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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 587 520 471
Rank change year-on-year -67 -49 -67
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 154 121 298
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.16% 0.28% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.32% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 101 115 235
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £42,743
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,000 £54,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,000 £89,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.81% +3.85% -

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 71,441 38,014 56,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.31% 88.54% 81.05%
Number of salaries quoted 50,865 21,889 34,478
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,000 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 4 September 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 4 September 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 -44 51 £72,500 +3.57% 87
South East -20 45 £50,000 -20.00% 44
Midlands -25 22 £56,795 +5.18% 19
East of England -28 16 £34,100 +4.92% 16
West Midlands -19 15 £52,500 -12.50% 12
South West -78 12 £52,500 -22.22% 26
North of England -57 8 £57,500 -17.13% 24
East Midlands -30 7 £58,589 +8.50% 7
Yorkshire - 6 £57,500 - 8
North West -22 1 £47,500 -31.54% 12
North East -64 1 £72,500 +4.49% 5
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 14 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (7.79%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.30%) Confluence
4 1 (0.65%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (1.95%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (1.95%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.95%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.30%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 43 (27.92%) Azure
2 37 (24.03%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (12.34%) AWS
3 19 (12.34%) Entra ID
4 16 (10.39%) SaaS
5 7 (4.55%) Google Workspace
6 4 (2.60%) GCP
7 3 (1.95%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (1.95%) Power Automate
7 3 (1.95%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.30%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (1.30%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.65%) Canva
9 1 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.65%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 14 (9.09%) Firewall
1 14 (9.09%) Network Security
2 13 (8.44%) Internet
3 10 (6.49%) VPN
4 4 (2.60%) DNS
5 3 (1.95%) DHCP
5 3 (1.95%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.95%) LAN
5 3 (1.95%) SAN
5 3 (1.95%) WAN
5 3 (1.95%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.65%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.65%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (0.65%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.65%) HTTP
6 1 (0.65%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.65%) NGFW
6 1 (0.65%) SMTP
6 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.19%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.65%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.30%) JIRA
General
1 53 (34.42%) Social Skills
2 32 (20.78%) Finance
3 27 (17.53%) Legal
4 23 (14.94%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (11.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 15 (9.74%) Aerospace
7 12 (7.79%) Retail
8 7 (4.55%) Aviation
8 7 (4.55%) Back Office
8 7 (4.55%) Banking
8 7 (4.55%) Public Sector
9 6 (3.90%) Italian Language
9 6 (3.90%) Japanese Language
10 5 (3.25%) Advertising
10 5 (3.25%) Law
11 4 (2.60%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.60%) Military
12 3 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.65%) Aeronautics
13 1 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (14.29%) Security Specialist
2 17 (11.04%) Analyst
3 16 (10.39%) IT Engineer
3 16 (10.39%) IT Support
4 13 (8.44%) Information Officer
4 13 (8.44%) Information Security Officer
4 13 (8.44%) IT Support Engineer
4 13 (8.44%) Security Officer
4 13 (8.44%) Support Engineer
5 12 (7.79%) Security Manager
6 11 (7.14%) Security Analyst
7 10 (6.49%) IT Manager
8 9 (5.84%) Information Security Specialist
8 9 (5.84%) Information Specialist
8 9 (5.84%) Security Engineer
9 7 (4.55%) Coordinator
9 7 (4.55%) Information Manager
9 7 (4.55%) Information Security Manager
9 7 (4.55%) Senior
10 6 (3.90%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.95%) ModSecurity
2 2 (1.30%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.65%) Jakarta EE
Miscellaneous
1 78 (50.65%) Management Information System
2 36 (23.38%) Security Posture
3 27 (17.53%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (14.29%) Onboarding
5 12 (7.79%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (5.84%) Cyber Defence
6 9 (5.84%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (5.19%) BYOD
7 8 (5.19%) Cloud Native
7 8 (5.19%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (4.55%) Freedom of Information
8 7 (4.55%) Freedom of Information Act
8 7 (4.55%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (3.90%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (3.25%) Robotics
10 5 (3.25%) Virtual Team
11 4 (2.60%) Culture of Ownership
12 3 (1.95%) IVR
12 3 (1.95%) Operational Technology
12 3 (1.95%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 24 (15.58%) Windows
2 17 (11.04%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.60%) Android
4 3 (1.95%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.95%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.95%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.65%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (67.53%) Information Security
2 85 (55.19%) Information Security Management
3 84 (54.55%) ISMS
4 73 (47.40%) Cybersecurity
4 73 (47.40%) Risk Management
5 54 (35.06%) Continuous Improvement
6 48 (31.17%) Incident Response
7 41 (26.62%) Problem-Solving
8 37 (24.03%) Disaster Recovery
9 36 (23.38%) Security Operations
10 32 (20.78%) Data Protection
11 30 (19.48%) Business Continuity
12 27 (17.53%) ITIL
12 27 (17.53%) Stakeholder Management
12 27 (17.53%) Vulnerability Management
13 25 (16.23%) Risk Register
14 24 (15.58%) Incident Management
15 23 (14.94%) Information Security Governance
15 23 (14.94%) Risk Assessment
16 22 (14.29%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.84%) SQL
2 6 (3.90%) C
3 4 (2.60%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.65%) Java
4 1 (0.65%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.65%) Python
4 1 (0.65%) Ruby
4 1 (0.65%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.65%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 53 (34.42%) CISSP
2 40 (25.97%) CISM
3 37 (24.03%) Degree
4 27 (17.53%) Security Cleared
5 21 (13.64%) CRISC
6 16 (10.39%) SC Cleared
7 13 (8.44%) CISA
8 12 (7.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 10 (6.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 9 (5.84%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (5.84%) DV Cleared
11 8 (5.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 8 (5.19%) CCSP
11 8 (5.19%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (4.55%) DBS Check
12 7 (4.55%) ISACA
13 6 (3.90%) A+ Certification
14 5 (3.25%) CompTIA Security+
15 3 (1.95%) AWS Certification
15 3 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (59.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (29.87%) Cyber Essentials
3 31 (20.13%) GDPR
4 30 (19.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 30 (19.48%) GRC
5 29 (18.83%) NIST
6 20 (12.99%) PCI DSS
7 11 (7.14%) COBIT
7 11 (7.14%) SOC 2
8 10 (6.49%) ISO 9001
9 7 (4.55%) SOC 1
10 6 (3.90%) NCSC
10 6 (3.90%) NIST 800
11 5 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (2.60%) QA
12 4 (2.60%) SLA
13 3 (1.95%) Def Stans
13 3 (1.95%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (1.30%) Accessibility
14 2 (1.30%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 18 (11.69%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.19%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.30%) IAG
5 1 (0.65%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 19 (12.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (4.55%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.65%) CASB
3 1 (0.65%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.65%) Nessus
3 1 (0.65%) QRadar
3 1 (0.65%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.65%) SCCM
Vendors
1 41 (26.62%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.49%) Google
3 6 (3.90%) VMware
4 3 (1.95%) Adobe
4 3 (1.95%) Apple
4 3 (1.95%) Cisco
5 2 (1.30%) Qualys
5 2 (1.30%) Rapid7
5 2 (1.30%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.30%) Tenable
5 2 (1.30%) Workday
6 1 (0.65%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.65%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.65%) Infor
6 1 (0.65%) Juniper
6 1 (0.65%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.65%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.65%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.65%) Splunk
6 1 (0.65%) Zscaler