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 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 482 480 399
Rank change year-on-year -2 -81 -79
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 128 243 288
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.26% 0.43% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.49% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 115 145 245
10th Percentile £36,950 £40,800 £36,450
25th Percentile £47,833 £51,251 £48,194
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £84,375 £91,500 £100,750
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 40,777 49,219 41,856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.17% 86.79% 93.60%
Number of salaries quoted 25,092 25,637 32,297
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% - -4.00%
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 5 December 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 5 December 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 +22 47 £68,736 -1.81% 18
South West +23 22 £67,500 +8.00% 3
Midlands +24 20 £52,500 -4.55% 8
South East +13 16 £60,000 +15.38% 24
North of England +27 14 £40,500 -4.71% 5
North West +42 11 £40,500 -10.00% 3
West Midlands +13 10 £81,250 +58.53% 5
East Midlands +6 10 £51,058 -7.17% 3
East of England +29 9 £32,500 -56.08% 4
Yorkshire -13 2 £77,500 +82.35% 1
North East +7 1 £48,000 - 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 (12.50%) IIS
2 13 (10.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (9.38%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.78%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 7 (5.47%) 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 29 (22.66%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (18.75%) Azure
3 20 (15.63%) Entra ID
4 11 (8.59%) SaaS
5 9 (7.03%) AWS
6 7 (5.47%) IaaS
7 5 (3.91%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.34%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (2.34%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (1.56%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (1.56%) GCP
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%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.78%) GitHub
10 1 (0.78%) Heroku
10 1 (0.78%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 23 (17.97%) Firewall
2 12 (9.38%) VPN
3 8 (6.25%) VLAN
4 5 (3.91%) Network Security
4 5 (3.91%) SSL
4 5 (3.91%) TCP/IP
4 5 (3.91%) Wireless
5 2 (1.56%) DKIM
5 2 (1.56%) DMARC
6 1 (0.78%) DNS
6 1 (0.78%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.78%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.78%) Metadata
2 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.78%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.78%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Git
General
1 43 (33.59%) Social Skills
2 24 (18.75%) Finance
3 23 (17.97%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (11.72%) Public Sector
5 9 (7.03%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (7.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (7.03%) Legal
6 8 (6.25%) Banking
7 7 (5.47%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (3.91%) Back Office
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%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (21.09%) Consultant
1 27 (21.09%) Security Consultant
2 26 (20.31%) Senior
3 25 (19.53%) Security Manager
4 18 (14.06%) Senior Consultant
4 18 (14.06%) Senior Security Consultant
5 17 (13.28%) Analyst
5 17 (13.28%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 16 (12.50%) IT Manager
6 16 (12.50%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 15 (11.72%) IT Security Manager
8 13 (10.16%) Security Analyst
9 10 (7.81%) Information Security Manager
10 9 (7.03%) Information Analyst
10 9 (7.03%) Information Security Analyst
11 8 (6.25%) Information Manager
11 8 (6.25%) IT Support
12 7 (5.47%) Head of Security
12 7 (5.47%) Security Specialist
13 6 (4.69%) Administrator
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 71 (55.47%) Management Information System
2 16 (12.50%) CESG
2 16 (12.50%) Security Posture
3 9 (7.03%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (3.91%) Driving Licence
4 5 (3.91%) PKI
5 4 (3.13%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.34%) CMDB
6 3 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.34%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.34%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.56%) Distributed Architecture
7 2 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.56%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.56%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.78%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.78%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.78%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 23 (17.97%) Windows
2 22 (17.19%) 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 94 (73.44%) Information Security
2 77 (60.16%) Information Security Management
3 66 (51.56%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (48.44%) ISMS
5 54 (42.19%) Risk Management
6 39 (30.47%) Incident Response
7 32 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (21.88%) SIEM
9 24 (18.75%) Information Assurance
9 24 (18.75%) ITIL
9 24 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
10 23 (17.97%) Data Protection
11 20 (15.63%) Business Continuity
12 18 (14.06%) Risk Assessment
13 17 (13.28%) Disaster Recovery
14 16 (12.50%) Active Listening
14 16 (12.50%) Creative Thinking
14 16 (12.50%) Innovative Thinking
14 16 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
15 13 (10.16%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.13%) SQL
2 1 (0.78%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.78%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.78%) Python
2 1 (0.78%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 63 (49.22%) CISSP
2 58 (45.31%) CISM
3 35 (27.34%) Degree
4 20 (15.63%) CISMP
5 18 (14.06%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (12.50%) IISP
7 15 (11.72%) SC Cleared
7 15 (11.72%) Security Cleared
8 13 (10.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 12 (9.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 11 (8.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (7.81%) CISA
11 10 (7.81%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (5.47%) DBS Check
13 6 (4.69%) AWS Certification
13 6 (4.69%) CCNA
13 6 (4.69%) CompTIA Security+
14 5 (3.91%) CRISC
14 5 (3.91%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (38.28%) NIST
3 26 (20.31%) GDPR
4 24 (18.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 24 (18.75%) JSP 440
5 22 (17.19%) NIST 800
6 16 (12.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 16 (12.50%) NCSC
6 16 (12.50%) RMADS
7 14 (10.94%) GRC
8 11 (8.59%) SOC 2
9 9 (7.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 9 (7.03%) PCI DSS
10 8 (6.25%) COBIT
10 8 (6.25%) ISAE 3402
11 3 (2.34%) SLA
12 2 (1.56%) Def Stans
12 2 (1.56%) ISO 9001
12 2 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (1.56%) QA
System Software
1 19 (14.84%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.91%) 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
2 5 (3.91%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.34%) Nessus
3 3 (2.34%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.56%) Grafana
4 2 (1.56%) Prometheus
4 2 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.78%) Ansible
5 1 (0.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (27.34%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.59%) VMware
3 5 (3.91%) Apple
3 5 (3.91%) Carbon Black
3 5 (3.91%) Darktrace
3 5 (3.91%) Qualys
3 5 (3.91%) Samsung
3 5 (3.91%) SAP
3 5 (3.91%) ServiceNow
4 3 (2.34%) IBM
4 3 (2.34%) Xero
5 2 (1.56%) Cisco
5 2 (1.56%) Databricks
5 2 (1.56%) Google
5 2 (1.56%) Oracle
5 2 (1.56%) SolarWinds
6 1 (0.78%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.78%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.78%) SendGrid