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 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 462 | 491 | 562 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +71 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager | 249 | 472 | 447 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.45% | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.48% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 133 | 387 | 325 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,750 | £50,000 | £51,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £55,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £68,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.11% | -5.52% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £81,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £64,627 | £65,000 | £69,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.57% | -5.80% | +6.15% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 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 31 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 | -17 | 215 | £65,000 | -5.11% | 161 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 175 | £64,627 | -0.57% | 93 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 68 | £70,000 | +1.82% | 78 |
| North of England | +27 | 61 | £55,000 | - | 23 |
| London | +12 | 58 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 78 |
| South East | +46 | 46 | £75,750 | +26.78% | 26 |
| North West | -7 | 44 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 14 |
| South West | +81 | 21 | £64,627 | -5.65% | 11 |
| Scotland | +130 | 19 | £92,500 | +39.62% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +52 | 13 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 5 |
| Midlands | +17 | 13 | £65,000 | -2.26% | 19 |
| East of England | +34 | 12 | £90,000 | +24.14% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 9 | £75,000 | +12.78% | 4 |
| North East | +52 | 4 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 5 |
| Wales | +42 | 4 | £64,000 | +113.33% | |
| West Midlands | +27 | 4 | £65,000 | -2.77% | 15 |
Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 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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