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 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 495 496 405
Rank change year-on-year +1 -91 -62
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 128 242 302
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.28% 0.39% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.47% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 117 144 257
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,550
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,251 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,250 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.43% -0.40% +2.04%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,938 £81,250
90th Percentile £84,375 £86,375 £100,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -4.00%

All Process and 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 39,525 51,629 43,788
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.31% 84.22% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 24,668 27,141 33,564
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £99,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 22 November 2025.

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 22 November 2025. 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 +14 46 £67,500 -1.10% 57
South West +37 21 £67,500 +8.00% 12
Midlands +45 19 £52,500 -4.55% 9
South East +15 17 £60,000 +3.00% 36
North of England +28 14 £40,500 -4.71% 10
North West +45 11 £40,500 -10.00% 8
East of England +23 11 £32,500 -56.08% 3
East Midlands +27 10 £51,058 -7.17% 3
West Midlands +37 9 £81,250 +58.53% 6
Yorkshire +1 2 £77,500 +82.35% 2
North East +15 1 £48,000 -
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 16 (12.50%) IIS
2 14 (10.94%) SharePoint
3 11 (8.59%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.78%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 8 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.34%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.56%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.78%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 29 (22.66%) Azure
2 26 (20.31%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (14.06%) Entra ID
4 10 (7.81%) SaaS
5 9 (7.03%) AWS
6 7 (5.47%) IaaS
6 7 (5.47%) OneDrive
7 5 (3.91%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (3.13%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (3.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (2.34%) IBM Cloud
10 2 (1.56%) GCP
10 2 (1.56%) PaaS
11 1 (0.78%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.78%) Cloudflare
11 1 (0.78%) Cohesity
11 1 (0.78%) GitHub
11 1 (0.78%) Heroku
Communications & Networking
1 22 (17.19%) Firewall
2 10 (7.81%) VPN
3 8 (6.25%) VLAN
4 7 (5.47%) Wireless
5 5 (3.91%) SSL
5 5 (3.91%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.78%) DNS
6 1 (0.78%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.78%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.78%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.78%) Metadata
2 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.78%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.78%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Git
General
1 45 (35.16%) Social Skills
2 26 (20.31%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (17.97%) Finance
4 15 (11.72%) Public Sector
5 9 (7.03%) Banking
5 9 (7.03%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (5.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (5.47%) Legal
6 7 (5.47%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (3.91%) Back Office
8 4 (3.13%) Retail
9 3 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.56%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.78%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.78%) French Language
Job Titles
1 27 (21.09%) Consultant
1 27 (21.09%) Security Consultant
2 25 (19.53%) Senior
3 20 (15.63%) Analyst
3 20 (15.63%) Security Manager
4 18 (14.06%) Senior Consultant
4 18 (14.06%) Senior Security Consultant
5 17 (13.28%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 16 (12.50%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 15 (11.72%) IT Manager
8 14 (10.94%) Security Analyst
9 13 (10.16%) IT Security Manager
10 10 (7.81%) IT Support
11 9 (7.03%) Information Analyst
11 9 (7.03%) Information Security Analyst
12 8 (6.25%) Administrator
13 7 (5.47%) Head of Security
13 7 (5.47%) IT Administrator
14 6 (4.69%) Head of Information Security
14 6 (4.69%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.34%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.56%) RESTful
3 1 (0.78%) .NET
3 1 (0.78%) CSS
3 1 (0.78%) HTML
3 1 (0.78%) Middleware
3 1 (0.78%) Node.js
3 1 (0.78%) OAuth
3 1 (0.78%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.78%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.78%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.78%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 69 (53.91%) Management Information System
2 18 (14.06%) CESG
2 18 (14.06%) Security Posture
3 7 (5.47%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (3.91%) Driving Licence
5 4 (3.13%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.13%) Distributed Architecture
5 4 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.34%) CMDB
6 3 (2.34%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.34%) PKI
6 3 (2.34%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.56%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.56%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.78%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.78%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 29 (22.66%) Windows
2 26 (20.31%) Windows Server
3 10 (7.81%) Windows 10
4 7 (5.47%) Android
4 7 (5.47%) Apple iOS
4 7 (5.47%) Mac OS
4 7 (5.47%) Windows Server 2016
4 7 (5.47%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.34%) Linux
6 2 (1.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (71.88%) Information Security
2 76 (59.38%) Information Security Management
3 67 (52.34%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (48.44%) ISMS
5 51 (39.84%) Risk Management
6 36 (28.13%) Incident Response
7 33 (25.78%) Continuous Improvement
8 29 (22.66%) ITIL
9 27 (21.09%) Problem-Solving
10 25 (19.53%) Information Assurance
11 24 (18.75%) Data Protection
12 23 (17.97%) SIEM
13 19 (14.84%) Business Continuity
14 17 (13.28%) Disaster Recovery
15 16 (12.50%) Active Listening
15 16 (12.50%) Computer Science
15 16 (12.50%) Creative Thinking
15 16 (12.50%) Innovative Thinking
15 16 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
15 16 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.13%) SQL
2 1 (0.78%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.78%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.78%) Python
2 1 (0.78%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 60 (46.88%) CISSP
2 56 (43.75%) CISM
3 39 (30.47%) Degree
4 20 (15.63%) CESG Certified Professional
4 20 (15.63%) CISMP
5 16 (12.50%) IISP
6 15 (11.72%) Security Cleared
7 14 (10.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (10.94%) SC Cleared
8 12 (9.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 12 (9.38%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (8.59%) CISA
10 9 (7.03%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (7.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 7 (5.47%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (5.47%) DBS Check
12 6 (4.69%) AWS Certification
12 6 (4.69%) CCNA
13 5 (3.91%) CRISC
13 5 (3.91%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (46.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (39.06%) NIST
3 26 (20.31%) GDPR
4 24 (18.75%) JSP 440
5 20 (15.63%) NIST 800
6 18 (14.06%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (12.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 16 (12.50%) NCSC
7 16 (12.50%) RMADS
8 14 (10.94%) GRC
9 12 (9.38%) SOC 2
10 10 (7.81%) PCI DSS
11 9 (7.03%) COBIT
12 8 (6.25%) ISAE 3402
13 4 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (3.13%) QA
13 4 (3.13%) SLA
14 2 (1.56%) Def Stans
14 2 (1.56%) ISO 9001
14 2 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 21 (16.41%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.91%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.34%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.78%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (9.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.91%) Autotask
2 5 (3.91%) Kubernetes
3 4 (3.13%) Grafana
3 4 (3.13%) Prometheus
4 3 (2.34%) Nessus
4 3 (2.34%) Proxmox
5 2 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.78%) Ansible
6 1 (0.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 36 (28.13%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.59%) VMware
3 7 (5.47%) Apple
3 7 (5.47%) Samsung
4 5 (3.91%) Carbon Black
4 5 (3.91%) Darktrace
4 5 (3.91%) Qualys
4 5 (3.91%) SAP
4 5 (3.91%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.13%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.34%) IBM
6 3 (2.34%) Xero
7 2 (1.56%) Cisco
7 2 (1.56%) Databricks
7 2 (1.56%) Google
7 2 (1.56%) Oracle
7 2 (1.56%) Proofpoint
7 2 (1.56%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.56%) Trend Micro
7 2 (1.56%) Zscaler