Security Assurance Manager Job Trends

Security Assurance Manager
UK

The median Security Assurance Manager salary in the UK is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 645 736 737
Rank change year-on-year +91 +1 +394
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Assurance Manager 3 11 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.016% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.017% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 2 7 10
10th Percentile £54,875 £61,250 £55,350
25th Percentile £56,563 £62,500 £59,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £68,000 £85,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.93% -20.47% +34.44%
75th Percentile £64,063 £75,000 £88,500
90th Percentile £64,625 £77,500 £89,400
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,250 £67,500 £74,500
% change year-on-year -9.26% -9.40% +29.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 43,882 66,228 53,833
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.80% 95.36% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 25,880 37,894 41,616
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,210
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -

Security Assurance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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.

Security Assurance Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Security Assurance Manager
Salary Trend

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

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

Security Assurance Manager
Top 5 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 19 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
England +88 3 £61,250 -9.93% 7
UK excluding London +67 2 £61,250 -9.26% 6
Work from Home +58 2 £57,500 -8.00% 6
South East +31 2 £61,250 -9.93% 5
London +75 1 - - 2

Security Assurance Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 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 featuring Security Assurance Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) CREST Certified
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) GRC
2 2 (66.67%) NCSC
2 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) SOC 2
3 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) SOC 3
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence

Security Assurance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CREST Certified
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) GRC
2 2 (66.67%) NCSC
2 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) SOC 2
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) SOC 3