Operational Security Manager Job Trends in London

Operational Security Manager
England > London

The median Operational Security Manager salary in London is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 363 427 444
Rank change year-on-year +64 +17 +211
Permanent jobs requiring an Operational Security Manager 10 7 5
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.073% 0.045% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.048% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 6 6 5
10th Percentile £69,500 £91,625 -
25th Percentile £73,750 £96,250 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 £105,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% +23.53% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £115,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £98,750 - -
England median annual salary £75,000 £95,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% +35.71% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,497 14,461 16,982
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.89% 92.76% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,279 8,384 13,705
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Operational Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Operational Security Manager job vacancy trend in London

Operational Security Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for Operational Security Manager job vacancies in London

Operational Security Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Security Manager in London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Operational Security Manager in London

Operational Security Manager
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 4 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
Central London +36 1 £70,000 -36.36%
West London - 1 £90,000 -
Operational Security Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 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 London region featuring Operational Security Manager in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 7 (70.00%) NIST
3 6 (60.00%) Azure
4 5 (50.00%) CISSP
4 5 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 5 (50.00%) GCIH
4 5 (50.00%) Information Security
4 5 (50.00%) SIEM
4 5 (50.00%) SOAR
4 5 (50.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 5 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 4 (40.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (40.00%) CCSP
5 4 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (40.00%) Cloud Security
5 4 (40.00%) Due Diligence
5 4 (40.00%) Incident Response
5 4 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
5 4 (40.00%) Network Security
5 4 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
5 4 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (40.00%) TOGAF
6 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (30.00%) GDPR
7 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
7 2 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS

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

Cloud Services
1 6 (60.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) AWS
2 1 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (10.00%) GCP
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Network Security
2 1 (10.00%) Modbus
General
1 5 (50.00%) Finance
2 4 (40.00%) Banking
3 1 (10.00%) Advertising
3 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Legal
3 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (10.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (10.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (10.00%) SCADA
2 1 (10.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 5 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 5 (50.00%) Information Security
2 5 (50.00%) SIEM
2 5 (50.00%) SOAR
2 5 (50.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 5 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 4 (40.00%) Cloud Security
3 4 (40.00%) Due Diligence
3 4 (40.00%) Incident Response
3 4 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
3 4 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (40.00%) TOGAF
4 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 2 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
5 2 (20.00%) Roadmaps
5 2 (20.00%) Zero Trust
6 1 (10.00%) Regulatory Change
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) CISSP
1 5 (50.00%) GCIH
2 4 (40.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 4 (40.00%) CCSP
2 4 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (10.00%) CISM
4 1 (10.00%) GCFA
4 1 (10.00%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (70.00%) NIST
2 4 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (30.00%) GDPR
4 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (20.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft