Security Manager Job Trends in Staffordshire

Security Manager
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Security Manager salary in Staffordshire is £63,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 72 45
Rank change year-on-year +5 -27 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 1 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.16% 0.58% 0.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.63% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,500 £57,500 £50,359
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 £62,500 £51,128
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% +22.24% -
75th Percentile £64,500 £65,000 £55,948
90th Percentile - - £58,379
West Midlands median annual salary £61,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.00% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 561 638 349
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.21% 92.33% 96.94%
Number of salaries quoted 341 414 306
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,036 £25,878
25th Percentile £31,375 £31,438 £29,763
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - +3.03% -8.33%
75th Percentile £53,688 £54,659 £52,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £61,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -1.86%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Staffordshire

Security Manager
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 2 December 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
Stoke-on-Trent +14 1 £63,000 +0.80% 1
Security Manager
West Midlands

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 2 December 2025, 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 Staffordshire region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 (100.00%) Entra ID
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft