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 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 482 491 406
Rank change year-on-year +9 -85 -64
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 130 234 303
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.28% 0.39% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.46% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 119 135 256
10th Percentile £35,500 £41,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £47,000 £51,251 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.87% -0.80% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,125 £81,250
90th Percentile £84,375 £86,000 £100,625
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -4.00%

All Process and 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 39,473 50,431 43,664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.87% 83.90% 93.69%
Number of salaries quoted 24,443 26,092 33,423
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 19 November 2025.

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 19 November 2025. 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 +11 46 £67,500 -1.10% 45
South West +38 21 £67,500 +6.72% 11
Midlands +34 19 £52,500 -4.55% 10
South East +10 17 £60,000 +1.69% 34
North of England +42 15 £40,500 -4.71% 10
North West +31 12 £40,500 +15.71% 9
East of England +23 12 £32,500 -56.08% 3
East Midlands +23 10 £51,058 -7.17% 3
West Midlands +26 9 £81,250 +58.53% 7
Yorkshire 0 2 £77,500 +82.35% 1
North East +1 1 £48,000 -
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 16 (12.31%) IIS
2 15 (11.54%) SharePoint
3 11 (8.46%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.77%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 9 (6.92%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.54%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.77%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 31 (23.85%) Azure
2 27 (20.77%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (14.62%) Entra ID
4 9 (6.92%) AWS
5 8 (6.15%) OneDrive
5 8 (6.15%) SaaS
6 7 (5.38%) IaaS
7 6 (4.62%) Azure Data Factory
8 5 (3.85%) Azure Monitor
8 5 (3.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (2.31%) IBM Cloud
10 2 (1.54%) GCP
10 2 (1.54%) PaaS
11 1 (0.77%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.77%) Cloudflare
11 1 (0.77%) GitHub
11 1 (0.77%) Heroku
11 1 (0.77%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 23 (17.69%) Firewall
2 10 (7.69%) VPN
3 8 (6.15%) VLAN
3 8 (6.15%) Wireless
4 5 (3.85%) SSL
4 5 (3.85%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.54%) Network Security
6 1 (0.77%) DNS
6 1 (0.77%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.54%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.77%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.77%) Metadata
2 1 (0.77%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.77%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.77%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.77%) Git
General
1 46 (35.38%) Social Skills
2 26 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (16.92%) Finance
4 15 (11.54%) Public Sector
5 9 (6.92%) Banking
5 9 (6.92%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (6.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (5.38%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (4.62%) Legal
9 5 (3.85%) Back Office
10 4 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (3.08%) Retail
11 2 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.54%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.77%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.77%) French Language
Job Titles
1 27 (20.77%) Consultant
1 27 (20.77%) Security Consultant
2 25 (19.23%) Senior
3 21 (16.15%) Analyst
4 20 (15.38%) Security Manager
5 18 (13.85%) Senior Consultant
5 18 (13.85%) Senior Security Consultant
6 17 (13.08%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 16 (12.31%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
8 15 (11.54%) IT Manager
9 14 (10.77%) Security Analyst
10 13 (10.00%) IT Security Manager
11 11 (8.46%) IT Support
12 9 (6.92%) Administrator
12 9 (6.92%) Information Analyst
12 9 (6.92%) Information Security Analyst
13 8 (6.15%) IT Administrator
14 7 (5.38%) Head of Security
15 6 (4.62%) Head of Information Security
15 6 (4.62%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.31%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.54%) RESTful
3 1 (0.77%) .NET
3 1 (0.77%) CSS
3 1 (0.77%) HTML
3 1 (0.77%) Middleware
3 1 (0.77%) Node.js
3 1 (0.77%) OAuth
3 1 (0.77%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.77%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.77%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.77%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 69 (53.08%) Management Information System
2 18 (13.85%) CESG
2 18 (13.85%) Security Posture
3 5 (3.85%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (3.85%) Distributed Architecture
3 5 (3.85%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.08%) Cloud Native
4 4 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (2.31%) CMDB
5 3 (2.31%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.31%) PKI
5 3 (2.31%) Smartphone
6 2 (1.54%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.54%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.54%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.77%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (0.77%) Cyberattack
7 1 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.77%) Smart Meter
7 1 (0.77%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 32 (24.62%) Windows
2 29 (22.31%) Windows Server
3 12 (9.23%) Windows 10
4 9 (6.92%) Windows Server 2016
4 9 (6.92%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (6.15%) Android
5 8 (6.15%) Apple iOS
5 8 (6.15%) Mac OS
6 3 (2.31%) Linux
7 2 (1.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (70.00%) Information Security
2 77 (59.23%) Information Security Management
3 67 (51.54%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (47.69%) ISMS
5 52 (40.00%) Risk Management
6 36 (27.69%) Incident Response
7 34 (26.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 30 (23.08%) ITIL
9 27 (20.77%) Problem-Solving
10 26 (20.00%) Information Assurance
11 25 (19.23%) Data Protection
12 23 (17.69%) SIEM
13 18 (13.85%) Computer Science
14 17 (13.08%) Business Continuity
14 17 (13.08%) Disaster Recovery
14 17 (13.08%) Risk Assessment
15 16 (12.31%) Active Listening
15 16 (12.31%) Creative Thinking
15 16 (12.31%) Innovative Thinking
15 16 (12.31%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.08%) SQL
2 1 (0.77%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.77%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.77%) Python
2 1 (0.77%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 60 (46.15%) CISSP
2 56 (43.08%) CISM
3 41 (31.54%) Degree
4 20 (15.38%) CESG Certified Professional
4 20 (15.38%) CISMP
5 16 (12.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (12.31%) IISP
5 16 (12.31%) Security Cleared
6 15 (11.54%) SC Cleared
7 13 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (9.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 11 (8.46%) CISA
10 9 (6.92%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (6.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 7 (5.38%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (5.38%) DBS Check
12 6 (4.62%) AWS Certification
12 6 (4.62%) Azure Certification
12 6 (4.62%) CCNA
13 5 (3.85%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (44.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (39.23%) NIST
3 27 (20.77%) GDPR
4 24 (18.46%) JSP 440
5 20 (15.38%) NIST 800
6 18 (13.85%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (13.08%) NCSC
8 16 (12.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 16 (12.31%) RMADS
9 14 (10.77%) GRC
10 12 (9.23%) SOC 2
11 10 (7.69%) PCI DSS
12 8 (6.15%) ISAE 3402
13 7 (5.38%) COBIT
14 6 (4.62%) QA
15 4 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (3.08%) SLA
16 2 (1.54%) Def Stans
16 2 (1.54%) ISO 9001
16 2 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 22 (16.92%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.85%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.31%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (10.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.85%) Autotask
2 5 (3.85%) Grafana
2 5 (3.85%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.85%) Prometheus
3 3 (2.31%) Nessus
3 3 (2.31%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.77%) Ansible
5 1 (0.77%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.46%) VMware
3 8 (6.15%) Apple
3 8 (6.15%) Samsung
4 5 (3.85%) Carbon Black
4 5 (3.85%) Darktrace
4 5 (3.85%) Qualys
4 5 (3.85%) SAP
4 5 (3.85%) ServiceNow
4 5 (3.85%) SolarWinds
5 3 (2.31%) IBM
5 3 (2.31%) Xero
6 2 (1.54%) Cisco
6 2 (1.54%) Databricks
6 2 (1.54%) Google
6 2 (1.54%) Oracle
6 2 (1.54%) Proofpoint
6 2 (1.54%) Rapid7
6 2 (1.54%) Trend Micro
6 2 (1.54%) Zscaler