Security Manager Jobs in London

Security Manager
England > London

The median Security Manager salary in London is £85,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 362 429 584
Rank change year-on-year +67 +155 -75
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Manager 154 191 330
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.65% 0.57% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 0.59% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 135 127 205
10th Percentile £57,800 £57,500 £55,000
25th Percentile £67,125 £61,875 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - +6.67%
75th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,938 £109,500
England median annual salary £68,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.52% +3.57% +9.68%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,313 32,109 66,771
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.22% 95.14% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 16,649 23,746 34,560
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,449 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Manager in London

Security Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Security Manager in London

Security Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Manager in London over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Manager in London

Security Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. 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
Central London +68 37 £85,000 -0.58% 3
North London - 4 £62,750 -
West London -3 2 £79,000 +25.11% 4
East London +21 1 £70,000 -36.36% 9
South London - 1 £72,500 - 1
Security Manager
England

Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, 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 London region featuring Security Manager in the job title.

1 107 (69.48%) Information Security
2 71 (46.10%) Cybersecurity
3 66 (42.86%) CISSP
4 59 (38.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 57 (37.01%) Risk Management
6 47 (30.52%) Microsoft
7 46 (29.87%) Social Skills
8 45 (29.22%) Security Posture
9 40 (25.97%) CISM
10 39 (25.32%) Roadmaps
11 38 (24.68%) Security Operations
12 37 (24.03%) Incident Response
13 34 (22.08%) Azure
13 34 (22.08%) Security Management
13 34 (22.08%) Legal
14 30 (19.48%) Finance
15 28 (18.18%) GRC
16 25 (16.23%) Cyber Essentials
17 22 (14.29%) NIST
17 22 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
17 22 (14.29%) Degree
18 20 (12.99%) Information Security Management
18 20 (12.99%) Identity Access Management
18 20 (12.99%) Data Loss Prevention
18 20 (12.99%) GDPR
19 19 (12.34%) ITIL
20 18 (11.69%) Law
21 17 (11.04%) Active Directory
21 17 (11.04%) Stakeholder Management
21 17 (11.04%) Line Management

Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (2.60%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 34 (22.08%) Azure
2 22 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (8.44%) AWS
4 10 (6.49%) SaaS
5 7 (4.55%) Entra ID
6 6 (3.90%) IaaS
6 6 (3.90%) PaaS
7 5 (3.25%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (2.60%) GCP
9 3 (1.95%) WhatsApp
10 2 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (1.30%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.65%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.44%) Firewall
2 4 (2.60%) Network Security
3 3 (1.95%) DNS
3 3 (1.95%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.30%) DHCP
4 2 (1.30%) LAN
4 2 (1.30%) OSPF
4 2 (1.30%) Wireless
4 2 (1.30%) WLAN
5 1 (0.65%) Internet
5 1 (0.65%) Intranet
5 1 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.65%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.65%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.60%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.65%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.65%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.65%) Jenkins
General
1 46 (29.87%) Social Skills
2 34 (22.08%) Legal
3 30 (19.48%) Finance
4 18 (11.69%) Law
5 15 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (6.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (5.19%) Marketing
8 6 (3.90%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.60%) Games
10 3 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.95%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.95%) Retail
11 2 (1.30%) Banking
11 2 (1.30%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.65%) Advertising
12 1 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.65%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.60%) OAuth
1 4 (2.60%) SAML
1 4 (2.60%) SAP Business Workflow
2 3 (1.95%) REST
3 2 (1.30%) EDI
4 1 (0.65%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 45 (29.22%) Security Posture
2 15 (9.74%) Management Information System
3 10 (6.49%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (4.55%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (3.90%) Onboarding
6 5 (3.25%) Operational Technology
6 5 (3.25%) PKI
6 5 (3.25%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (2.60%) CESG
7 4 (2.60%) Cloud Native
7 4 (2.60%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.60%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.60%) SCADA
8 3 (1.95%) Freedom of Information
8 3 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.95%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.30%) CCTV
9 2 (1.30%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.65%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.84%) Windows
2 2 (1.30%) Linux
3 1 (0.65%) AIX
3 1 (0.65%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (69.48%) Information Security
2 71 (46.10%) Cybersecurity
3 57 (37.01%) Risk Management
4 39 (25.32%) Roadmaps
5 38 (24.68%) Security Operations
6 37 (24.03%) Incident Response
7 34 (22.08%) Security Management
8 20 (12.99%) Data Loss Prevention
8 20 (12.99%) Identity Access Management
8 20 (12.99%) Information Security Management
9 19 (12.34%) ITIL
10 17 (11.04%) DevSecOps
10 17 (11.04%) Line Management
10 17 (11.04%) Stakeholder Management
11 16 (10.39%) Vulnerability Management
12 15 (9.74%) Data Security
12 15 (9.74%) Strategic Thinking
13 14 (9.09%) Cloud Security
13 14 (9.09%) OWASP
14 13 (8.44%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.90%) PowerShell
1 6 (3.90%) Python
2 4 (2.60%) C
Qualifications
1 66 (42.86%) CISSP
2 40 (25.97%) CISM
3 22 (14.29%) Degree
4 15 (9.74%) Cisco Certification
4 15 (9.74%) Master's Degree
5 12 (7.79%) CISA
6 10 (6.49%) CCSP
7 8 (5.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (5.19%) CEH
8 7 (4.55%) CCNA
8 7 (4.55%) CCSK
8 7 (4.55%) CRISC
9 5 (3.25%) DBS Check
9 5 (3.25%) Security Cleared
10 4 (2.60%) CESG Certified Professional
10 4 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (2.60%) SC Cleared
11 3 (1.95%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (1.95%) CompTIA Security+
11 3 (1.95%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (38.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (18.18%) GRC
3 25 (16.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (14.29%) NIST
5 20 (12.99%) GDPR
6 14 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (4.55%) PCI DSS
8 5 (3.25%) NIST 800
9 4 (2.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 4 (2.60%) ITGC
9 4 (2.60%) NCSC
10 3 (1.95%) ISO 22301
10 3 (1.95%) SOC 2
11 2 (1.30%) ISO 9001
11 2 (1.30%) QA
12 1 (0.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.65%) COBIT
System Software
1 17 (11.04%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.25%) SCCM
1 5 (3.25%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (2.60%) CSIRT
2 4 (2.60%) QRadar
3 3 (1.95%) CASB
4 2 (1.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.65%) Ansible
5 1 (0.65%) Nmap
Vendors
1 47 (30.52%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.49%) Qualys
3 6 (3.90%) Cisco
3 6 (3.90%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (3.25%) CA
4 5 (3.25%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.60%) Darktrace
5 4 (2.60%) SAP
6 3 (1.95%) Netskope
6 3 (1.95%) Symantec
6 3 (1.95%) Zscaler
7 2 (1.30%) VMware
8 1 (0.65%) Alibaba
8 1 (0.65%) Computacenter
8 1 (0.65%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.65%) Google
8 1 (0.65%) Palo Alto