Security Manager Job Trends in London

Security Manager
England > London

The median Security Manager salary in London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 281 275
Rank change year-on-year -45 -6 +151
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 69 146 164
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.50% 0.92% 0.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.99% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 55 91 137
10th Percentile £65,000 £46,250 £57,500
25th Percentile £66,250 £63,485 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £85,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -12.28% +0.59%
75th Percentile £87,500 £98,750 £112,500
90th Percentile £112,000 £120,000 £121,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £73,247
% change year-on-year -3.57% -4.43% -2.34%

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 12,453 14,685 16,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 92.97% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,230 8,588 13,582
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 £96,000 £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% - -1.64%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in London

Security Manager
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in London

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in London

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 Security Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 1 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 11 £70,000 -23.29% 19
West London - 11 £67,500 - 3
Security Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 London region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 34 (49.28%) Information Security
1 34 (49.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (43.48%) SIEM
3 29 (42.03%) Cybersecurity
4 28 (40.58%) Incident Response
5 27 (39.13%) CISSP
6 22 (31.88%) Cloud Security
7 21 (30.43%) CISM
8 20 (28.99%) NIST
9 18 (26.09%) Risk Management
10 17 (24.64%) Azure
11 16 (23.19%) Degree
11 16 (23.19%) GDPR
11 16 (23.19%) Security Management
11 16 (23.19%) Security Operations
12 15 (21.74%) Computer Science
13 14 (20.29%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (18.84%) Continuous Improvement
14 13 (18.84%) Information Security Management
14 13 (18.84%) Vulnerability Management
15 12 (17.39%) Cyber Essentials
15 12 (17.39%) Disaster Recovery
15 12 (17.39%) Network Security
15 12 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
16 11 (15.94%) Business Continuity
16 11 (15.94%) Data Loss Prevention
16 11 (15.94%) Microsoft
17 10 (14.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 10 (14.49%) Cisco Certification
17 10 (14.49%) Data Protection

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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (4.35%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 17 (24.64%) Azure
2 9 (13.04%) Entra ID
3 7 (10.14%) AWS
4 6 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (4.35%) GCP
5 3 (4.35%) IBM Cloud
5 3 (4.35%) PaaS
6 2 (2.90%) SaaS
7 1 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.45%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.45%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 12 (17.39%) Network Security
2 5 (7.25%) Firewall
2 5 (7.25%) VPN
3 3 (4.35%) VLAN
4 1 (1.45%) DKIM
4 1 (1.45%) DMARC
4 1 (1.45%) LAN
4 1 (1.45%) Modbus
4 1 (1.45%) WAN
4 1 (1.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.45%) Metadata
General
1 19 (27.54%) Social Skills
2 17 (24.64%) Finance
3 13 (18.84%) Legal
4 12 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (14.49%) Law
6 5 (7.25%) Banking
7 3 (4.35%) Retail
8 2 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.45%) Advertising
9 1 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.45%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.45%) Marketing
9 1 (1.45%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.35%) JSON
1 3 (4.35%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (14.49%) Management Information System
2 7 (10.14%) Security Posture
3 4 (5.80%) PKI
3 4 (5.80%) Security Operations Centre
4 3 (4.35%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.90%) Cloud Native
5 2 (2.90%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (2.90%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 2 (2.90%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.45%) CMDB
6 1 (1.45%) Cyberattack
6 1 (1.45%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.45%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.45%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.45%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.45%) SCADA
6 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.45%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.80%) Windows
1 4 (5.80%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (49.28%) Information Security
2 30 (43.48%) SIEM
3 29 (42.03%) Cybersecurity
4 28 (40.58%) Incident Response
5 22 (31.88%) Cloud Security
6 18 (26.09%) Risk Management
7 16 (23.19%) Security Management
7 16 (23.19%) Security Operations
8 15 (21.74%) Computer Science
9 13 (18.84%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (18.84%) Information Security Management
9 13 (18.84%) Vulnerability Management
10 12 (17.39%) Disaster Recovery
10 12 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (15.94%) Business Continuity
11 11 (15.94%) Data Loss Prevention
12 10 (14.49%) Data Protection
12 10 (14.49%) Identity Management
13 8 (11.59%) ISMS
13 8 (11.59%) Risk Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.80%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 27 (39.13%) CISSP
2 21 (30.43%) CISM
3 16 (23.19%) Degree
4 14 (20.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (14.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 10 (14.49%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (8.70%) CCSP
6 6 (8.70%) GCIH
7 5 (7.25%) GIAC
7 5 (7.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 4 (5.80%) CISA
9 3 (4.35%) AWS Certification
9 3 (4.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (4.35%) FFIEC
9 3 (4.35%) MCP
9 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (4.35%) SC Cleared
9 3 (4.35%) Security Cleared
9 3 (4.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (1.45%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (49.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (28.99%) NIST
3 16 (23.19%) GDPR
4 12 (17.39%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (11.59%) ISAE 3402
7 3 (4.35%) NCSC
7 3 (4.35%) PCI DSS
7 3 (4.35%) QA
7 3 (4.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (2.90%) GRC
9 1 (1.45%) Data Quality
9 1 (1.45%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (5.80%) Active Directory
1 4 (5.80%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (4.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 3 (4.35%) Nessus
1 3 (4.35%) Proxmox
2 1 (1.45%) CSIRT
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (15.94%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.80%) VMware
3 3 (4.35%) IBM
4 1 (1.45%) Ariba
4 1 (1.45%) Cisco