Security Manager Jobs in Reading

Security Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Security Manager salary in Reading is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 114 130
Rank change year-on-year +65 +16 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 11 10 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 2.13% 0.58% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.57% 0.61% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - £66,125 -
25th Percentile £57,500 £67,813 £69,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.24% - -19.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £74,375 £75,250
90th Percentile - £75,500 -
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £66,250
% change year-on-year +14.29% -20.75% -17.19%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 428 1,638 1,460
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.95% 94.74% 93.59%
Number of salaries quoted 237 1,029 774
10th Percentile £30,950 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.18% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £67,500 £77,188
90th Percentile £94,250 £80,000 £92,500
Berkshire median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £58,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% -10.26% +1.74%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in Reading

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 18 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 Reading region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Information Security
1 9 (81.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (63.64%) Security Management
4 6 (54.55%) Management Information System
4 6 (54.55%) CISSP
4 6 (54.55%) CISA
4 6 (54.55%) CISM
4 6 (54.55%) Information Security Management
4 6 (54.55%) Incident Management
4 6 (54.55%) Psychology
4 6 (54.55%) ISMS
4 6 (54.55%) Data Protection
4 6 (54.55%) HIPAA
4 6 (54.55%) Publishing
4 6 (54.55%) Freedom of Information
4 6 (54.55%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (54.55%) Freedom of Information Act
4 6 (54.55%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (54.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (54.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 6 (54.55%) Social Skills
5 4 (36.36%) Budget Management
5 4 (36.36%) Telecoms
6 3 (27.27%) SCADA
6 3 (27.27%) SIEM
6 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (18.18%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
7 2 (18.18%) Mobile Broadband
7 2 (18.18%) Business Strategy

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

Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) Broadband
1 2 (18.18%) Mobile Broadband
2 1 (9.09%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 6 (54.55%) Publishing
1 6 (54.55%) Social Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Telecoms
3 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Data Protection Act
1 6 (54.55%) Freedom of Information
1 6 (54.55%) Freedom of Information Act
1 6 (54.55%) Management Information System
2 3 (27.27%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Information Security
2 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (63.64%) Security Management
4 6 (54.55%) Data Protection
4 6 (54.55%) Incident Management
4 6 (54.55%) Information Security Management
4 6 (54.55%) ISMS
4 6 (54.55%) Psychology
5 4 (36.36%) Budget Management
6 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (27.27%) SIEM
7 2 (18.18%) Business Strategy
7 2 (18.18%) Programme Management
7 2 (18.18%) Risk Management
7 2 (18.18%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
8 1 (9.09%) Agile
8 1 (9.09%) Cloud Security
8 1 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance
8 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (9.09%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) CISA
1 6 (54.55%) CISM
1 6 (54.55%) CISSP
1 6 (54.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (81.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (54.55%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (54.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 6 (54.55%) HIPAA
3 1 (9.09%) SLA