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 28 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 602 444 471
Rank change year-on-year -158 +27 -181
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 84 178 386
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.11% 0.47% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.51% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 64 150 322
10th Percentile £35,375 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,291 £52,313 £47,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,625 £117,500 £97,375
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -3.70%

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 59,680 35,184 71,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 75.01% 93.01% 85.59%
Number of salaries quoted 37,727 20,624 53,592
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.92% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.93%

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 28 April 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 28 April 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 -48 32 £80,000 +10.34% 11
South East -74 17 £60,000 +4.04% 10
North of England -50 12 £57,500 -4.96% 4
Midlands -48 10 £56,779 +5.76% 5
West Midlands -31 6 £66,250 +24.81% 3
East of England -32 6 £34,100 -40.70% 4
South West -52 6 £58,750 -2.08% 6
Yorkshire -57 6 £57,500 -9.44%
North West -26 5 £60,000 -0.83% 4
East Midlands -45 4 £42,500 -22.73% 2
North East - 1 £43,500 -
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 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.38%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.19%) CMS
3 1 (1.19%) JBoss
Cloud Services
1 23 (27.38%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (13.10%) Entra ID
3 8 (9.52%) Azure
4 7 (8.33%) SaaS
5 4 (4.76%) AWS
6 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (3.57%) Power Platform
7 2 (2.38%) Mimecast
7 2 (2.38%) Tessian
8 1 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (1.19%) GCP
8 1 (1.19%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.19%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (19.05%) Firewall
2 7 (8.33%) Network Security
3 5 (5.95%) VPN
4 3 (3.57%) LAN
4 3 (3.57%) WAN
5 2 (2.38%) DKIM
5 2 (2.38%) DMARC
5 2 (2.38%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (1.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 28 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.24%) Finance
3 16 (19.05%) Legal
4 11 (13.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (10.71%) Public Sector
6 6 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (4.76%) Aviation
7 4 (4.76%) Retail
8 3 (3.57%) Aerospace
8 3 (3.57%) Banking
8 3 (3.57%) Italian Language
8 3 (3.57%) Japanese Language
9 2 (2.38%) Back Office
9 2 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.19%) Law
10 1 (1.19%) Local Government
10 1 (1.19%) Military
10 1 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.19%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (26.19%) Security Manager
2 15 (17.86%) Information Security Manager
2 15 (17.86%) IT Manager
3 13 (15.48%) Information Manager
4 12 (14.29%) Analyst
4 12 (14.29%) Security Specialist
5 10 (11.90%) IT Security Manager
6 8 (9.52%) Security Operations Specialist
7 6 (7.14%) Security Analyst
8 5 (5.95%) Information Officer
8 5 (5.95%) Information Security Officer
8 5 (5.95%) IT Security Specialist
8 5 (5.95%) Security Officer
8 5 (5.95%) Senior
8 5 (5.95%) Systems Engineer
9 4 (4.76%) Consultant
9 4 (4.76%) Governance Analyst
9 4 (4.76%) Information Security Specialist
9 4 (4.76%) Information Specialist
9 4 (4.76%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.38%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.19%) .NET
2 1 (1.19%) J2EE
2 1 (1.19%) Node.js
2 1 (1.19%) OAuth
2 1 (1.19%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.19%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 35 (41.67%) Management Information System
2 15 (17.86%) Cyber Threat
2 15 (17.86%) Security Posture
3 3 (3.57%) Cyber Security Posture
3 3 (3.57%) Driving Licence
3 3 (3.57%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (3.57%) PKI
3 3 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (2.38%) Cloud Native
4 2 (2.38%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (2.38%) Freedom of Information
4 2 (2.38%) Freedom of Information Act
4 2 (2.38%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.38%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.38%) Robotics
4 2 (2.38%) Smartphone
5 1 (1.19%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.95%) Windows
2 3 (3.57%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.19%) Android
3 1 (1.19%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (67.86%) Information Security
2 46 (54.76%) Information Security Management
3 37 (44.05%) Cybersecurity
4 34 (40.48%) ISMS
5 26 (30.95%) Risk Management
6 22 (26.19%) Incident Response
7 18 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (21.43%) SIEM
8 16 (19.05%) Risk Assessment
9 14 (16.67%) Business Continuity
9 14 (16.67%) Security Operations
10 13 (15.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (14.29%) Risk Register
12 11 (13.10%) Stakeholder Management
13 10 (11.90%) Data Protection
13 10 (11.90%) Incident Management
13 10 (11.90%) Vulnerability Management
14 9 (10.71%) BCP
14 9 (10.71%) Disaster Recovery
14 9 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.76%) SQL
2 2 (2.38%) C
2 2 (2.38%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.19%) Java
3 1 (1.19%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.19%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.19%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (36.90%) CISSP
2 27 (32.14%) CISM
3 14 (16.67%) Degree
4 13 (15.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 12 (14.29%) Security Cleared
6 11 (13.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 8 (9.52%) CRISC
7 8 (9.52%) SC Cleared
8 7 (8.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (8.33%) CISA
8 7 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (4.76%) DBS Check
11 2 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (2.38%) DV Cleared
11 2 (2.38%) ISACA
12 1 (1.19%) Master's Degree
12 1 (1.19%) OSCP
12 1 (1.19%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (65.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (40.48%) Cyber Essentials
3 24 (28.57%) NIST
4 20 (23.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 13 (15.48%) GRC
6 12 (14.29%) GDPR
7 11 (13.10%) PCI DSS
8 8 (9.52%) COBIT
9 6 (7.14%) SOC 2
10 5 (5.95%) NCSC
11 4 (4.76%) NIST 800
12 2 (2.38%) ISO 22301
12 2 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (2.38%) SOC 1
13 1 (1.19%) HIPAA
13 1 (1.19%) ISAE 3402
13 1 (1.19%) ISO 9001
13 1 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (1.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (2.38%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.38%) IAG
3 1 (1.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 4 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.19%) RSA Archer
2 1 (1.19%) SCCM
2 1 (1.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (26.19%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.14%) VMware
3 4 (4.76%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.19%) Cognos
4 1 (1.19%) Databricks
4 1 (1.19%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.19%) IBM
4 1 (1.19%) MuleSoft
4 1 (1.19%) OneTrust
4 1 (1.19%) SAP
4 1 (1.19%) Xero