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

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	602	498	502
Rank change year-on-year	-104	+4	-92
Permanent jobs citing Security Management	170	121	239
As % of all permanent jobs in England	0.16%	0.28%	0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.22%	0.32%	0.46%
Number of salaries quoted	108	115	143
10^th Percentile	£32,320	£31,250	£42,950
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£47,833	£52,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£58,295	£67,500	£62,500
Median % change year-on-year	-13.64%	+8.00%	-
75^th Percentile	£73,750	£72,754	£71,875
90^th Percentile	£82,500	£86,000	£77,500
UK median annual salary	£57,500	£67,500	£62,500
% change year-on-year	-14.81%	+8.00%	+4.17%

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.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	77,879	37,805	51,573
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England	74.03%	88.69%	82.64%
Number of salaries quoted	54,289	21,962	27,591
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£28,325	£33,750
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£36,250	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+9.09%	-8.33%	-1.32%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£75,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£97,500	£98,750
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-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 Salary Trend in England

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 October 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 October 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	-65	55	£65,000	-6.32%	62
South East	-22	46	£45,000	-25.00%	24
Midlands	-29	24	£55,000	-	6
East of England	-33	21	£36,800	+13.23%	10
West Midlands	-38	17	£52,500	-24.33%	3
South West	-72	16	£52,500	-22.22%	14
North of England	-78	8	£72,500	+63.84%	20
East Midlands	-26	7	£58,589	+9.00%	3
Yorkshire	-30	4	£51,250	-33.87%	6
North West	-50	2	£75,900	+87.41%	11
North East	-71	2	£75,000	+8.09%	3
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Security Management Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, job vacancies citing Security Management also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region with a requirement for Security Management.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Information Security	71.2%	121
2	ISO/IEC 27001	63.5%	108
3	Information Security Management	60.6%	103
4	ISMS	56.5%	96
5	Cybersecurity	46.5%	79
6	Risk Management	45.3%	77
7	Continuous Improvement	38.2%	65
8	CISSP	31.8%	54
9	Incident Response	28.2%	48
10	Cyber Essentials	27.1%	46
11	Problem-Solving	26.5%	45
12	Azure	25.9%	44
12	Microsoft	25.9%	44
14	CISM	25.3%	43
15	Data Protection	23.5%	40
15	Microsoft 365	23.5%	40
15	Stakeholder Management	23.5%	40
18	Business Continuity	22.9%	39
18	GDPR	22.9%	39
20	Degree	22.4%	38
20	GRC	22.4%	38
22	Security Operations	21.2%	36
23	Security Cleared	20.6%	35
24	NIST	20.0%	34
25	Disaster Recovery	19.4%	33
25	Vulnerability Management	19.4%	33
27	Risk Register	17.1%	29
28	Cyber Essentials PLUS	15.9%	27
28	ITIL	15.9%	27
30	Windows	14.7%	25

Security Management Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Information Security	71.2%	121
2	Information Security Management	60.6%	103
3	ISMS	56.5%	96
4	Cybersecurity	46.5%	79
5	Risk Management	45.3%	77
6	Continuous Improvement	38.2%	65
7	Incident Response	28.2%	48
8	Problem-Solving	26.5%	45
9	Data Protection	23.5%	40
9	Stakeholder Management	23.5%	40
11	Business Continuity	22.9%	39
12	Security Operations	21.2%	36
13	Disaster Recovery	19.4%	33
13	Vulnerability Management	19.4%	33
15	Risk Register	17.1%	29
16	ITIL	15.9%	27
17	Risk Assessment	14.1%	24
18	AI	12.9%	22
18	Information Security Governance	12.9%	22
18	SIEM	12.9%	22