Security Manager Job Trends in the South West

Security Manager
England > South West

The median Security Manager salary in the South West is £53,750 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 163 169 194
Rank change year-on-year +6 +25 +39
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 22 24 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.44% 0.56% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.59% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 16 18 17
10th Percentile £29,250 £57,500 £48,340
25th Percentile £31,500 £60,827 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £78,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.75% +43.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £69,063 £92,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £97,625 £76,750
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 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 4,671 4,046 4,193
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.14% 93.79% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 3,209 2,240 3,243
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £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% - -1.64%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 West.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

Security Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the South West

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

Salary histogram for Security Manager in the South West

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 Security Manager within the South West 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
Gloucestershire +25 8 £55,000 -44.30% 4
Devon +10 7 £33,000 -24.12% 3
Bristol 0 5 £65,000 -23.53% 2
Wiltshire +6 1 £90,000 +50.00% 1
Somerset - 1 £42,500 -
Security Manager
England

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

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 West region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 16 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (36.36%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (36.36%) NIST
3 7 (31.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (27.27%) Information Security
4 6 (27.27%) Security Operations
5 4 (18.18%) CISSP
5 4 (18.18%) Data Protection
5 4 (18.18%) Incident Response
5 4 (18.18%) Line Management
5 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
6 3 (13.64%) AWS
6 3 (13.64%) CISM
6 3 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (13.64%) GDPR
6 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (13.64%) SIEM
6 3 (13.64%) Vulnerability Management
7 2 (9.09%) Azure
7 2 (9.09%) CEH
7 2 (9.09%) Cloud Security
7 2 (9.09%) Identity Access Management
7 2 (9.09%) Incident Management
7 2 (9.09%) Information Security Management
7 2 (9.09%) ISMS
7 2 (9.09%) ITSM
7 2 (9.09%) NCSC
7 2 (9.09%) NIST 800
7 2 (9.09%) PCI DSS
7 2 (9.09%) Risk Management

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 3 (13.64%) AWS
2 2 (9.09%) Azure
3 1 (4.55%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (4.55%) IaaS
3 1 (4.55%) Mimecast
3 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Firewall
1 1 (4.55%) Network Security
General
1 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (9.09%) Marketing
1 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
2 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (4.55%) Local Government
2 1 (4.55%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.55%) Cyber Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (27.27%) Information Security
2 6 (27.27%) Security Operations
3 4 (18.18%) Data Protection
3 4 (18.18%) Incident Response
3 4 (18.18%) Line Management
4 3 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.64%) SIEM
4 3 (13.64%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (9.09%) Cloud Security
5 2 (9.09%) Identity Access Management
5 2 (9.09%) Incident Management
5 2 (9.09%) Information Security Management
5 2 (9.09%) ISMS
5 2 (9.09%) ITSM
5 2 (9.09%) Risk Management
5 2 (9.09%) Security Management
6 1 (4.55%) Identity Management
6 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) CISSP
2 3 (13.64%) CISM
3 2 (9.09%) CEH
3 2 (9.09%) Security Cleared
4 1 (4.55%) CISA
4 1 (4.55%) CISMP
4 1 (4.55%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (4.55%) Degree
4 1 (4.55%) GCIH
4 1 (4.55%) GIAC
4 1 (4.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (4.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 1 (4.55%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (36.36%) Cyber Essentials
1 8 (36.36%) NIST
2 7 (31.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (13.64%) GDPR
4 2 (9.09%) NCSC
4 2 (9.09%) NIST 800
4 2 (9.09%) PCI DSS
5 1 (4.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (4.55%) COBIT
5 1 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (4.55%) GRC
5 1 (4.55%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) CASB
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) Tenable