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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 626 494 491
Rank change year-on-year -132 -3 -191
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 91 145 412
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.11% 0.36% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.39% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 71 129 339
10th Percentile £31,900 £37,250 £38,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £56,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £74,875
90th Percentile £83,750 £101,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

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 61,081 36,808 78,076
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.11% 92.55% 81.88%
Number of salaries quoted 42,962 20,151 56,711
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 June 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 June 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 -69 31 £70,000 - 9
South East -31 24 £59,490 +3.16% 10
Midlands -25 11 £55,000 - 5
North of England -29 10 £53,500 -22.89% 6
South West -48 8 £63,750 +6.25% 8
West Midlands -17 7 £52,500 -8.70% 2
Yorkshire -34 7 £57,500 -20.13% 3
East of England -28 6 £34,100 +4.92% 1
East Midlands -27 4 £58,589 +6.53% 3
North West -2 2 £45,125 -31.57% 2
North East -44 1 £43,500 -37.30% 1
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 8 (8.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (6.59%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.10%) CMS
3 1 (1.10%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (3.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (3.30%) NetSuite
2 2 (2.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 24 (26.37%) Azure
2 19 (20.88%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (15.38%) SaaS
4 11 (12.09%) Entra ID
5 10 (10.99%) AWS
6 5 (5.49%) Google Workspace
7 4 (4.40%) GCP
8 3 (3.30%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (3.30%) Power Platform
9 1 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (1.10%) OneDrive
9 1 (1.10%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 9 (9.89%) Firewall
2 7 (7.69%) Internet
3 5 (5.49%) Network Security
3 5 (5.49%) VPN
4 3 (3.30%) LAN
4 3 (3.30%) SAN
4 3 (3.30%) WAN
5 2 (2.20%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.10%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (1.10%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (1.10%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (1.10%) DHCP
6 1 (1.10%) DNS
6 1 (1.10%) NGFW
6 1 (1.10%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.40%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (2.20%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 31 (34.07%) Social Skills
2 17 (18.68%) Legal
3 15 (16.48%) Finance
4 11 (12.09%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (10.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (9.89%) Public Sector
6 9 (9.89%) Retail
7 6 (6.59%) Banking
8 5 (5.49%) Advertising
8 5 (5.49%) Aviation
8 5 (5.49%) Back Office
9 4 (4.40%) Aerospace
9 4 (4.40%) Italian Language
9 4 (4.40%) Japanese Language
10 1 (1.10%) Aeronautics
10 1 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.10%) Law
10 1 (1.10%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 14 (15.38%) Analyst
1 14 (15.38%) Security Specialist
2 11 (12.09%) Information Officer
2 11 (12.09%) Information Security Officer
2 11 (12.09%) Security Officer
3 10 (10.99%) IT Engineer
4 9 (9.89%) Security Manager
5 8 (8.79%) IT Support
6 7 (7.69%) IT Support Engineer
6 7 (7.69%) Support Engineer
7 6 (6.59%) Information Manager
7 6 (6.59%) Information Security Manager
7 6 (6.59%) IT Manager
7 6 (6.59%) Security Analyst
7 6 (6.59%) Security Engineer
8 5 (5.49%) Consultant
8 5 (5.49%) Support Specialist
9 4 (4.40%) Account Manager
9 4 (4.40%) Governance Analyst
9 4 (4.40%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.20%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.10%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 42 (46.15%) Management Information System
2 18 (19.78%) Security Posture
3 14 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (10.99%) Onboarding
5 9 (9.89%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (5.49%) Cloud Native
6 5 (5.49%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (5.49%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (5.49%) Freedom of Information
6 5 (5.49%) Freedom of Information Act
6 5 (5.49%) Virtual Team
7 3 (3.30%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (3.30%) Robotics
8 2 (2.20%) Data Centre
8 2 (2.20%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.10%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (1.10%) NHS
9 1 (1.10%) PKI
9 1 (1.10%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 18 (19.78%) Windows
2 12 (13.19%) Windows Server
3 4 (4.40%) Android
4 3 (3.30%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.10%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.10%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (58.24%) Information Security
2 48 (52.75%) ISMS
3 44 (48.35%) Information Security Management
4 38 (41.76%) Cybersecurity
4 38 (41.76%) Risk Management
5 25 (27.47%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (26.37%) Disaster Recovery
7 23 (25.27%) Incident Response
8 21 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (23.08%) Security Operations
9 17 (18.68%) Information Security Governance
10 16 (17.58%) Data Protection
10 16 (17.58%) Risk Register
11 15 (16.48%) Business Continuity
12 14 (15.38%) Service Delivery
12 14 (15.38%) SIEM
13 13 (14.29%) ITIL
13 13 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Management
15 11 (12.09%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.59%) SQL
2 5 (5.49%) C
3 2 (2.20%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.20%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.10%) Java
4 1 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 29 (31.87%) CISSP
2 28 (30.77%) Degree
3 24 (26.37%) CISM
4 14 (15.38%) Security Cleared
5 13 (14.29%) CRISC
6 10 (10.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 10 (10.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 10 (10.99%) SC Cleared
7 9 (9.89%) CISA
8 7 (7.69%) DBS Check
9 6 (6.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (6.59%) A+ Certification
9 6 (6.59%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (5.49%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (5.49%) ISACA
11 4 (4.40%) CCSP
12 3 (3.30%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (2.20%) DV Cleared
14 1 (1.10%) OSCP
14 1 (1.10%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (56.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (31.87%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (20.88%) GDPR
4 18 (19.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 17 (18.68%) PCI DSS
6 16 (17.58%) NIST
7 15 (16.48%) GRC
8 8 (8.79%) COBIT
9 7 (7.69%) SOC 2
10 6 (6.59%) NCSC
11 5 (5.49%) SOC 1
12 3 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (2.20%) JSP 440
13 2 (2.20%) NIST 800
14 1 (1.10%) Accessibility
14 1 (1.10%) Def Stans
14 1 (1.10%) HIPAA
14 1 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (1.10%) PSD2
System Software
1 11 (12.09%) Active Directory
2 7 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (4.40%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (2.20%) IAG
5 1 (1.10%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 9 (9.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (5.49%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.10%) CASB
3 1 (1.10%) Nessus
3 1 (1.10%) RSA Archer
3 1 (1.10%) SCCM
Vendors
1 25 (27.47%) Microsoft
2 8 (8.79%) Google
3 7 (7.69%) VMware
4 3 (3.30%) Adobe
4 3 (3.30%) Apple
5 2 (2.20%) Cisco
5 2 (2.20%) Workday
6 1 (1.10%) Cognos
6 1 (1.10%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.10%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.10%) IBM
6 1 (1.10%) OneTrust
6 1 (1.10%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.10%) Qualys
6 1 (1.10%) Rapid7
6 1 (1.10%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.10%) Tenable
6 1 (1.10%) Xero
6 1 (1.10%) Zscaler