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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 568 435 466
Rank change year-on-year -133 +31 -202
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 87 198 359
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.13% 0.52% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.56% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 73 151 300
10th Percentile £36,750 £37,500 £37,450
25th Percentile £48,165 £52,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,375 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £117,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 51,863 35,475 65,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 77.74% 93.59% 86.96%
Number of salaries quoted 32,168 20,228 50,868
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £29,005
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £75,000
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% -11.29%

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 20 March 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 20 March 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 -49 36 £75,000 +0.33% 14
Midlands -39 17 £55,000 +2.44% 3
North of England -40 15 £50,500 -12.17% 5
North West -13 11 £45,125 -21.52% 1
West Midlands -9 9 £81,250 +56.67%
South East -60 9 £60,000 +4.35% 11
East Midlands -49 8 £49,279 -10.40% 3
South West -33 6 £55,000 -10.20% 4
East of England -22 3 £28,000 -62.42% 2
Yorkshire -47 3 £57,500 -8.00% 3
North East -25 1 £43,500 - 1
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 9 (10.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (8.05%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.15%) CMS
3 1 (1.15%) JBoss
3 1 (1.15%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.15%) SAP GRC
2 1 (1.15%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 29 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (14.94%) Entra ID
3 10 (11.49%) Azure
4 7 (8.05%) AWS
5 4 (4.60%) SaaS
6 2 (2.30%) GCP
6 2 (2.30%) IaaS
6 2 (2.30%) Mimecast
6 2 (2.30%) Tessian
7 1 (1.15%) Amazon S3
7 1 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.15%) Cohesity
7 1 (1.15%) IBM Cloud
7 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.15%) Nutanix
7 1 (1.15%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.15%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.15%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (18.39%) Firewall
2 7 (8.05%) Network Security
3 6 (6.90%) VPN
4 3 (3.45%) VLAN
5 2 (2.30%) DKIM
5 2 (2.30%) DMARC
5 2 (2.30%) SSL
5 2 (2.30%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.15%) LAN
6 1 (1.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.45%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.15%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.15%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (1.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 28 (32.18%) Social Skills
2 13 (14.94%) Finance
3 12 (13.79%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (11.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (11.49%) Public Sector
5 8 (9.20%) Legal
6 5 (5.75%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (4.60%) Retail
8 3 (3.45%) Back Office
8 3 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.30%) Banking
9 2 (2.30%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.15%) Dutch Language
10 1 (1.15%) French Language
10 1 (1.15%) Law
10 1 (1.15%) Local Government
10 1 (1.15%) Military
10 1 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (29.89%) Security Manager
2 18 (20.69%) IT Manager
3 15 (17.24%) IT Security Manager
4 13 (14.94%) Information Security Manager
5 11 (12.64%) Information Manager
6 9 (10.34%) Analyst
6 9 (10.34%) Security Specialist
7 8 (9.20%) Security Operations Specialist
7 8 (9.20%) Senior
8 6 (6.90%) Head of Security
8 6 (6.90%) Security Analyst
9 5 (5.75%) Consultant
9 5 (5.75%) Head of Information
9 5 (5.75%) Head of Information Security
9 5 (5.75%) Information Analyst
9 5 (5.75%) Information Security Analyst
9 5 (5.75%) IT Security Specialist
10 4 (4.60%) Senior Information Analyst
10 4 (4.60%) Senior Information Security Analyst
10 4 (4.60%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.30%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.15%) .NET
2 1 (1.15%) J2EE
2 1 (1.15%) Middleware
2 1 (1.15%) Node.js
2 1 (1.15%) OAuth
2 1 (1.15%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.15%) RESTful
2 1 (1.15%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 36 (41.38%) Management Information System
2 13 (14.94%) Cyber Threat
3 11 (12.64%) Security Posture
4 5 (5.75%) Driving Licence
5 4 (4.60%) PKI
6 3 (3.45%) CMDB
6 3 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (3.45%) Smartphone
7 2 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (2.30%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.15%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.15%) Data Centre
8 1 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.15%) Mainframe
8 1 (1.15%) NHS
8 1 (1.15%) Public Cloud
8 1 (1.15%) Replication
8 1 (1.15%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 13 (14.94%) Windows
2 10 (11.49%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.45%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.30%) Linux
4 2 (2.30%) Unix
5 1 (1.15%) Android
5 1 (1.15%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (70.11%) Information Security
2 50 (57.47%) Information Security Management
3 36 (41.38%) Cybersecurity
4 28 (32.18%) Incident Response
5 27 (31.03%) ISMS
6 23 (26.44%) Risk Management
7 22 (25.29%) SIEM
8 16 (18.39%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (18.39%) Problem-Solving
9 15 (17.24%) Business Continuity
10 14 (16.09%) Data Protection
11 13 (14.94%) ITIL
11 13 (14.94%) Risk Assessment
12 11 (12.64%) Disaster Recovery
13 10 (11.49%) Change Management
13 10 (11.49%) Identity Management
13 10 (11.49%) Vulnerability Management
14 9 (10.34%) Decision-Making
14 9 (10.34%) Security Operations
15 8 (9.20%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.60%) SQL
2 2 (2.30%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.30%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.15%) Java
3 1 (1.15%) Python
Qualifications
1 36 (41.38%) CISSP
2 31 (35.63%) CISM
3 17 (19.54%) Degree
4 11 (12.64%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (12.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 11 (12.64%) Security Cleared
5 9 (10.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 9 (10.34%) SC Cleared
6 8 (9.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 6 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (5.75%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (5.75%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (4.60%) AWS Certification
9 4 (4.60%) CISA
10 3 (3.45%) CCNA
10 3 (3.45%) CRISC
10 3 (3.45%) DBS Check
11 2 (2.30%) DV Cleared
11 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (2.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (62.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (29.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (26.44%) NIST
4 15 (17.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 10 (11.49%) GDPR
6 8 (9.20%) GRC
7 7 (8.05%) COBIT
8 6 (6.90%) ISAE 3402
9 5 (5.75%) PCI DSS
10 4 (4.60%) SOC 2
11 3 (3.45%) NIST 800
11 3 (3.45%) SLA
12 2 (2.30%) Def Stans
12 2 (2.30%) ISO 22301
13 1 (1.15%) HIPAA
13 1 (1.15%) ISO 9001
13 1 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (1.15%) NCSC
13 1 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (10.34%) Active Directory
2 7 (8.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.15%) BitLocker
3 1 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.15%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.30%) Autotask
3 1 (1.15%) Ansible
3 1 (1.15%) Nessus
3 1 (1.15%) Proxmox
3 1 (1.15%) SCCM
3 1 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (29.89%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.05%) VMware
3 4 (4.60%) ServiceNow
4 3 (3.45%) SAP
5 2 (2.30%) IBM
5 2 (2.30%) Xero
6 1 (1.15%) Carbon Black
6 1 (1.15%) Cognos
6 1 (1.15%) Darktrace
6 1 (1.15%) Databricks
6 1 (1.15%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.15%) MuleSoft
6 1 (1.15%) Qualys