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 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 499 486 407
Rank change year-on-year -13 -79 -29
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 133 237 322
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.31% 0.39% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.47% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 124 141 268
10th Percentile £31,625 £43,911 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,999 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - -
75th Percentile £74,258 £70,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £85,513 £78,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -

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 37,902 50,690 45,667
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 87.92% 82.96% 93.89%
Number of salaries quoted 22,665 26,866 34,917
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,750 £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% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £98,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% - -

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 29 October 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 29 October 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 +14 50 £68,736 +4.54% 24
South West +46 21 £67,500 +8.00% 12
North of England -2 18 £48,000 +12.94% 5
Midlands +20 16 £55,000 - 14
East of England +25 14 £32,500 -50.69% 3
South East +5 14 £57,500 -4.17% 29
North West +5 13 £40,500 +15.71% 1
West Midlands +28 10 £81,250 +47.73% 4
East Midlands +8 6 £51,779 -7.54% 10
North East +17 3 £69,384 -
Yorkshire -6 2 £77,500 +82.35% 4
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 17 (12.78%) SharePoint
2 16 (12.03%) IIS
3 11 (8.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.75%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 10 (7.52%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.50%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.75%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 33 (24.81%) Azure
2 25 (18.80%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (14.29%) Entra ID
4 10 (7.52%) OneDrive
5 9 (6.77%) AWS
5 9 (6.77%) SaaS
6 8 (6.02%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (5.26%) Azure Monitor
7 7 (5.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 7 (5.26%) IaaS
8 3 (2.26%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (1.50%) GCP
9 2 (1.50%) PaaS
10 1 (0.75%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.75%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.75%) Cohesity
10 1 (0.75%) GitHub
10 1 (0.75%) Heroku
10 1 (0.75%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.75%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 22 (16.54%) Firewall
2 10 (7.52%) Network Security
2 10 (7.52%) VPN
2 10 (7.52%) Wireless
3 8 (6.02%) VLAN
4 5 (3.76%) SSL
4 5 (3.76%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.75%) DNS
5 1 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.50%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.75%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.75%) Metadata
2 1 (0.75%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.75%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.75%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.75%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.75%) Git
General
1 50 (37.59%) Social Skills
2 26 (19.55%) Finance
3 25 (18.80%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (12.03%) Public Sector
5 14 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (7.52%) Banking
6 10 (7.52%) Legal
7 9 (6.77%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (6.02%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (3.76%) Back Office
11 3 (2.26%) Retail
12 2 (1.50%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.75%) Dutch Language
13 1 (0.75%) French Language
13 1 (0.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (20.30%) Consultant
1 27 (20.30%) Security Consultant
2 23 (17.29%) Senior
3 22 (16.54%) Analyst
4 18 (13.53%) Senior Consultant
4 18 (13.53%) Senior Security Consultant
5 17 (12.78%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 16 (12.03%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 13 (9.77%) Security Analyst
7 13 (9.77%) Security Manager
8 11 (8.27%) Administrator
8 11 (8.27%) IT Support
9 10 (7.52%) IT Administrator
10 9 (6.77%) Architect
10 9 (6.77%) IT Manager
10 9 (6.77%) Security Architect
11 8 (6.02%) Information Analyst
11 8 (6.02%) Information Security Analyst
11 8 (6.02%) Lead
12 7 (5.26%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.26%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.75%) CSS
2 1 (0.75%) HTML
2 1 (0.75%) Middleware
2 1 (0.75%) RESTful
2 1 (0.75%) Ruby on Rails
2 1 (0.75%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.75%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 65 (48.87%) Management Information System
2 18 (13.53%) CESG
3 16 (12.03%) Security Posture
4 7 (5.26%) Distributed Architecture
5 4 (3.01%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.01%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.26%) CMDB
6 3 (2.26%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.26%) PKI
7 2 (1.50%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.50%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.50%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.50%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.75%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.75%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.75%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.75%) Smart Meter
8 1 (0.75%) Smartphone
8 1 (0.75%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 34 (25.56%) Windows
2 31 (23.31%) Windows Server
3 14 (10.53%) Windows 10
4 11 (8.27%) Windows Server 2016
4 11 (8.27%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (7.52%) Android
5 10 (7.52%) Apple iOS
5 10 (7.52%) Mac OS
6 3 (2.26%) Linux
7 1 (0.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (70.68%) Information Security
2 79 (59.40%) Information Security Management
3 75 (56.39%) Cybersecurity
4 59 (44.36%) ISMS
5 56 (42.11%) Risk Management
6 37 (27.82%) Incident Response
7 36 (27.07%) Information Assurance
8 33 (24.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (24.06%) ITIL
10 24 (18.05%) Data Protection
10 24 (18.05%) Problem-Solving
11 22 (16.54%) SIEM
12 19 (14.29%) Computer Science
12 19 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
13 17 (12.78%) Cloud Security
13 17 (12.78%) Mobile Device Management
14 16 (12.03%) Active Listening
14 16 (12.03%) Creative Thinking
14 16 (12.03%) Innovative Thinking
14 16 (12.03%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.50%) SQL
2 1 (0.75%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.75%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.75%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 56 (42.11%) CISSP
2 52 (39.10%) CISM
3 42 (31.58%) Degree
4 22 (16.54%) Security Cleared
5 21 (15.79%) SC Cleared
6 20 (15.04%) CESG Certified Professional
6 20 (15.04%) CISMP
7 17 (12.78%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (12.03%) IISP
9 15 (11.28%) Microsoft Certification
10 10 (7.52%) CISA
11 9 (6.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 8 (6.02%) Azure Certification
12 8 (6.02%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (5.26%) DBS Check
13 7 (5.26%) Master's Degree
14 6 (4.51%) CCNA
14 6 (4.51%) CompTIA Security+
14 6 (4.51%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 5 (3.76%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (45.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 56 (42.11%) NIST
3 30 (22.56%) GDPR
4 25 (18.80%) NCSC
5 24 (18.05%) JSP 440
6 20 (15.04%) NIST 800
7 16 (12.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 16 (12.03%) RMADS
8 14 (10.53%) GRC
9 12 (9.02%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (9.02%) QA
10 10 (7.52%) PCI DSS
10 10 (7.52%) SOC 2
11 7 (5.26%) COBIT
11 7 (5.26%) ISAE 3402
12 4 (3.01%) SLA
13 2 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (1.50%) Def Stans
13 2 (1.50%) ISO 9001
13 2 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 22 (16.54%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.76%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.26%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (11.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (5.26%) Grafana
2 7 (5.26%) Prometheus
3 5 (3.76%) Autotask
3 5 (3.76%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.26%) Nessus
4 3 (2.26%) Proxmox
4 3 (2.26%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.75%) Ansible
Vendors
1 42 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.52%) Apple
2 10 (7.52%) Samsung
3 9 (6.77%) VMware
4 7 (5.26%) SolarWinds
5 5 (3.76%) Carbon Black
5 5 (3.76%) Darktrace
5 5 (3.76%) Qualys
6 4 (3.01%) SAP
7 3 (2.26%) IBM
7 3 (2.26%) Xero
8 2 (1.50%) Cisco
8 2 (1.50%) Google
8 2 (1.50%) Oracle
8 2 (1.50%) Proofpoint
8 2 (1.50%) Rapid7
8 2 (1.50%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.50%) Trend Micro
8 2 (1.50%) Zscaler
9 1 (0.75%) Citrix