IT Security Manager
UK

The median IT Security Manager salary in the UK is £67,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 804 904 1063
Rank change year-on-year +100 +159 -204
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Manager 92 71 174
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.093% 0.071% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% 0.077% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 70 55 145
10th Percentile £47,500 £61,250 £51,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +7.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £84,688 £100,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £104,000 £87,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £69,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.80% -1.43% +21.74%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 93,739 91,836 153,630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.52% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 67,104 57,926 84,939
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

IT Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Manager in the UK

IT Security Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Security Manager.

Salary trend for IT Security Manager in the UK

IT Security Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Manager over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Security Manager in the UK

IT Security Manager
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
England +103 89 £66,500 -11.33% 13
UK excluding London +6 59 £65,000 -5.80% 7
Work from Home +80 51 £65,750 -17.81% 3
London +132 30 £97,500 -2.50% 5
South East +13 20 £55,000 -26.67% 2
North of England +51 18 £65,000 -5.80% 2
North West +17 14 £70,000 +1.45% 1
Midlands +5 10 £60,000 -27.27% 3
South West -25 8 £55,000 -18.52%
East Midlands - 6 £60,000 -
West Midlands 0 4 £45,475 -44.88% 3
Yorkshire - 4 £65,000 - 1
East of England +1 3 £62,500 -

IT Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, IT Security Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring IT Security Manager in the job title.

1 44 (47.83%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (39.13%) Information Security
3 30 (32.61%) Azure
4 28 (30.43%) Finance
4 28 (30.43%) CISSP
5 26 (28.26%) Microsoft
6 24 (26.09%) Risk Management
7 22 (23.91%) Microsoft 365
7 22 (23.91%) Firewall
8 21 (22.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 21 (22.83%) Data Protection
9 20 (21.74%) Cyber Threat
9 20 (21.74%) Incident Response
10 19 (20.65%) Security Operations
10 19 (20.65%) ITIL
11 18 (19.57%) Active Directory
12 17 (18.48%) Windows
12 17 (18.48%) Cyber Essentials
13 16 (17.39%) GRC
13 16 (17.39%) Social Skills
13 16 (17.39%) CISM
14 15 (16.30%) Network Security
14 15 (16.30%) Roadmaps
15 14 (15.22%) Security Posture
15 14 (15.22%) Stakeholder Management
16 13 (14.13%) Due Diligence
17 12 (13.04%) Entra ID
18 11 (11.96%) VMware
19 10 (10.87%) Mentoring
19 10 (10.87%) GDPR

IT Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 30 (32.61%) Azure
2 22 (23.91%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (13.04%) Entra ID
4 6 (6.52%) AWS
5 5 (5.43%) SaaS
6 4 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (3.26%) GCP
8 2 (2.17%) WhatsApp
9 1 (1.09%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 22 (23.91%) Firewall
2 15 (16.30%) Network Security
3 9 (9.78%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (5.43%) LAN
4 5 (5.43%) SD-WAN
4 5 (5.43%) VPN
4 5 (5.43%) WAN
5 2 (2.17%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.09%) Intranet
6 1 (1.09%) SSL
General
1 28 (30.43%) Finance
2 16 (17.39%) Social Skills
3 9 (9.78%) Retail
4 7 (7.61%) Legal
5 5 (5.43%) Banking
5 5 (5.43%) Law
6 4 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (3.26%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.17%) Marketing
8 2 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.17%) REST
2 1 (1.09%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 20 (21.74%) Cyber Threat
2 14 (15.22%) Security Posture
3 6 (6.52%) Data Centre
3 6 (6.52%) Security Operations Centre
4 5 (5.43%) Management Information System
5 4 (4.35%) PKI
6 3 (3.26%) Cloud Security Posture
6 3 (3.26%) NHS
6 3 (3.26%) Virtual Team
7 2 (2.17%) Anti-Spyware
7 2 (2.17%) Onboarding
7 2 (2.17%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.09%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (1.09%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.09%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 17 (18.48%) Windows
2 8 (8.70%) Windows Server
3 6 (6.52%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.09%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (47.83%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (39.13%) Information Security
3 24 (26.09%) Risk Management
4 21 (22.83%) Data Protection
5 20 (21.74%) Incident Response
6 19 (20.65%) ITIL
6 19 (20.65%) Security Operations
7 15 (16.30%) Roadmaps
8 14 (15.22%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (14.13%) Due Diligence
10 10 (10.87%) Mentoring
10 10 (10.87%) Service Delivery
11 9 (9.78%) Internal Audit
11 9 (9.78%) Line Management
11 9 (9.78%) Vulnerability Management
12 8 (8.70%) Agile
12 8 (8.70%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 8 (8.70%) Threat Intelligence
13 7 (7.61%) Infrastructure Management
13 7 (7.61%) Security Patching
Programming Languages
1 7 (7.61%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 28 (30.43%) CISSP
2 16 (17.39%) CISM
3 8 (8.70%) Degree
4 6 (6.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 6 (6.52%) Azure Certification
4 6 (6.52%) CISA
4 6 (6.52%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (3.26%) CCSK
5 3 (3.26%) CCSP
6 2 (2.17%) ISACA
7 1 (1.09%) APMP
7 1 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.09%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.09%) GIAC
7 1 (1.09%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.09%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (22.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (18.48%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (17.39%) GRC
4 10 (10.87%) GDPR
5 8 (8.70%) NIST
6 6 (6.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (4.35%) NCSC
7 4 (4.35%) SOC 2
8 3 (3.26%) PCI DSS
8 3 (3.26%) QA
9 2 (2.17%) NIST 800
10 1 (1.09%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 18 (19.57%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (8.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (5.43%) WSUS
3 3 (3.26%) CASB
3 3 (3.26%) Nessus
4 1 (1.09%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 26 (28.26%) Microsoft
2 11 (11.96%) VMware
3 9 (9.78%) CrowdStrike
4 7 (7.61%) Qualys
5 5 (5.43%) Cisco
6 4 (4.35%) Sun
6 4 (4.35%) Zscaler
7 3 (3.26%) Netskope
7 3 (3.26%) Symantec
8 1 (1.09%) Darktrace
8 1 (1.09%) Proofpoint
8 1 (1.09%) Tripwire