IT Security Manager Job Trends in the South East

IT Security Manager
England > South East

The median IT Security Manager salary in the South East is £49,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 299 290
Rank change year-on-year +39 -9 +124
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Manager 10 7 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.096% 0.078% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.086% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 5
10th Percentile - £50,350 -
25th Percentile £47,000 £61,375 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £70,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +40.00% -24.53%
75th Percentile £61,500 £76,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £83,000 £76,350
England median annual salary £60,000 £66,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year -9.43% -5.36% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 9,545 8,181 8,342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 91.12% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,970 4,303 6,010
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,911 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

IT Security Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

IT Security Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Manager job vacancies in the South East

IT Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Security Manager in the South East

IT Security Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Thames Valley +16 7 £49,000 -42.35%
Berkshire - 7 £49,000 -
Surrey +5 3 £60,000 +36.36%
IT Security Manager
England

IT Security Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT 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 South East region featuring IT Security Manager in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Firewall
2 7 (70.00%) Active Directory
2 7 (70.00%) Azure
2 7 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (70.00%) Mentoring
2 7 (70.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (70.00%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (70.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (70.00%) VMware
2 7 (70.00%) Windows
2 7 (70.00%) Windows Server
3 3 (30.00%) BCP
3 3 (30.00%) Business Continuity
3 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (30.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (30.00%) Information Governance
3 3 (30.00%) Information Security
3 3 (30.00%) Information Security Management
3 3 (30.00%) ISMS
3 3 (30.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 3 (30.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 3 (30.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (30.00%) IT Audit
3 3 (30.00%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (30.00%) Risk Register
3 3 (30.00%) Security Management
3 3 (30.00%) SOC 2

IT Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 7 (70.00%) Azure
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Cyber Threat
1 3 (30.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (30.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (70.00%) Windows
1 7 (70.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (70.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (30.00%) BCP
2 3 (30.00%) Business Continuity
2 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (30.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (30.00%) Information Governance
2 3 (30.00%) Information Security
2 3 (30.00%) Information Security Management
2 3 (30.00%) ISMS
2 3 (30.00%) IT Audit
2 3 (30.00%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (30.00%) Risk Register
2 3 (30.00%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 3 (30.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (30.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (30.00%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (70.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft
1 7 (70.00%) VMware