Security Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Security Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Management over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 519 293 585
Rank change year-on-year -226 +292 -41
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 418 1,262 783
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.43% 1.20% 0.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.49% 1.25% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 353 377 460
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £41,975
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £92,500 £93,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.60% +13.64% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Security Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,476 100,576 147,122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.05% 95.63% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 59,789 58,947 82,930
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,476
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.86% +2.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Management over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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
England -196 388 £65,000 - 96
UK excluding London -253 260 £59,000 -5.60% 70
London -82 139 £73,000 +2.10% 30
Work from Home -83 119 £65,000 -7.14% 49
South East +3 80 £65,000 +8.33% 18
North of England -155 60 £50,000 -25.93% 18
South West -20 52 £68,500 +21.45% 10
Midlands -113 35 £65,000 +4.00% 9
West Midlands -84 32 £65,000 +20.93% 6
North West -141 28 £50,000 -16.67% 14
Yorkshire +31 23 £56,500 -19.29% 1
East of England -43 18 £67,500 +8.00% 8
North East +3 9 £40,000 -24.88% 3
Wales +8 7 £46,604 -6.79% 1
Scotland -113 7 £37,250 -46.79% 6
East Midlands -45 3 £60,000 -14.29% 3
Northern Ireland +19 1 £45,000 -18.18% 1

Security Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.15%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.96%) SAS
3 1 (0.24%) Apache
3 1 (0.24%) IIS
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.24%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (1.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.20%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.48%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.48%) Revit
Business Applications
1 11 (2.63%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.48%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.24%) HFM
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.24%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 87 (20.81%) Azure
2 79 (18.90%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (6.46%) SaaS
4 26 (6.22%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (5.74%) PaaS
6 23 (5.50%) IaaS
7 22 (5.26%) AWS
7 22 (5.26%) Cloud Computing
8 17 (4.07%) Microsoft Purview
9 15 (3.59%) Azure Sentinel
10 14 (3.35%) Entra ID
11 12 (2.87%) Power Platform
12 8 (1.91%) GCP
12 8 (1.91%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.44%) Azure Service Fabric
13 6 (1.44%) GitHub
14 5 (1.20%) Mimecast
14 5 (1.20%) Power Automate
15 4 (0.96%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 4 (0.96%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 55 (13.16%) Firewall
2 52 (12.44%) Network Security
3 22 (5.26%) LAN
4 19 (4.55%) TCP/IP
5 18 (4.31%) WAN
6 17 (4.07%) Wireshark
7 14 (3.35%) DNS
7 14 (3.35%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.91%) Unified Communications
9 7 (1.67%) DHCP
9 7 (1.67%) SAN
10 5 (1.20%) MPLS
10 5 (1.20%) NAS
10 5 (1.20%) SNMP
11 4 (0.96%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (0.96%) VLAN
12 3 (0.72%) Bluetooth
12 3 (0.72%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.48%) HTTP
13 2 (0.48%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.39%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (2.15%) Power BI
4 7 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.20%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.96%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.96%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.96%) RDBMS
6 4 (0.96%) SAS Data Integration Studio
6 4 (0.96%) Tableau
7 3 (0.72%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.72%) Big Data
7 3 (0.72%) Metadata
7 3 (0.72%) MS Access
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle BI EE
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database 11g
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 5 (1.20%) JIRA
2 4 (0.96%) ESLint
2 4 (0.96%) Git
2 4 (0.96%) IntelliJ
3 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 109 (26.08%) Social Skills
2 99 (23.68%) Finance
3 57 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (9.09%) Legal
5 23 (5.50%) Law
6 22 (5.26%) Telecoms
7 12 (2.87%) Marketing
8 11 (2.63%) Retail
9 10 (2.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.91%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (1.44%) Advertising
12 5 (1.20%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.20%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.96%) Banking
13 4 (0.96%) Local Government
13 4 (0.96%) Police
14 2 (0.48%) Billing
Job Titles
1 106 (25.36%) Security Manager
2 78 (18.66%) Analyst
3 69 (16.51%) Information Manager
4 68 (16.27%) Information Security Manager
5 52 (12.44%) Security Analyst
5 52 (12.44%) Senior
6 46 (11.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 39 (9.33%) Security Assurance Manager
8 31 (7.42%) Architect
9 30 (7.18%) Information Assurance Manager
