Security Manager
UK
The median Security Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 420 | 482 | 552 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | +70 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager | 294 | 468 | 491 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.56% | 0.48% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.63% | 0.50% | 0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 163 | 388 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,250 | £50,000 | £51,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,625 | £56,250 | £58,851 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £68,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.11% | -5.52% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £99,125 | £99,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -3.70% | +3.85% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Manager.
Security Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Security Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| England | +24 | 257 | £65,000 | -5.11% | 164 |
| UK excluding London | +119 | 198 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 102 |
| Work from Home | +160 | 89 | £70,000 | - | 75 |
| London | +33 | 81 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 77 |
| North of England | +85 | 60 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 30 |
| North West | +35 | 46 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 16 |
| South East | +76 | 43 | £80,000 | +34.45% | 38 |
| South West | +80 | 28 | £62,500 | -8.76% | 11 |
| Midlands | +48 | 24 | £60,000 | -8.75% | 10 |
| Scotland | +141 | 20 | £80,000 | +20.75% | 6 |
| East of England | +45 | 17 | £90,000 | +24.14% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 15 | £55,000 | -17.73% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 13 | £65,000 | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 9 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 4 |
| Wales | +50 | 7 | £87,500 | +191.67% | 2 |
| North East | +49 | 1 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 6 |
Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Security Manager in the job title.
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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:
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