Security Management Jobs in England

Security Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Management over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 519 478 327
Rank change year-on-year -41 -151 +257
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 163 396 927
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.46% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.54% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 142 328 319
10th Percentile £41,625 £37,500 £35,463
25th Percentile £53,688 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £80,938 £75,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - +8.33%

All Process and 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 46,624 73,570 84,581
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.18% 85.07% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 23,570 53,896 50,325
10th Percentile £29,991 £29,000 £34,324
25th Percentile £41,750 £40,000 £46,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,474 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Management in England

Security Management
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Management in England.

Salary trend for Security Management in England

Security Management
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Management in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

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 21 May 2025. 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 +57 73 £72,000 -0.69% 118
South East +49 43 £57,670 -11.28% 61
Midlands +39 18 £55,000 -8.33% 12
East of England +37 14 £34,250 -48.30% 18
West Midlands +35 13 £57,500 -11.54% 6
North of England -7 10 £65,942 +31.88% 51
North West -24 6 £61,750 +23.50% 31
East Midlands +37 5 £55,000 -8.33% 5
South West +75 4 £60,000 -12.41% 29
Yorkshire +44 2 £63,496 +12.38% 11
North East +32 2 £75,574 +88.93% 9
Security Management
UK

Security Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (7.36%) IIS
2 10 (6.13%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.84%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (17.18%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 66 (40.49%) Azure
2 28 (17.18%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (15.34%) SaaS
4 21 (12.88%) AWS
5 17 (10.43%) GCP
6 11 (6.75%) Entra ID
7 5 (3.07%) IaaS
7 5 (3.07%) PaaS
8 4 (2.45%) Amazon EC2
8 4 (2.45%) Amazon S3
8 4 (2.45%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (2.45%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (2.45%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 3 (1.84%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.84%) Power Platform
9 3 (1.84%) Slack
10 2 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.23%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (1.23%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 37 (22.70%) Firewall
2 32 (19.63%) Network Security
3 11 (6.75%) DNS
4 8 (4.91%) DHCP
4 8 (4.91%) TCP/IP
5 6 (3.68%) LAN
5 6 (3.68%) VLAN
5 6 (3.68%) Wireshark
6 5 (3.07%) Internet
6 5 (3.07%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (2.45%) SSL
7 4 (2.45%) VPN
7 4 (2.45%) Wireless
8 3 (1.84%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (1.23%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (7.98%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.84%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.23%) GitLab
General
1 75 (46.01%) Social Skills
2 24 (14.72%) Finance
3 23 (14.11%) Legal
4 19 (11.66%) Retail
5 12 (7.36%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (7.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (5.52%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (4.29%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (3.68%) Publishing
9 4 (2.45%) Military
10 3 (1.84%) Marketing
10 3 (1.84%) Police
10 3 (1.84%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.23%) Banking
11 2 (1.23%) Law
11 2 (1.23%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.61%) Automotive
12 1 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.61%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 35 (21.47%) Security Manager
2 28 (17.18%) Analyst
3 19 (11.66%) Security Analyst
4 18 (11.04%) Lead
5 17 (10.43%) Architect
5 17 (10.43%) Security Architect
6 14 (8.59%) Information Manager
6 14 (8.59%) Information Security Manager
7 11 (6.75%) Information Analyst
7 11 (6.75%) Information Security Analyst
8 10 (6.13%) Head of Security
8 10 (6.13%) Senior
