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 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 501 435 449
Rank change year-on-year -66 +14 -101
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 117 247 308
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.21% 0.52% 0.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.57% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 101 158 262
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,025 £38,750
25th Percentile £48,165 £52,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £117,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +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 44,287 43,288 53,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.30% 91.33% 88.70%
Number of salaries quoted 26,703 20,981 41,972
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,481 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £101,250 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 26 January 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 26 January 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 -20 45 £71,868 -0.18% 11
South West +14 23 £67,500 +12.50% 9
Midlands +5 17 £55,000 +4.82% 6
North of England -1 14 £40,500 -4.71% 12
North West +29 12 £40,500 -10.00% 5
South East -19 12 £60,000 +4.04% 19
West Midlands +17 9 £81,250 +58.53% 5
East Midlands -13 8 £49,279 -10.40% 1
East of England +11 6 £50,000 -32.89% 9
Yorkshire -21 2 £77,500 +82.35% 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 13 (11.11%) IIS
1 13 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (8.55%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.85%) CMS
3 1 (0.85%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.71%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.85%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 32 (27.35%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (16.24%) Entra ID
3 14 (11.97%) Azure
4 9 (7.69%) AWS
4 9 (7.69%) SaaS
5 6 (5.13%) IaaS
6 3 (2.56%) IBM Cloud
7 2 (1.71%) GCP
7 2 (1.71%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.71%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.71%) Tessian
8 1 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.85%) Cloudflare
8 1 (0.85%) Cohesity
8 1 (0.85%) GitHub
8 1 (0.85%) Heroku
8 1 (0.85%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.85%) PaaS
8 1 (0.85%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.85%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 22 (18.80%) Firewall
2 11 (9.40%) VPN
3 8 (6.84%) VLAN
4 7 (5.98%) Network Security
5 5 (4.27%) SSL
5 5 (4.27%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.71%) DKIM
6 2 (1.71%) DMARC
6 2 (1.71%) Wireless
7 1 (0.85%) DNS
7 1 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.85%) Relational Database
1 1 (0.85%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.85%) SAP HANA
1 1 (0.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Git
General
1 37 (31.62%) Social Skills
2 20 (17.09%) Finance
3 18 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (9.40%) Legal
4 11 (9.40%) Public Sector
5 7 (5.98%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (4.27%) Back Office
7 4 (3.42%) Banking
7 4 (3.42%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.56%) Retail
9 2 (1.71%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.85%) Dutch Language
10 1 (0.85%) French Language
10 1 (0.85%) Military
10 1 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (24.79%) Security Manager
2 23 (19.66%) Senior
3 22 (18.80%) Consultant
4 21 (17.95%) Security Consultant
5 19 (16.24%) IT Manager
6 17 (14.53%) IT Security Manager
7 16 (13.68%) Senior Consultant
7 16 (13.68%) Senior Security Consultant
8 14 (11.97%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 13 (11.11%) Information Security Manager
9 13 (11.11%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
10 11 (9.40%) Information Manager
11 10 (8.55%) Security Specialist
12 9 (7.69%) Analyst
12 9 (7.69%) Security Analyst
13 8 (6.84%) Security Operations Specialist
14 7 (5.98%) Head of Security
14 7 (5.98%) Information Analyst
14 7 (5.98%) Information Security Analyst
15 6 (5.13%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.56%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.71%) RESTful
3 1 (0.85%) .NET
3 1 (0.85%) CSS
3 1 (0.85%) HTML
3 1 (0.85%) Middleware
3 1 (0.85%) Node.js
3 1 (0.85%) OAuth
3 1 (0.85%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.85%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.85%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 62 (52.99%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.11%) CESG
3 12 (10.26%) Security Posture
4 11 (9.40%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (5.13%) PKI
6 5 (4.27%) Driving Licence
7 4 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (2.56%) CMDB
8 3 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (2.56%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.56%) Smartphone
9 2 (1.71%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.71%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.71%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.85%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.85%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.85%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.85%) Replication
10 1 (0.85%) Tandem
10 1 (0.85%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 19 (16.24%) Windows
2 17 (14.53%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.27%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.71%) Android
4 2 (1.71%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.71%) Linux
4 2 (1.71%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.71%) Unix
4 2 (1.71%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (76.92%) Information Security
2 75 (64.10%) Information Security Management
3 61 (52.14%) Cybersecurity
4 55 (47.01%) ISMS
5 47 (40.17%) Risk Management
6 35 (29.91%) Incident Response
7 28 (23.93%) SIEM
8 26 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (17.95%) Data Protection
10 20 (17.09%) Business Continuity
10 20 (17.09%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (15.38%) Risk Assessment
12 17 (14.53%) Information Assurance
13 16 (13.68%) Disaster Recovery
13 16 (13.68%) ITIL
14 13 (11.11%) Active Listening
14 13 (11.11%) Creative Thinking
14 13 (11.11%) Innovative Thinking
14 13 (11.11%) Matrix Organization
15 12 (10.26%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.71%) SQL
2 1 (0.85%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.85%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.85%) Python
2 1 (0.85%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 59 (50.43%) CISSP
2 53 (45.30%) CISM
3 25 (21.37%) Degree
4 17 (14.53%) CISMP
5 15 (12.82%) CESG Certified Professional
5 15 (12.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 13 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (11.11%) IISP
6 13 (11.11%) Security Cleared
7 12 (10.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 12 (10.26%) SC Cleared
8 9 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (6.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (5.98%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (5.98%) CRISC
10 7 (5.98%) DBS Check
11 6 (5.13%) AWS Certification
11 6 (5.13%) CCNA
11 6 (5.13%) CISA
11 6 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (55.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (39.32%) NIST
3 30 (25.64%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (17.09%) NIST 800
5 18 (15.38%) GDPR
6 17 (14.53%) GRC
6 17 (14.53%) JSP 440
7 14 (11.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 14 (11.97%) NCSC
8 13 (11.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 13 (11.11%) RMADS
9 8 (6.84%) ISAE 3402
10 7 (5.98%) COBIT
11 6 (5.13%) SOC 2
12 5 (4.27%) PCI DSS
13 3 (2.56%) SLA
14 2 (1.71%) Def Stans
14 2 (1.71%) ISO 9001
14 2 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.85%) HIPAA
System Software
1 16 (13.68%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.56%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (5.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.27%) Autotask
3 3 (2.56%) Nessus
3 3 (2.56%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.85%) Ansible
5 1 (0.85%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 32 (27.35%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.69%) VMware
3 4 (3.42%) SAP
3 4 (3.42%) ServiceNow
3 4 (3.42%) Xero
4 3 (2.56%) Carbon Black
4 3 (2.56%) Darktrace
4 3 (2.56%) IBM
4 3 (2.56%) Qualys
5 2 (1.71%) Apple
5 2 (1.71%) Google
5 2 (1.71%) Samsung
6 1 (0.85%) Cisco
6 1 (0.85%) Databricks
6 1 (0.85%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.85%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.85%) SendGrid