Security Manager Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Security Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Manager salary for remote or hybrid work is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 343 470 470
Rank change year-on-year +127 0 +67
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 84 126 205
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.51% 0.37% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.39% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 63 108 163
10th Percentile £53,750 £47,500 £45,250
25th Percentile £60,686 £56,250 £55,007
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.45% +11.54%
75th Percentile £80,625 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £99,250 £106,500 £100,000
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
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 14,931 32,439 40,397
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.89% 96.00% 95.99%
Number of salaries quoted 9,881 24,904 28,685
10th Percentile £29,750 £33,127 £36,668
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £56,359 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.69% -9.83% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,175 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,501 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Security Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Manager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Security Manager
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Manager.

Security Manager salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Manager
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Security Manager over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.

Security Manager salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 8 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 54 (64.29%) Information Security
2 48 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (38.10%) Risk Management
4 28 (33.33%) CISSP
5 22 (26.19%) NIST
5 22 (26.19%) Social Skills
6 19 (22.62%) Cloud Security
7 17 (20.24%) Security Posture
8 16 (19.05%) Incident Response
8 16 (19.05%) GRC
8 16 (19.05%) CISM
9 15 (17.86%) Finance
9 15 (17.86%) GDPR
9 15 (17.86%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (16.67%) Information Security Governance
11 13 (15.48%) Security Cleared
12 12 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
13 11 (13.10%) Cyber Threat
13 11 (13.10%) Vulnerability Management
13 11 (13.10%) Penetration Testing
13 11 (13.10%) Data Protection
13 11 (13.10%) PCI DSS
13 11 (13.10%) ITIL
13 11 (13.10%) Security Management
14 10 (11.90%) Management Information System
14 10 (11.90%) Service Management
14 10 (11.90%) Security Operations
14 10 (11.90%) Roadmaps

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.71%) Azure
2 4 (4.76%) AWS
3 2 (2.38%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (2.38%) Power Platform
3 2 (2.38%) WhatsApp
4 1 (1.19%) GCP
4 1 (1.19%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.33%) Network Security
2 2 (2.38%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.38%) Power BI
General
1 22 (26.19%) Social Skills
2 15 (17.86%) Finance
3 12 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (8.33%) Retail
5 6 (7.14%) Legal
6 4 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (3.57%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.38%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.38%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.19%) Electronics
9 1 (1.19%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.19%) Local Government
9 1 (1.19%) Marketing
9 1 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 17 (20.24%) Security Posture
2 11 (13.10%) Cyber Threat
3 10 (11.90%) Management Information System
4 4 (4.76%) Operational Technology
5 3 (3.57%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (2.38%) Smart Energy
7 1 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.19%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.19%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (1.19%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.19%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.19%) PMI
7 1 (1.19%) Product Ownership
7 1 (1.19%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (1.19%) SCADA
7 1 (1.19%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (64.29%) Information Security
2 48 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (38.10%) Risk Management
4 19 (22.62%) Cloud Security
5 16 (19.05%) Incident Response
6 14 (16.67%) Information Security Governance
7 12 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (13.10%) Data Protection
8 11 (13.10%) ITIL
8 11 (13.10%) Penetration Testing
8 11 (13.10%) Security Management
8 11 (13.10%) Vulnerability Management
9 10 (11.90%) Roadmaps
9 10 (11.90%) Security Operations
9 10 (11.90%) Service Management
10 9 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (10.71%) Project Management
11 8 (9.52%) SIEM
11 8 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (8.33%) Agile
Qualifications
1 28 (33.33%) CISSP
2 16 (19.05%) CISM
3 13 (15.48%) Security Cleared
4 9 (10.71%) SC Cleared
5 8 (9.52%) Degree
6 5 (5.95%) CRISC
7 4 (4.76%) OSCP
8 3 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (3.57%) OSCE
9 2 (2.38%) CCNA
9 2 (2.38%) CISA
9 2 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.38%) CISMP
9 2 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (2.38%) Master's Degree
9 2 (2.38%) PMI Certification
9 2 (2.38%) SANS
10 1 (1.19%) CEH
10 1 (1.19%) PMP
10 1 (1.19%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (26.19%) NIST
3 16 (19.05%) GRC
4 15 (17.86%) Cyber Essentials
4 15 (17.86%) GDPR
5 11 (13.10%) PCI DSS
6 6 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (3.57%) COBIT
7 3 (3.57%) SOC 2
8 2 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (1.19%) Accessibility
9 1 (1.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (1.19%) HIPAA
9 1 (1.19%) ISO 9001
9 1 (1.19%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.38%) Splunk
3 1 (1.19%) Cisco
3 1 (1.19%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (1.19%) Dell
3 1 (1.19%) Google
3 1 (1.19%) OneTrust
3 1 (1.19%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.19%) SAP