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

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 537 435 451
Rank change year-on-year -102 +16 -182
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 98 230 324
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.16% 0.54% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.58% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 81 151 267
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,500 £36,900
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,875 £77,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £117,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +7.76% -10.77%

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 48,506 39,645 58,832
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 79.09% 92.95% 88.22%
Number of salaries quoted 29,755 20,008 46,455
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £39,000 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 25 February 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 25 February 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 -36 40 £75,000 +4.17% 17
Midlands -20 17 £55,000 +3.62% 5
North of England -28 16 £42,750 -22.27% 10
North West +6 13 £40,500 -10.00% 6
South East -52 11 £60,000 +4.04% 17
South West -15 10 £55,000 -8.33% 5
West Midlands -1 9 £81,250 +58.53% 4
East Midlands -31 8 £49,279 -10.40% 1
East of England -2 3 £28,000 -62.67% 4
Yorkshire -34 3 £77,500 +24.00% 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 13 (13.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (8.16%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.02%) CMS
3 1 (1.02%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.06%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (3.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (2.04%) SAP GRC
3 1 (1.02%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 31 (31.63%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (17.35%) Entra ID
3 13 (13.27%) Azure
4 9 (9.18%) AWS
5 8 (8.16%) SaaS
6 5 (5.10%) IaaS
7 3 (3.06%) IBM Cloud
8 2 (2.04%) GCP
8 2 (2.04%) Mimecast
8 2 (2.04%) Tessian
9 1 (1.02%) Amazon S3
9 1 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (1.02%) Cohesity
9 1 (1.02%) Nutanix
9 1 (1.02%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 19 (19.39%) Firewall
2 10 (10.20%) VPN
3 8 (8.16%) VLAN
4 7 (7.14%) Network Security
5 5 (5.10%) SSL
5 5 (5.10%) TCP/IP
6 2 (2.04%) DKIM
6 2 (2.04%) DMARC
7 1 (1.02%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (1.02%) SAP BW
1 1 (1.02%) SAP HANA
1 1 (1.02%) SQL Server
General
1 35 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 15 (15.31%) Finance
3 14 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (12.24%) Public Sector
5 10 (10.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (10.20%) Legal
6 5 (5.10%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (4.08%) Retail
8 3 (3.06%) Back Office
8 3 (3.06%) Banking
8 3 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.04%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.02%) Dutch Language
10 1 (1.02%) French Language
10 1 (1.02%) Military
10 1 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (28.57%) Security Manager
2 19 (19.39%) IT Manager
3 17 (17.35%) IT Security Manager
4 12 (12.24%) Information Security Manager
5 10 (10.20%) Consultant
5 10 (10.20%) Information Manager
6 9 (9.18%) Security Specialist
6 9 (9.18%) Senior
7 8 (8.16%) Analyst
7 8 (8.16%) Security Consultant
7 8 (8.16%) Security Operations Specialist
8 7 (7.14%) Security Analyst
9 6 (6.12%) Head of Security
9 6 (6.12%) Information Analyst
9 6 (6.12%) Information Security Analyst
9 6 (6.12%) Support Technician
10 5 (5.10%) 3rd Line Support Technician
10 5 (5.10%) Head of Information
10 5 (5.10%) Head of Information Security
10 5 (5.10%) IT Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.06%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.02%) .NET
2 1 (1.02%) Middleware
2 1 (1.02%) Node.js
2 1 (1.02%) OAuth
2 1 (1.02%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.02%) RESTful
2 1 (1.02%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 44 (44.90%) Management Information System
2 12 (12.24%) Cyber Threat
3 11 (11.22%) Security Posture
4 6 (6.12%) PKI
5 5 (5.10%) Driving Licence
6 4 (4.08%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (3.06%) CMDB
7 3 (3.06%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (3.06%) Smartphone
8 2 (2.04%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (2.04%) Onboarding
8 2 (2.04%) Public Cloud
9 1 (1.02%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (1.02%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (1.02%) Data Centre
9 1 (1.02%) Mainframe
9 1 (1.02%) Replication
9 1 (1.02%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (1.02%) Tandem
9 1 (1.02%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 17 (17.35%) Windows
2 15 (15.31%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.06%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.04%) Linux
4 2 (2.04%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (74.49%) Information Security
2 58 (59.18%) Information Security Management
3 45 (45.92%) Cybersecurity
4 38 (38.78%) ISMS
5 31 (31.63%) Incident Response
6 30 (30.61%) Risk Management
7 26 (26.53%) SIEM
8 23 (23.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (19.39%) Data Protection
10 18 (18.37%) Business Continuity
11 17 (17.35%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (17.35%) Risk Assessment
12 13 (13.27%) Disaster Recovery
13 12 (12.24%) Identity Management
14 11 (11.22%) ITIL
14 11 (11.22%) Security Operations
15 10 (10.20%) Risk Analysis
15 10 (10.20%) Vulnerability Management
16 9 (9.18%) Change Management
16 9 (9.18%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.04%) SQL
2 1 (1.02%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.02%) Python
Qualifications
1 42 (42.86%) CISSP
2 37 (37.76%) CISM
3 23 (23.47%) Degree
4 16 (16.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 15 (15.31%) Security Cleared
6 14 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (13.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 13 (13.27%) SC Cleared
8 9 (9.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 8 (8.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (7.14%) CRISC
11 6 (6.12%) AWS Certification
11 6 (6.12%) CCNA
11 6 (6.12%) DBS Check
12 5 (5.10%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (5.10%) CISA
12 5 (5.10%) CompTIA Security+
13 4 (4.08%) CISMP
13 4 (4.08%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (4.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (64.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (30.61%) NIST
3 27 (27.55%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (16.33%) GRC
5 14 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 14 (14.29%) GDPR
6 8 (8.16%) ISAE 3402
7 7 (7.14%) COBIT
7 7 (7.14%) NIST 800
8 5 (5.10%) SOC 2
9 4 (4.08%) JSP 440
9 4 (4.08%) PCI DSS
10 3 (3.06%) SLA
11 2 (2.04%) Def Stans
11 2 (2.04%) ISO 22301
12 1 (1.02%) HIPAA
12 1 (1.02%) ISO 9001
12 1 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (1.02%) NCSC
12 1 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 14 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 8 (8.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (3.06%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (5.10%) Autotask
1 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.06%) Nessus
2 3 (3.06%) Proxmox
3 2 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.02%) Ansible
4 1 (1.02%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 8 (8.16%) VMware
3 4 (4.08%) SAP
3 4 (4.08%) ServiceNow
3 4 (4.08%) Xero
4 3 (3.06%) IBM
5 2 (2.04%) Carbon Black
5 2 (2.04%) Darktrace
5 2 (2.04%) Qualys
6 1 (1.02%) Databricks
6 1 (1.02%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.02%) MuleSoft