9 8 (4.91%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 8 (4.91%) Service Desk Manager
9 8 (4.91%) Service Manager
10 6 (3.68%) Head of Information Security
10 6 (3.68%) Information Governance Manager
10 6 (3.68%) IT Manager
10 6 (3.68%) IT Support
10 6 (3.68%) NOC Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.36%) .NET
2 9 (5.52%) Leaflet
3 3 (1.84%) 802.1X
3 3 (1.84%) LDAP
3 3 (1.84%) SAML
4 1 (0.61%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.61%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 66 (40.49%) Management Information System
2 26 (15.95%) Security Posture
3 14 (8.59%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (7.98%) Private Cloud
5 12 (7.36%) Client/Server
6 11 (6.75%) Data Protection Act
7 10 (6.13%) Data Centre
8 6 (3.68%) Freedom of Information
8 6 (3.68%) Freedom of Information Act
8 6 (3.68%) PKI
9 5 (3.07%) Onboarding
10 4 (2.45%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (2.45%) Distributed Architecture
11 3 (1.84%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (1.84%) iPad
11 3 (1.84%) iPhone
11 3 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (1.23%) CCTV
12 2 (1.23%) Cloud Native
12 2 (1.23%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 17 (10.43%) Windows
2 13 (7.98%) Windows Server
3 11 (6.75%) Linux
4 6 (3.68%) CentOS
4 6 (3.68%) Ubuntu
5 5 (3.07%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.84%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.84%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.84%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (1.23%) Android
7 2 (1.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (63.19%) Information Security
2 87 (53.37%) Cybersecurity
3 80 (49.08%) Information Security Management
4 52 (31.90%) Risk Management
5 46 (28.22%) ISMS
6 32 (19.63%) Data Protection
6 32 (19.63%) Incident Response
7 28 (17.18%) Data Security
7 28 (17.18%) SIEM
8 25 (15.34%) Incident Management
8 25 (15.34%) ITIL
9 23 (14.11%) Identity Access Management
10 21 (12.88%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (12.88%) Security Operations
10 21 (12.88%) Service Management
10 21 (12.88%) Vulnerability Management
11 20 (12.27%) Data Privacy
12 19 (11.66%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 18 (11.04%) Problem Management
13 18 (11.04%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.91%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.23%) Python
2 2 (1.23%) Shell Script
3 1 (0.61%) Bash
3 1 (0.61%) SAPscript
3 1 (0.61%) SQL
3 1 (0.61%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 46 (28.22%) CISSP
2 37 (22.70%) CISM
3 26 (15.95%) Security Cleared
4 17 (10.43%) Degree
5 13 (7.98%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (6.75%) DV Cleared
7 10 (6.13%) CESG Certified Professional
7 10 (6.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 10 (6.13%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (6.13%) SC Cleared
8 9 (5.52%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (5.52%) CISMP
9 8 (4.91%) Azure Certification
9 8 (4.91%) CCNA
9 8 (4.91%) CISA
9 8 (4.91%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (4.29%) Master's Degree
10 7 (4.29%) MCSA
11 6 (3.68%) CCNP
11 6 (3.68%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (41.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (31.29%) NIST
3 39 (23.93%) GDPR
4 27 (16.56%) PCI DSS
5 23 (14.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (8.59%) SLA
7 13 (7.98%) NCSC
8 8 (4.91%) QA
9 6 (3.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (3.68%) GRC
9 6 (3.68%) HIPAA
10 2 (1.23%) COBIT
10 2 (1.23%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.61%) NIST 800
System Software
1 12 (7.36%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.68%) Firmware
4 3 (1.84%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.23%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 6 (3.68%) Terraform
2 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.45%) Grafana
3 4 (2.45%) Prometheus
3 4 (2.45%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.61%) Nessus
Vendors
1 57 (34.97%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.36%) Oracle
3 9 (5.52%) Cisco
4 8 (4.91%) VMware
5 6 (3.68%) Citrix
5 6 (3.68%) Palo Alto
5 6 (3.68%) Red Hat
6 5 (3.07%) Apple
7 4 (2.45%) SAP
7 4 (2.45%) SolarWinds
8 3 (1.84%) Concur
8 3 (1.84%) Google
8 3 (1.84%) HubSpot
8 3 (1.84%) Meraki
8 3 (1.84%) Zscaler
9 2 (1.23%) IBM
9 2 (1.23%) Samsung
10 1 (0.61%) Mitel
10 1 (0.61%) Rapid7
10 1 (0.61%) Sophos