Hybrid/Remote Security Manager Job Trends

Security Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
18 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 265 308 444
Rank change year-on-year +43 +136 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 133 91 127
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.75% 0.69% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.80% 0.74% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 107 69 107
10th Percentile £56,000 £53,750 £49,000
25th Percentile £60,511 £60,686 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.41%
75th Percentile £88,750 £81,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £102,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £68,500
% change year-on-year - +2.19% -5.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 16,573 12,283 31,172
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 92.93% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 11,925 9,030 24,989
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.19% -9.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £103,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Security Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Manager job vacancies

Security Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Manager over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Security Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 18 April 2026, Security 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 90 (67.67%) Cybersecurity
2 71 (53.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (45.11%) Information Security
4 44 (33.08%) NIST
5 41 (30.83%) Incident Response
6 39 (29.32%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (29.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 37 (27.82%) Risk Management
8 33 (24.81%) Vulnerability Management
9 31 (23.31%) CISSP
10 29 (21.80%) CISM
11 26 (19.55%) Firewall
12 25 (18.80%) GDPR
13 24 (18.05%) Mentoring
13 24 (18.05%) Security Cleared
13 24 (18.05%) SIEM
14 22 (16.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 22 (16.54%) SC Cleared
15 21 (15.79%) Coaching
15 21 (15.79%) Threat Intelligence
16 19 (14.29%) Roadmaps
16 19 (14.29%) Security Operations
17 18 (13.53%) Microsoft
18 17 (12.78%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
19 16 (12.03%) Data Protection
20 15 (11.28%) Security Management
21 14 (10.53%) Business Continuity
21 14 (10.53%) Cyber Resilience
21 14 (10.53%) Disaster Recovery
21 14 (10.53%) Incident Management

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.75%) CMS
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.77%) Azure
2 9 (6.77%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (6.02%) AWS
4 3 (2.26%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.50%) IaaS
5 2 (1.50%) PaaS
5 2 (1.50%) SaaS
6 1 (0.75%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.75%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.75%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 26 (19.55%) Firewall
2 12 (9.02%) Network Security
3 7 (5.26%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (2.26%) LAN
4 3 (2.26%) VPN
4 3 (2.26%) WAN
5 1 (0.75%) DHCP
5 1 (0.75%) DNS
5 1 (0.75%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.75%) Power BI
General
1 30 (22.56%) Public Sector
2 25 (18.80%) Social Skills
3 16 (12.03%) Finance
4 10 (7.52%) Legal
5 9 (6.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (3.76%) Local Government
8 4 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.26%) Marketing
10 2 (1.50%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.50%) Retail
10 2 (1.50%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.75%) Aviation
11 1 (0.75%) Law
11 1 (0.75%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.75%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 29 (21.80%) Security Posture
2 23 (17.29%) Management Information System
3 19 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (5.26%) Blog
4 7 (5.26%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (3.01%) Cyber Security Posture
5 4 (3.01%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.50%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.50%) CMDB
6 2 (1.50%) Housing Association
6 2 (1.50%) NHS
6 2 (1.50%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.75%) CSOC
7 1 (0.75%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.75%) Replication
7 1 (0.75%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.26%) Windows
1 3 (2.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (67.67%) Cybersecurity
2 60 (45.11%) Information Security
3 41 (30.83%) Incident Response
4 39 (29.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (27.82%) Risk Management
6 33 (24.81%) Vulnerability Management
7 24 (18.05%) Mentoring
7 24 (18.05%) SIEM
8 21 (15.79%) Coaching
8 21 (15.79%) Threat Intelligence
9 19 (14.29%) Roadmaps
9 19 (14.29%) Security Operations
10 17 (12.78%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 16 (12.03%) Data Protection
12 15 (11.28%) Security Management
13 14 (10.53%) Business Continuity
13 14 (10.53%) Cyber Resilience
13 14 (10.53%) Disaster Recovery
13 14 (10.53%) Incident Management
14 13 (9.77%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 31 (23.31%) CISSP
2 29 (21.80%) CISM
3 24 (18.05%) Security Cleared
4 22 (16.54%) SC Cleared
5 12 (9.02%) CRISC
6 10 (7.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 8 (6.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 7 (5.26%) DV Cleared
8 7 (5.26%) GSEC
9 6 (4.51%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (3.76%) CISA
11 4 (3.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (3.01%) CREST Certified
12 3 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (1.50%) CCNP
13 2 (1.50%) CCSP
13 2 (1.50%) CEH
13 2 (1.50%) CGEIT
13 2 (1.50%) Degree
14 1 (0.75%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (53.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 44 (33.08%) NIST
3 39 (29.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (18.80%) GDPR
5 22 (16.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (6.77%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (6.02%) NCSC
8 7 (5.26%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (5.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 7 (5.26%) JSP 440
8 7 (5.26%) PCI DSS
9 6 (4.51%) GRC
10 5 (3.76%) SOC 2
11 4 (3.01%) QA
12 3 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (1.50%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.75%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 2 (1.50%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.75%) CSIRT
2 1 (0.75%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 18 (13.53%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.02%) Google
3 4 (3.01%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (2.26%) Tenable
5 2 (1.50%) VMware
6 1 (0.75%) Cisco
6 1 (0.75%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.75%) Varonis
6 1 (0.75%) Xero
54 hybrid/remote Security Manager jobs