Security Operations Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Security Operations Manager
England > Midlands

The median Security Operations Manager salary in the Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 November 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 215 - 225
Rank change year-on-year - - +122
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Manager 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.017% - 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% - 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 1 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 £91,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -18.03% +22.00% -

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 5,354 8,214 4,840
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.37% 93.54% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3,647 4,104 3,789
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £78,175 £75,000
England median annual salary £53,750 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.52% -4.17% -

Security Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Operations Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Security Operations Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Security Operations Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

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

Security Operations 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 Operations Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 November 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 - 1 £60,000 - 1
Security Operations Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 November 2025, Security Operations 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 Security Operations Manager in the job title.

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

Security Operations 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware