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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 605 490 486
Rank change year-on-year -115 -4 -188
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 97 140 415
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.35% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.38% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 75 125 342
10th Percentile £31,900 £36,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £56,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £74,500
90th Percentile £83,250 £95,000 £96,125
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +2.36% -2.31%

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 61,488 36,863 78,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.28% 92.45% 81.75%
Number of salaries quoted 43,312 20,255 56,794
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,939 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 21 June 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 21 June 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 32 £70,000 - 8
South East -28 27 £52,245 -9.41% 10
Midlands -23 12 £56,795 +3.26% 4
North of England -30 10 £53,500 -22.89% 5
South West -51 9 £63,750 +6.25% 8
West Midlands -25 7 £52,500 -8.70% 1
Yorkshire -30 7 £57,500 -20.13% 3
East of England -24 6 £34,100 +4.92% 1
East Midlands -26 5 £58,589 +6.53% 3
North West -1 2 £45,125 -31.57% 1
North East -49 1 £43,500 -37.30% 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 (9.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (7.22%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.03%) CMS
3 1 (1.03%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (3.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (3.09%) NetSuite
2 2 (2.06%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 27 (27.84%) Azure
2 21 (21.65%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (15.46%) SaaS
4 13 (13.40%) Entra ID
5 11 (11.34%) AWS
6 5 (5.15%) Google Workspace
7 4 (4.12%) GCP
8 3 (3.09%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (3.09%) Power Platform
9 2 (2.06%) Power Automate
10 1 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (1.03%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (10.31%) Firewall
2 9 (9.28%) Internet
3 6 (6.19%) VPN
4 5 (5.15%) Network Security
5 3 (3.09%) LAN
5 3 (3.09%) SAN
5 3 (3.09%) WAN
6 2 (2.06%) DHCP
6 2 (2.06%) DNS
6 2 (2.06%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (2.06%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.03%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (1.03%) Cisco Firepower
7 1 (1.03%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (1.03%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.15%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (2.06%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.03%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 32 (32.99%) Social Skills
2 18 (18.56%) Legal
3 16 (16.49%) Finance
4 12 (12.37%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (11.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (11.34%) Retail
6 9 (9.28%) Public Sector
7 7 (7.22%) Banking
8 6 (6.19%) Back Office
9 5 (5.15%) Advertising
9 5 (5.15%) Aviation
10 4 (4.12%) Aerospace
10 4 (4.12%) Italian Language
10 4 (4.12%) Japanese Language
11 2 (2.06%) Law
12 1 (1.03%) Aeronautics
12 1 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (1.03%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 16 (16.49%) Security Specialist
2 14 (14.43%) Analyst
3 12 (12.37%) Information Officer
3 12 (12.37%) Information Security Officer
3 12 (12.37%) IT Engineer
3 12 (12.37%) Security Officer
4 10 (10.31%) IT Support
5 9 (9.28%) IT Support Engineer
5 9 (9.28%) Security Manager
5 9 (9.28%) Support Engineer
6 6 (6.19%) Information Manager
6 6 (6.19%) Information Security Manager
6 6 (6.19%) IT Manager
6 6 (6.19%) Security Analyst
6 6 (6.19%) Security Engineer
7 5 (5.15%) Consultant
7 5 (5.15%) Information Security Specialist
7 5 (5.15%) Information Specialist
7 5 (5.15%) Support Specialist
8 4 (4.12%) Governance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.06%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.03%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 45 (46.39%) Management Information System
2 18 (18.56%) Security Posture
2 18 (18.56%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (11.34%) Onboarding
4 9 (9.28%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (6.19%) Cloud Native
5 6 (6.19%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (6.19%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (6.19%) Freedom of Information
5 6 (6.19%) Freedom of Information Act
6 5 (5.15%) Virtual Team
7 3 (3.09%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (3.09%) Robotics
8 2 (2.06%) Data Centre
8 2 (2.06%) Operational Technology
8 2 (2.06%) PMI
9 1 (1.03%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (1.03%) NHS
9 1 (1.03%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 20 (20.62%) Windows
2 14 (14.43%) Windows Server
3 4 (4.12%) Android
4 3 (3.09%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.06%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.03%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (58.76%) Information Security
2 52 (53.61%) ISMS
3 48 (49.48%) Information Security Management
4 41 (42.27%) Risk Management
5 40 (41.24%) Cybersecurity
6 27 (27.84%) Disaster Recovery
6 27 (27.84%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (24.74%) Incident Response
8 23 (23.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (21.65%) Security Operations
10 19 (19.59%) Information Security Governance
11 18 (18.56%) Data Protection
12 17 (17.53%) Risk Register
13 16 (16.49%) Business Continuity
14 15 (15.46%) Service Delivery
14 15 (15.46%) SIEM
15 13 (13.40%) ITIL
15 13 (13.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 13 (13.40%) Stakeholder Management
16 12 (12.37%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (7.22%) SQL
2 5 (5.15%) C
3 3 (3.09%) PowerShell
4 2 (2.06%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.03%) Java
5 1 (1.03%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 31 (31.96%) CISSP
2 29 (29.90%) Degree
3 26 (26.80%) CISM
4 15 (15.46%) Security Cleared
5 14 (14.43%) CRISC
6 11 (11.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 11 (11.34%) SC Cleared
7 10 (10.31%) CISA
7 10 (10.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 7 (7.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (7.22%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (7.22%) DBS Check
9 6 (6.19%) A+ Certification
9 6 (6.19%) ISACA
10 5 (5.15%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (5.15%) CCSP
11 3 (3.09%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (2.06%) DV Cleared
12 2 (2.06%) PMI Certification
13 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (55.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (34.02%) Cyber Essentials
3 20 (20.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 20 (20.62%) GDPR
4 18 (18.56%) PCI DSS
5 17 (17.53%) GRC
5 17 (17.53%) NIST
6 9 (9.28%) COBIT
7 8 (8.25%) SOC 2
8 6 (6.19%) NCSC
8 6 (6.19%) SOC 1
9 3 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 2 (2.06%) JSP 440
10 2 (2.06%) NIST 800
11 1 (1.03%) Accessibility
11 1 (1.03%) Def Stans
11 1 (1.03%) HIPAA
11 1 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (1.03%) PSD2
System Software
1 13 (13.40%) Active Directory
2 7 (7.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (5.15%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (2.06%) IAG
5 1 (1.03%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 11 (11.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (5.15%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.03%) CASB
3 1 (1.03%) Nessus
3 1 (1.03%) RSA Archer
3 1 (1.03%) SCCM
Vendors
1 27 (27.84%) Microsoft
2 8 (8.25%) Google
3 7 (7.22%) VMware
4 3 (3.09%) Adobe
4 3 (3.09%) Apple
5 2 (2.06%) Cisco
5 2 (2.06%) Workday
6 1 (1.03%) Cognos
6 1 (1.03%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.03%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.03%) IBM
6 1 (1.03%) OneTrust
6 1 (1.03%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.03%) Qualys
6 1 (1.03%) Rapid7
6 1 (1.03%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.03%) Tenable
6 1 (1.03%) Xero
6 1 (1.03%) Zscaler