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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 613 482 475
Rank change year-on-year -131 -7 -162
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 85 154 395
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.10% 0.40% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.42% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 64 136 330
10th Percentile £31,900 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,040 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% - -
75th Percentile £76,563 £81,563 £74,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £117,500 £95,125
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

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 60,861 36,283 74,487
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.62% 93.20% 83.13%
Number of salaries quoted 41,095 19,492 54,995
10th Percentile £30,250 £29,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,750 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,491 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

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 June 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 June 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 -68 29 £75,000 +5.63% 25
South East -37 22 £64,745 +12.27% 11
North of England -41 12 £57,500 -17.13% 12
South West -44 9 £55,000 -8.33% 10
Yorkshire -38 7 £57,500 -20.13% 6
East of England -36 6 £34,100 +4.92% 2
Midlands -49 6 £55,545 +0.99% 8
West Midlands -39 5 £52,500 -8.70% 5
North West -1 4 £53,750 -18.49% 5
East Midlands -29 1 £58,589 +6.53% 3
North East -37 1 £43,500 -42.44% 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 5 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (5.88%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.18%) CMS
2 1 (1.18%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (3.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (3.53%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 20 (23.53%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (18.82%) Azure
3 11 (12.94%) SaaS
4 9 (10.59%) Entra ID
5 8 (9.41%) AWS
6 5 (5.88%) Google Workspace
7 4 (4.71%) GCP
8 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (3.53%) Power Platform
9 1 (1.18%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (1.18%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.76%) Firewall
2 7 (8.24%) Network Security
3 4 (4.71%) Internet
3 4 (4.71%) VPN
4 3 (3.53%) LAN
4 3 (3.53%) WAN
5 2 (2.35%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.18%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (1.18%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (1.18%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (1.18%) NGFW
6 1 (1.18%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.35%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 26 (30.59%) Social Skills
2 16 (18.82%) Legal
3 14 (16.47%) Finance
4 10 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (10.59%) Public Sector
6 5 (5.88%) Advertising
6 5 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (5.88%) Aviation
6 5 (5.88%) Retail
7 4 (4.71%) Aerospace
7 4 (4.71%) Banking
7 4 (4.71%) Italian Language
7 4 (4.71%) Japanese Language
8 3 (3.53%) Back Office
9 1 (1.18%) Aeronautics
9 1 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.18%) Law
9 1 (1.18%) Local Government
9 1 (1.18%) Military
Job Titles
1 15 (17.65%) Security Specialist
2 13 (15.29%) Security Manager
3 12 (14.12%) Analyst
4 9 (10.59%) Information Manager
4 9 (10.59%) Information Security Manager
4 9 (10.59%) IT Manager
5 8 (9.41%) Information Officer
5 8 (9.41%) Information Security Officer
5 8 (9.41%) Security Officer
6 6 (7.06%) Security Analyst
6 6 (7.06%) Security Operations Specialist
7 5 (5.88%) Consultant
7 5 (5.88%) IT Engineer
7 5 (5.88%) IT Support
7 5 (5.88%) Security Engineer
7 5 (5.88%) Support Specialist
8 4 (4.71%) Account Manager
8 4 (4.71%) Governance Analyst
8 4 (4.71%) Support Engineer
8 4 (4.71%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.35%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.18%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 38 (44.71%) Management Information System
2 15 (17.65%) Security Posture
3 10 (11.76%) Onboarding
4 7 (8.24%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (8.24%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (7.06%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (5.88%) Virtual Team
7 3 (3.53%) Cloud Native
7 3 (3.53%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (3.53%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (3.53%) Freedom of Information
7 3 (3.53%) Freedom of Information Act
7 3 (3.53%) Robotics
8 2 (2.35%) Data Centre
8 2 (2.35%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.18%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (1.18%) NHS
9 1 (1.18%) PKI
9 1 (1.18%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 13 (15.29%) Windows
2 6 (7.06%) Windows Server
3 4 (4.71%) Android
4 3 (3.53%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (61.18%) Information Security
2 43 (50.59%) Information Security Management
3 41 (48.24%) ISMS
4 36 (42.35%) Cybersecurity
5 29 (34.12%) Risk Management
6 22 (25.88%) Security Operations
7 21 (24.71%) Incident Response
8 19 (22.35%) Disaster Recovery
9 18 (21.18%) Problem-Solving
10 16 (18.82%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (18.82%) SIEM
11 13 (15.29%) Business Continuity
11 13 (15.29%) Risk Register
12 12 (14.12%) Information Security Governance
12 12 (14.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 11 (12.94%) Data Protection
13 11 (12.94%) Risk Assessment
14 10 (11.76%) Incident Management
14 10 (11.76%) ITIL
14 10 (11.76%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.71%) C
2 3 (3.53%) SQL
3 2 (2.35%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.18%) Java
4 1 (1.18%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.18%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 25 (29.41%) CISSP
2 22 (25.88%) Degree
3 21 (24.71%) CISM
4 11 (12.94%) Security Cleared
5 9 (10.59%) CRISC
5 9 (10.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 8 (9.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 7 (8.24%) CISA
7 7 (8.24%) DBS Check
7 7 (8.24%) SC Cleared
8 6 (7.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 6 (7.06%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (4.71%) A+ Certification
11 3 (3.53%) CompTIA Security+
11 3 (3.53%) ISACA
12 2 (2.35%) CCSP
12 2 (2.35%) DV Cleared
13 1 (1.18%) CCNA
13 1 (1.18%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (56.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (31.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (22.35%) NIST
4 18 (21.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 14 (16.47%) GRC
5 14 (16.47%) PCI DSS
6 13 (15.29%) GDPR
7 6 (7.06%) NCSC
8 5 (5.88%) COBIT
9 4 (4.71%) SOC 2
10 3 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (3.53%) NIST 800
10 3 (3.53%) SOC 1
11 2 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (1.18%) HIPAA
12 1 (1.18%) ISO 22301
12 1 (1.18%) ISO 9001
12 1 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (1.18%) JSP 440
12 1 (1.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (5.88%) Active Directory
1 5 (5.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (2.35%) IAG
3 1 (1.18%) BitLocker
3 1 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (5.88%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.18%) CASB
2 1 (1.18%) Nessus
2 1 (1.18%) RSA Archer
2 1 (1.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (28.24%) Microsoft
2 8 (9.41%) Google
3 5 (5.88%) VMware
4 3 (3.53%) Adobe
4 3 (3.53%) Apple
5 2 (2.35%) Cisco
6 1 (1.18%) Cognos
6 1 (1.18%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.18%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.18%) IBM
6 1 (1.18%) OneTrust
6 1 (1.18%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.18%) Qualys
6 1 (1.18%) Rapid7
6 1 (1.18%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.18%) Tenable
6 1 (1.18%) Xero
6 1 (1.18%) Zscaler