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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 478 490 405
Rank change year-on-year +12 -85 -80
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 130 246 296
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.28% 0.41% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.48% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 117 147 247
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,251 £47,847
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,750 £80,625
90th Percentile £84,375 £91,000 £100,000
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 39,784 51,149 42,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.80% 85.43% 93.67%
Number of salaries quoted 24,863 26,668 32,820
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,750 £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% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £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 28 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 28 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 -1 46 £68,118 -2.69% 27
South West +24 22 £67,500 +8.00% 7
Midlands +43 20 £52,500 -4.55% 8
South East +19 17 £60,000 +4.35% 28
North of England +14 14 £40,500 -4.71% 5
North West +49 11 £40,500 -10.00% 3
East of England +34 11 £32,500 -56.08% 3
West Midlands +40 10 £81,250 +56.67% 6
East Midlands +20 10 £51,058 -7.17% 2
Yorkshire +5 2 £77,500 +82.35% 2
North East +10 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 (12.31%) IIS
2 14 (10.77%) SharePoint
3 12 (9.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.77%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 7 (5.38%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.54%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.77%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 29 (22.31%) Microsoft 365
2 27 (20.77%) Azure
3 20 (15.38%) Entra ID
4 10 (7.69%) SaaS
5 9 (6.92%) AWS
6 7 (5.38%) IaaS
6 7 (5.38%) OneDrive
7 4 (3.08%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (2.31%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (2.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (2.31%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (1.54%) GCP
9 2 (1.54%) PaaS
10 1 (0.77%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.77%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.77%) GitHub
10 1 (0.77%) Heroku
10 1 (0.77%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 22 (16.92%) Firewall
2 11 (8.46%) VPN
3 8 (6.15%) VLAN
4 7 (5.38%) Wireless
5 5 (3.85%) SSL
5 5 (3.85%) TCP/IP
6 3 (2.31%) Network Security
7 1 (0.77%) DKIM
7 1 (0.77%) DMARC
7 1 (0.77%) DNS
7 1 (0.77%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.77%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.77%) Metadata
2 1 (0.77%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.77%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.77%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.77%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.77%) Git
General
1 43 (33.08%) Social Skills
2 23 (17.69%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (16.92%) Finance
4 15 (11.54%) Public Sector
5 9 (6.92%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (6.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (6.15%) Banking
6 8 (6.15%) Legal
7 7 (5.38%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (3.85%) Back Office
9 4 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.31%) Retail
11 2 (1.54%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.77%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.77%) French Language
12 1 (0.77%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (20.77%) Consultant
1 27 (20.77%) Security Consultant
2 25 (19.23%) Senior
3 24 (18.46%) Security Manager
4 18 (13.85%) Senior Consultant
4 18 (13.85%) Senior Security Consultant
5 17 (13.08%) Analyst
5 17 (13.08%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 17 (13.08%) IT Manager
6 16 (12.31%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 15 (11.54%) IT Security Manager
8 12 (9.23%) Security Analyst
9 10 (7.69%) IT Support
10 9 (6.92%) Information Security Manager
11 8 (6.15%) Administrator
11 8 (6.15%) Information Analyst
11 8 (6.15%) Information Security Analyst
12 7 (5.38%) Head of Security
12 7 (5.38%) Information Manager
12 7 (5.38%) IT Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.31%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.54%) RESTful
3 1 (0.77%) .NET
3 1 (0.77%) CSS
3 1 (0.77%) HTML
3 1 (0.77%) Middleware
3 1 (0.77%) Node.js
3 1 (0.77%) OAuth
3 1 (0.77%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.77%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.77%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.77%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 70 (53.85%) Management Information System
2 18 (13.85%) CESG
3 16 (12.31%) Security Posture
4 8 (6.15%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (3.85%) Driving Licence
6 4 (3.08%) Cloud Native
6 4 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (3.08%) PKI
7 3 (2.31%) CMDB
7 3 (2.31%) Distributed Architecture
7 3 (2.31%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.31%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.54%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.54%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.54%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.77%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.77%) Smart Meter
9 1 (0.77%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 28 (21.54%) Windows
2 25 (19.23%) Windows Server
3 10 (7.69%) Windows 10
4 7 (5.38%) Android
4 7 (5.38%) Apple iOS
4 7 (5.38%) Mac OS
4 7 (5.38%) Windows Server 2016
4 7 (5.38%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.31%) Linux
6 2 (1.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (72.31%) Information Security
2 78 (60.00%) Information Security Management
3 66 (50.77%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (47.69%) ISMS
5 53 (40.77%) Risk Management
6 36 (27.69%) Incident Response
7 33 (25.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (21.54%) ITIL
9 25 (19.23%) Data Protection
9 25 (19.23%) SIEM
10 24 (18.46%) Information Assurance
10 24 (18.46%) Problem-Solving
11 19 (14.62%) Business Continuity
12 18 (13.85%) Risk Assessment
13 17 (13.08%) Disaster Recovery
14 16 (12.31%) Active Listening
14 16 (12.31%) Creative Thinking
14 16 (12.31%) Innovative Thinking
14 16 (12.31%) Matrix Organization
15 14 (10.77%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.08%) SQL
2 1 (0.77%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.77%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.77%) Python
2 1 (0.77%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 62 (47.69%) CISSP
2 58 (44.62%) CISM
3 36 (27.69%) Degree
4 20 (15.38%) CESG Certified Professional
4 20 (15.38%) CISMP
5 16 (12.31%) IISP
5 16 (12.31%) Security Cleared
6 15 (11.54%) SC Cleared
7 12 (9.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (9.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 12 (9.23%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (8.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 10 (7.69%) CISA
10 9 (6.92%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (5.38%) DBS Check
12 6 (4.62%) AWS Certification
12 6 (4.62%) CCNA
12 6 (4.62%) CompTIA Security+
13 5 (3.85%) CRISC
13 5 (3.85%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (47.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (39.23%) NIST
3 27 (20.77%) GDPR
4 24 (18.46%) JSP 440
5 22 (16.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 22 (16.92%) NIST 800
6 16 (12.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 16 (12.31%) NCSC
6 16 (12.31%) RMADS
7 14 (10.77%) GRC
8 11 (8.46%) SOC 2
9 9 (6.92%) COBIT
9 9 (6.92%) PCI DSS
10 8 (6.15%) ISAE 3402
11 7 (5.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (3.08%) SLA
13 3 (2.31%) QA
14 2 (1.54%) Def Stans
14 2 (1.54%) ISO 9001
14 2 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 21 (16.15%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.85%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.31%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (9.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.85%) Autotask
2 5 (3.85%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.31%) Grafana
3 3 (2.31%) Nessus
3 3 (2.31%) Prometheus
3 3 (2.31%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.77%) Ansible
5 1 (0.77%) Terraform
Vendors
1 36 (27.69%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.46%) VMware
3 7 (5.38%) Apple
3 7 (5.38%) Samsung
4 5 (3.85%) Carbon Black
4 5 (3.85%) Darktrace
4 5 (3.85%) Qualys
4 5 (3.85%) SAP
4 5 (3.85%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.31%) IBM
5 3 (2.31%) SolarWinds
5 3 (2.31%) Xero
6 2 (1.54%) Cisco
6 2 (1.54%) Databricks
6 2 (1.54%) Google
6 2 (1.54%) Oracle
6 2 (1.54%) Proofpoint
6 2 (1.54%) Rapid7
6 2 (1.54%) Trend Micro
6 2 (1.54%) Zscaler