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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 507 437 451
Rank change year-on-year -70 +14 -142
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 104 246 325
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.18% 0.53% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.58% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 88 157 276
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £52,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,813 £76,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,313 £117,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +4.17% -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 45,044 42,714 57,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.08% 91.74% 88.59%
Number of salaries quoted 27,255 20,631 45,615
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,561 £46,250 £41,242
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,350 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.35% +9.55% -10.40%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £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 2 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 2 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 -10 43 £75,000 +2.74% 15
Midlands +1 17 £55,000 +4.82% 5
South West +1 15 £66,250 +10.42% 5
North of England -22 15 £41,625 -14.62% 9
North West +22 13 £40,500 -10.00% 2
South East -14 11 £60,000 +4.04% 11
West Midlands +12 9 £81,250 +58.53% 4
East Midlands -6 8 £49,279 -10.40% 1
East of England +11 3 £32,500 -56.38% 4
Yorkshire -30 2 £77,500 +58.97% 5
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 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (8.65%) SharePoint
3 5 (4.81%) IIS
4 1 (0.96%) CMS
4 1 (0.96%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.92%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.96%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 31 (29.81%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (17.31%) Entra ID
3 13 (12.50%) Azure
4 9 (8.65%) AWS
5 8 (7.69%) SaaS
6 5 (4.81%) IaaS
7 3 (2.88%) IBM Cloud
8 2 (1.92%) GCP
8 2 (1.92%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.92%) Tessian
9 1 (0.96%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.96%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.96%) Cohesity
9 1 (0.96%) GitHub
9 1 (0.96%) Heroku
9 1 (0.96%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.96%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.96%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 19 (18.27%) Firewall
2 10 (9.62%) VPN
3 8 (7.69%) VLAN
4 7 (6.73%) Network Security
5 5 (4.81%) SSL
5 5 (4.81%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.92%) DKIM
6 2 (1.92%) DMARC
7 1 (0.96%) DNS
7 1 (0.96%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.96%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.96%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.96%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.96%) SAP HANA
1 1 (0.96%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.96%) Git
General
1 35 (33.65%) Social Skills
2 17 (16.35%) Finance
3 15 (14.42%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (10.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (10.58%) Legal
4 11 (10.58%) Public Sector
5 6 (5.77%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (3.85%) Back Office
6 4 (3.85%) Banking
6 4 (3.85%) Retail
7 3 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.92%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.96%) Dutch Language
9 1 (0.96%) French Language
9 1 (0.96%) Military
9 1 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (25.96%) Security Manager
2 19 (18.27%) IT Manager
3 17 (16.35%) IT Security Manager
4 15 (14.42%) Senior
5 14 (13.46%) Consultant
6 13 (12.50%) Security Consultant
7 11 (10.58%) Information Security Manager
8 9 (8.65%) Information Manager
8 9 (8.65%) Security Specialist
9 8 (7.69%) Analyst
9 8 (7.69%) Security Analyst
9 8 (7.69%) Security Operations Specialist
9 8 (7.69%) Senior Consultant
9 8 (7.69%) Senior Security Consultant
10 7 (6.73%) Head of Security
10 7 (6.73%) Information Analyst
10 7 (6.73%) Information Security Analyst
11 6 (5.77%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 6 (5.77%) Head of Information Security
11 6 (5.77%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.88%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.92%) RESTful
3 1 (0.96%) .NET
3 1 (0.96%) CSS
3 1 (0.96%) HTML
3 1 (0.96%) Middleware
3 1 (0.96%) Node.js
3 1 (0.96%) OAuth
3 1 (0.96%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.96%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.96%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 49 (47.12%) Management Information System
2 11 (10.58%) Cyber Threat
2 11 (10.58%) Security Posture
3 6 (5.77%) PKI
4 5 (4.81%) CESG
4 5 (4.81%) Driving Licence
5 4 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.88%) CMDB
6 3 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.88%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.92%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.92%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.92%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.96%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.96%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.96%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.96%) Replication
8 1 (0.96%) Tandem
8 1 (0.96%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 18 (17.31%) Windows
2 16 (15.38%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.85%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.92%) Linux
4 2 (1.92%) Unix
5 1 (0.96%) Android
5 1 (0.96%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.96%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (74.04%) Information Security
2 63 (60.58%) Information Security Management
3 51 (49.04%) Cybersecurity
4 43 (41.35%) ISMS
5 36 (34.62%) Risk Management
6 32 (30.77%) Incident Response
7 27 (25.96%) SIEM
8 24 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
9 20 (19.23%) Data Protection
10 19 (18.27%) Business Continuity
10 19 (18.27%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (16.35%) Risk Assessment
12 14 (13.46%) Disaster Recovery
13 13 (12.50%) ITIL
14 12 (11.54%) Identity Management
15 11 (10.58%) Security Operations
16 10 (9.62%) Computer Science
16 10 (9.62%) Risk Analysis
16 10 (9.62%) Vulnerability Management
17 9 (8.65%) Information Assurance
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.92%) SQL
2 1 (0.96%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.96%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.96%) Python
2 1 (0.96%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 48 (46.15%) CISSP
2 42 (40.38%) CISM
3 25 (24.04%) Degree
4 15 (14.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 13 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (12.50%) Security Cleared
6 12 (11.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 12 (11.54%) SC Cleared
7 9 (8.65%) CISMP
7 9 (8.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (7.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (6.73%) CESG Certified Professional
9 7 (6.73%) CRISC
9 7 (6.73%) DBS Check
10 6 (5.77%) AWS Certification
10 6 (5.77%) CCNA
11 5 (4.81%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (4.81%) CISA
11 5 (4.81%) IISP
11 5 (4.81%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (60.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (34.62%) NIST
3 28 (26.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (16.35%) GRC
5 15 (14.42%) GDPR
6 14 (13.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (11.54%) NIST 800
8 9 (8.65%) JSP 440
9 8 (7.69%) ISAE 3402
10 7 (6.73%) COBIT
11 6 (5.77%) NCSC
11 6 (5.77%) SOC 2
12 5 (4.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 5 (4.81%) RMADS
13 4 (3.85%) PCI DSS
14 3 (2.88%) SLA
15 2 (1.92%) Def Stans
15 2 (1.92%) ISO 22301
15 2 (1.92%) ISO 9001
15 2 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 15 (14.42%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.88%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.88%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.96%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (5.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.81%) Autotask
3 3 (2.88%) Nessus
3 3 (2.88%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.96%) Ansible
5 1 (0.96%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.96%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (28.85%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.69%) VMware
3 4 (3.85%) SAP
3 4 (3.85%) ServiceNow
3 4 (3.85%) Xero
4 3 (2.88%) Carbon Black
4 3 (2.88%) Darktrace
4 3 (2.88%) IBM
4 3 (2.88%) Qualys
5 1 (0.96%) Apple
5 1 (0.96%) Databricks
5 1 (0.96%) Google
5 1 (0.96%) HubSpot
5 1 (0.96%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.96%) Samsung
5 1 (0.96%) SendGrid