Security Manager Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Security Manager
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The median Security Manager salary in Stoke-on-Trent 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 19 33 -
Rank change year-on-year +14 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 1 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 0.74% 2.50% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% 2.56% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,500 £57,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 £62,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% - -
75th Percentile £64,500 £65,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £63,000 £62,500 £51,128
% change year-on-year +0.80% +22.24% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stoke-on-Trent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title 129 156 110
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 97.50% 94.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66 114 105
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,825 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -5.88% -
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,563 £52,500
90th Percentile £59,750 £65,000 £64,500
Staffordshire median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
% change year-on-year - +3.03% -8.33%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent 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