Average Security Manager salary in Reading

Head of Practice - Modern Work & Security£90,000 to £100,000 basicHybrid working with a mix of home, office (Reading) and customer travelMost senior Microsoft roles still stop at architecture.This one doesn’t.This is for the person who can walk into an established Modern Work & Security practice and make it sharper. More commercial. More joined up. More visible in the market. More energised internally.If you love the Microsoft stack but get your biggest buzz from building teams, shaping propositions, winning bigger deals and giving customers real confidence, keep reading.Your new role..You’ll head up a Modern Work & Security practice for an established Microsoft solutions business with a strong reputation, a people-first culture, and real backing behind what they do.It’s a senior leadership role, reporting to the CEO, with genuine scope to influence the direction of the practice and the wider business.This is not a billable target role.You’re there to lead.That means setting the pace for the team, raising standards across delivery, shaping managed services, building propositions, supporting bids and pre-sales, and helping the business grow. You’ll be the person who can hold your own in a boardroom, then drop into the detail of a solution, service design or customer challenge when needed.You’ll lead a multi-disciplinary team across consulting, architecture, analysis, development and service. You’ll mentor, challenge and back them. And you’ll help create the momentum too. The clarity. The belief. Because this role needs more than technical credibility. It needs leadership people actually want to follow.The organisation..You’d be joining a Microsoft-focused consultancy that works on complex transformation programmes and has built the kind of culture people actually rate highly.Few roles at this level give you the chance to influence strategy, delivery quality, managed service maturity, go-to-market and team capability all at once. If you’re good, you’ll feel the impact of what you do pretty quickly.What you’ll bring..You’ll probably already be leading a Microsoft practice, service line, or high-performing Modern Work function inside a partner or consulting environment.You’ll know your way around Microsoft 365 properly, not just at headline level. Modern Work, Security, Teams, SharePoint, Copilot, Entra, Defender, collaboration, adoption, architecture, service delivery. The breadth matters here.And crucially, you’ll know how to turn credibility into traction. With customers. With sales. With internal teams. With the market.This role will suit you if you enjoy building high-performing teams, shaping strategy, helping win larger engagements, and being the senior voice that brings direction and energy.It probably won’t suit you if your sweet spot is purely hands-on architecture and you don’t really want the commercial and leadership ownership that comes with running a practice.What’s in it for you..£90,000 to £100,000 basic.Hybrid working with a genuine mix of home, office and customer time, so this is not one for someone wanting to be hidden away at home five days a week.Private medical, income protection, health cash plan and ongoing training investment all come with it too.Interested?If this sounds like the kind of step you’ve been waiting for, send me what you have and let’s have an initial conversation: dominic . buck @ mexasolutions . com

