Operational Security Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Operational Security Manager
England > Midlands

The median Operational Security Manager salary in the Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 223 - 211
Rank change year-on-year - - +128
Permanent jobs requiring an Operational Security Manager 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.025% - 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% - 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £50,359
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £51,128
Median % change year-on-year - - -32.73%
75th Percentile - - £66,573
90th Percentile - - £75,379
England median annual salary £75,000 £95,000 £71,250
% change year-on-year -21.05% +33.33% -5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,109 6,426 4,526
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 94.33% 94.41%
Number of salaries quoted 4,315 3,042 3,746
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,004 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.66% +4.01% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Operational Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Operational Security Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Operational Security Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Operational Security Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Operational Security Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Operational Security Manager
Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 December 2025. 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
East Midlands - 2 £60,000 - 4
Operational Security Manager
England

Operational Security Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, 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 Midlands region featuring Operational Security Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Security
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) VMware

Operational Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Security
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) VMware