Security Manager Job Trends in the South East

Security Manager
England > South East

The median Security Manager salary in the South East is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 261 242
Rank change year-on-year +31 -19 +137
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 45 41 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.43% 0.44% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.48% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 35 16 26
10th Percentile £47,000 £60,000 £42,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £63,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £68,750 £95,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £74,000 £126,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £73,247
% change year-on-year -3.57% -4.43% -2.34%

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 9,501 8,467 7,340
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.69% 91.58% 94.58%
Number of salaries quoted 5,887 4,565 5,336
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £29,618
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 South East.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Security Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in the South East

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 Security Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 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
Hampshire +52 19 £65,000 -7.14% 3
Thames Valley +10 18 £50,000 -41.18% 5
Berkshire +6 11 £49,000 - 3
Buckinghamshire +2 4 £70,000 -44.44% 1
Oxfordshire +21 3 £50,000 -16.67% 1
Surrey -4 3 £60,000 -25.00%
East Sussex +7 2 £87,500 - 2
West Sussex +2 1 £90,000 - 3
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 1 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 South East region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 33 (73.33%) Cybersecurity
2 26 (57.78%) Information Security
2 26 (57.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (46.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (35.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (35.56%) NIST
5 15 (33.33%) SOC 2
6 14 (31.11%) NCSC
7 13 (28.89%) GDPR
7 13 (28.89%) Microsoft
8 12 (26.67%) CISM
8 12 (26.67%) CREST Certified
8 12 (26.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (26.67%) GRC
8 12 (26.67%) Security Operations
9 11 (24.44%) SOC 3
10 10 (22.22%) Firewall
11 9 (20.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 9 (20.00%) PCI DSS
12 8 (17.78%) Azure
12 8 (17.78%) CISSP
12 8 (17.78%) Mentoring
12 8 (17.78%) Regulatory Change
13 7 (15.56%) Active Directory
13 7 (15.56%) Microsoft 365
13 7 (15.56%) Microsoft Intune
13 7 (15.56%) VMware
13 7 (15.56%) Windows
13 7 (15.56%) Windows Server
14 6 (13.33%) CISA

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 8 (17.78%) Azure
2 7 (15.56%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.22%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (22.22%) Firewall
2 3 (6.67%) DNS
2 3 (6.67%) TCP/IP
General
1 15 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 9 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (8.89%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (4.44%) Finance
4 2 (4.44%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.44%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 13 (28.89%) Security Posture
2 10 (22.22%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (6.67%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (6.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (15.56%) Windows
1 7 (15.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (73.33%) Cybersecurity
2 26 (57.78%) Information Security
3 21 (46.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (26.67%) Security Operations
5 8 (17.78%) Mentoring
5 8 (17.78%) Regulatory Change
6 5 (11.11%) ISMS
6 5 (11.11%) Risk Management
6 5 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (8.89%) Decision-Making
7 4 (8.89%) Incident Response
7 4 (8.89%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (6.67%) BCP
8 3 (6.67%) Business Continuity
8 3 (6.67%) Event Correlation
8 3 (6.67%) Information Security Management
8 3 (6.67%) IT Audit
8 3 (6.67%) Risk Assessment
8 3 (6.67%) Risk Register
8 3 (6.67%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 12 (26.67%) CISM
1 12 (26.67%) CREST Certified
2 9 (20.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 8 (17.78%) CISSP
4 6 (13.33%) CISA
4 6 (13.33%) SC Cleared
4 6 (13.33%) Security Cleared
5 3 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (6.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 2 (4.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (4.44%) CGEIT
6 2 (4.44%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (4.44%) CRISC
6 2 (4.44%) Degree
7 1 (2.22%) CESG Certified Professional
7 1 (2.22%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (57.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (35.56%) Cyber Essentials
2 16 (35.56%) NIST
3 15 (33.33%) SOC 2
4 14 (31.11%) NCSC
5 13 (28.89%) GDPR
6 12 (26.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 12 (26.67%) GRC
7 11 (24.44%) SOC 3
8 9 (20.00%) PCI DSS
9 2 (4.44%) JSP 440
System Software
1 7 (15.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (15.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (28.89%) Microsoft
2 7 (15.56%) VMware