9 30 (7.18%) Senior Analyst
10 28 (6.70%) Security Architect
11 24 (5.74%) IT Analyst
12 23 (5.50%) IT Security Analyst
12 23 (5.50%) Lead
13 21 (5.02%) Security Engineer
14 20 (4.78%) Consultant
14 20 (4.78%) Senior Security Analyst
15 17 (4.07%) Administrator
15 17 (4.07%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.31%) REST
2 12 (2.87%) Web Services
3 8 (1.91%) React
4 6 (1.44%) Middleware
4 6 (1.44%) SOAP
5 5 (1.20%) NETCONF
6 4 (0.96%) .NET
6 4 (0.96%) HTML
6 4 (0.96%) Jest
6 4 (0.96%) Redux
6 4 (0.96%) YAML
7 3 (0.72%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.72%) COM
7 3 (0.72%) HTML5
7 3 (0.72%) WinForms
8 2 (0.48%) CSS
8 2 (0.48%) OAuth
8 2 (0.48%) OpenID
8 2 (0.48%) SAML
8 2 (0.48%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 131 (31.34%) Management Information System
2 65 (15.55%) Security Posture
3 45 (10.77%) Cyberattack
4 29 (6.94%) Security Operations Centre
5 26 (6.22%) Cyber Threat
6 24 (5.74%) Data Centre
7 14 (3.35%) Replication
8 13 (3.11%) Cloud Native
9 12 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (2.15%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (2.15%) PMI
11 7 (1.67%) Cyber Security Posture
11 7 (1.67%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.67%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.44%) Client/Server
12 6 (1.44%) Cloud Security Posture
12 6 (1.44%) Onboarding
13 4 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.96%) Product Ownership
13 4 (0.96%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 64 (15.31%) Windows
2 26 (6.22%) Linux
3 25 (5.98%) Windows Server
4 14 (3.35%) Android
4 14 (3.35%) Apple iOS
5 9 (2.15%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.24%) CentOS
7 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (58.13%) Information Security
2 221 (52.87%) Cybersecurity
3 187 (44.74%) Information Security Management
4 120 (28.71%) Risk Management
5 93 (22.25%) ISMS
6 66 (15.79%) Incident Response
7 62 (14.83%) Roadmaps
8 61 (14.59%) SIEM
9 58 (13.88%) Project Management
10 55 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
11 52 (12.44%) Cloud Security
12 51 (12.20%) Security Architecture
13 50 (11.96%) Information Assurance
13 50 (11.96%) Security Operations
14 48 (11.48%) Vulnerability Management
15 46 (11.00%) Application Security
15 46 (11.00%) Problem-Solving
16 44 (10.53%) Regulatory Compliance
17 41 (9.81%) Continuous Improvement
18 40 (9.57%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.89%) SQL
2 30 (7.18%) PowerShell
3 24 (5.74%) Python
4 15 (3.59%) C#
5 7 (1.67%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.44%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.96%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.72%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.72%) VB
9 2 (0.48%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.24%) R
Qualifications
1 132 (31.58%) CISSP
2 84 (20.10%) Degree
3 66 (15.79%) CISM
4 50 (11.96%) Security Cleared
5 41 (9.81%) SC Cleared
6 40 (9.57%) Cisco Certification
7 37 (8.85%) CISA
8 36 (8.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 34 (8.13%) CCSP
10 27 (6.46%) SANS
11 24 (5.74%) Master's Degree
12 22 (5.26%) GIAC
13 18 (4.31%) CRISC
14 16 (3.83%) CCSK
14 16 (3.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 15 (3.59%) CEH
16 14 (3.35%) Computer Science Degree
16 14 (3.35%) SSCP
17 12 (2.87%) Microsoft Certification
18 10 (2.39%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 207 (49.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 126 (30.14%) NIST
3 60 (14.35%) GDPR
4 59 (14.11%) Cyber Essentials
5 46 (11.00%) NCSC
6 44 (10.53%) GRC
7 39 (9.33%) PCI DSS
8 23 (5.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 17 (4.07%) COBIT
9 17 (4.07%) NIST 800
10 15 (3.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 10 (2.39%) ISO 9001
11 10 (2.39%) SLA
12 9 (2.15%) QA
13 8 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 7 (1.67%) ISO 22301
15 6 (1.44%) HIPAA
15 6 (1.44%) RMADS
15 6 (1.44%) Web Application Security Consortium
16 5 (1.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 32 (7.66%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.35%) Virtual Desktop
3 13 (3.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.15%) Firmware
5 4 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.72%) vSphere
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 26 (6.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.83%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (3.35%) Nmap
3 14 (3.35%) QRadar
4 13 (3.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 8 (1.91%) Nessus
6 4 (0.96%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.48%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.48%) Terraform
8 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.24%) Ansible
8 1 (0.24%) BMC PATROL
8 1 (0.24%) DatAdvantage
8 1 (0.24%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.24%) SCCM
8 1 (0.24%) Stealthwatch
8 1 (0.24%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 1 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 101 (24.16%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.18%) Splunk
3 21 (5.02%) Qualys
4 14 (3.35%) Cisco
4 14 (3.35%) Rapid7
4 14 (3.35%) Thycotic
5 13 (3.11%) VMware
6 10 (2.39%) IBM
7 8 (1.91%) Fortinet
7 8 (1.91%) Veeam
8 7 (1.67%) CA
9 6 (1.44%) Google
10 5 (1.20%) Acronis
10 5 (1.20%) BT
10 5 (1.20%) Citrix
10 5 (1.20%) Dell
10 5 (1.20%) Meraki
10 5 (1.20%) Mitel
10 5 (1.20%) Sophos
10 5 (1.20%) Synology