IT Security Manager Job Trends in the South West

IT Security Manager
England > South West

The median IT Security Manager salary in the South West is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 188 211
Rank change year-on-year +12 +23 +62
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Manager 4 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.080% 0.047% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.086% 0.050% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile £50,050 £57,875 -
25th Percentile £51,625 £58,438 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.20% +11.36% -18.52%
75th Percentile £58,125 £63,438 £71,125
90th Percentile £59,250 £63,625 £79,300
England median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 4,661 4,003 4,322
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 93.68% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 3,206 2,203 3,348
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,997 £51,748
Median % change year-on-year -3.84% +0.48% +3.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

IT Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 West.

IT Security Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

IT Security Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

IT Security Manager
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 4 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
Gloucestershire - 3 £55,000 - 1
Bristol +10 1 £50,000 -18.37%
IT Security Manager
England

IT Security Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 4 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 West region featuring IT Security Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) NIST
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security Management
3 2 (50.00%) ISMS
3 2 (50.00%) NIST 800
3 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) Security Management
4 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) CISA
4 1 (25.00%) CISM
4 1 (25.00%) CISMP
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Assurance
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Ergonomics
4 1 (25.00%) GDPR
4 1 (25.00%) GRC
4 1 (25.00%) Human Factors
4 1 (25.00%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (25.00%) ITIL
4 1 (25.00%) ITSM
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (25.00%) Mimecast
4 1 (25.00%) NCSC
4 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management

IT Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (25.00%) Mimecast
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security Management
1 2 (50.00%) ISMS
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Ergonomics
2 1 (25.00%) Human Factors
2 1 (25.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) ITSM
2 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CISA
1 1 (25.00%) CISM
1 1 (25.00%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) NIST
3 2 (50.00%) NIST 800
4 1 (25.00%) GDPR
4 1 (25.00%) GRC
4 1 (25.00%) NCSC
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft