Security Manager
UK
The median Security Manager salary in the UK is £69,308 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 January 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 439 | 397 | 478 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | +81 | +105 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager | 350 | 431 | 665 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.68% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.71% | 0.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 203 | 321 | 452 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,860 | £51,250 | £51,263 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £69,308 | £72,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.74% | -4.00% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,625 | £91,250 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,000 | £115,000 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £64,627 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.57% | -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 | 60,228 | 60,453 | 102,881 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.84% | 95.37% | 95.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,707 | 44,716 | 67,011 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £33,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,988 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,033 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.81% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,500 | £50,000 | £52,656 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -5.04% | +5.31% |
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 20 January 2025.
Security Manager
Top 18 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 20 January 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 | -49 | 304 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 97 |
| UK excluding London | -27 | 205 | £64,627 | -0.57% | 55 |
| London | -32 | 137 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 45 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 134 | £69,308 | -4.40% | 98 |
| North of England | -20 | 57 | £59,750 | -8.08% | 20 |
| South East | -9 | 45 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 10 |
| North West | -23 | 37 | £54,793 | -15.70% | 12 |
| Scotland | +47 | 32 | £73,404 | +6.77% | 2 |
| Midlands | -41 | 28 | £57,000 | -7.32% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 25 | £56,000 | -13.85% | 2 |
| South West | +14 | 23 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 8 |
| East of England | -28 | 15 | £61,500 | -16.61% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 13 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 5 |
| North East | -2 | 7 | £69,308 | +10.01% | 3 |
| Wales | +19 | 5 | £87,500 | +105.88% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 3 | £57,500 | -3.36% | |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £64,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 1 | £69,308 | - |
Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 January 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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