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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 571 526 476
Rank change year-on-year -45 -50 -71
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 166 123 297
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.17% 0.28% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.32% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 105 115 218
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £42,666
25th Percentile £43,000 £50,570 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.20% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,000 £86,000 £84,875
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 73,171 38,378 55,859
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.08% 88.74% 81.34%
Number of salaries quoted 52,052 22,031 32,570
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,485 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -7.93%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
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 14 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 14 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 -43 56 £71,250 +1.79% 112
South East -9 50 £50,000 -20.00% 49
Midlands -34 22 £56,795 +6.66% 17
East of England -25 18 £34,100 +4.92% 15
West Midlands -27 15 £52,500 - 9
South West -84 12 £52,500 -22.22% 26
North of England -59 8 £65,000 -6.32% 24
East Midlands -27 7 £58,589 +8.50% 8
Yorkshire -26 5 £57,500 -25.81% 7
North East -62 2 £75,000 +8.09% 4
North West -21 1 - - 14
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 (8.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (7.83%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.20%) Confluence
4 1 (0.60%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.41%) Chatbot
2 3 (1.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.60%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.60%) Revit
3 1 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.81%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 44 (26.51%) Azure
2 38 (22.89%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (12.65%) AWS
4 18 (10.84%) Entra ID
5 16 (9.64%) SaaS
6 7 (4.22%) Google Workspace
7 4 (2.41%) GCP
7 4 (2.41%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.81%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (1.81%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.20%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.20%) Serverless
10 1 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.60%) Azure Functions
10 1 (0.60%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.60%) Canva
10 1 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.60%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.60%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.04%) Network Security
2 14 (8.43%) Firewall
3 13 (7.83%) Internet
4 9 (5.42%) VPN
5 5 (3.01%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (2.41%) DNS
7 3 (1.81%) DHCP
7 3 (1.81%) SAN
7 3 (1.81%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (1.20%) LAN
8 2 (1.20%) WAN
9 1 (0.60%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (0.60%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.60%) Cisco ISE
9 1 (0.60%) HTTP
9 1 (0.60%) NGFW
9 1 (0.60%) SMTP
9 1 (0.60%) Structured Cabling
9 1 (0.60%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.60%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.82%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.60%) Metadata
2 1 (0.60%) Power BI
2 1 (0.60%) Power Query
2 1 (0.60%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.20%) JIRA
General
1 61 (36.75%) Social Skills
2 33 (19.88%) Finance
3 30 (18.07%) Legal
4 25 (15.06%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (11.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (10.24%) Aerospace
7 13 (7.83%) Retail
8 8 (4.82%) Aviation
9 7 (4.22%) Back Office
9 7 (4.22%) Banking
10 6 (3.61%) Italian Language
10 6 (3.61%) Japanese Language
11 5 (3.01%) Advertising
11 5 (3.01%) Law
11 5 (3.01%) Manufacturing
11 5 (3.01%) Military
11 5 (3.01%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.20%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (13.86%) Security Specialist
2 18 (10.84%) Analyst
3 16 (9.64%) IT Engineer
3 16 (9.64%) IT Support
4 14 (8.43%) Information Officer
4 14 (8.43%) Information Security Officer
4 14 (8.43%) Security Officer
5 13 (7.83%) IT Support Engineer
5 13 (7.83%) Security Manager
5 13 (7.83%) Support Engineer
6 12 (7.23%) Security Analyst
7 11 (6.63%) Senior
8 10 (6.02%) Information Security Specialist
8 10 (6.02%) Information Specialist
9 9 (5.42%) Coordinator
9 9 (5.42%) IT Manager
9 9 (5.42%) Security Engineer
10 8 (4.82%) Information Manager
10 8 (4.82%) Information Security Manager
11 6 (3.61%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.41%) ModSecurity
2 2 (1.20%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.60%) NumPy
3 1 (0.60%) Pandas
3 1 (0.60%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 85 (51.20%) Management Information System
2 38 (22.89%) Security Posture
3 27 (16.27%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (14.46%) Onboarding
5 13 (7.83%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (6.63%) Cyber Defence
7 9 (5.42%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (4.82%) BYOD
8 8 (4.82%) Cloud Native
8 8 (4.82%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (4.82%) Security Operations Centre
9 7 (4.22%) Freedom of Information
9 7 (4.22%) Freedom of Information Act
10 6 (3.61%) Robotics
11 5 (3.01%) Cyber Security Posture
11 5 (3.01%) Virtual Team
12 4 (2.41%) Culture of Ownership
12 4 (2.41%) Operational Technology
13 3 (1.81%) Cyber Warfare
13 3 (1.81%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 24 (14.46%) Windows
2 17 (10.24%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.41%) Android
4 3 (1.81%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.81%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.81%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.60%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (69.88%) Information Security
2 97 (58.43%) Information Security Management
3 94 (56.63%) ISMS
4 79 (47.59%) Risk Management
5 78 (46.99%) Cybersecurity
6 60 (36.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 51 (30.72%) Incident Response
8 43 (25.90%) Problem-Solving
9 39 (23.49%) Security Operations
10 36 (21.69%) Business Continuity
10 36 (21.69%) Data Protection
11 35 (21.08%) Disaster Recovery
12 34 (20.48%) Stakeholder Management
13 31 (18.67%) Vulnerability Management
14 30 (18.07%) Risk Register
15 28 (16.87%) ITIL
16 25 (15.06%) Risk Assessment
17 24 (14.46%) Incident Management
18 23 (13.86%) AI
18 23 (13.86%) Information Security Governance
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.82%) SQL
2 6 (3.61%) C
3 5 (3.01%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.20%) Python
5 1 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.60%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.60%) Ruby
5 1 (0.60%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 58 (34.94%) CISSP
2 45 (27.11%) CISM
3 40 (24.10%) Degree
4 32 (19.28%) Security Cleared
5 22 (13.25%) CRISC
6 17 (10.24%) CISA
6 17 (10.24%) SC Cleared
7 12 (7.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 11 (6.63%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (6.63%) DV Cleared
9 10 (6.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 8 (4.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (4.82%) CCSP
10 8 (4.82%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (4.22%) DBS Check
11 7 (4.22%) ISACA
12 6 (3.61%) A+ Certification
13 5 (3.01%) CompTIA Security+
14 4 (2.41%) CCSK
14 4 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (62.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (28.92%) Cyber Essentials
3 36 (21.69%) GDPR
3 36 (21.69%) NIST
4 35 (21.08%) GRC
5 31 (18.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 22 (13.25%) PCI DSS
7 13 (7.83%) ISO 9001
8 12 (7.23%) COBIT
9 11 (6.63%) SOC 2
10 7 (4.22%) NCSC
10 7 (4.22%) NIST 800
10 7 (4.22%) QA
10 7 (4.22%) SOC 1
11 6 (3.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (2.41%) Accessibility
12 4 (2.41%) Def Stans
12 4 (2.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (2.41%) SLA
13 3 (1.81%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 18 (10.84%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.82%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (3.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.20%) IAG
5 1 (0.60%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 18 (10.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (4.22%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.60%) CASB
3 1 (0.60%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.60%) Nessus
3 1 (0.60%) QRadar
3 1 (0.60%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.60%) SCCM
Vendors
1 42 (25.30%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.02%) Google
3 5 (3.01%) VMware
4 3 (1.81%) Adobe
4 3 (1.81%) Apple
4 3 (1.81%) Cisco
5 2 (1.20%) Qualys
5 2 (1.20%) Rapid7
5 2 (1.20%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.20%) Tenable
5 2 (1.20%) Workday
6 1 (0.60%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.60%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.60%) Infor
6 1 (0.60%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.60%) OpenAI
6 1 (0.60%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.60%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.60%) Splunk
6 1 (0.60%) Zscaler