Security Manager Jobs in Wales

Security Manager
UK > Wales

The median Security Manager salary in Wales is £64,000 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
Rank 77 119 129
Rank change year-on-year +42 +10 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 4 3 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.33% 0.14% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.15% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - £44,457
25th Percentile £62,000 - £45,410
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £30,000 £46,898
Median % change year-on-year +113.33% -36.03% -41.38%
75th Percentile £66,000 - £63,375
90th Percentile - - £69,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £68,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -5.11% -5.52% +3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,019 2,048 1,446
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.52% 93.05% 85.92%
Number of salaries quoted 573 1,401 806
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -5.59%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £72,900 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in Wales

Security Manager
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in Wales

Security Manager
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the Wales region 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
North Wales +5 3 - -
South Wales - 1 £64,000 -
Security Manager
UK

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

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 across the Wales region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Information Security
2 3 (75.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (75.00%) CISSP
3 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Information Security
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (75.00%) CISSP
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner