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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 506 442 456
Rank change year-on-year -64 +14 -177
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 102 244 319
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.18% 0.53% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.58% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 86 158 271
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,500 £37,500
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 £78,438 £76,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,938 £117,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +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 45,633 42,349 57,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.04% 91.91% 88.36%
Number of salaries quoted 27,719 20,706 45,408
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +11.83% -11.30%
75th Percentile £77,250 £81,250 £75,772
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% -12.00%

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 5 February 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 5 February 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 -11 43 £75,000 +3.45% 18
Midlands +8 17 £55,000 +4.82% 3
North of England -9 15 £41,625 -14.62% 11
South West +9 13 £63,750 +6.25% 6
North West +8 13 £40,500 -10.00% 3
South East -30 11 £60,000 +4.04% 16
West Midlands +13 9 £81,250 +58.53% 2
East Midlands -13 8 £49,279 -10.40% 1
East of England +12 3 £32,500 -56.38% 4
Yorkshire -28 2 £77,500 +58.97% 5
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 (12.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (8.82%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.94%) IIS
4 1 (0.98%) CMS
4 1 (0.98%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.96%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.98%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 31 (30.39%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (17.65%) Entra ID
3 13 (12.75%) Azure
4 9 (8.82%) AWS
5 8 (7.84%) SaaS
6 5 (4.90%) IaaS
7 3 (2.94%) IBM Cloud
8 2 (1.96%) GCP
8 2 (1.96%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.96%) Tessian
9 1 (0.98%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.98%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.98%) Cohesity
9 1 (0.98%) GitHub
9 1 (0.98%) Heroku
9 1 (0.98%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.98%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.98%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.98%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 19 (18.63%) Firewall
2 10 (9.80%) VPN
3 8 (7.84%) VLAN
4 7 (6.86%) Network Security
5 5 (4.90%) SSL
5 5 (4.90%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.96%) DKIM
6 2 (1.96%) DMARC
7 1 (0.98%) DNS
7 1 (0.98%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.98%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.98%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.98%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.98%) SAP HANA
1 1 (0.98%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.98%) Git
General
1 35 (34.31%) Social Skills
2 17 (16.67%) Finance
3 15 (14.71%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (10.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (10.78%) Legal
4 11 (10.78%) Public Sector
5 6 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (3.92%) Back Office
6 4 (3.92%) Banking
6 4 (3.92%) Retail
7 3 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.96%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.98%) Dutch Language
9 1 (0.98%) French Language
9 1 (0.98%) Military
9 1 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (26.47%) Security Manager
2 19 (18.63%) IT Manager
3 17 (16.67%) IT Security Manager
4 13 (12.75%) Senior
5 12 (11.76%) Consultant
6 11 (10.78%) Information Security Manager
6 11 (10.78%) Security Consultant
7 9 (8.82%) Information Manager
7 9 (8.82%) Security Specialist
8 8 (7.84%) Analyst
8 8 (7.84%) Security Analyst
8 8 (7.84%) Security Operations Specialist
9 7 (6.86%) Head of Security
9 7 (6.86%) Information Analyst
9 7 (6.86%) Information Security Analyst
10 6 (5.88%) Head of Information
10 6 (5.88%) Head of Information Security
10 6 (5.88%) Senior Consultant
10 6 (5.88%) Senior Security Consultant
10 6 (5.88%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.94%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.96%) RESTful
3 1 (0.98%) .NET
3 1 (0.98%) CSS
3 1 (0.98%) HTML
3 1 (0.98%) Middleware
3 1 (0.98%) Node.js
3 1 (0.98%) OAuth
3 1 (0.98%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.98%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.98%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 47 (46.08%) Management Information System
2 11 (10.78%) Cyber Threat
2 11 (10.78%) Security Posture
3 6 (5.88%) PKI
4 5 (4.90%) Driving Licence
5 4 (3.92%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.94%) CESG
6 3 (2.94%) CMDB
6 3 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.94%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.96%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.96%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.96%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.96%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.98%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.98%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.98%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.98%) Replication
8 1 (0.98%) Tandem
8 1 (0.98%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 18 (17.65%) Windows
2 16 (15.69%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.92%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.96%) Linux
4 2 (1.96%) Unix
5 1 (0.98%) Android
5 1 (0.98%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.98%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (73.53%) Information Security
2 61 (59.80%) Information Security Management
3 49 (48.04%) Cybersecurity
4 41 (40.20%) ISMS
5 34 (33.33%) Risk Management
6 32 (31.37%) Incident Response
7 27 (26.47%) SIEM
8 24 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
9 20 (19.61%) Data Protection
10 19 (18.63%) Business Continuity
10 19 (18.63%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
12 14 (13.73%) Disaster Recovery
13 13 (12.75%) ITIL
14 12 (11.76%) Identity Management
15 11 (10.78%) Security Operations
16 10 (9.80%) Computer Science
16 10 (9.80%) Risk Analysis
16 10 (9.80%) Vulnerability Management
17 9 (8.82%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.96%) SQL
2 1 (0.98%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.98%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.98%) Python
2 1 (0.98%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 46 (45.10%) CISSP
2 40 (39.22%) CISM
3 25 (24.51%) Degree
4 15 (14.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 13 (12.75%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (12.75%) Security Cleared
6 12 (11.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 12 (11.76%) SC Cleared
7 9 (8.82%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (7.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (6.86%) CISMP
9 7 (6.86%) CRISC
9 7 (6.86%) DBS Check
10 6 (5.88%) AWS Certification
10 6 (5.88%) CCNA
11 5 (4.90%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (4.90%) CESG Certified Professional
11 5 (4.90%) CISA
11 5 (4.90%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (4.90%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (61.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (33.33%) NIST
3 28 (27.45%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (16.67%) GRC
5 15 (14.71%) GDPR
6 14 (13.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 10 (9.80%) NIST 800
8 8 (7.84%) ISAE 3402
9 7 (6.86%) COBIT
9 7 (6.86%) JSP 440
10 6 (5.88%) SOC 2
11 4 (3.92%) NCSC
11 4 (3.92%) PCI DSS
12 3 (2.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (2.94%) RMADS
12 3 (2.94%) SLA
13 2 (1.96%) Def Stans
13 2 (1.96%) ISO 22301
13 2 (1.96%) ISO 9001
13 2 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 15 (14.71%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.94%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.98%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.90%) Autotask
3 3 (2.94%) Nessus
3 3 (2.94%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.98%) Ansible
5 1 (0.98%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.98%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.84%) VMware
3 4 (3.92%) SAP
3 4 (3.92%) ServiceNow
3 4 (3.92%) Xero
4 3 (2.94%) Carbon Black
4 3 (2.94%) Darktrace
4 3 (2.94%) IBM
4 3 (2.94%) Qualys
5 1 (0.98%) Apple
5 1 (0.98%) Databricks
5 1 (0.98%) Google
5 1 (0.98%) HubSpot
5 1 (0.98%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.98%) Samsung
5 1 (0.98%) SendGrid