Security Manager Job Trends in England

Security Manager
UK > England

The median Security Manager salary in England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 429 398 376
Rank change year-on-year -31 -22 +144
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 185 303 307
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.36% 0.61% 0.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.65% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 149 175 260
10th Percentile £47,000 £47,500 £52,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £73,247
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% -4.43% -2.34%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,625 £93,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.57% -3.45% -3.33%

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 47,143 46,289 42,955
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 92.98% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,526 24,707 33,707
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £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 £79,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Security Manager job vacancy trend in England

Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in England

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 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 -16 69 £70,000 -6.67% 46
South East +36 46 £65,000 -13.33% 64
South West +13 22 £51,250 -34.92% 34
Midlands +17 18 £60,000 +5.26% 37
North of England -22 16 £65,000 -3.21% 51
North West +12 15 £65,000 +18.63% 28
West Midlands +18 13 £60,000 +7.14% 19
East of England +19 9 £70,000 +13.82% 33
East Midlands -5 5 £57,500 - 16
Yorkshire -15 1 £57,028 -21.34% 19
Security Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 Security Manager in the job title.

1 110 (59.46%) Cybersecurity
2 81 (43.78%) Information Security
3 80 (43.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 53 (28.65%) NIST
5 48 (25.95%) CISSP
5 48 (25.95%) Cyber Essentials
6 45 (24.32%) CISM
7 43 (23.24%) Incident Response
8 41 (22.16%) Security Operations
9 38 (20.54%) Continuous Improvement
10 36 (19.46%) Microsoft
10 36 (19.46%) SIEM
11 35 (18.92%) GDPR
12 31 (16.76%) Azure
12 31 (16.76%) Risk Management
13 29 (15.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 29 (15.68%) Security Management
14 26 (14.05%) Information Security Management
15 25 (13.51%) GRC
16 24 (12.97%) Cloud Security
17 21 (11.35%) NCSC
18 20 (10.81%) Degree
18 20 (10.81%) Firewall
18 20 (10.81%) Microsoft 365
18 20 (10.81%) Problem-Solving
19 19 (10.27%) CREST Certified
19 19 (10.27%) ISMS
19 19 (10.27%) PCI DSS
19 19 (10.27%) Vulnerability Management
20 17 (9.19%) Data Protection

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 6 (3.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.70%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 31 (16.76%) Azure
2 20 (10.81%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (6.49%) AWS
4 10 (5.41%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.16%) GCP
6 3 (1.62%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.62%) IBM Cloud
6 3 (1.62%) PaaS
6 3 (1.62%) SaaS
7 2 (1.08%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.08%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.08%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.54%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.54%) IaaS
8 1 (0.54%) OCI
8 1 (0.54%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 20 (10.81%) Firewall
2 15 (8.11%) Network Security
3 5 (2.70%) VPN
4 3 (1.62%) DNS
4 3 (1.62%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.62%) VLAN
5 1 (0.54%) DKIM
5 1 (0.54%) DMARC
5 1 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.54%) LAN
5 1 (0.54%) Modbus
5 1 (0.54%) WAN
5 1 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.54%) DTS
1 1 (0.54%) Metadata
General
1 36 (19.46%) Social Skills
2 29 (15.68%) Finance
3 26 (14.05%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (9.19%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (7.03%) Legal
6 10 (5.41%) Law
6 10 (5.41%) Public Sector
7 9 (4.86%) Marketing
8 8 (4.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.70%) Banking
9 5 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (2.16%) Retail
11 3 (1.62%) Local Government
11 3 (1.62%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.54%) Advertising
12 1 (0.54%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.54%) Humanities
12 1 (0.54%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.62%) JSON
1 3 (1.62%) YAML
2 2 (1.08%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 23 (12.43%) Management Information System
2 21 (11.35%) Security Posture
3 17 (9.19%) Security Operations Centre
4 10 (5.41%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (2.16%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (2.16%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.16%) PKI
6 3 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.08%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.08%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (1.08%) Replication
7 2 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.54%) CCTV
8 1 (0.54%) CMDB
8 1 (0.54%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.54%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.54%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.54%) SCADA
8 1 (0.54%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.49%) Windows
2 11 (5.95%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (59.46%) Cybersecurity
2 81 (43.78%) Information Security
3 43 (23.24%) Incident Response
4 41 (22.16%) Security Operations
5 38 (20.54%) Continuous Improvement
6 36 (19.46%) SIEM
7 31 (16.76%) Risk Management
8 29 (15.68%) Security Management
9 26 (14.05%) Information Security Management
10 24 (12.97%) Cloud Security
11 20 (10.81%) Problem-Solving
12 19 (10.27%) ISMS
12 19 (10.27%) Vulnerability Management
13 17 (9.19%) Data Protection
14 16 (8.65%) Business Continuity
15 15 (8.11%) Computer Science
15 15 (8.11%) Mentoring
16 14 (7.57%) Disaster Recovery
17 12 (6.49%) Data Loss Prevention
17 12 (6.49%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.78%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 48 (25.95%) CISSP
2 45 (24.32%) CISM
3 20 (10.81%) Degree
4 19 (10.27%) CREST Certified
5 14 (7.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (7.03%) Security Cleared
7 12 (6.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 12 (6.49%) CISA
7 12 (6.49%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (5.95%) SC Cleared
9 10 (5.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 9 (4.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 7 (3.78%) GCIH
11 7 (3.78%) GIAC
12 6 (3.24%) CCSP
13 5 (2.70%) CEH
14 4 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (2.16%) CompTIA Security+
14 4 (2.16%) CRISC
15 3 (1.62%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (43.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (28.65%) NIST
3 48 (25.95%) Cyber Essentials
4 35 (18.92%) GDPR
5 29 (15.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 25 (13.51%) GRC
7 21 (11.35%) NCSC
8 19 (10.27%) PCI DSS
9 17 (9.19%) SOC 2
10 11 (5.95%) SOC 3
11 8 (4.32%) ISAE 3402
12 4 (2.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.62%) QA
14 2 (1.08%) JSP 440
14 2 (1.08%) NIST 800
15 1 (0.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 1 (0.54%) COBIT
15 1 (0.54%) Data Quality
15 1 (0.54%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 14 (7.57%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.62%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (4.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.62%) Nessus
2 3 (1.62%) Proxmox
3 1 (0.54%) CASB
3 1 (0.54%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 36 (19.46%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.03%) VMware
3 4 (2.16%) Tenable
4 3 (1.62%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (1.62%) IBM
5 1 (0.54%) Ariba
5 1 (0.54%) Cisco
5 1 (0.54%) Google