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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 553 409 460
Rank change year-on-year -144 +51 -190
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 87 208 347
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.13% 0.53% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.56% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 73 150 287
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,400 £36,900
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,438 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,875 £117,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -10.77%

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 50,376 36,888 64,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 78.07% 93.67% 87.35%
Number of salaries quoted 31,062 20,202 50,479
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £29,068
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £75,000
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% -11.31%

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 11 March 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 11 March 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 -38 36 £75,000 +0.33% 18
Midlands -29 17 £55,000 +3.59% 2
North of England -34 14 £43,500 -20.91% 11
North West -4 11 £41,625 -24.32% 3
West Midlands -19 9 £81,250 +58.53% 1
South East -52 9 £60,000 +7.14% 13
East Midlands -33 8 £49,279 -12.00% 1
South West -20 7 £55,000 -10.20% 5
East of England -11 3 £28,000 -62.67% 3
Yorkshire -44 2 £65,500 +4.80% 4
North East -19 1 £43,500 - 4
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 11 (12.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (9.20%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.15%) CMS
3 1 (1.15%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.15%) SAP GRC
2 1 (1.15%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 29 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (17.24%) Entra ID
3 11 (12.64%) Azure
4 9 (10.34%) AWS
5 5 (5.75%) SaaS
6 3 (3.45%) IaaS
6 3 (3.45%) IBM Cloud
7 2 (2.30%) GCP
7 2 (2.30%) Mimecast
7 2 (2.30%) Tessian
8 1 (1.15%) Amazon S3
8 1 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (1.15%) Cohesity
8 1 (1.15%) Nutanix
8 1 (1.15%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (19.54%) Firewall
2 8 (9.20%) VPN
3 7 (8.05%) Network Security
4 6 (6.90%) VLAN
5 3 (3.45%) SSL
5 3 (3.45%) TCP/IP
6 2 (2.30%) DKIM
6 2 (2.30%) DMARC
7 1 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.30%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.15%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.15%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (1.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 29 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 14 (16.09%) Finance
3 12 (13.79%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (11.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (10.34%) Public Sector
6 8 (9.20%) Legal
7 5 (5.75%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (4.60%) Retail
9 3 (3.45%) Back Office
9 3 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (2.30%) Banking
10 2 (2.30%) Telecoms
11 1 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.15%) Dutch Language
11 1 (1.15%) French Language
11 1 (1.15%) Military
11 1 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (29.89%) Security Manager
2 17 (19.54%) IT Manager
3 15 (17.24%) IT Security Manager
4 12 (13.79%) Information Security Manager
5 10 (11.49%) Information Manager
6 9 (10.34%) Security Specialist
7 8 (9.20%) Analyst
7 8 (9.20%) Security Operations Specialist
7 8 (9.20%) Senior
8 6 (6.90%) Consultant
8 6 (6.90%) Head of Security
8 6 (6.90%) Security Analyst
9 5 (5.75%) Head of Information
9 5 (5.75%) Head of Information Security
9 5 (5.75%) Information Analyst
9 5 (5.75%) Information Security Analyst
9 5 (5.75%) IT Security Specialist
10 4 (4.60%) Senior Information Analyst
10 4 (4.60%) Senior Information Security Analyst
10 4 (4.60%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.30%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.15%) .NET
2 1 (1.15%) Middleware
2 1 (1.15%) Node.js
2 1 (1.15%) OAuth
2 1 (1.15%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.15%) RESTful
2 1 (1.15%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 36 (41.38%) Management Information System
2 12 (13.79%) Cyber Threat
3 11 (12.64%) Security Posture
4 6 (6.90%) PKI
5 5 (5.75%) Driving Licence
6 4 (4.60%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (3.45%) CMDB
7 3 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (3.45%) Smartphone
8 2 (2.30%) Onboarding
9 1 (1.15%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (1.15%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (1.15%) Data Centre
9 1 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (1.15%) Mainframe
9 1 (1.15%) Public Cloud
9 1 (1.15%) Replication
9 1 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (1.15%) Tandem
9 1 (1.15%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 15 (17.24%) Windows
2 13 (14.94%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.45%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.30%) Linux
4 2 (2.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (71.26%) Information Security
2 50 (57.47%) Information Security Management
3 38 (43.68%) Cybersecurity
4 28 (32.18%) Incident Response
4 28 (32.18%) ISMS
5 23 (26.44%) Risk Management
5 23 (26.44%) SIEM
6 17 (19.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (18.39%) Business Continuity
7 16 (18.39%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (17.24%) Data Protection
9 14 (16.09%) Risk Assessment
10 11 (12.64%) Disaster Recovery
10 11 (12.64%) ITIL
11 10 (11.49%) Vulnerability Management
12 9 (10.34%) Change Management
12 9 (10.34%) Decision-Making
12 9 (10.34%) Identity Management
12 9 (10.34%) Security Operations
13 8 (9.20%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.45%) SQL
2 1 (1.15%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.15%) Python
2 1 (1.15%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (41.38%) CISSP
2 31 (35.63%) CISM
3 18 (20.69%) Degree
4 12 (13.79%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (13.79%) Security Cleared
5 11 (12.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 10 (11.49%) SC Cleared
7 9 (10.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 8 (9.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 6 (6.90%) AWS Certification
9 6 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (5.75%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (5.75%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (4.60%) CCNA
11 4 (4.60%) CISA
11 4 (4.60%) CRISC
11 4 (4.60%) DBS Check
11 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (4.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (63.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (28.74%) Cyber Essentials
3 24 (27.59%) NIST
4 14 (16.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (13.79%) GDPR
6 9 (10.34%) GRC
7 7 (8.05%) COBIT
8 6 (6.90%) ISAE 3402
9 4 (4.60%) NIST 800
9 4 (4.60%) PCI DSS
9 4 (4.60%) SOC 2
10 3 (3.45%) SLA
11 2 (2.30%) Def Stans
11 2 (2.30%) ISO 22301
12 1 (1.15%) HIPAA
12 1 (1.15%) ISO 9001
12 1 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (1.15%) JSP 440
12 1 (1.15%) NCSC
12 1 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (13.79%) Active Directory
2 8 (9.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (3.45%) Autotask
1 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (3.45%) Nessus
1 3 (3.45%) Proxmox
2 1 (1.15%) Ansible
2 1 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (29.89%) Microsoft
2 8 (9.20%) VMware
3 4 (4.60%) ServiceNow
4 3 (3.45%) IBM
4 3 (3.45%) SAP
4 3 (3.45%) Xero
5 1 (1.15%) Carbon Black
5 1 (1.15%) Darktrace
5 1 (1.15%) Databricks
5 1 (1.15%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.15%) MuleSoft
5 1 (1.15%) Qualys