Security Management Job Trends in England

Security Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Security Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 607 485 479
Rank change year-on-year -122 -6 -174
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 89 151 404
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.11% 0.38% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.41% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 68 134 338
10th Percentile £31,900 £37,500 £38,375
25th Percentile £45,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,040 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,188 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £117,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +2.36% -5.93%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Security Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,697 36,481 76,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 72.91% 92.81% 82.64%
Number of salaries quoted 41,672 19,839 55,609
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Security Management job vacancy trend in England

Security Management
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Management

Security Management
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Management in England over the 6 months to 9 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Management in England

Security Management
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management within the England region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -85 30 £75,000 +7.14% 12
South East -26 24 £64,745 +12.27% 11
North of England -39 12 £57,500 -17.13% 10
South West -35 9 £62,500 +4.17% 7
Midlands -31 7 £52,500 -4.55% 8
Yorkshire -37 7 £57,500 -20.13% 4
East of England -18 6 £34,100 +4.92% 2
West Midlands -27 5 £52,500 -8.70% 4
North West +4 4 £53,750 -18.49% 4
East Midlands -27 2 £58,589 +6.53% 4
North East -45 1 £43,500 -37.30% 2
Security Management
UK

Security Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (6.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (5.62%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.12%) CMS
3 1 (1.12%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (3.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (3.37%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.12%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 19 (21.35%) Azure
1 19 (21.35%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (12.36%) SaaS
3 10 (11.24%) Entra ID
4 9 (10.11%) AWS
5 5 (5.62%) Google Workspace
6 4 (4.49%) GCP
7 3 (3.37%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (3.37%) Power Platform
8 1 (1.12%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.12%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.24%) Firewall
2 7 (7.87%) Network Security
3 5 (5.62%) Internet
4 4 (4.49%) VPN
5 3 (3.37%) LAN
5 3 (3.37%) WAN
6 2 (2.25%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (2.25%) SAN
7 1 (1.12%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (1.12%) Cisco Firepower
7 1 (1.12%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (1.12%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.25%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (2.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 28 (31.46%) Social Skills
2 17 (19.10%) Legal
3 14 (15.73%) Finance
4 9 (10.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (10.11%) Public Sector
5 8 (8.99%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (6.74%) Retail
7 5 (5.62%) Advertising
7 5 (5.62%) Aviation
8 4 (4.49%) Aerospace
8 4 (4.49%) Banking
8 4 (4.49%) Italian Language
8 4 (4.49%) Japanese Language
9 3 (3.37%) Back Office
10 1 (1.12%) Aeronautics
10 1 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.12%) Law
10 1 (1.12%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 16 (17.98%) Security Specialist
2 13 (14.61%) Analyst
2 13 (14.61%) Security Manager
3 9 (10.11%) Information Manager
3 9 (10.11%) Information Officer
3 9 (10.11%) Information Security Manager
3 9 (10.11%) Information Security Officer
3 9 (10.11%) Security Officer
4 8 (8.99%) IT Manager
5 7 (7.87%) IT Engineer
6 6 (6.74%) IT Support
6 6 (6.74%) Security Analyst
6 6 (6.74%) Security Operations Specialist
7 5 (5.62%) Consultant
7 5 (5.62%) IT Support Engineer
7 5 (5.62%) Security Engineer
7 5 (5.62%) Support Engineer
7 5 (5.62%) Support Specialist
8 4 (4.49%) Account Manager
8 4 (4.49%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.25%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.12%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 38 (42.70%) Management Information System
2 17 (19.10%) Security Posture
3 9 (10.11%) Onboarding
4 8 (8.99%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (8.99%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (6.74%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (5.62%) Virtual Team
7 3 (3.37%) Cloud Native
7 3 (3.37%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (3.37%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (3.37%) Freedom of Information
7 3 (3.37%) Freedom of Information Act
7 3 (3.37%) Robotics
8 2 (2.25%) Data Centre
8 2 (2.25%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (1.12%) NHS
9 1 (1.12%) PKI
9 1 (1.12%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 14 (15.73%) Windows
2 8 (8.99%) Windows Server
3 4 (4.49%) Android
4 3 (3.37%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.12%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (58.43%) Information Security
2 43 (48.31%) Information Security Management
3 42 (47.19%) ISMS
4 37 (41.57%) Cybersecurity
5 32 (35.96%) Risk Management
6 23 (25.84%) Security Operations
7 22 (24.72%) Incident Response
8 20 (22.47%) Disaster Recovery
8 20 (22.47%) Problem-Solving
9 18 (20.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (17.98%) SIEM
11 14 (15.73%) Information Security Governance
11 14 (15.73%) Risk Register
12 13 (14.61%) Business Continuity
12 13 (14.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 12 (13.48%) Data Protection
14 11 (12.36%) Incident Management
14 11 (12.36%) ITIL
14 11 (12.36%) Risk Assessment
14 11 (12.36%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.62%) C
2 4 (4.49%) SQL
3 2 (2.25%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.12%) Java
4 1 (1.12%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.12%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 27 (30.34%) CISSP
2 25 (28.09%) Degree
3 22 (24.72%) CISM
4 13 (14.61%) Security Cleared
5 10 (11.24%) CRISC
6 9 (10.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 9 (10.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 9 (10.11%) SC Cleared
7 7 (7.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (7.87%) CISA
7 7 (7.87%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (7.87%) DBS Check
8 5 (5.62%) A+ Certification
8 5 (5.62%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (3.37%) CCSP
9 3 (3.37%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (3.37%) ISACA
10 2 (2.25%) DV Cleared
10 2 (2.25%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (1.12%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (55.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (31.46%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (21.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 18 (20.22%) NIST
5 15 (16.85%) GRC
6 14 (15.73%) PCI DSS
7 13 (14.61%) GDPR
8 6 (6.74%) NCSC
9 5 (5.62%) COBIT
10 4 (4.49%) SOC 2
11 3 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (3.37%) NIST 800
11 3 (3.37%) SOC 1
12 2 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (2.25%) JSP 440
13 1 (1.12%) Def Stans
13 1 (1.12%) HIPAA
13 1 (1.12%) ISO 22301
13 1 (1.12%) ISO 9001
13 1 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 7 (7.87%) Active Directory
2 6 (6.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.25%) IAG
3 2 (2.25%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (1.12%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 6 (6.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (5.62%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.12%) CASB
3 1 (1.12%) Nessus
3 1 (1.12%) RSA Archer
3 1 (1.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (26.97%) Microsoft
2 8 (8.99%) Google
3 6 (6.74%) VMware
4 3 (3.37%) Adobe
4 3 (3.37%) Apple
5 2 (2.25%) Cisco
6 1 (1.12%) Cognos
6 1 (1.12%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.12%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.12%) IBM
6 1 (1.12%) OneTrust
6 1 (1.12%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.12%) Qualys
6 1 (1.12%) Rapid7
6 1 (1.12%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.12%) Tenable
6 1 (1.12%) Workday
6 1 (1.12%) Xero
6 1 (1.12%) Zscaler