Security Manager Jobs in the South East

Security Manager
England > South East

The median Security Manager salary in the South East is £74,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 258 319 347
Rank change year-on-year +61 +28 +52
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 43 77 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.45% 0.46% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.48% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 15 58 40
10th Percentile £45,620 £47,500 £44,770
25th Percentile £57,585 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £59,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.85% -14.64% -
75th Percentile £83,750 £73,438 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,000 £95,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £68,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -5.11% -5.52% +3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 8,340 15,877 12,897
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.91% 94.01% 90.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4,548 11,357 8,142
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,032 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in the South East

Security Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Manager in the South East.

Salary trend for Security Manager 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 19 May 2025.

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 19 May 2025. 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 +37 16 £82,500 +57.14% 22
Hampshire +65 14 £74,000 +14.73% 10
Berkshire +2 12 £60,000 +14.29% 16
Isle of Wight - 6 - -
Buckinghamshire - 4 £83,750 - 4
Kent - 3 - - 4
Surrey +39 2 £45,000 -33.33% 1
West Sussex +28 2 £78,750 +16.67% 3
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 19 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 South East region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 32 (74.42%) Information Security
2 29 (67.44%) CISSP
3 22 (51.16%) Management Information System
4 19 (44.19%) Degree
5 17 (39.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (39.53%) Finance
5 17 (39.53%) Project Management
5 17 (39.53%) Cybersecurity
6 16 (37.21%) Mentoring
7 15 (34.88%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (32.56%) Social Skills
8 14 (32.56%) CISM
9 10 (23.26%) Security Management
10 9 (20.93%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (18.60%) NIST
11 8 (18.60%) CISA
12 7 (16.28%) Incident Management
12 7 (16.28%) ISMS
12 7 (16.28%) Continuous Improvement
13 6 (13.95%) Data Protection
13 6 (13.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 6 (13.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (13.95%) Data Protection Act
13 6 (13.95%) Freedom of Information Act
13 6 (13.95%) Psychology
13 6 (13.95%) HIPAA
13 6 (13.95%) Freedom of Information
13 6 (13.95%) Information Security Management
13 6 (13.95%) Publishing
14 5 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.65%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.65%) AWS
1 2 (4.65%) Azure
1 2 (4.65%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (2.33%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.65%) Broadband
1 2 (4.65%) Firewall
1 2 (4.65%) Mobile Broadband
2 1 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 17 (39.53%) Finance
2 14 (32.56%) Social Skills
3 6 (13.95%) Publishing
4 5 (11.63%) Telecoms
5 4 (9.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.33%) Local Government
7 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 22 (51.16%) Management Information System
2 6 (13.95%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (13.95%) Freedom of Information
2 6 (13.95%) Freedom of Information Act
3 3 (6.98%) SCADA
3 3 (6.98%) Security Posture
4 2 (4.65%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (4.65%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (4.65%) Operational Technology
4 2 (4.65%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.33%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (74.42%) Information Security
2 17 (39.53%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (39.53%) Project Management
3 16 (37.21%) Mentoring
4 10 (23.26%) Security Management
5 7 (16.28%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (16.28%) Incident Management
5 7 (16.28%) ISMS
6 6 (13.95%) Data Protection
6 6 (13.95%) Information Security Management
6 6 (13.95%) Psychology
7 5 (11.63%) Cloud Security
7 5 (11.63%) Incident Response
7 5 (11.63%) SIEM
7 5 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (9.30%) Budget Management
8 4 (9.30%) Risk Management
8 4 (9.30%) Security Operations
9 3 (6.98%) Computer Science
9 3 (6.98%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 29 (67.44%) CISSP
2 19 (44.19%) Degree
3 15 (34.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (32.56%) CISM
5 8 (18.60%) CISA
6 6 (13.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 3 (6.98%) CRISC
8 2 (4.65%) DBS Check
8 2 (4.65%) GCIH
8 2 (4.65%) GIAC
9 1 (2.33%) CEH
9 1 (2.33%) CISMP
9 1 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (2.33%) PMI Certification
9 1 (2.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (39.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (20.93%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (18.60%) NIST
4 6 (13.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (13.95%) HIPAA
5 5 (11.63%) GRC
6 2 (4.65%) COBIT
6 2 (4.65%) SLA
7 1 (2.33%) GDPR
7 1 (2.33%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 5 (11.63%) Microsoft