Security Operations Manager Job Trends in Reading

Security Operations Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Security Operations Manager salary in Reading is £65,368 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 - 93
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Operations Manager 1 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.20% - 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,532 - £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,368 - £66,250
75th Percentile £69,203 - £79,375
90th Percentile - - £83,125
Berkshire median annual salary £65,368 - £66,250

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 455 1,104 936
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.05% 94.12% 93.04%
Number of salaries quoted 278 550 585
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,263 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,803 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.65% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% +10.09% -5.22%

Security Operations Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Security Operations Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

Security Operations Manager
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Security Operations Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Security Operations Manager job vacancies in Reading

Security Operations Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

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

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DTS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM

Security Operations Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DTS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Humanities
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC