Security Manager Jobs in the Midlands

Security Manager
England > Midlands

The median Security Manager salary in the Midlands is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 232 270 275
Rank change year-on-year +38 +5 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 13 61 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.19% 0.48% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.50% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 7 50 38
10th Percentile £61,250 £45,000 £60,650
25th Percentile £61,875 £52,250 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% -14.19% +19.23%
75th Percentile £71,875 £72,000 £83,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £94,563
England median annual salary £65,000 £68,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -5.11% -8.67% +7.14%

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 6,313 12,119 7,956
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 94.59% 89.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,664 8,871 4,536
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £28,622
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,950 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in the Midlands

Security Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in the Midlands

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in the Midlands

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 Security Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 +27 9 £75,000 +12.78% 32
West Midlands +29 4 £65,000 -2.77% 48
Security Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, 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 Midlands region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 10 (76.92%) Information Security
2 8 (61.54%) CISSP
3 7 (53.85%) Finance
3 7 (53.85%) Mentoring
4 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (46.15%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (46.15%) Management Information System
4 6 (46.15%) Project Management
4 6 (46.15%) Degree
5 5 (38.46%) Risk Management
6 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (30.77%) NIST
7 3 (23.08%) Incident Response
7 3 (23.08%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (15.38%) People Management
8 2 (15.38%) GDPR
8 2 (15.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
8 2 (15.38%) Risk Register
8 2 (15.38%) Penetration Testing
8 2 (15.38%) Security Management
8 2 (15.38%) OWASP
8 2 (15.38%) CISM
9 1 (7.69%) Identity Management
9 1 (7.69%) Information Security Management
9 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
9 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
9 1 (7.69%) Legal
9 1 (7.69%) Azure

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (7.69%) Entra ID
1 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Network Security
General
1 7 (53.85%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Management Information System
2 3 (23.08%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (7.69%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Information Security
2 7 (53.85%) Mentoring
3 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (46.15%) Project Management
4 5 (38.46%) Risk Management
5 3 (23.08%) Incident Response
6 2 (15.38%) OWASP
6 2 (15.38%) Penetration Testing
6 2 (15.38%) People Management
6 2 (15.38%) Risk Register
6 2 (15.38%) Security Management
7 1 (7.69%) Coaching
7 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (7.69%) Identity Management
7 1 (7.69%) Incident Management
7 1 (7.69%) Information Governance
7 1 (7.69%) Information Security Management
7 1 (7.69%) ISMS
7 1 (7.69%) Time Management
7 1 (7.69%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) CISSP
2 6 (46.15%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (46.15%) Degree
3 2 (15.38%) CISM
4 1 (7.69%) Azure Certification
4 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (30.77%) NIST
2 2 (15.38%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (15.38%) GDPR
3 1 (7.69%) GRC
3 1 (7.69%) PCI DSS
3 1 (7.69%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft