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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 611 510 480
Rank change year-on-year -101 -30 -191
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 104 132 412
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.32% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.35% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 81 119 334
10th Percentile £31,900 £36,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £56,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -
75th Percentile £72,500 £80,625 £74,938
90th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £95,875
UK median annual salary £53,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -21.48% +3.85% -

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 63,256 37,900 76,178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.69% 91.38% 82.28%
Number of salaries quoted 44,700 21,237 54,996
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,889 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,926 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.09%

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 2 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 2 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 -61 33 £70,000 - 15
South East -19 31 £45,000 -21.97% 16
Midlands -31 12 £56,795 -1.23% 5
North of England -46 10 £53,500 -22.89% 7
South West -52 10 £62,500 +4.17% 5
East of England -26 7 £34,100 +4.92% 9
West Midlands -29 7 £52,500 -16.00% 1
Yorkshire -32 7 £57,500 -20.13% 2
East Midlands -20 5 £58,589 +6.53% 4
North West -4 2 £45,125 -31.57% 3
North East -53 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 10 (9.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (7.69%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.96%) CMS
3 1 (0.96%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (2.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (2.88%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.92%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 29 (27.88%) Azure
2 24 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (15.38%) SaaS
4 15 (14.42%) Entra ID
5 11 (10.58%) AWS
6 5 (4.81%) Google Workspace
7 4 (3.85%) GCP
8 3 (2.88%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (2.88%) Power Automate
8 3 (2.88%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.96%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 11 (10.58%) Firewall
1 11 (10.58%) Internet
2 7 (6.73%) VPN
3 5 (4.81%) Network Security
4 3 (2.88%) DHCP
4 3 (2.88%) DNS
4 3 (2.88%) LAN
4 3 (2.88%) SAN
4 3 (2.88%) WAN
4 3 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.92%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.96%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.96%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (0.96%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.96%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.77%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (1.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.96%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 33 (31.73%) Social Skills
2 19 (18.27%) Legal
3 18 (17.31%) Finance
4 13 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (11.54%) Retail
6 8 (7.69%) Banking
6 8 (7.69%) Public Sector
7 7 (6.73%) Back Office
8 5 (4.81%) Advertising
8 5 (4.81%) Aviation
9 4 (3.85%) Aerospace
9 4 (3.85%) Italian Language
9 4 (3.85%) Japanese Language
10 2 (1.92%) Law
11 1 (0.96%) Aeronautics
11 1 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.96%) Local Government
11 1 (0.96%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 19 (18.27%) Security Specialist
2 15 (14.42%) Analyst
3 14 (13.46%) IT Engineer
4 13 (12.50%) Information Officer
4 13 (12.50%) Information Security Officer
4 13 (12.50%) IT Support
4 13 (12.50%) Security Officer
5 11 (10.58%) IT Support Engineer
5 11 (10.58%) Support Engineer
6 9 (8.65%) Security Manager
7 7 (6.73%) Security Analyst
8 6 (5.77%) Information Manager
8 6 (5.77%) Information Security Manager
8 6 (5.77%) Information Security Specialist
8 6 (5.77%) Information Specialist
8 6 (5.77%) IT Manager
8 6 (5.77%) Security Engineer
9 5 (4.81%) Support Specialist
10 4 (3.85%) Account Manager
10 4 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.92%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.96%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 47 (45.19%) Management Information System
2 21 (20.19%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (18.27%) Security Posture
4 12 (11.54%) Onboarding
5 9 (8.65%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (6.73%) Cloud Native
6 7 (6.73%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (6.73%) Freedom of Information
6 7 (6.73%) Freedom of Information Act
7 6 (5.77%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (4.81%) Virtual Team
9 3 (2.88%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.88%) Robotics
10 2 (1.92%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.92%) Operational Technology
10 2 (1.92%) PMI
11 1 (0.96%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 22 (21.15%) Windows
2 16 (15.38%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.85%) Android
4 3 (2.88%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.88%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.96%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (58.65%) Information Security
2 55 (52.88%) ISMS
3 51 (49.04%) Information Security Management
4 43 (41.35%) Risk Management
5 41 (39.42%) Cybersecurity
6 30 (28.85%) Disaster Recovery
7 29 (27.88%) Problem-Solving
8 26 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 26 (25.00%) Incident Response
9 21 (20.19%) Security Operations
10 20 (19.23%) Information Security Governance
11 19 (18.27%) Data Protection
12 18 (17.31%) Risk Register
13 17 (16.35%) Business Continuity
13 17 (16.35%) Service Delivery
14 16 (15.38%) SIEM
15 15 (14.42%) Stakeholder Management
16 14 (13.46%) Incident Management
17 13 (12.50%) ITIL
18 12 (11.54%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 8 (7.69%) SQL
2 5 (4.81%) C
3 4 (3.85%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.92%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.96%) Java
5 1 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 34 (32.69%) CISSP
2 29 (27.88%) CISM
2 29 (27.88%) Degree
3 16 (15.38%) CRISC
4 14 (13.46%) Security Cleared
5 11 (10.58%) CISA
5 11 (10.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 11 (10.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 11 (10.58%) SC Cleared
6 7 (6.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (6.73%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (6.73%) DBS Check
6 7 (6.73%) ISACA
7 6 (5.77%) A+ Certification
8 5 (4.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (4.81%) CCSP
9 3 (2.88%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (1.92%) DV Cleared
10 2 (1.92%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (53.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (34.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (21.15%) GDPR
4 21 (20.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 19 (18.27%) PCI DSS
6 17 (16.35%) GRC
6 17 (16.35%) NIST
7 10 (9.62%) COBIT
7 10 (9.62%) SOC 2
8 7 (6.73%) SOC 1
9 5 (4.81%) NCSC
10 3 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (1.92%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (1.92%) JSP 440
11 2 (1.92%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.96%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.96%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.96%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 15 (14.42%) Active Directory
2 7 (6.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (5.77%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.92%) IAG
5 1 (0.96%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 13 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.81%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.96%) CASB
3 1 (0.96%) Nessus
3 1 (0.96%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.96%) SCCM
Vendors
1 29 (27.88%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.69%) Google
3 7 (6.73%) VMware
4 3 (2.88%) Adobe
4 3 (2.88%) Apple
5 2 (1.92%) Cisco
5 2 (1.92%) Workday
6 1 (0.96%) Cognos
6 1 (0.96%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.96%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.96%) IBM
6 1 (0.96%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.96%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.96%) Qualys
6 1 (0.96%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.96%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.96%) Tenable
6 1 (0.96%) Xero
6 1 (0.96%) Zscaler