Security Manager Jobs in England

Security Manager
UK > England

The median Security Manager salary in England is £68,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 448 550 586
Rank change year-on-year +102 +36 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 438 455 674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.52% 0.49% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.53% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 364 327 470
10th Percentile £50,000 £51,500 £49,991
25th Percentile £56,250 £58,901 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.52% +3.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £99,625 £98,500 £101,250
UK median annual salary £68,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.52% +3.57% +7.69%

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 80,117 85,349 125,598
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.55% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 59,992 53,990 75,607
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in England

Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in England

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in England

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 Security Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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 +94 161 £85,000 +6.25% 46
South East +54 76 £59,500 -16.49% 20
North of England +52 57 £57,500 -4.17% 11
South West +2 56 £68,500 +3.40% 7
Midlands +17 55 £66,500 -14.19% 11
North West +28 40 £57,500 -13.86% 9
East of England +26 29 £72,500 +16.00% 11
West Midlands +13 28 £70,000 -9.68% 8
East Midlands +8 27 £60,000 -7.69% 3
Yorkshire +78 15 £65,000 +14.54% 2
North East -2 2 £55,000 -26.67%
Security Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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 Security Manager in the job title.

1 262 (59.82%) Cybersecurity
2 230 (52.51%) Information Security
3 167 (38.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 140 (31.96%) Risk Management
5 134 (30.59%) CISSP
6 105 (23.97%) Security Management
7 87 (19.86%) CISM
8 82 (18.72%) Microsoft
9 76 (17.35%) Social Skills
10 73 (16.67%) NIST
11 72 (16.44%) Finance
12 71 (16.21%) Security Operations
13 65 (14.84%) Cyber Essentials
14 64 (14.61%) Incident Response
14 64 (14.61%) Security Posture
15 63 (14.38%) Stakeholder Management
16 60 (13.70%) Roadmaps
17 59 (13.47%) Azure
18 58 (13.24%) Security Cleared
18 58 (13.24%) GRC
19 54 (12.33%) GDPR
19 54 (12.33%) Legal
19 54 (12.33%) Management Information System
20 44 (10.05%) Data Protection
20 44 (10.05%) Degree
21 43 (9.82%) SC Cleared
21 43 (9.82%) Vulnerability Management
21 43 (9.82%) Cyber Threat
21 43 (9.82%) NCSC
22 42 (9.59%) Microsoft 365

