Head of Security Jobs in Manchester

Head of Security
North West > Manchester

The median Head of Security salary in Manchester is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 160 221 240
Rank change year-on-year +61 +19 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.044% 0.039% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% 0.041% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £105,000 - £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 - £95,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +31.03%
75th Percentile £115,000 - £97,500
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £84,400 - £95,000
% change year-on-year - - +8.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,036 4,891 4,477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 94.40% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,286 3,774 2,630
10th Percentile £32,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,017 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,334 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.59% -5.51% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,375 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,125 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Manchester

Head of Security
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Security in Manchester.

Salary trend for Head of Security in Manchester

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Head of Security 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 Manchester region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) AlienVault
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) AlienVault