Security Assurance Manager Job Trends in England

Security Assurance Manager
UK > England

The median Security Assurance Manager salary in England is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 615 703 691
Rank change year-on-year +88 -12 +383
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Assurance Manager 3 11 7
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.007% 0.018% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.019% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 2 7 7
10th Percentile £54,875 £61,250 £61,200
25th Percentile £56,563 £62,500 £74,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £68,000 £87,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.93% -21.84% +39.20%
75th Percentile £64,063 £75,000 £88,500
90th Percentile £64,625 £77,500 £92,100
UK median annual salary £61,250 £68,000 £85,500
% change year-on-year -9.93% -20.47% +34.44%

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 38,530 59,224 48,045
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 95.20% 95.54%
Number of salaries quoted 23,271 33,938 37,059
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £43,958
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% -

Security Assurance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Security Assurance Manager job vacancy trend in England

Security Assurance Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary distribution trend for Security Assurance Manager job vacancies in England

Security Assurance 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 Security Assurance Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 19 October 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
South East +31 2 £61,250 -9.93% 5
London +75 1 - - 2
Security Assurance Manager
UK

Security Assurance Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Security Assurance 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 Security Assurance Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) CREST Certified
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) GRC
2 2 (66.67%) NCSC
2 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) SOC 2
3 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) SOC 3
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence

Security Assurance 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CREST Certified
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) GRC
2 2 (66.67%) NCSC
2 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) SOC 2
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) SOC 3