (31.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (18.18%) GDPR
5 3 (13.64%) PCI DSS
6 1 (4.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (4.55%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (13.64%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.64%) VMware