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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 440 440
Rank change year-on-year -68 0 -100
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 111 248 304
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.20% 0.53% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.57% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 95 159 257
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,500 £37,875
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 £77,500 £75,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £117,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +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 44,707 43,296 53,424
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.31% 91.66% 88.61%
Number of salaries quoted 27,023 21,021 42,133
10th Percentile £28,928 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,110 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +6.28% -8.00%
75th Percentile £77,354 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,444
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.45% -8.09%

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 January 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 29 January 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 -16 44 £75,000 +4.17% 11
South West +14 18 £67,500 +12.50% 10
Midlands -6 17 £55,000 +4.82% 6
North of England -2 14 £40,500 -4.71% 9
North West +25 12 £40,500 -10.00% 4
South East -23 12 £60,000 +4.04% 20
West Midlands +18 9 £81,250 +58.53% 6
East Midlands -13 8 £49,279 -10.40%
East of England +19 6 £50,000 -32.89% 10
Yorkshire -26 2 £77,500 +82.35% 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 (11.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (9.01%) SharePoint
3 8 (7.21%) IIS
4 1 (0.90%) CMS
4 1 (0.90%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (3.60%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.80%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.90%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 32 (28.83%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (17.12%) Entra ID
3 14 (12.61%) Azure
4 9 (8.11%) AWS
4 9 (8.11%) SaaS
5 6 (5.41%) IaaS
6 3 (2.70%) IBM Cloud
7 2 (1.80%) GCP
7 2 (1.80%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.80%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.80%) Tessian
8 1 (0.90%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.90%) Cloudflare
8 1 (0.90%) Cohesity
8 1 (0.90%) GitHub
8 1 (0.90%) Heroku
8 1 (0.90%) PaaS
8 1 (0.90%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 22 (19.82%) Firewall
2 11 (9.91%) VPN
3 8 (7.21%) VLAN
4 7 (6.31%) Network Security
5 5 (4.50%) SSL
5 5 (4.50%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.80%) DKIM
6 2 (1.80%) DMARC
6 2 (1.80%) Wireless
7 1 (0.90%) DNS
7 1 (0.90%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.90%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.90%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.90%) SAP HANA
1 1 (0.90%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.90%) Git
General
1 36 (32.43%) Social Skills
2 19 (17.12%) Finance
3 17 (15.32%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (9.91%) Legal
4 11 (9.91%) Public Sector
5 6 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (3.60%) Back Office
6 4 (3.60%) Banking
7 3 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.70%) Retail
8 2 (1.80%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.90%) Dutch Language
9 1 (0.90%) French Language
9 1 (0.90%) Military
9 1 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (26.13%) Security Manager
2 19 (17.12%) IT Manager
3 18 (16.22%) Senior
4 17 (15.32%) Consultant
4 17 (15.32%) IT Security Manager
5 16 (14.41%) Security Consultant
6 13 (11.71%) Information Security Manager
7 11 (9.91%) Information Manager
7 11 (9.91%) Senior Consultant
7 11 (9.91%) Senior Security Consultant
8 10 (9.01%) Security Specialist
9 9 (8.11%) Analyst
9 9 (8.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 9 (8.11%) Security Analyst
10 8 (7.21%) Security Operations Specialist
10 8 (7.21%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
11 7 (6.31%) Head of Security
11 7 (6.31%) Information Analyst
11 7 (6.31%) Information Security Analyst
12 6 (5.41%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.70%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.80%) RESTful
3 1 (0.90%) .NET
3 1 (0.90%) CSS
3 1 (0.90%) HTML
3 1 (0.90%) Middleware
3 1 (0.90%) Node.js
3 1 (0.90%) OAuth
3 1 (0.90%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.90%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.90%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 56 (50.45%) Management Information System
2 12 (10.81%) Security Posture
3 11 (9.91%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (7.21%) CESG
5 6 (5.41%) PKI
6 5 (4.50%) Driving Licence
7 4 (3.60%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (2.70%) CMDB
8 3 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (2.70%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.70%) Smartphone
9 2 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.80%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.80%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.90%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.90%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.90%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.90%) Replication
10 1 (0.90%) Tandem
10 1 (0.90%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 19 (17.12%) Windows
2 17 (15.32%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.50%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.80%) Android
4 2 (1.80%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.80%) Linux
4 2 (1.80%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.80%) Unix
4 2 (1.80%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.80%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (75.68%) Information Security
2 69 (62.16%) Information Security Management
3 56 (50.45%) Cybersecurity
4 49 (44.14%) ISMS
5 42 (37.84%) Risk Management
6 35 (31.53%) Incident Response
7 28 (25.23%) SIEM
8 26 (23.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (18.92%) Data Protection
10 19 (17.12%) Business Continuity
10 19 (17.12%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (16.22%) Risk Assessment
12 15 (13.51%) Disaster Recovery
12 15 (13.51%) ITIL
13 12 (10.81%) Identity Management
13 12 (10.81%) Information Assurance
14 11 (9.91%) Security Operations
15 10 (9.01%) Computer Science
15 10 (9.01%) Decision-Making
15 10 (9.01%) Risk Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.80%) SQL
2 1 (0.90%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.90%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.90%) Python
2 1 (0.90%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 54 (48.65%) CISSP
2 48 (43.24%) CISM
3 25 (22.52%) Degree
4 15 (13.51%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 13 (11.71%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (11.71%) Security Cleared
6 12 (10.81%) CISMP
6 12 (10.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 12 (10.81%) SC Cleared
7 10 (9.01%) CESG Certified Professional
8 9 (8.11%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (7.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 8 (7.21%) IISP
10 7 (6.31%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (6.31%) CRISC
10 7 (6.31%) DBS Check
11 6 (5.41%) AWS Certification
11 6 (5.41%) CCNA
11 6 (5.41%) CISA
11 6 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (57.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (36.94%) NIST
3 30 (27.03%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (16.22%) GDPR
5 17 (15.32%) GRC
6 15 (13.51%) NIST 800
7 14 (12.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (10.81%) JSP 440
9 9 (8.11%) NCSC
10 8 (7.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 8 (7.21%) ISAE 3402
10 8 (7.21%) RMADS
11 7 (6.31%) COBIT
12 6 (5.41%) SOC 2
13 5 (4.50%) PCI DSS
14 3 (2.70%) SLA
15 2 (1.80%) Def Stans
16 1 (0.90%) ISO 22301
16 1 (0.90%) ISO 9001
16 1 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (14.41%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.70%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.90%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (6.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.50%) Autotask
3 3 (2.70%) Nessus
3 3 (2.70%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.90%) Ansible
5 1 (0.90%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.90%) Terraform
Vendors
1 31 (27.93%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.11%) VMware
3 4 (3.60%) SAP
3 4 (3.60%) ServiceNow
3 4 (3.60%) Xero
4 3 (2.70%) Carbon Black
4 3 (2.70%) Darktrace
4 3 (2.70%) IBM
4 3 (2.70%) Qualys
5 2 (1.80%) Apple
5 2 (1.80%) Samsung
6 1 (0.90%) Cisco
6 1 (0.90%) Databricks
6 1 (0.90%) Google
6 1 (0.90%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.90%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.90%) SendGrid