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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 584 421 454
Rank change year-on-year -163 +33 -189
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 87 187 380
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.51% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.55% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 70 157 317
10th Percentile £39,513 £39,700 £37,000
25th Percentile £48,874 £52,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.08% -7.69% +3.59%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £117,500 £96,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -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 54,337 34,070 67,704
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 76.70% 93.20% 86.26%
Number of salaries quoted 34,149 20,338 52,300
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,844 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,875 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%

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 2 April 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 2 April 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 -53 34 £80,000 +10.34% 11
Midlands -45 17 £55,000 +2.44% 3
North of England -57 15 £57,500 -4.96% 3
South East -72 11 £60,000 +4.04% 14
North West -18 9 £53,750 -11.16% 1
West Midlands -30 9 £81,250 +54.85% 1
East Midlands -45 8 £49,279 -10.40% 2
South West -36 6 £55,000 -8.33% 3
Yorkshire -50 5 £57,500 -8.00% 1
East of England -35 3 £28,000 -62.16% 2
North East - 1 £43,500 - 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 6 (6.90%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (6.90%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.15%) CMS
2 1 (1.15%) JBoss
2 1 (1.15%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.15%) SAP GRC
2 1 (1.15%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 28 (32.18%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (13.79%) Entra ID
3 9 (10.34%) Azure
4 8 (9.20%) AWS
5 4 (4.60%) SaaS
6 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (3.45%) Power Platform
7 2 (2.30%) GCP
7 2 (2.30%) Mimecast
7 2 (2.30%) Tessian
8 1 (1.15%) Amazon S3
8 1 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (1.15%) Cohesity
8 1 (1.15%) Nutanix
8 1 (1.15%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.15%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 15 (17.24%) Firewall
2 7 (8.05%) Network Security
3 5 (5.75%) VPN
4 3 (3.45%) LAN
4 3 (3.45%) WAN
5 2 (2.30%) DKIM
5 2 (2.30%) DMARC
6 1 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.45%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.15%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.15%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (1.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 27 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 13 (14.94%) Finance
3 12 (13.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (12.64%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (12.64%) Public Sector
5 9 (10.34%) Legal
6 5 (5.75%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (4.60%) Retail
8 3 (3.45%) Back Office
8 3 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.30%) Aviation
9 2 (2.30%) Banking
9 2 (2.30%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.15%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.15%) Dutch Language
10 1 (1.15%) French Language
10 1 (1.15%) Italian Language
10 1 (1.15%) Law
10 1 (1.15%) Local Government
10 1 (1.15%) Military
Job Titles
1 23 (26.44%) Security Manager
2 18 (20.69%) IT Manager
3 13 (14.94%) Information Security Manager
3 13 (14.94%) IT Security Manager
4 11 (12.64%) Analyst
4 11 (12.64%) Information Manager
5 10 (11.49%) Security Specialist
6 8 (9.20%) Security Operations Specialist
6 8 (9.20%) Senior
7 6 (6.90%) Security Analyst
8 5 (5.75%) Consultant
8 5 (5.75%) Head of Security
8 5 (5.75%) Information Analyst
8 5 (5.75%) Information Security Analyst
8 5 (5.75%) IT Security Specialist
9 4 (4.60%) Head of Information Security
9 4 (4.60%) Senior Information Analyst
9 4 (4.60%) Senior Information Security Analyst
9 4 (4.60%) Senior Security Analyst
9 4 (4.60%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.30%) SailPoint
1 2 (2.30%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.15%) .NET
2 1 (1.15%) J2EE
2 1 (1.15%) Middleware
2 1 (1.15%) Node.js
2 1 (1.15%) OAuth
2 1 (1.15%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.15%) RESTful
2 1 (1.15%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 34 (39.08%) Management Information System
2 14 (16.09%) Security Posture
3 13 (14.94%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (5.75%) Driving Licence
5 3 (3.45%) CMDB
5 3 (3.45%) Cyber Security Posture
5 3 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (3.45%) PKI
5 3 (3.45%) Smartphone
6 2 (2.30%) Data Centre
6 2 (2.30%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.15%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.15%) Mainframe
7 1 (1.15%) NHS
7 1 (1.15%) PMI
7 1 (1.15%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.15%) Replication
7 1 (1.15%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 10 (11.49%) Windows
2 7 (8.05%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.45%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.30%) Linux
4 2 (2.30%) Unix
5 1 (1.15%) Android
5 1 (1.15%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (67.82%) Information Security
2 48 (55.17%) Information Security Management
3 36 (41.38%) Cybersecurity
4 25 (28.74%) ISMS
5 24 (27.59%) Incident Response
6 20 (22.99%) Risk Management
7 19 (21.84%) SIEM
8 14 (16.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (16.09%) Risk Assessment
9 13 (14.94%) ITIL
10 12 (13.79%) Business Continuity
11 11 (12.64%) Decision-Making
12 10 (11.49%) Change Management
12 10 (11.49%) Data Protection
12 10 (11.49%) Vulnerability Management
13 9 (10.34%) Disaster Recovery
13 9 (10.34%) Security Operations
13 9 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
14 8 (9.20%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.60%) SQL
2 2 (2.30%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.30%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.15%) Java
3 1 (1.15%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (37.93%) CISSP
2 30 (34.48%) CISM
3 15 (17.24%) Degree
4 12 (13.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 12 (13.79%) Security Cleared
5 10 (11.49%) SC Cleared
6 9 (10.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 9 (10.34%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (9.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 7 (8.05%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (5.75%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (4.60%) CISA
10 4 (4.60%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (3.45%) AWS Certification
11 3 (3.45%) CRISC
12 2 (2.30%) CESG Certified Professional
12 2 (2.30%) DV Cleared
13 1 (1.15%) CompTIA CySA+
13 1 (1.15%) PCI QSA
13 1 (1.15%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (60.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (29.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 25 (28.74%) NIST
4 15 (17.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (10.34%) GDPR
5 9 (10.34%) GRC
6 7 (8.05%) COBIT
6 7 (8.05%) PCI DSS
7 4 (4.60%) ISAE 3402
7 4 (4.60%) SOC 2
8 3 (3.45%) NIST 800
8 3 (3.45%) SLA
9 2 (2.30%) Def Stans
9 2 (2.30%) ISO 22301
10 1 (1.15%) HIPAA
10 1 (1.15%) ISO 9001
10 1 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (1.15%) NCSC
10 1 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (9.20%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (6.90%) Active Directory
3 2 (2.30%) IAG
4 1 (1.15%) BitLocker
4 1 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.15%) Ansible
2 1 (1.15%) SCCM
2 1 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (28.74%) Microsoft
2 8 (9.20%) VMware
3 4 (4.60%) ServiceNow
4 3 (3.45%) SAP
5 1 (1.15%) Carbon Black
5 1 (1.15%) Cognos
5 1 (1.15%) Darktrace
5 1 (1.15%) Databricks
5 1 (1.15%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.15%) IBM
5 1 (1.15%) MuleSoft
5 1 (1.15%) Qualys
5 1 (1.15%) Xero