Security Assurance Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Security Assurance Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Security Assurance Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 537 601 558
Rank change year-on-year +64 -43 +249
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Assurance Manager 2 9 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.006% 0.018% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.019% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 8
10th Percentile £54,875 - £55,050
25th Percentile £56,563 £61,250 £57,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £67,500 £74,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.26% -9.40% +29.57%
75th Percentile £64,063 £71,250 £88,500
90th Percentile £64,625 £72,000 -
UK median annual salary £61,250 £68,000 £85,500
% change year-on-year -9.93% -20.47% +34.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 30,498 46,585 31,015
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.60% 95.41% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 17,511 25,456 23,208
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £40,000 £38,129
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £79,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% -

Security Assurance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Assurance Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Security Assurance Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Security Assurance Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Security Assurance Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Security Assurance Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Security Assurance Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Assurance Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
South East +39 2 £61,250 -9.93% 5
Security Assurance Manager
UK

Security Assurance Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Security Assurance 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 UK excluding London region featuring Security Assurance Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 2 (100.00%) SOC 2
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) SOC 3
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Security Assurance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 2 (100.00%) SOC 2
2 1 (50.00%) SOC 3