Security Manager Jobs in Sheffield

Security Manager
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Security Manager salary in Sheffield is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 - 97
Rank change year-on-year - - -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 0.31% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -30.77%
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £72,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +81.25% -11.11% -26.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 315 1,259 746
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.22% 96.48% 87.97%
Number of salaries quoted 225 981 420
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,000 £32,425
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £70,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £45,250 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.74% +5.56% -10.00%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in Sheffield

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Sheffield

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in Sheffield

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 23 June 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 Sheffield region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ModSecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP