Security Manager Jobs in Manchester

Security Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Security Manager salary in Manchester is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 188 235 218
Rank change year-on-year +47 -17 -42
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 25 12 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.50% 0.23% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.25% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 22 10 44
10th Percentile - £54,497 £42,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £56,219 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% -5.77% +1.85%
75th Percentile £69,375 £74,438 £79,500
90th Percentile £74,875 £78,850 £80,000
North West median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +1.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 4,776 4,715 5,541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.03% 91.86% 97.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,725 2,736 3,770
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,579
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.54% +2.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in Manchester

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in Manchester

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in Manchester

Security Manager
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Stockport - 2 £72,500 -
Security Manager
North West

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Security Manager 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 Security Manager in the job title.

1 20 (80.00%) Information Security
2 13 (52.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (48.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (40.00%) ISMS
4 10 (40.00%) CISSP
4 10 (40.00%) CISM
5 9 (36.00%) Data Protection
5 9 (36.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (32.00%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (24.00%) Risk Assessment
7 6 (24.00%) Security Management
7 6 (24.00%) Management Information System
7 6 (24.00%) Microsoft
8 5 (20.00%) Cisco
8 5 (20.00%) Risk Management
8 5 (20.00%) Information Security Management
8 5 (20.00%) Business Continuity
8 5 (20.00%) Citrix
8 5 (20.00%) Information Management
8 5 (20.00%) Business Continuity Planning
8 5 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (16.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (16.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (16.00%) Compliance Audit
9 4 (16.00%) Data Centre
9 4 (16.00%) CRISC
9 4 (16.00%) NIST
9 4 (16.00%) Risk Register
9 4 (16.00%) Regulatory Compliance
9 4 (16.00%) GDPR

Security Manager 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.00%) AWS
1 2 (8.00%) Azure
2 1 (4.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (4.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.00%) Mimecast
2 1 (4.00%) SaaS
2 1 (4.00%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.00%) Network Security
2 2 (8.00%) Firewall
2 2 (8.00%) LAN
3 1 (4.00%) Internet
3 1 (4.00%) SD-WAN
3 1 (4.00%) VPN
3 1 (4.00%) WAN
3 1 (4.00%) WLAN
General
1 2 (8.00%) Legal
2 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (4.00%) Retail
2 1 (4.00%) Social Housing
2 1 (4.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (24.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (16.00%) Data Centre
3 3 (12.00%) NHS
4 1 (4.00%) Anti-Spyware
4 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
4 1 (4.00%) Private Cloud
4 1 (4.00%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.00%) Android
1 1 (4.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (4.00%) Linux
1 1 (4.00%) Windows
1 1 (4.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (80.00%) Information Security
2 10 (40.00%) ISMS
3 9 (36.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (36.00%) Data Protection
4 8 (32.00%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (24.00%) Risk Assessment
5 6 (24.00%) Security Management
6 5 (20.00%) Business Continuity
6 5 (20.00%) Business Continuity Planning
6 5 (20.00%) Information Management
6 5 (20.00%) Information Security Management
6 5 (20.00%) Risk Management
7 4 (16.00%) Compliance Audit
7 4 (16.00%) Regulatory Compliance
7 4 (16.00%) Risk Register
8 3 (12.00%) People Management
9 2 (8.00%) Data Privacy
9 2 (8.00%) Penetration Testing
9 2 (8.00%) Service Delivery
9 2 (8.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (40.00%) CISM
1 10 (40.00%) CISSP
2 4 (16.00%) CRISC
2 4 (16.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 4 (16.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 4 (16.00%) ISSMP
3 3 (12.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (12.00%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.00%) CEH
4 1 (4.00%) ISACA
4 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (52.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (48.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (16.00%) GDPR
4 4 (16.00%) NIST
5 2 (8.00%) SLA
5 2 (8.00%) SOC 2
6 1 (4.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 1 (4.00%) Virtual Servers
1 1 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (4.00%) XenApp
1 1 (4.00%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (20.00%) Cisco
2 5 (20.00%) Citrix
3 4 (16.00%) Dell
4 2 (8.00%) Sun
5 1 (4.00%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (4.00%) Meraki
5 1 (4.00%) VMware