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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 540 476
Rank change year-on-year -52 -64 -192
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 130 116 344
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.14% 0.27% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.30% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 94 107 281
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £76,625 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £89,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -22.22% +3.85% +4.00%

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 66,548 38,995 62,835
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.82% 89.82% 81.69%
Number of salaries quoted 46,995 22,507 43,155
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -11.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.66%

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 July 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 July 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 -47 42 £70,000 - 27
South East +8 38 £45,000 -28.00% 20
Midlands -32 18 £56,795 +0.97% 2
West Midlands -14 11 £52,500 -8.70%
East of England -23 11 £34,100 +4.92% 6
North of England -35 10 £53,500 -22.89% 5
South West -54 10 £52,500 -22.22% 6
East Midlands -21 7 £58,589 +8.50% 2
Yorkshire - 7 £57,500 - 2
North West -1 2 £45,125 -31.57% 2
North East -48 1 £43,500 -37.30% 1
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 12 (9.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (7.69%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.54%) Confluence
4 1 (0.77%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (2.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.77%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (2.31%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.54%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 34 (26.15%) Azure
2 32 (24.62%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (13.08%) Entra ID
4 16 (12.31%) SaaS
5 12 (9.23%) AWS
6 7 (5.38%) Google Workspace
7 3 (2.31%) GCP
7 3 (2.31%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (2.31%) Power Automate
7 3 (2.31%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.54%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 13 (10.00%) Internet
2 10 (7.69%) Firewall
3 9 (6.92%) Network Security
3 9 (6.92%) VPN
4 3 (2.31%) DHCP
4 3 (2.31%) DNS
4 3 (2.31%) LAN
4 3 (2.31%) SAN
4 3 (2.31%) WAN
4 3 (2.31%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.77%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.77%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.77%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.77%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.77%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.15%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (1.54%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.54%) JIRA
2 1 (0.77%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 40 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 26 (20.00%) Finance
3 23 (17.69%) Legal
4 16 (12.31%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (10.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (9.23%) Retail
7 10 (7.69%) Aerospace
8 8 (6.15%) Public Sector
9 7 (5.38%) Back Office
9 7 (5.38%) Banking
10 6 (4.62%) Italian Language
10 6 (4.62%) Japanese Language
11 5 (3.85%) Advertising
11 5 (3.85%) Aviation
12 3 (2.31%) Manufacturing
13 2 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.54%) Law
14 1 (0.77%) Aeronautics
14 1 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.77%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 20 (15.38%) Security Specialist
2 18 (13.85%) Analyst
3 16 (12.31%) IT Engineer
3 16 (12.31%) IT Support
4 13 (10.00%) Information Officer
4 13 (10.00%) Information Security Officer
4 13 (10.00%) IT Support Engineer
4 13 (10.00%) Security Officer
4 13 (10.00%) Support Engineer
5 10 (7.69%) Security Analyst
6 9 (6.92%) Security Engineer
6 9 (6.92%) Security Manager
7 8 (6.15%) Information Security Specialist
7 8 (6.15%) Information Specialist
7 8 (6.15%) IT Manager
8 6 (4.62%) Information Manager
8 6 (4.62%) Information Security Manager
8 6 (4.62%) Systems Engineer
9 5 (3.85%) Coordinator
9 5 (3.85%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.54%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.77%) Jakarta EE
Miscellaneous
1 60 (46.15%) Management Information System
2 31 (23.85%) Security Posture
3 25 (19.23%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (12.31%) Onboarding
5 9 (6.92%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (5.38%) Cloud Native
6 7 (5.38%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (5.38%) Freedom of Information
6 7 (5.38%) Freedom of Information Act
7 6 (4.62%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (3.85%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (3.85%) Virtual Team
9 4 (3.08%) BYOD
9 4 (3.08%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (3.08%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (2.31%) Operational Technology
10 3 (2.31%) Robotics
11 2 (1.54%) Culture of Ownership
11 2 (1.54%) PMI
12 1 (0.77%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 23 (17.69%) Windows
2 17 (13.08%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.08%) Android
4 3 (2.31%) Apple iOS
4 3 (2.31%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.31%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (62.31%) Information Security
2 67 (51.54%) Information Security Management
2 67 (51.54%) ISMS
3 57 (43.85%) Cybersecurity
3 57 (43.85%) Risk Management
4 40 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 38 (29.23%) Incident Response
6 33 (25.38%) Disaster Recovery
7 32 (24.62%) Problem-Solving
8 29 (22.31%) Security Operations
9 23 (17.69%) Data Protection
10 22 (16.92%) Information Security Governance
11 21 (16.15%) Incident Management
11 21 (16.15%) Stakeholder Management
12 20 (15.38%) ITIL
12 20 (15.38%) Risk Register
13 19 (14.62%) Business Continuity
13 19 (14.62%) Service Delivery
14 17 (13.08%) Risk Assessment
15 16 (12.31%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.69%) SQL
2 6 (4.62%) C
3 4 (3.08%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.54%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.77%) Java
5 1 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 42 (32.31%) CISSP
2 32 (24.62%) CISM
2 32 (24.62%) Degree
3 20 (15.38%) Security Cleared
4 18 (13.85%) CRISC
5 15 (11.54%) SC Cleared
6 12 (9.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 11 (8.46%) CISA
8 10 (7.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 7 (5.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (5.38%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (5.38%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (5.38%) DBS Check
9 7 (5.38%) ISACA
10 6 (4.62%) A+ Certification
10 6 (4.62%) CCSP
11 4 (3.08%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (2.31%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (1.54%) DV Cleared
13 2 (1.54%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (55.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (30.77%) Cyber Essentials
3 25 (19.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 24 (18.46%) GDPR
5 23 (17.69%) GRC
6 18 (13.85%) PCI DSS
7 17 (13.08%) NIST
8 11 (8.46%) COBIT
9 10 (7.69%) SOC 2
10 7 (5.38%) SOC 1
11 6 (4.62%) NCSC
12 4 (3.08%) ISO 9001
12 4 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (1.54%) Accessibility
14 2 (1.54%) JSP 440
14 2 (1.54%) NIST 800
15 1 (0.77%) Def Stans
15 1 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.77%) PSD2
System Software
1 17 (13.08%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.15%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.54%) IAG
5 1 (0.77%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 17 (13.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (5.38%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.77%) CASB
3 1 (0.77%) Nessus
3 1 (0.77%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.77%) SCCM
Vendors
1 33 (25.38%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.69%) Google
3 6 (4.62%) VMware
4 3 (2.31%) Adobe
4 3 (2.31%) Apple
4 3 (2.31%) Cisco
5 2 (1.54%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.54%) Workday
6 1 (0.77%) Cognos
6 1 (0.77%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.77%) IBM
6 1 (0.77%) Infor
6 1 (0.77%) Juniper
6 1 (0.77%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.77%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.77%) Qualys
6 1 (0.77%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.77%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.77%) Tenable
6 1 (0.77%) Zscaler