Security Manager Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Security Manager
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Security Manager salary in Hertfordshire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 January 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 97 74
Rank change year-on-year +14 -23 +51
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 6 6 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.35% 0.52% 0.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.61% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 7
10th Percentile - - £62,000
25th Percentile - £58,750 £68,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £61,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.82% -15.17% +9.85%
75th Percentile - £64,250 £74,375
90th Percentile - - £75,000
East of England median annual salary £70,000 £61,500 £73,750
% change year-on-year +13.82% -16.61% +29.39%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 1,565 979 934
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.51% 84.69% 93.40%
Number of salaries quoted 926 473 727
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £88,500 £78,300
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -7.83%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Security Manager
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 20 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
Watford +5 4 £70,000 - 1
Stevenage - 2 £70,000 - 2
Security Manager
East of England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 20 January 2026, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Cyber Resilience

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 4 (66.67%) Local Government
1 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Cyber Resilience