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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 604 534 467
Rank change year-on-year -70 -67 -196
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 125 113 361
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.14% 0.26% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.29% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 92 104 296
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £51,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £63,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.80% -1.92% +4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,125 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £89,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -19.23% - +4.00%

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 65,772 38,931 65,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.80% 89.97% 81.95%
Number of salaries quoted 46,496 22,437 45,318
10th Percentile £31,037 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £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 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £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 24 July 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 24 July 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 -38 40 £70,000 - 25
South East -1 38 £45,000 -25.00% 18
Midlands -34 15 £58,589 +4.16% 3
East of England -20 11 £34,100 +4.92% 7
North of England -37 10 £53,500 -22.89% 5
South West -50 10 £52,500 -22.22% 9
West Midlands -34 9 £52,500 -8.70% 1
Yorkshire - 7 £57,500 - 2
East Midlands -25 6 £58,589 +8.50% 2
North West -10 2 £45,125 -31.57% 2
North East -49 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 11 (8.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (7.20%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.60%) Confluence
4 1 (0.80%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (2.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (0.80%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (2.40%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.60%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 32 (25.60%) Azure
2 30 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (13.60%) Entra ID
4 15 (12.00%) SaaS
5 12 (9.60%) AWS
6 7 (5.60%) Google Workspace
7 3 (2.40%) GCP
7 3 (2.40%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (2.40%) Power Automate
7 3 (2.40%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.60%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.80%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 13 (10.40%) Internet
2 10 (8.00%) Firewall
3 9 (7.20%) VPN
4 8 (6.40%) Network Security
5 3 (2.40%) DHCP
5 3 (2.40%) DNS
5 3 (2.40%) LAN
5 3 (2.40%) SAN
5 3 (2.40%) WAN
5 3 (2.40%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.80%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (0.80%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.80%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.80%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.40%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (1.60%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.60%) JIRA
2 1 (0.80%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 38 (30.40%) Social Skills
2 23 (18.40%) Finance
2 23 (18.40%) Legal
3 15 (12.00%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (11.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (9.60%) Retail
6 9 (7.20%) Aerospace
7 8 (6.40%) Public Sector
8 7 (5.60%) Back Office
8 7 (5.60%) Banking
9 6 (4.80%) Italian Language
9 6 (4.80%) Japanese Language
10 5 (4.00%) Advertising
10 5 (4.00%) Aviation
11 3 (2.40%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.60%) Law
13 1 (0.80%) Aeronautics
13 1 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.80%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 20 (16.00%) Security Specialist
2 16 (12.80%) Analyst
2 16 (12.80%) IT Engineer
2 16 (12.80%) IT Support
3 13 (10.40%) Information Officer
3 13 (10.40%) Information Security Officer
3 13 (10.40%) IT Support Engineer
3 13 (10.40%) Security Officer
3 13 (10.40%) Support Engineer
4 9 (7.20%) Security Engineer
4 9 (7.20%) Security Manager
5 8 (6.40%) Information Security Specialist
5 8 (6.40%) Information Specialist
5 8 (6.40%) Security Analyst
6 7 (5.60%) IT Manager
7 6 (4.80%) Information Manager
7 6 (4.80%) Information Security Manager
7 6 (4.80%) Systems Engineer
8 5 (4.00%) Support Specialist
9 4 (3.20%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.60%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.80%) Jakarta EE
Miscellaneous
1 56 (44.80%) Management Information System
2 29 (23.20%) Security Posture
3 24 (19.20%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (12.00%) Onboarding
5 9 (7.20%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (5.60%) Cloud Native
6 7 (5.60%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (5.60%) Freedom of Information
6 7 (5.60%) Freedom of Information Act
7 6 (4.80%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (4.00%) Virtual Team
9 4 (3.20%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (2.40%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (2.40%) Operational Technology
10 3 (2.40%) Robotics
10 3 (2.40%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (1.60%) BYOD
11 2 (1.60%) PMI
12 1 (0.80%) Data Centre
12 1 (0.80%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 23 (18.40%) Windows
2 17 (13.60%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.20%) Android
4 3 (2.40%) Apple iOS
4 3 (2.40%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (60.80%) Information Security
2 63 (50.40%) ISMS
3 62 (49.60%) Information Security Management
4 55 (44.00%) Risk Management
5 54 (43.20%) Cybersecurity
6 37 (29.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 34 (27.20%) Incident Response
8 33 (26.40%) Disaster Recovery
9 31 (24.80%) Problem-Solving
10 27 (21.60%) Security Operations
11 23 (18.40%) Data Protection
12 22 (17.60%) Information Security Governance
13 20 (16.00%) Incident Management
13 20 (16.00%) Risk Register
13 20 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (15.20%) Business Continuity
14 19 (15.20%) Service Delivery
15 17 (13.60%) ITIL
16 16 (12.80%) Risk Assessment
17 15 (12.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 10 (8.00%) SQL
2 6 (4.80%) C
3 4 (3.20%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.60%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.80%) Java
5 1 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 40 (32.00%) CISSP
2 32 (25.60%) Degree
3 31 (24.80%) CISM
4 19 (15.20%) Security Cleared
5 18 (14.40%) CRISC
6 14 (11.20%) SC Cleared
7 12 (9.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 11 (8.80%) CISA
9 10 (8.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 7 (5.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (5.60%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (5.60%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (5.60%) DBS Check
10 7 (5.60%) ISACA
11 6 (4.80%) A+ Certification
11 6 (4.80%) CCSP
12 4 (3.20%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (2.40%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (1.60%) DV Cleared
14 2 (1.60%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (52.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (30.40%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (18.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 23 (18.40%) GDPR
4 22 (17.60%) GRC
5 17 (13.60%) NIST
5 17 (13.60%) PCI DSS
6 10 (8.00%) COBIT
6 10 (8.00%) SOC 2
7 7 (5.60%) SOC 1
8 6 (4.80%) NCSC
9 4 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (2.40%) ISO 9001
10 3 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (1.60%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.60%) JSP 440
11 2 (1.60%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.80%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.80%) PSD2
System Software
1 17 (13.60%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.40%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (4.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.60%) IAG
5 1 (0.80%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 16 (12.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (5.60%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.80%) CASB
3 1 (0.80%) Nessus
3 1 (0.80%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.80%) SCCM
Vendors
1 31 (24.80%) Microsoft
2 10 (8.00%) Google
3 6 (4.80%) VMware
4 3 (2.40%) Adobe
4 3 (2.40%) Apple
4 3 (2.40%) Cisco
5 2 (1.60%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.60%) Workday
6 1 (0.80%) Cognos
6 1 (0.80%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.80%) IBM
6 1 (0.80%) Infor
6 1 (0.80%) Juniper
6 1 (0.80%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.80%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.80%) Qualys
6 1 (0.80%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.80%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.80%) Tenable
6 1 (0.80%) Zscaler