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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 596 528 478
Rank change year-on-year -68 -50 -77
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 148 123 305
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.15% 0.28% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.32% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 97 117 242
10th Percentile £36,550 £31,250 £42,825
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,250 £53,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £73,438
90th Percentile £88,000 £86,311 £89,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% -

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 71,329 38,953 57,899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.37% 88.79% 81.22%
Number of salaries quoted 50,672 22,634 35,794
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,949
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -6.67%

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 31 August 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 31 August 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 -40 50 £72,500 +3.57% 45
South East -7 44 £50,000 -16.67% 30
Midlands -25 22 £56,795 +4.21% 10
West Midlands -20 15 £52,500 -22.22% 7
East of England -19 14 £34,100 +4.92% 13
South West -76 11 £52,500 -22.22% 15
East Midlands -23 7 £58,589 +8.50% 3
North of England -70 7 £57,500 -17.13% 12
Yorkshire - 6 £57,500 - 3
North West -13 1 £47,500 -31.54% 8
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 14 (9.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (8.11%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.35%) Confluence
4 1 (0.68%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (2.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (2.03%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.03%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 41 (27.70%) Azure
2 36 (24.32%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (12.16%) Entra ID
4 17 (11.49%) AWS
5 16 (10.81%) SaaS
6 7 (4.73%) Google Workspace
7 3 (2.03%) GCP
7 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (2.03%) Power Automate
7 3 (2.03%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.35%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.68%) Canva
9 1 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.68%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.78%) Firewall
1 13 (8.78%) Internet
1 13 (8.78%) Network Security
2 9 (6.08%) VPN
3 3 (2.03%) DHCP
3 3 (2.03%) DNS
3 3 (2.03%) LAN
3 3 (2.03%) SAN
3 3 (2.03%) WAN
3 3 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.35%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.68%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.68%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.68%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.41%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.68%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.35%) JIRA
General
1 51 (34.46%) Social Skills
2 32 (21.62%) Finance
3 27 (18.24%) Legal
4 22 (14.86%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (12.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (9.46%) Aerospace
7 12 (8.11%) Retail
8 7 (4.73%) Back Office
8 7 (4.73%) Banking
8 7 (4.73%) Public Sector
9 6 (4.05%) Aviation
9 6 (4.05%) Italian Language
9 6 (4.05%) Japanese Language
10 5 (3.38%) Advertising
10 5 (3.38%) Law
11 4 (2.70%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.70%) Military
12 2 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.68%) Aeronautics
13 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (14.19%) Security Specialist
2 17 (11.49%) Analyst
3 16 (10.81%) IT Engineer
3 16 (10.81%) IT Support
4 13 (8.78%) Information Officer
4 13 (8.78%) Information Security Officer
4 13 (8.78%) IT Support Engineer
4 13 (8.78%) Security Officer
4 13 (8.78%) Support Engineer
5 11 (7.43%) Security Analyst
6 10 (6.76%) IT Manager
7 9 (6.08%) Information Security Specialist
7 9 (6.08%) Information Specialist
7 9 (6.08%) Security Engineer
7 9 (6.08%) Security Manager
8 7 (4.73%) Senior
9 6 (4.05%) Coordinator
9 6 (4.05%) Head of Compliance
9 6 (4.05%) Lead
9 6 (4.05%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.03%) ModSecurity
2 2 (1.35%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.68%) Jakarta EE
Miscellaneous
1 76 (51.35%) Management Information System
2 34 (22.97%) Security Posture
3 27 (18.24%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (14.19%) Onboarding
5 11 (7.43%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (6.08%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (5.41%) BYOD
7 8 (5.41%) Cloud Native
7 8 (5.41%) Cyber Defence
8 7 (4.73%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (4.73%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (4.73%) Freedom of Information Act
8 7 (4.73%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (4.05%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (3.38%) Virtual Team
11 4 (2.70%) Culture of Ownership
11 4 (2.70%) Robotics
12 3 (2.03%) IVR
12 3 (2.03%) Operational Technology
12 3 (2.03%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 23 (15.54%) Windows
2 17 (11.49%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.70%) Android
4 3 (2.03%) Apple iOS
4 3 (2.03%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.03%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (67.57%) Information Security
2 82 (55.41%) Information Security Management
3 81 (54.73%) ISMS
4 69 (46.62%) Risk Management
5 68 (45.95%) Cybersecurity
6 52 (35.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 45 (30.41%) Incident Response
8 40 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
9 36 (24.32%) Disaster Recovery
10 34 (22.97%) Security Operations
11 30 (20.27%) Data Protection
12 28 (18.92%) Business Continuity
13 27 (18.24%) ITIL
14 24 (16.22%) Risk Register
14 24 (16.22%) Stakeholder Management
15 23 (15.54%) Incident Management
15 23 (15.54%) Information Security Governance
16 22 (14.86%) Service Delivery
16 22 (14.86%) Vulnerability Management
17 21 (14.19%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.08%) SQL
2 6 (4.05%) C
3 4 (2.70%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.68%) Java
4 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.68%) Python
4 1 (0.68%) Ruby
4 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.68%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 51 (34.46%) CISSP
2 38 (25.68%) CISM
3 36 (24.32%) Degree
4 25 (16.89%) Security Cleared
5 21 (14.19%) CRISC
6 15 (10.14%) SC Cleared
7 12 (8.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 11 (7.43%) CISA
9 10 (6.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 8 (5.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (5.41%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (5.41%) CCSP
10 8 (5.41%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (5.41%) DV Cleared
11 7 (4.73%) DBS Check
11 7 (4.73%) ISACA
12 6 (4.05%) A+ Certification
13 5 (3.38%) CompTIA Security+
14 3 (2.03%) Azure Certification
14 3 (2.03%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (58.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (29.05%) Cyber Essentials
3 28 (18.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 28 (18.92%) GDPR
4 27 (18.24%) GRC
5 25 (16.89%) NIST
6 19 (12.84%) PCI DSS
7 11 (7.43%) COBIT
8 10 (6.76%) SOC 2
9 9 (6.08%) ISO 9001
10 7 (4.73%) SOC 1
11 6 (4.05%) NCSC
12 5 (3.38%) NIST 800
13 4 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 3 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (2.03%) QA
14 3 (2.03%) SLA
15 2 (1.35%) Def Stans
15 2 (1.35%) ISO 31000
15 2 (1.35%) JSP 440
System Software
1 17 (11.49%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.41%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (4.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.35%) IAG
5 1 (0.68%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 19 (12.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (4.73%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.68%) CASB
3 1 (0.68%) Nessus
3 1 (0.68%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.68%) SCCM
Vendors
1 39 (26.35%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.76%) Google
3 6 (4.05%) VMware
4 3 (2.03%) Adobe
4 3 (2.03%) Apple
4 3 (2.03%) Cisco
5 2 (1.35%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.35%) Workday
6 1 (0.68%) Cognos
6 1 (0.68%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.68%) IBM
6 1 (0.68%) Infor
6 1 (0.68%) Juniper
6 1 (0.68%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.68%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.68%) Qualys
6 1 (0.68%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.68%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.68%) Tenable
6 1 (0.68%) Zscaler