Security Operations Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Security Operations Manager
UK > UK excluding London
The median Security Operations Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 637 | 522 | 592 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -115 | +70 | -69 |
| Permanent Security Operations Manager jobs | 59 | 10 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.064% | 0.027% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.070% | 0.030% | 0.027% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44 | 9 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £71,506 | £68,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | - | £80,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £75,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -16.67% | +44.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £93,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £89,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £77,500 | £74,500 | £91,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.03% | -18.58% | +24.07% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title | 83,994 | 32,797 | 45,172 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.56% | 89.72% | 94.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56,409 | 20,186 | 24,278 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £46,500 | £50,055 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.28% | -7.10% | -4.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,148 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Security Operations Manager Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Security Operations Manager job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Security Operations Manager Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for Security Operations Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Security Operations Manager Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for Security Operations Manager jobs in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.
Security Operations Manager Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Security Operations Manager jobs within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | - | 22 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 14 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | -76 | 13 | £75,000 | -31.82% | 3 |
| North of England | -84 | 13 | £75,000 | -31.82% | 6 |
| South East | -66 | 11 | £97,500 | +26.62% | 3 |
| South West | - | 10 | £70,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £85,000 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
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Security Operations Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Security Operations Manager job ads cited 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 Security Operations Manager job ads across the UK excluding London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Operations | 69.5% | 41 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity | 62.7% | 37 |
| 3 | Incident Response | 40.7% | 24 |
| 4 | Continuous Improvement | 22.0% | 13 |
| 5 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 20.3% | 12 |
| 5 | SIEM | 20.3% | 12 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management | 20.3% | 12 |
| 8 | Azure | 18.6% | 11 |
| 8 | Incident Management | 18.6% | 11 |
| 8 | NIST | 18.6% | 11 |
| 8 | Security Cleared | 18.6% | 11 |
| 12 | Security Monitoring | 16.9% | 10 |
| 13 | Risk Management | 15.3% | 9 |
| 14 | Cyber Resilience | 13.6% | 8 |
| 14 | Information Security | 13.6% | 8 |
| 14 | Roadmaps | 13.6% | 8 |
| 14 | SC Cleared | 13.6% | 8 |
| 18 | AWS | 11.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 11.9% | 7 |
| 18 | GCP | 11.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Stakeholder Management | 11.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Threat Intelligence | 11.9% | 7 |
| 23 | Cloud Security | 10.2% | 6 |
| 23 | Threat Detection | 10.2% | 6 |
| 25 | Data Loss Prevention | 8.5% | 5 |
| 25 | Firewall | 8.5% | 5 |
| 25 | Network Security | 8.5% | 5 |
| 25 | People Management | 8.5% | 5 |
| 25 | Threat and Vulnerability Management | 8.5% | 5 |
| 30 | Decision-Making | 6.8% | 4 |
Security Operations Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operational Security Manager | 100.0% | 59 |
| 2 | Operations Manager | 78.0% | 46 |
| 3 | Cybersecurity Manager | 47.5% | 28 |
| 4 | Service Security Manager | 27.1% | 16 |
| 5 | IT Operations Manager | 18.6% | 11 |
| 5 | IT Security Manager | 18.6% | 11 |
| 7 | Vulnerability Manager | 15.3% | 9 |
| 8 | SOC Manager | 13.6% | 8 |
| 9 | Service Support Manager | 3.4% | 2 |
| 10 | Senior Manager | 1.7% | 1 |
| 10 | Systems Manager | 1.7% | 1 |