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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 465 462 422
Rank change year-on-year -3 -40 -57
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 128 229 267
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.25% 0.47% 0.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.52% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 112 144 228
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,150 £37,350
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,251 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £84,375 £99,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -5.14%

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 42,542 44,136 42,391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.90% 90.32% 90.98%
Number of salaries quoted 25,391 21,842 32,852
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,195 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 4 January 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 4 January 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 +12 46 £68,736 -5.84% 22
South West +21 24 £67,500 +6.72% 4
Midlands +7 18 £53,750 +2.44% 3
South East -13 16 £60,000 +15.38% 13
North of England +11 15 £40,500 -4.71% 8
North West +32 13 £40,500 +15.71% 2
East of England +22 9 £32,500 -56.08% 3
West Midlands +17 9 £81,250 +58.53% 3
East Midlands 0 9 £51,058 -7.17%
Yorkshire -15 2 £77,500 +82.35% 5
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 (12.50%) IIS
2 13 (10.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (9.38%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.78%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.34%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.56%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.78%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 34 (26.56%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (17.19%) Entra ID
3 19 (14.84%) Azure
4 10 (7.81%) SaaS
5 8 (6.25%) AWS
6 7 (5.47%) IaaS
7 5 (3.91%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.34%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (1.56%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.56%) PaaS
9 2 (1.56%) Tessian
10 1 (0.78%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.78%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.78%) Cohesity
10 1 (0.78%) GCP
10 1 (0.78%) GitHub
10 1 (0.78%) Heroku
10 1 (0.78%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 23 (17.97%) Firewall
2 12 (9.38%) VPN
3 8 (6.25%) VLAN
4 7 (5.47%) Network Security
5 5 (3.91%) SSL
5 5 (3.91%) TCP/IP
5 5 (3.91%) Wireless
6 2 (1.56%) DKIM
6 2 (1.56%) DMARC
7 1 (0.78%) DNS
7 1 (0.78%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.78%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.78%) SAP HANA
1 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Git
General
1 40 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 21 (16.41%) Finance
3 20 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (10.94%) Public Sector
5 11 (8.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (8.59%) Legal
6 7 (5.47%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (4.69%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.91%) Back Office
9 4 (3.13%) Banking
9 4 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.34%) Retail
11 2 (1.56%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.78%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.78%) French Language
12 1 (0.78%) Military
12 1 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (22.66%) Security Manager
2 26 (20.31%) Consultant
3 25 (19.53%) Security Consultant
3 25 (19.53%) Senior
4 19 (14.84%) IT Manager
5 18 (14.06%) Senior Consultant
5 18 (14.06%) Senior Security Consultant
6 17 (13.28%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 17 (13.28%) IT Security Manager
7 16 (12.50%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
8 13 (10.16%) Information Security Manager
9 12 (9.38%) Analyst
10 11 (8.59%) Information Manager
10 11 (8.59%) Security Specialist
11 10 (7.81%) Security Analyst
12 8 (6.25%) IT Support
13 7 (5.47%) Head of Security
13 7 (5.47%) Information Analyst
13 7 (5.47%) Information Security Analyst
13 7 (5.47%) Security Operations Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.34%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.56%) RESTful
3 1 (0.78%) .NET
3 1 (0.78%) CSS
3 1 (0.78%) HTML
3 1 (0.78%) Middleware
3 1 (0.78%) Node.js
3 1 (0.78%) OAuth
3 1 (0.78%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.78%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.78%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.78%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 70 (54.69%) Management Information System
2 16 (12.50%) CESG
3 14 (10.94%) Security Posture
4 11 (8.59%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (4.69%) PKI
6 5 (3.91%) Driving Licence
7 4 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (3.13%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.34%) CMDB
8 3 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (2.34%) Smartphone
9 2 (1.56%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.56%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.56%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.78%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.78%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.78%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.78%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 22 (17.19%) Windows
2 20 (15.63%) Windows Server
3 8 (6.25%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.91%) Android
4 5 (3.91%) Apple iOS
4 5 (3.91%) Mac OS
4 5 (3.91%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (3.91%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.34%) Linux
6 2 (1.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (75.00%) Information Security
2 79 (61.72%) Information Security Management
3 66 (51.56%) Cybersecurity
4 59 (46.09%) ISMS
5 54 (42.19%) Risk Management
6 38 (29.69%) Incident Response
7 30 (23.44%) Continuous Improvement
8 29 (22.66%) SIEM
9 23 (17.97%) Data Protection
10 21 (16.41%) ITIL
11 20 (15.63%) Business Continuity
11 20 (15.63%) Information Assurance
11 20 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
11 20 (15.63%) Risk Assessment
12 17 (13.28%) Disaster Recovery
13 16 (12.50%) Active Listening
13 16 (12.50%) Creative Thinking
13 16 (12.50%) Innovative Thinking
13 16 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
14 12 (9.38%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.34%) SQL
2 1 (0.78%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.78%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.78%) Python
2 1 (0.78%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 64 (50.00%) CISSP
2 59 (46.09%) CISM
3 27 (21.09%) Degree
4 20 (15.63%) CISMP
5 18 (14.06%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (12.50%) IISP
7 15 (11.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 14 (10.94%) Security Cleared
9 13 (10.16%) SC Cleared
10 12 (9.38%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (9.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 9 (7.03%) CISA
11 9 (7.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (7.03%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (6.25%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (5.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (5.47%) CRISC
13 7 (5.47%) DBS Check
14 6 (4.69%) AWS Certification
14 6 (4.69%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (51.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (39.06%) NIST
3 28 (21.88%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (17.97%) NIST 800
5 22 (17.19%) JSP 440
6 21 (16.41%) GDPR
7 17 (13.28%) GRC
7 17 (13.28%) NCSC
8 16 (12.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 16 (12.50%) RMADS
9 12 (9.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (6.25%) ISAE 3402
11 7 (5.47%) COBIT
11 7 (5.47%) SOC 2
12 4 (3.13%) PCI DSS
13 3 (2.34%) SLA
14 2 (1.56%) Def Stans
14 2 (1.56%) ISO 9001
14 2 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.78%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 19 (14.84%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (3.13%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.34%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.78%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (7.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.91%) Autotask
3 3 (2.34%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.34%) Nessus
3 3 (2.34%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.78%) Ansible
5 1 (0.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (26.56%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.59%) VMware
3 5 (3.91%) Apple
3 5 (3.91%) Samsung
4 4 (3.13%) Carbon Black
4 4 (3.13%) Darktrace
4 4 (3.13%) Qualys
4 4 (3.13%) SAP
4 4 (3.13%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.34%) IBM
5 3 (2.34%) Xero
6 2 (1.56%) Cisco
6 2 (1.56%) Google
7 1 (0.78%) Databricks
7 1 (0.78%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.78%) Oracle
7 1 (0.78%) SendGrid