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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 434 460
Rank change year-on-year -158 +26 -198
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 89 184 398
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.50% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.53% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 69 154 336
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,500
25th Percentile £51,750 £52,063 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,438 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,000 £117,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -

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 58,111 34,588 70,802
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 75.51% 93.07% 85.92%
Number of salaries quoted 36,574 20,539 53,747
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.51%

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 18 April 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 18 April 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 -42 33 £80,000 +10.34% 7
South East -71 16 £60,000 +4.04% 13
North of England -50 15 £57,500 -4.96% 9
Midlands -45 13 £51,058 -4.90% 4
North West -20 7 £60,000 -0.83% 7
West Midlands -34 7 £70,000 +33.41% 2
South West -49 7 £58,750 -2.08% 5
Yorkshire -61 7 £57,500 -9.44% 2
East Midlands -47 6 £42,500 -22.73% 2
East of England -43 4 £31,050 -46.00% 2
North East - 1 £43,500 - 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 4 (4.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (3.37%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.12%) CMS
3 1 (1.12%) JBoss
Applications
1 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.12%) SAP GRC
1 1 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 25 (28.09%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (13.48%) Entra ID
3 8 (8.99%) Azure
4 6 (6.74%) AWS
4 6 (6.74%) SaaS
5 3 (3.37%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (3.37%) Power Platform
6 2 (2.25%) Mimecast
6 2 (2.25%) Tessian
7 1 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.12%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.12%) GCP
7 1 (1.12%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.12%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (17.98%) Firewall
2 7 (7.87%) Network Security
3 5 (5.62%) VPN
4 3 (3.37%) LAN
4 3 (3.37%) WAN
5 2 (2.25%) DKIM
5 2 (2.25%) DMARC
5 2 (2.25%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.37%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (1.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 28 (31.46%) Social Skills
2 16 (17.98%) Finance
3 13 (14.61%) Legal
4 11 (12.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (11.24%) Public Sector
6 9 (10.11%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (4.49%) Aviation
7 4 (4.49%) Retail
8 3 (3.37%) Banking
8 3 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.25%) Aerospace
9 2 (2.25%) Back Office
9 2 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.25%) Italian Language
9 2 (2.25%) Japanese Language
10 1 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.12%) Law
10 1 (1.12%) Local Government
10 1 (1.12%) Military
10 1 (1.12%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (25.84%) Security Manager
2 16 (17.98%) IT Manager
3 15 (16.85%) Information Security Manager
4 13 (14.61%) Analyst
4 13 (14.61%) Information Manager
5 12 (13.48%) Security Specialist
6 11 (12.36%) IT Security Manager
7 8 (8.99%) Security Operations Specialist
8 7 (7.87%) Security Analyst
8 7 (7.87%) Senior
9 5 (5.62%) Consultant
9 5 (5.62%) IT Security Specialist
9 5 (5.62%) Security Engineer
9 5 (5.62%) Systems Engineer
10 4 (4.49%) Information Analyst
10 4 (4.49%) Information Officer
10 4 (4.49%) Information Security Analyst
10 4 (4.49%) Information Security Officer
10 4 (4.49%) Information Security Specialist
10 4 (4.49%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.25%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.12%) .NET
2 1 (1.12%) J2EE
2 1 (1.12%) Node.js
2 1 (1.12%) OAuth
2 1 (1.12%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.12%) RESTful
2 1 (1.12%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 38 (42.70%) Management Information System
2 16 (17.98%) Security Posture
3 15 (16.85%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (4.49%) Driving Licence
5 3 (3.37%) Cyber Security Posture
5 3 (3.37%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (3.37%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (3.37%) PKI
5 3 (3.37%) Smartphone
6 2 (2.25%) Data Centre
6 2 (2.25%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.25%) Robotics
6 2 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.12%) CMDB
7 1 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.12%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.12%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.87%) Windows
2 5 (5.62%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.12%) Android
3 1 (1.12%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.12%) Unix
3 1 (1.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (68.54%) Information Security
2 49 (55.06%) Information Security Management
3 39 (43.82%) Cybersecurity
4 32 (35.96%) ISMS
5 24 (26.97%) Incident Response
5 24 (26.97%) Risk Management
6 20 (22.47%) SIEM
7 18 (20.22%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (17.98%) Risk Assessment
9 14 (15.73%) Business Continuity
9 14 (15.73%) Security Operations
10 12 (13.48%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (12.36%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (12.36%) Vulnerability Management
12 10 (11.24%) Data Protection
12 10 (11.24%) Incident Management
12 10 (11.24%) ITIL
12 10 (11.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 9 (10.11%) Change Management
13 9 (10.11%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.49%) SQL
2 2 (2.25%) C
2 2 (2.25%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.12%) Java
3 1 (1.12%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.12%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.12%) Python
Qualifications
1 35 (39.33%) CISSP
2 29 (32.58%) CISM
3 16 (17.98%) Degree
4 13 (14.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 13 (14.61%) Security Cleared
5 10 (11.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 10 (11.24%) SC Cleared
6 8 (8.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (8.99%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (7.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (6.74%) CISA
8 6 (6.74%) CRISC
9 5 (5.62%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (3.37%) DBS Check
10 3 (3.37%) DV Cleared
11 2 (2.25%) AWS Certification
12 1 (1.12%) ISACA
12 1 (1.12%) Master's Degree
12 1 (1.12%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (62.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (35.96%) Cyber Essentials
3 25 (28.09%) NIST
4 20 (22.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 13 (14.61%) GRC
6 12 (13.48%) GDPR
7 10 (11.24%) PCI DSS
8 8 (8.99%) COBIT
9 6 (6.74%) SOC 2
10 4 (4.49%) NCSC
10 4 (4.49%) NIST 800
11 2 (2.25%) ISAE 3402
11 2 (2.25%) ISO 22301
12 1 (1.12%) Def Stans
12 1 (1.12%) HIPAA
12 1 (1.12%) ISO 9001
12 1 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (1.12%) PSD2
System Software
1 7 (7.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (4.49%) Active Directory
3 2 (2.25%) IAG
4 1 (1.12%) BitLocker
4 1 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (4.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.12%) RSA Archer
2 1 (1.12%) SCCM
2 1 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 23 (25.84%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.87%) VMware
3 5 (5.62%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.25%) SAP
5 1 (1.12%) Carbon Black
5 1 (1.12%) Cognos
5 1 (1.12%) Darktrace
5 1 (1.12%) Databricks
5 1 (1.12%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.12%) IBM
5 1 (1.12%) MuleSoft
5 1 (1.12%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.12%) Qualys
5 1 (1.12%) Xero