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 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 486 483 399
Rank change year-on-year -3 -84 -45
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 134 230 272
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.26% 0.46% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.51% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 119 139 234
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,400 £37,150
25th Percentile £48,165 £51,251 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £64,902
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -7.55% +8.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £98,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +8.00% - -0.40%

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 42,980 45,430 40,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.92% 89.92% 93.55%
Number of salaries quoted 25,622 23,015 31,123
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,955 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £80,163 £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% - -2.84%

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 21 December 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 21 December 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 +12 48 £68,736 -5.84% 11
South West +21 24 £67,500 +8.00% 4
Midlands +4 20 £52,500 +1.23% 4
South East +10 18 £60,000 +15.38% 13
North of England +5 15 £40,500 -4.71% 3
North West +37 13 £40,500 -10.00% 3
West Midlands +20 11 £70,000 +36.58% 4
East of England +17 9 £32,500 -56.08% 5
East Midlands -10 9 £51,058 -7.17%
Yorkshire -13 2 £77,500 +82.35%
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 (11.94%) IIS
2 13 (9.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (8.96%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.75%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 5 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.49%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.75%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 34 (25.37%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (16.42%) Azure
2 22 (16.42%) Entra ID
3 10 (7.46%) SaaS
4 8 (5.97%) AWS
5 7 (5.22%) IaaS
6 5 (3.73%) OneDrive
7 3 (2.24%) IBM Cloud
8 2 (1.49%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.49%) PaaS
8 2 (1.49%) Tessian
9 1 (0.75%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.75%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.75%) GCP
9 1 (0.75%) GitHub
9 1 (0.75%) Heroku
9 1 (0.75%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.75%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 24 (17.91%) Firewall
2 12 (8.96%) VPN
3 8 (5.97%) VLAN
4 7 (5.22%) Network Security
5 5 (3.73%) SSL
5 5 (3.73%) TCP/IP
5 5 (3.73%) Wireless
6 2 (1.49%) DKIM
6 2 (1.49%) DMARC
7 1 (0.75%) DNS
7 1 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.75%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.75%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.75%) SAP HANA
1 1 (0.75%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.75%) Git
General
1 42 (31.34%) Social Skills
2 23 (17.16%) Finance
3 21 (15.67%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (11.19%) Public Sector
5 11 (8.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (8.21%) Legal
6 9 (6.72%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (5.22%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (4.48%) Banking
9 5 (3.73%) Back Office
10 4 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.24%) Retail
12 2 (1.49%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.75%) Dutch Language
13 1 (0.75%) French Language
13 1 (0.75%) Military
13 1 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (21.64%) Security Manager
2 27 (20.15%) Consultant
2 27 (20.15%) Security Consultant
3 25 (18.66%) Senior
4 19 (14.18%) IT Manager
5 18 (13.43%) Senior Consultant
5 18 (13.43%) Senior Security Consultant
6 17 (12.69%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 17 (12.69%) IT Security Manager
7 16 (11.94%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
8 15 (11.19%) Analyst
9 13 (9.70%) Information Security Manager
10 12 (8.96%) Security Analyst
11 11 (8.21%) Information Manager
11 11 (8.21%) Security Specialist
12 8 (5.97%) Information Analyst
12 8 (5.97%) Information Security Analyst
12 8 (5.97%) IT Support
13 7 (5.22%) Head of Security
13 7 (5.22%) Security Operations Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.24%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.49%) RESTful
3 1 (0.75%) .NET
3 1 (0.75%) CSS
3 1 (0.75%) HTML
3 1 (0.75%) Middleware
3 1 (0.75%) Node.js
3 1 (0.75%) OAuth
3 1 (0.75%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.75%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.75%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.75%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 71 (52.99%) Management Information System
2 16 (11.94%) CESG
3 14 (10.45%) Security Posture
4 11 (8.21%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (3.73%) Driving Licence
5 5 (3.73%) PKI
6 4 (2.99%) Cloud Native
6 4 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (2.99%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.24%) CMDB
7 3 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.24%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (1.49%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.49%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.75%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (0.75%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.75%) Distributed Architecture
9 1 (0.75%) Enterprise Storage
9 1 (0.75%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 23 (17.16%) Windows
2 21 (15.67%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.97%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.73%) Android
4 5 (3.73%) Apple iOS
4 5 (3.73%) Mac OS
4 5 (3.73%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (3.73%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.24%) Linux
6 2 (1.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (73.13%) Information Security
2 81 (60.45%) Information Security Management
3 69 (51.49%) Cybersecurity
4 60 (44.78%) ISMS
5 53 (39.55%) Risk Management
6 40 (29.85%) Incident Response
7 32 (23.88%) Continuous Improvement
8 31 (23.13%) SIEM
9 24 (17.91%) Data Protection
10 22 (16.42%) Information Assurance
10 22 (16.42%) ITIL
11 21 (15.67%) Problem-Solving
12 20 (14.93%) Business Continuity
12 20 (14.93%) Risk Assessment
13 17 (12.69%) Disaster Recovery
14 16 (11.94%) Active Listening
14 16 (11.94%) Creative Thinking
14 16 (11.94%) Innovative Thinking
14 16 (11.94%) Matrix Organization
15 13 (9.70%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.24%) SQL
2 1 (0.75%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.75%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.75%) Python
2 1 (0.75%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 66 (49.25%) CISSP
2 61 (45.52%) CISM
3 30 (22.39%) Degree
4 20 (14.93%) CISMP
5 18 (13.43%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (11.94%) IISP
7 15 (11.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 15 (11.19%) SC Cleared
7 15 (11.19%) Security Cleared
8 12 (8.96%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (8.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 10 (7.46%) CISA
9 10 (7.46%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (6.72%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (5.97%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (5.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (5.22%) CRISC
12 7 (5.22%) DBS Check
13 6 (4.48%) AWS Certification
13 6 (4.48%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (38.06%) NIST
3 28 (20.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 24 (17.91%) JSP 440
5 23 (17.16%) GDPR
5 23 (17.16%) NIST 800
6 16 (11.94%) GRC
6 16 (11.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 16 (11.94%) NCSC
6 16 (11.94%) RMADS
7 12 (8.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 9 (6.72%) SOC 2
9 8 (5.97%) ISAE 3402
10 7 (5.22%) COBIT
11 6 (4.48%) PCI DSS
12 3 (2.24%) SLA
13 2 (1.49%) Def Stans
13 2 (1.49%) ISO 9001
13 2 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.75%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 19 (14.18%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.73%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.24%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (7.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.73%) Autotask
2 5 (3.73%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.24%) Nessus
3 3 (2.24%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.75%) Ansible
5 1 (0.75%) Grafana
5 1 (0.75%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.75%) Terraform
Vendors
1 36 (26.87%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.21%) VMware
3 5 (3.73%) Apple
3 5 (3.73%) Carbon Black
3 5 (3.73%) Darktrace
3 5 (3.73%) Qualys
3 5 (3.73%) Samsung
4 4 (2.99%) SAP
4 4 (2.99%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.24%) IBM
5 3 (2.24%) Xero
6 2 (1.49%) Cisco
6 2 (1.49%) Google
7 1 (0.75%) Databricks
7 1 (0.75%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.75%) Oracle
7 1 (0.75%) SendGrid
7 1 (0.75%) SolarWinds