Cyber Security Placement Programme - No Experience Required Are you looking to benefit from a new career in IT and Cybersecurity? Skills shortages in the IT sector are driving the need for qualified, entry-level career seekers and career changers.We help place graduates from this programme in top UK companies and organisations needing to employ entry-level IT and Cybersecurity staff that can hit the ground running with up-to-date skills gained from this programme.The best part is you will not need any previous experience as fully accredited training, which includes tutor support and mentoring, provides you with the skills, practical knowledge and qualifications for you to secure a professional job and career in IT. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee (30K-£35K) upon completion.Whether you are working full time, part time or are unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you and can be completed in a few weeks or a few months (step 1 to 4 below). Your job and career goals are completed in 4 easy steps.Step 1 - Accredited Online TrainingThe first step is completing a selection of professional, accredited and industry recognised courses from CompTIA which is the global leader in IT Technician, Networking and Cybersecurity training. The training is delivered via multimedia rich video tutorials, practice labs, presentations and quizzes through a portal that you study from home. You will also be assigned an expert tutor and a support mentor to help you throughout your training.Step 2 - Practical TrainingYou will gain practical experience by using practice labs which enable you to practice and master what you have learned. Gaining practical hands-on experience gives you confidence to be proficient in your first IT role. This combination of theoretical and practical skills is what line managers need you to have to be effective and confident in your role.Step 3 - Official examsYou will then go on to sit the CompTIA A+ and the CompTIA Network+ exams to give you the official certifications which will be recognised not only in the UK, but worldwide. The CompTIA A+ is the most asked for certificate for entry-level IT rolesand the certification most IT Managers start their own careers with. All PCs in a professional environment are networked to servers, cloud based or otherwise and the Network+ gives you a needed foundation level of knowledge in networking.Step 4 - IT Technician placement (£30-£35K)We work with you to secure your first role as an IT Technician, with a starting salary of anywhere between £30K-35K. Ideally you will need to gain two years’ experience in this role before you can progress into a cyber security role. While working as an IT Technician, we will release your second batch of training which is specifically designed to qualify you to move into the cybersecurity field. This official, accredited training consists of online training, practical training and an official exam (CompTIA Security+). Further we can tailor the package to include courses like the Certified Ethical Hacker and Certified Network Defender depending on your requirements and future direction.Cybersecurity RoleOnce you have completed all the mandatory training in step four and have gained two plus years experience in the IT industry, you will be ready to move into higher paying Cybersecurity roles. Our recruitment support team specialises in the IT and Cybersecurity space and roles at this level have an average starting salary of £35K.We have been helping career changers and new career seekers gain new careers since 2009 and we are a CompTIA Gold Partner, accredited by the BCS (Chartered Institute of IT/ British Computer Society) and the EC-Council to ensure we provide the highest levels of training.In addition, we are also ELCAS approved to help members of the Armed Forces, Service Leavers and Veterans gain rewarding careers in IT and Cybersecurity.Job GuaranteeDue to the success of this programme and the skills shortage of entry-level IT staff, we can guarantee you will secure a job upon completion of your study programme or we will refund you 100% of your course fees back. This is subject to our terms of learning/ terms of business.Passionate about starting a career in IT? Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch.Keywords: IT Technician, IT Helpdesk, IT Security, IT Field Engineer, Cyber Security, IT Support, 1st Line Support, 2nd Line Support, IT Training Course, Cyber Training Course, Cyber Security Course, First Line Support, Second Line Support, IT Security Engineer, IT Engineer, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Ethical Hacker

Procurement Manager8 Months£61/Hr Inside IR35 Until March 2027 Location, Reading HybridClearance: SC We are seeking a Procurement Manager for our Government client based in Reading. This role will be a mix of office and remote based working.This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.Clearance: SCRole Profile: Develop and implement category strategies for defined areas, balancing short- and long-term objectives to support business priorities, deliver efficiencies, and achieve cost savings in collaboration with stakeholders.Support and deliver strategic sourcing activities in line with agreed category strategies and preferred supplier lists, including managing RFx processes, supplier evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, award, and handover to the business, in accordance with organisational policies and requirements.Contribute to supplier relationship management for key suppliers, including segmentation, contract management, risk identification and mitigation, and performance monitoring.Monitor and drive supplier performance, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations through the use of performance scorecards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and service level agreements (SLAs), and secure appropriate remedies where suppliers fail to meet agreed standards.Support the development of supplier value through the planning and preparation of external review meetings with key suppliers, including management and executive business reviews, in line with agreed supplier strategies.Promote operational efficiency in line with supply chain processes and strategies, ensuring all activities meet supply chain and category team targets.Develop, implement, and deliver category strategies to provide cost-effective solutions and sustainable business models across assigned spend areas.Manage and maintain the supplier base, including classification and preferred supplier lists, ensuring a competitive and resilient supply market.Apply consistent ways of working aligned to the organisation's category management framework, delivering agreed category targets and KPIs.Utilise business intelligence, supplier benchmarking, and market insights to inform and support category strategy development.Take responsibility, alongside the wider category team, for delivering and tracking cost reductions, effective contract management, and continuity of supply.Prepare and execute RFx processes in collaboration with stakeholders, including supplier evaluation, selection, and commercial and contractual negotiations.Support long-term business objectives by ensuring competitive pricing and total cost of ownership across the product and service lifecycle, and by maintaining robust supplier contracts.If you are interested in the above, hit the Apply now button!Procurement Manager, Category Specialist, Procurement Manager, Category Management, Category Manager, SC Clearance, Procurement Manager, Stakeholder Management, Hard FMAs a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, they will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs @circlerecruitment.com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Earn yourself a referral bonus if you refer somebody else who fills the role! We also offer an iPad if you refer a new client to us and we recruit for them. Follow us on Facebook - Circle Recruitment , Twitter - @Circle_Rec and LinkedIn - Circle Recruitment.