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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.23%) Apache
2 1 (0.23%) Confluence
2 1 (0.23%) IIS
2 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.46%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 59 (13.47%) Azure
2 42 (9.59%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (4.34%) AWS
4 13 (2.97%) Entra ID
4 13 (2.97%) SaaS
5 11 (2.51%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (1.60%) IaaS
6 7 (1.60%) PaaS
7 6 (1.37%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (0.91%) Twilio
9 3 (0.68%) GCP
9 3 (0.68%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.46%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.46%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.23%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 42 (9.59%) Firewall
2 35 (7.99%) Network Security
3 13 (2.97%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (2.74%) LAN
5 11 (2.51%) Internet
5 11 (2.51%) VPN
5 11 (2.51%) WAN
6 8 (1.83%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.60%) Intrusion Detection
7 7 (1.60%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.37%) DHCP
8 6 (1.37%) DNS
8 6 (1.37%) Wireless
9 2 (0.46%) OSPF
9 2 (0.46%) WLAN
10 1 (0.23%) Intranet
10 1 (0.23%) SAN
10 1 (0.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.91%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.23%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (0.68%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.23%) Git
General
1 76 (17.35%) Social Skills
2 72 (16.44%) Finance
3 54 (12.33%) Legal
4 38 (8.68%) Law
5 31 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (5.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (4.34%) Marketing
7 19 (4.34%) Public Sector
8 18 (4.11%) Retail
9 17 (3.88%) Automotive
10 14 (3.20%) Aerospace
11 11 (2.51%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.37%) Banking
13 6 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.14%) Games
14 5 (1.14%) Manufacturing
15 3 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.46%) Advertising
16 2 (0.46%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.91%) EDI
1 4 (0.91%) OAuth
1 4 (0.91%) SAML
1 4 (0.91%) SAP Business Workflow
2 3 (0.68%) REST
3 1 (0.23%) CSS
3 1 (0.23%) HTML
3 1 (0.23%) RESTful
3 1 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.23%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 64 (14.61%) Security Posture
2 54 (12.33%) Management Information System
3 43 (9.82%) Cyber Threat
4 41 (9.36%) Cyberattack
5 14 (3.20%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.97%) Security Operations Centre
6 13 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (2.74%) Operational Technology
8 11 (2.51%) Mobile App
9 10 (2.28%) IoT
10 9 (2.05%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 8 (1.83%) CCTV
11 8 (1.83%) Cloud Security Posture
12 7 (1.60%) Onboarding
13 6 (1.37%) Virtual Team
14 5 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (1.14%) NHS
14 5 (1.14%) SCADA
15 4 (0.91%) CESG
15 4 (0.91%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 23 (5.25%) Windows
2 14 (3.20%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.37%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.46%) Linux
5 1 (0.23%) AIX
5 1 (0.23%) Android
5 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.23%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (59.82%) Cybersecurity
2 230 (52.51%) Information Security
3 140 (31.96%) Risk Management
4 105 (23.97%) Security Management
5 71 (16.21%) Security Operations
6 64 (14.61%) Incident Response
7 63 (14.38%) Stakeholder Management
8 60 (13.70%) Roadmaps
9 44 (10.05%) Data Protection
10 43 (9.82%) Vulnerability Management
11 41 (9.36%) Information Security Management
12 37 (8.45%) OWASP
13 36 (8.22%) Continuous Improvement
14 35 (7.99%) Information Assurance
15 34 (7.76%) Project Management
16 33 (7.53%) Cloud Security
16 33 (7.53%) ITIL
17 31 (7.08%) SIEM
18 30 (6.85%) Problem-Solving
19 29 (6.62%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (1.60%) Python
2 6 (1.37%) PowerShell
3 4 (0.91%) C
4 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 134 (30.59%) CISSP
2 87 (19.86%) CISM
3 58 (13.24%) Security Cleared
4 44 (10.05%) Degree
5 43 (9.82%) SC Cleared
6 28 (6.39%) CISA
7 20 (4.57%) Cisco Certification
8 18 (4.11%) CRISC
9 15 (3.42%) GIAC
9 15 (3.42%) Master's Degree
10 12 (2.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 11 (2.51%) CCSP
12 10 (2.28%) CEH
12 10 (2.28%) DBS Check
12 10 (2.28%) HNC
12 10 (2.28%) HND
13 8 (1.83%) CCNA
13 8 (1.83%) DV Cleared
13 8 (1.83%) GPEN
13 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (38.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 73 (16.67%) NIST
3 65 (14.84%) Cyber Essentials
4 58 (13.24%) GRC
5 54 (12.33%) GDPR
6 43 (9.82%) NCSC
7 30 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 24 (5.48%) PCI DSS
9 18 (4.11%) NIST 800
10 13 (2.97%) SLA
11 11 (2.51%) SOC 2
12 9 (2.05%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 5 (1.14%) ISO 22301
15 4 (0.91%) ITGC
15 4 (0.91%) QA
16 3 (0.68%) HIPAA
17 2 (0.46%) ISO 9001
17 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 2 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 34 (7.76%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (2.51%) Nessus
2 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.37%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 6 (1.37%) SCCM
3 6 (1.37%) WSUS
4 5 (1.14%) CSIRT
4 5 (1.14%) QRadar
4 5 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.68%) CASB
6 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.23%) Nmap
6 1 (0.23%) Terraform
Vendors
1 82 (18.72%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.57%) Cisco
3 16 (3.65%) Qualys
4 11 (2.51%) VMware
5 8 (1.83%) CrowdStrike
6 6 (1.37%) Darktrace
6 6 (1.37%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.14%) CA
7 5 (1.14%) SAP
8 4 (0.91%) Citrix
8 4 (0.91%) Dell
9 3 (0.68%) Netskope
9 3 (0.68%) Sun
9 3 (0.68%) Symantec
9 3 (0.68%) Zscaler
10 2 (0.46%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.46%) Tanium
11 1 (0.23%) CheckPoint
11 1 (0.23%) SonicWALL
11 1 (0.23%) Tripwire