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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 586 427 460
Rank change year-on-year -159 +33 -198
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 90 185 393
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.50% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.54% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 72 157 332
10th Percentile £36,613 £37,500 £36,825
25th Percentile £50,291 £52,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £117,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% 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 57,058 34,237 69,601
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 75.78% 93.09% 85.95%
Number of salaries quoted 35,951 20,515 53,211
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 14 April 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 14 April 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 -65 34 £78,750 +8.62% 9
North of England -44 15 £57,500 -4.17% 11
Midlands -46 15 £51,058 -4.90% 5
South East -73 15 £60,000 +4.04% 17
North West -23 8 £53,750 -11.16% 9
West Midlands -26 8 £75,625 +44.13% 3
South West -48 7 £58,750 -2.08% 4
East Midlands -51 7 £47,500 -13.64% 2
Yorkshire -58 6 £57,500 +4.55% 2
East of England -41 3 £28,000 -53.33% 1
North East - 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 6 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.11%) CMS
2 1 (1.11%) JBoss
Applications
1 4 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.11%) SAP GRC
1 1 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 28 (31.11%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (13.33%) Entra ID
3 8 (8.89%) Azure
4 7 (7.78%) AWS
5 6 (6.67%) SaaS
6 3 (3.33%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (3.33%) Power Platform
7 2 (2.22%) Mimecast
7 2 (2.22%) Tessian
8 1 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (1.11%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (1.11%) GCP
8 1 (1.11%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.11%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (17.78%) Firewall
2 7 (7.78%) Network Security
3 5 (5.56%) VPN
4 3 (3.33%) LAN
4 3 (3.33%) WAN
5 2 (2.22%) DKIM
5 2 (2.22%) DMARC
5 2 (2.22%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (1.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 27 (30.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (17.78%) Finance
3 13 (14.44%) Legal
4 12 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (11.11%) Public Sector
6 5 (5.56%) Retail
7 4 (4.44%) Back Office
7 4 (4.44%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.33%) Aviation
8 3 (3.33%) Banking
8 3 (3.33%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.22%) Aerospace
9 2 (2.22%) Italian Language
9 2 (2.22%) Japanese Language
10 1 (1.11%) Law
10 1 (1.11%) Local Government
10 1 (1.11%) Military
10 1 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (25.56%) Security Manager
2 17 (18.89%) IT Manager
3 14 (15.56%) Information Security Manager
4 13 (14.44%) Analyst
5 12 (13.33%) Information Manager
5 12 (13.33%) IT Security Manager
6 11 (12.22%) Security Specialist
7 8 (8.89%) Security Operations Specialist
7 8 (8.89%) Senior
8 7 (7.78%) Security Analyst
9 5 (5.56%) Consultant
9 5 (5.56%) Information Analyst
9 5 (5.56%) Information Security Analyst
9 5 (5.56%) IT Security Specialist
9 5 (5.56%) Security Engineer
9 5 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
10 4 (4.44%) Head of Security
10 4 (4.44%) Security Officer
10 4 (4.44%) Senior Information Analyst
10 4 (4.44%) Senior Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.22%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.11%) .NET
2 1 (1.11%) J2EE
2 1 (1.11%) Node.js
2 1 (1.11%) OAuth
2 1 (1.11%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.11%) RESTful
2 1 (1.11%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 37 (41.11%) Management Information System
2 17 (18.89%) Security Posture
3 14 (15.56%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (5.56%) Driving Licence
5 3 (3.33%) CMDB
5 3 (3.33%) Cyber Security Posture
5 3 (3.33%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (3.33%) PKI
5 3 (3.33%) Smartphone
6 2 (2.22%) Data Centre
6 2 (2.22%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.11%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (1.11%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (1.11%) PMI
7 1 (1.11%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.11%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.00%) Windows
2 7 (7.78%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.33%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.11%) Android
4 1 (1.11%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (70.00%) Information Security
2 51 (56.67%) Information Security Management
3 36 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
4 30 (33.33%) ISMS
5 27 (30.00%) Incident Response
6 23 (25.56%) Risk Management
7 20 (22.22%) SIEM
8 17 (18.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 17 (18.89%) Risk Assessment
9 15 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (15.56%) Business Continuity
11 12 (13.33%) ITIL
11 12 (13.33%) Security Operations
12 11 (12.22%) Data Protection
12 11 (12.22%) Vulnerability Management
13 10 (11.11%) Change Management
13 10 (11.11%) Decision-Making
14 9 (10.00%) Disaster Recovery
14 9 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
15 8 (8.89%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.44%) SQL
2 2 (2.22%) C
2 2 (2.22%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.11%) Java
3 1 (1.11%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 36 (40.00%) CISSP
2 30 (33.33%) CISM
3 17 (18.89%) Degree
4 13 (14.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 12 (13.33%) Security Cleared
6 10 (11.11%) SC Cleared
7 9 (10.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 9 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (10.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 7 (7.78%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (6.67%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (5.56%) CISA
10 5 (5.56%) CRISC
11 4 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (3.33%) AWS Certification
13 2 (2.22%) DBS Check
13 2 (2.22%) DV Cleared
14 1 (1.11%) CESG Certified Professional
14 1 (1.11%) IISP
14 1 (1.11%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (62.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (34.44%) Cyber Essentials
3 27 (30.00%) NIST
4 19 (21.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (13.33%) GDPR
6 11 (12.22%) GRC
7 10 (11.11%) PCI DSS
8 9 (10.00%) COBIT
9 6 (6.67%) SOC 2
10 4 (4.44%) NIST 800
11 3 (3.33%) ISAE 3402
11 3 (3.33%) SLA
12 2 (2.22%) ISO 22301
12 2 (2.22%) NCSC
13 1 (1.11%) Def Stans
13 1 (1.11%) HIPAA
13 1 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (1.11%) PSD2
13 1 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (1.11%) SOC 1
System Software
1 7 (7.78%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (6.67%) Active Directory
3 2 (2.22%) IAG
4 1 (1.11%) BitLocker
4 1 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.11%) RSA Archer
2 1 (1.11%) SCCM
2 1 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.11%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.78%) VMware
3 4 (4.44%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.22%) SAP
5 1 (1.11%) Carbon Black
5 1 (1.11%) Cognos
5 1 (1.11%) Darktrace
5 1 (1.11%) Databricks
5 1 (1.11%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.11%) IBM
5 1 (1.11%) MuleSoft
5 1 (1.11%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.11%) Qualys
5 1 (1.11%) Xero