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 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 590 520 472
Rank change year-on-year -70 -48 -57
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 145 128 308
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.15% 0.29% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.33% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 95 121 246
10th Percentile £35,200 £31,250 £42,738
25th Percentile £43,375 £51,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £75,625 £74,258 £74,938
90th Percentile £88,250 £88,333 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% -

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 69,923 39,061 58,921
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.56% 89.26% 81.17%
Number of salaries quoted 49,411 22,522 38,211
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,750 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 -40 48 £71,250 +1.79% 57
South East -9 43 £47,500 -20.83% 34
Midlands -30 22 £56,795 +3.26% 8
West Midlands -21 15 £52,500 -16.00% 5
East of England -35 12 £34,100 +4.92% 15
South West -67 11 £52,500 -22.22% 17
North of England -38 8 £57,500 -17.13% 15
East Midlands -17 7 £58,589 +8.50% 3
Yorkshire - 6 £57,500 - 6
North West -16 1 £47,500 -31.54% 9
North East -58 1 £43,500 -37.30%
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 14 (9.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (8.28%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.38%) Confluence
4 1 (0.69%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (2.07%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (2.07%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.07%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.38%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 40 (27.59%) Azure
2 36 (24.83%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.72%) Entra ID
4 16 (11.03%) SaaS
5 15 (10.34%) AWS
6 7 (4.83%) Google Workspace
7 3 (2.07%) GCP
7 3 (2.07%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (2.07%) Power Automate
7 3 (2.07%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.38%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.69%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.69%) Canva
9 1 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.97%) Internet
2 12 (8.28%) Firewall
2 12 (8.28%) Network Security
3 9 (6.21%) VPN
4 3 (2.07%) DHCP
4 3 (2.07%) DNS
4 3 (2.07%) LAN
4 3 (2.07%) SAN
4 3 (2.07%) WAN
4 3 (2.07%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.69%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.69%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.69%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.69%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.69%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.52%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (1.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.38%) JIRA
2 1 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 50 (34.48%) Social Skills
2 32 (22.07%) Finance
3 25 (17.24%) Legal
4 21 (14.48%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (12.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (8.28%) Aerospace
7 11 (7.59%) Retail
8 8 (5.52%) Public Sector
9 7 (4.83%) Back Office
9 7 (4.83%) Banking
10 6 (4.14%) Italian Language
10 6 (4.14%) Japanese Language
11 5 (3.45%) Advertising
11 5 (3.45%) Aviation
12 4 (2.76%) Law
13 3 (2.07%) Manufacturing
13 3 (2.07%) Military
14 2 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.69%) Aeronautics
15 1 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (13.79%) Security Specialist
2 19 (13.10%) Analyst
3 16 (11.03%) IT Engineer
3 16 (11.03%) IT Support
4 13 (8.97%) Information Officer
4 13 (8.97%) Information Security Officer
4 13 (8.97%) IT Support Engineer
4 13 (8.97%) Security Officer
4 13 (8.97%) Support Engineer
5 11 (7.59%) Security Analyst
6 10 (6.90%) IT Manager
7 9 (6.21%) Security Engineer
7 9 (6.21%) Security Manager
8 8 (5.52%) Information Security Specialist
8 8 (5.52%) Information Specialist
9 6 (4.14%) Coordinator
9 6 (4.14%) Information Manager
9 6 (4.14%) Information Security Manager
9 6 (4.14%) Senior
9 6 (4.14%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.38%) ModSecurity
1 2 (1.38%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.69%) Jakarta EE
Miscellaneous
1 72 (49.66%) Management Information System
2 34 (23.45%) Security Posture
3 27 (18.62%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (13.79%) Onboarding
5 10 (6.90%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (6.21%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (5.52%) BYOD
7 8 (5.52%) Cloud Native
8 7 (4.83%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (4.83%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (4.83%) Freedom of Information Act
9 6 (4.14%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (4.14%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (4.14%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (3.45%) Virtual Team
11 4 (2.76%) Culture of Ownership
12 3 (2.07%) IVR
12 3 (2.07%) Operational Technology
12 3 (2.07%) Robotics
12 3 (2.07%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 23 (15.86%) Windows
2 17 (11.72%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.76%) Android
4 3 (2.07%) Apple iOS
4 3 (2.07%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.07%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (66.90%) Information Security
2 79 (54.48%) Information Security Management
3 77 (53.10%) ISMS
4 65 (44.83%) Risk Management
5 64 (44.14%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (32.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (29.66%) Incident Response
8 40 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
9 35 (24.14%) Disaster Recovery
10 34 (23.45%) Security Operations
11 28 (19.31%) Data Protection
12 27 (18.62%) ITIL
13 25 (17.24%) Business Continuity
14 23 (15.86%) Stakeholder Management
15 22 (15.17%) Incident Management
15 22 (15.17%) Information Security Governance
15 22 (15.17%) Risk Register
15 22 (15.17%) Service Delivery
16 21 (14.48%) Vulnerability Management
17 20 (13.79%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.90%) SQL
2 6 (4.14%) C
3 4 (2.76%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.38%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.69%) Java
5 1 (0.69%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.69%) Python
5 1 (0.69%) Ruby
5 1 (0.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 48 (33.10%) CISSP
2 36 (24.83%) CISM
3 35 (24.14%) Degree
4 24 (16.55%) Security Cleared
5 21 (14.48%) CRISC
6 15 (10.34%) SC Cleared
7 12 (8.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 10 (6.90%) CISA
8 10 (6.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 9 (6.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 9 (6.21%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (5.52%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (5.52%) CCSP
11 7 (4.83%) DBS Check
11 7 (4.83%) ISACA
12 6 (4.14%) A+ Certification
12 6 (4.14%) DV Cleared
13 4 (2.76%) CompTIA Security+
14 3 (2.07%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (2.07%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (56.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (28.97%) Cyber Essentials
3 27 (18.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 27 (18.62%) GDPR
4 24 (16.55%) GRC
5 22 (15.17%) NIST
6 19 (13.10%) PCI DSS
7 11 (7.59%) COBIT
8 10 (6.90%) SOC 2
9 8 (5.52%) ISO 9001
10 7 (4.83%) SOC 1
11 6 (4.14%) NCSC
12 4 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (2.76%) NIST 800
13 3 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (2.07%) QA
13 3 (2.07%) SLA
14 2 (1.38%) Accessibility
14 2 (1.38%) ISO 31000
14 2 (1.38%) JSP 440
System Software
1 17 (11.72%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.52%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (4.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.38%) IAG
5 1 (0.69%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 19 (13.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (4.83%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.69%) CASB
3 1 (0.69%) Nessus
3 1 (0.69%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.69%) SCCM
Vendors
1 38 (26.21%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.90%) Google
3 6 (4.14%) VMware
4 3 (2.07%) Adobe
4 3 (2.07%) Apple
4 3 (2.07%) Cisco
5 2 (1.38%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.38%) Workday
6 1 (0.69%) Cognos
6 1 (0.69%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.69%) IBM
6 1 (0.69%) Infor
6 1 (0.69%) Juniper
6 1 (0.69%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.69%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.69%) Qualys
6 1 (0.69%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.69%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.69%) Tenable
6 1 (0.69%) Zscaler