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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 610 484 491
Rank change year-on-year -126 +7 -196
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 94 142 413
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 73 127 340
10th Percentile £31,900 £37,000 £38,625
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £80,625 £74,813
90th Percentile £83,500 £105,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £64,250
% change year-on-year -11.54% +1.17% -1.15%

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 61,307 36,819 78,197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.20% 92.52% 81.80%
Number of salaries quoted 43,146 20,189 56,768
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £29,497
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 20 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 20 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 -63 31 £70,000 - 9
South East -28 25 £59,490 +3.16% 10
Midlands -30 12 £56,795 +3.26% 5
North of England -26 10 £53,500 -22.89% 4
South West -53 9 £63,750 +6.25% 7
West Midlands -21 7 £52,500 -8.70% 2
Yorkshire -33 7 £57,500 -20.13% 2
East of England -22 6 £34,100 +4.92% 1
East Midlands -33 5 £58,589 +6.53% 3
North West -1 2 £45,125 -31.57% 1
North East -51 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 (8.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (6.38%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.06%) CMS
3 1 (1.06%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (3.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (3.19%) NetSuite
2 2 (2.13%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 26 (27.66%) Azure
2 20 (21.28%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (14.89%) SaaS
4 12 (12.77%) Entra ID
5 11 (11.70%) AWS
6 5 (5.32%) Google Workspace
7 4 (4.26%) GCP
8 3 (3.19%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (3.19%) Power Platform
9 1 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (1.06%) OneDrive
9 1 (1.06%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 9 (9.57%) Firewall
2 8 (8.51%) Internet
3 5 (5.32%) Network Security
3 5 (5.32%) VPN
4 3 (3.19%) LAN
4 3 (3.19%) SAN
4 3 (3.19%) WAN
5 2 (2.13%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.06%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (1.06%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (1.06%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (1.06%) DHCP
6 1 (1.06%) DNS
6 1 (1.06%) NGFW
6 1 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.32%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (2.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.06%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 32 (34.04%) Social Skills
2 17 (18.09%) Legal
3 15 (15.96%) Finance
4 12 (12.77%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (10.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (10.64%) Retail
6 9 (9.57%) Public Sector
7 6 (6.38%) Banking
8 5 (5.32%) Advertising
8 5 (5.32%) Aviation
8 5 (5.32%) Back Office
9 4 (4.26%) Aerospace
9 4 (4.26%) Italian Language
9 4 (4.26%) Japanese Language
10 2 (2.13%) Law
11 1 (1.06%) Aeronautics
11 1 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (1.06%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 16 (17.02%) Security Specialist
2 14 (14.89%) Analyst
3 11 (11.70%) Information Officer
3 11 (11.70%) Information Security Officer
3 11 (11.70%) IT Engineer
3 11 (11.70%) Security Officer
4 9 (9.57%) IT Support
4 9 (9.57%) Security Manager
5 8 (8.51%) IT Support Engineer
5 8 (8.51%) Support Engineer
6 6 (6.38%) Information Manager
6 6 (6.38%) Information Security Manager
6 6 (6.38%) IT Manager
6 6 (6.38%) Security Analyst
6 6 (6.38%) Security Engineer
7 5 (5.32%) Consultant
7 5 (5.32%) Information Security Specialist
7 5 (5.32%) Information Specialist
7 5 (5.32%) Support Specialist
8 4 (4.26%) Governance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.13%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.06%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 44 (46.81%) Management Information System
2 18 (19.15%) Security Posture
3 16 (17.02%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (10.64%) Onboarding
5 9 (9.57%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (6.38%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (5.32%) Cloud Native
7 5 (5.32%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (5.32%) Freedom of Information
7 5 (5.32%) Freedom of Information Act
7 5 (5.32%) Virtual Team
8 3 (3.19%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (3.19%) Robotics
9 2 (2.13%) Data Centre
9 2 (2.13%) Operational Technology
9 2 (2.13%) PMI
10 1 (1.06%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (1.06%) NHS
10 1 (1.06%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 19 (20.21%) Windows
2 13 (13.83%) Windows Server
3 4 (4.26%) Android
4 3 (3.19%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.06%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.06%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (58.51%) Information Security
2 50 (53.19%) ISMS
3 46 (48.94%) Information Security Management
4 40 (42.55%) Risk Management
5 39 (41.49%) Cybersecurity
6 26 (27.66%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (26.60%) Disaster Recovery
8 23 (24.47%) Incident Response
9 22 (23.40%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (22.34%) Security Operations
11 18 (19.15%) Information Security Governance
12 17 (18.09%) Data Protection
13 16 (17.02%) Risk Register
14 15 (15.96%) Business Continuity
15 14 (14.89%) Service Delivery
15 14 (14.89%) SIEM
16 13 (13.83%) ITIL
16 13 (13.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 13 (13.83%) Stakeholder Management
17 12 (12.77%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (7.45%) SQL
2 5 (5.32%) C
3 2 (2.13%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.13%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.06%) Java
4 1 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 30 (31.91%) CISSP
2 29 (30.85%) Degree
3 25 (26.60%) CISM
4 15 (15.96%) Security Cleared
5 13 (13.83%) CRISC
6 11 (11.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 11 (11.70%) SC Cleared
7 10 (10.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 9 (9.57%) CISA
9 7 (7.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (7.45%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (7.45%) DBS Check
10 6 (6.38%) A+ Certification
11 5 (5.32%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (5.32%) CCSP
11 5 (5.32%) ISACA
12 3 (3.19%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (2.13%) DV Cleared
13 2 (2.13%) PMI Certification
14 1 (1.06%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (56.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (32.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 20 (21.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 19 (20.21%) GDPR
5 17 (18.09%) GRC
5 17 (18.09%) PCI DSS
6 16 (17.02%) NIST
7 8 (8.51%) COBIT
8 7 (7.45%) SOC 2
9 6 (6.38%) NCSC
10 5 (5.32%) SOC 1
11 3 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (2.13%) JSP 440
12 2 (2.13%) NIST 800
13 1 (1.06%) Accessibility
13 1 (1.06%) Def Stans
13 1 (1.06%) HIPAA
13 1 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (1.06%) PSD2
System Software
1 12 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 7 (7.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (5.32%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (2.13%) IAG
5 1 (1.06%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 10 (10.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (5.32%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.06%) CASB
3 1 (1.06%) Nessus
3 1 (1.06%) RSA Archer
3 1 (1.06%) SCCM
Vendors
1 26 (27.66%) Microsoft
2 8 (8.51%) Google
3 7 (7.45%) VMware
4 3 (3.19%) Adobe
4 3 (3.19%) Apple
5 2 (2.13%) Cisco
5 2 (2.13%) Workday
6 1 (1.06%) Cognos
6 1 (1.06%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.06%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.06%) IBM
6 1 (1.06%) OneTrust
6 1 (1.06%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.06%) Qualys
6 1 (1.06%) Rapid7
6 1 (1.06%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.06%) Tenable
6 1 (1.06%) Xero
6 1 (1.06%) Zscaler