Security Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Security Manager
England > North of England

The median Security Manager salary in the North of England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 234 240
Rank change year-on-year -12 +6 +105
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 17 51 41
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.16% 0.55% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.58% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 14 26 32
10th Percentile £61,500 £50,500 £57,500
25th Percentile - £55,282 £60,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,154 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.21% +3.31% -
75th Percentile £94,688 £73,750 £84,875
90th Percentile £100,000 £75,000 £88,500
England median annual salary £66,250 £70,000 £73,247
% change year-on-year -5.36% -4.43% -2.34%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 9,306 8,733 7,511
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.60% 94.03% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 5,328 4,160 5,956
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,993
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -1.84% -2.87%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Security Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Security Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in the North of England

Security Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. 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
North West +16 16 £65,000 +18.63% 13
Yorkshire -17 1 £57,028 -21.34% 4
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, 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 North of England region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 9 (52.94%) GRC
2 6 (35.29%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (17.65%) Information Security
4 2 (11.76%) CISM
4 2 (11.76%) CISSP
4 2 (11.76%) CRISC
4 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (5.88%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (5.88%) CISA
5 1 (5.88%) Culture Change
5 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (5.88%) Decision-Making
5 1 (5.88%) Impact Assessments
5 1 (5.88%) Information Management
5 1 (5.88%) Information Security Governance
5 1 (5.88%) Information Security Management
5 1 (5.88%) ISMS
5 1 (5.88%) ISO 22301
5 1 (5.88%) NCSC
5 1 (5.88%) NIST
5 1 (5.88%) PCI DSS
5 1 (5.88%) Process Improvement
5 1 (5.88%) Product Management
5 1 (5.88%) Project Delivery
5 1 (5.88%) Regulatory Change
5 1 (5.88%) Risk Management
5 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
5 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
5 1 (5.88%) Security Management
5 1 (5.88%) Security Operations

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

General
1 1 (5.88%) Finance
1 1 (5.88%) Retail
1 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Operational Technology
2 1 (5.88%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (17.65%) Information Security
3 1 (5.88%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (5.88%) Culture Change
3 1 (5.88%) Decision-Making
3 1 (5.88%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (5.88%) Information Management
3 1 (5.88%) Information Security Governance
3 1 (5.88%) Information Security Management
3 1 (5.88%) ISMS
3 1 (5.88%) Process Improvement
3 1 (5.88%) Product Management
3 1 (5.88%) Project Delivery
3 1 (5.88%) Regulatory Change
3 1 (5.88%) Risk Management
3 1 (5.88%) Security Management
3 1 (5.88%) Security Operations
3 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) CISM
1 2 (11.76%) CISSP
1 2 (11.76%) CRISC
2 1 (5.88%) CISA
2 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (52.94%) GRC
2 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (5.88%) ISO 22301
3 1 (5.88%) NCSC
3 1 (5.88%) NIST
3 1 (5.88%) PCI DSS