Security Manager Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Security Manager
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Security Manager salary in Tyne and Wear is £63,076 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 March 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 54 88
Rank change year-on-year -17 +34 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 3 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.26% 0.48% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.49% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile - - £36,100
25th Percentile £60,511 £67,500 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £70,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.89% +11.11% -16.00%
75th Percentile £74,070 £72,500 £74,000
90th Percentile £79,128 - £79,100
North East median annual salary £63,076 £69,654 £63,000
% change year-on-year -9.44% +10.56% -16.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 1,106 408 1,146
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.92% 97.14% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 840 257 977
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,400 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,640 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
North East median annual salary £46,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.00% +5.26% -2.56%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Security Manager job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Salary distribution trend for Security Manager job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 18 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in Tyne and Wear

Security Manager
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 18 March 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -16 3 £63,076 -9.89% 3
Security Manager
North East

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 18 March 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Adaptive Security
2 2 (66.67%) Budget Management
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Adaptive Security
2 2 (66.67%) Budget Management
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management