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

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 492 495 398
Rank change year-on-year +3 -97 -53
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 134 231 307
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.29% 0.38% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.46% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 124 135 257
10th Percentile £33,625 £41,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,250 £51,251 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - +2.04%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,125 £81,250
90th Percentile £83,813 £86,000 £100,000
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 39,474 50,275 44,199
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 86.67% 83.28% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 23,954 26,130 33,820
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,389 £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% - -0.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% - -

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 12 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 12 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 +9 50 £67,500 +1.50% 39
South West +34 21 £67,500 +8.00% 8
Midlands +34 18 £52,500 -4.55% 10
South East +6 16 £60,000 - 36
North of England -2 16 £40,500 -4.71% 7
East of England +17 13 £32,500 -56.08% 6
North West +26 12 £40,500 +15.71% 6
East Midlands +23 10 £51,058 -7.17% 3
West Midlands +27 8 £81,250 +56.67% 7
North East +7 2 £58,692 -
Yorkshire -3 2 £77,500 +82.35% 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 16 (11.94%) IIS
1 16 (11.94%) SharePoint
2 11 (8.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.75%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 10 (7.46%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.49%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.75%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 33 (24.63%) Azure
2 26 (19.40%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (14.93%) Entra ID
4 10 (7.46%) AWS
5 9 (6.72%) OneDrive
5 9 (6.72%) SaaS
6 7 (5.22%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (5.22%) IaaS
7 6 (4.48%) Azure Monitor
7 6 (4.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (2.24%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (1.49%) GCP
9 2 (1.49%) PaaS
10 1 (0.75%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.75%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.75%) GitHub
10 1 (0.75%) Heroku
10 1 (0.75%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 23 (17.16%) Firewall
2 10 (7.46%) VPN
3 9 (6.72%) Wireless
4 8 (5.97%) VLAN
5 6 (4.48%) Network Security
6 5 (3.73%) SSL
6 5 (3.73%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.75%) DNS
7 1 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.49%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.75%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.75%) Metadata
2 1 (0.75%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.75%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.75%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.75%) Git
General
1 49 (36.57%) Social Skills
2 27 (20.15%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (17.16%) Finance
4 15 (11.19%) Public Sector
5 10 (7.46%) Banking
5 10 (7.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (6.72%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (5.22%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (4.48%) Legal
9 5 (3.73%) Back Office
10 4 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (2.99%) Retail
11 2 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.75%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.75%) French Language
12 1 (0.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (20.15%) Consultant
1 27 (20.15%) Security Consultant
2 25 (18.66%) Senior
3 22 (16.42%) Analyst
4 18 (13.43%) Senior Consultant
4 18 (13.43%) Senior Security Consultant
5 17 (12.69%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 16 (11.94%) Security Manager
6 16 (11.94%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 14 (10.45%) Security Analyst
8 12 (8.96%) IT Manager
8 12 (8.96%) IT Support
9 10 (7.46%) Administrator
9 10 (7.46%) IT Security Manager
10 9 (6.72%) Information Analyst
10 9 (6.72%) Information Security Analyst
10 9 (6.72%) IT Administrator
11 8 (5.97%) Lead
12 7 (5.22%) Head of Security
13 6 (4.48%) Head of Information Security
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.24%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.49%) RESTful
3 1 (0.75%) .NET
3 1 (0.75%) CSS
3 1 (0.75%) HTML
3 1 (0.75%) Middleware
3 1 (0.75%) Node.js
3 1 (0.75%) OAuth
3 1 (0.75%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.75%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.75%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.75%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 67 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 19 (14.18%) Security Posture
3 18 (13.43%) CESG
4 6 (4.48%) Distributed Architecture
5 4 (2.99%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.99%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.99%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.24%) CMDB
6 3 (2.24%) PKI
6 3 (2.24%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.49%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.49%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.75%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.75%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.75%) Smart Meter
8 1 (0.75%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 34 (25.37%) Windows
2 31 (23.13%) Windows Server
3 13 (9.70%) Windows 10
4 10 (7.46%) Windows Server 2016
4 10 (7.46%) Windows Server 2019
5 9 (6.72%) Android
5 9 (6.72%) Apple iOS
5 9 (6.72%) Mac OS
6 3 (2.24%) Linux
7 2 (1.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (69.40%) Information Security
2 79 (58.96%) Information Security Management
3 70 (52.24%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (46.27%) ISMS
5 55 (41.04%) Risk Management
6 38 (28.36%) Incident Response
7 34 (25.37%) Continuous Improvement
8 32 (23.88%) ITIL
9 31 (23.13%) Information Assurance
10 28 (20.90%) Problem-Solving
11 26 (19.40%) Data Protection
12 23 (17.16%) SIEM
13 19 (14.18%) Computer Science
14 18 (13.43%) Risk Assessment
15 17 (12.69%) Disaster Recovery
16 16 (11.94%) Active Listening
16 16 (11.94%) Business Continuity
16 16 (11.94%) Creative Thinking
16 16 (11.94%) Innovative Thinking
16 16 (11.94%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.99%) SQL
2 1 (0.75%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.75%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.75%) Python
2 1 (0.75%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 58 (43.28%) CISSP
2 54 (40.30%) CISM
3 43 (32.09%) Degree
4 20 (14.93%) CESG Certified Professional
4 20 (14.93%) CISMP
5 19 (14.18%) Security Cleared
6 18 (13.43%) SC Cleared
7 17 (12.69%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (11.94%) IISP
9 14 (10.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (8.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (7.46%) CISA
12 9 (6.72%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (5.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 7 (5.22%) Azure Certification
14 7 (5.22%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (5.22%) DBS Check
15 6 (4.48%) AWS Certification
15 6 (4.48%) CCNA
15 6 (4.48%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (44.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (39.55%) NIST
3 30 (22.39%) GDPR
4 24 (17.91%) JSP 440
5 21 (15.67%) NCSC
6 20 (14.93%) NIST 800
7 16 (11.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 16 (11.94%) RMADS
8 14 (10.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 13 (9.70%) GRC
10 12 (8.96%) SOC 2
11 10 (7.46%) PCI DSS
12 8 (5.97%) ISAE 3402
13 7 (5.22%) COBIT
13 7 (5.22%) QA
14 4 (2.99%) SLA
15 2 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 2 (1.49%) Def Stans
15 2 (1.49%) ISO 9001
15 2 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 23 (17.16%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.73%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.24%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (10.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (4.48%) Grafana
2 6 (4.48%) Prometheus
3 5 (3.73%) Autotask
3 5 (3.73%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.24%) Nessus
4 3 (2.24%) Proxmox
4 3 (2.24%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.75%) Ansible
5 1 (0.75%) Terraform
Vendors
1 40 (29.85%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.21%) VMware
3 9 (6.72%) Apple
3 9 (6.72%) Samsung
4 6 (4.48%) SolarWinds
5 5 (3.73%) Carbon Black
5 5 (3.73%) Darktrace
5 5 (3.73%) Qualys
5 5 (3.73%) SAP
5 5 (3.73%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.24%) IBM
6 3 (2.24%) Xero
7 2 (1.49%) Cisco
7 2 (1.49%) Databricks
7 2 (1.49%) Google
7 2 (1.49%) Oracle
7 2 (1.49%) Proofpoint
7 2 (1.49%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.49%) Trend Micro
7 2 (1.49%) Zscaler