Security Management Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 478 514 308
Rank change year-on-year +36 -206 +177
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 101 263 610
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.25% 0.35% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.43% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 81 225 177
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £39,250
25th Percentile £49,700 £44,851 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £88,333 £82,750 £87,383
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,721 61,614 54,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.53% 82.28% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 17,560 42,296 28,644
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Management in the UK excluding London

Security Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Management in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Security Management in the UK excluding London

Security Management
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Management in the UK excluding London

Security Management
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
South East +41 41 £57,670 -7.73% 44
Midlands +43 17 £55,000 -8.33% 12
East of England +46 16 £32,500 -50.94% 13
West Midlands +34 12 £57,500 -8.00% 7
Scotland +126 11 £62,500 +67.79% 7
North of England -11 9 £69,384 +38.77% 45
North West -19 6 £65,942 +31.88% 24
East Midlands +43 5 £55,000 -8.33% 5
Northern Ireland - 3 £76,092 - 2
South West +61 2 £60,000 -12.41% 15
North East +43 2 £75,574 +88.93% 13
Wales +35 2 £75,574 +62.16% 4
Yorkshire +35 1 £71,991 +27.42% 8
Security Management
UK

Security Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 9 (8.91%) IIS
2 7 (6.93%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 21 (20.79%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 27 (26.73%) Azure
2 21 (20.79%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (15.84%) SaaS
4 11 (10.89%) AWS
5 9 (8.91%) Entra ID
6 5 (4.95%) IaaS
6 5 (4.95%) PaaS
7 4 (3.96%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (3.96%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.99%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 21 (20.79%) Network Security
2 12 (11.88%) Firewall
3 6 (5.94%) DHCP
3 6 (5.94%) DNS
3 6 (5.94%) TCP/IP
3 6 (5.94%) VLAN
3 6 (5.94%) Wireshark
4 5 (4.95%) Internet
4 5 (4.95%) SSH
4 5 (4.95%) SSL
5 4 (3.96%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (3.96%) Wireless
6 1 (0.99%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (8.91%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.95%) NonStop SQL
3 1 (0.99%) Power BI
General
1 51 (50.50%) Social Skills
2 16 (15.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 11 (10.89%) Legal
4 10 (9.90%) Finance
4 10 (9.90%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (5.94%) Publishing
5 6 (5.94%) Retail
6 3 (2.97%) Marketing
6 3 (2.97%) Military
6 3 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (2.97%) Police
6 3 (2.97%) Public Sector
6 3 (2.97%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.98%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.98%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.99%) Automotive
8 1 (0.99%) Banking
8 1 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (19.80%) Architect
1 20 (19.80%) Security Architect
1 20 (19.80%) Security Manager
2 15 (14.85%) Lead
3 11 (10.89%) Analyst
4 8 (7.92%) Information Manager
4 8 (7.92%) Information Security Manager
4 8 (7.92%) Lead Architect
4 8 (7.92%) Lead Security Architect
4 8 (7.92%) Senior
5 7 (6.93%) Principal Architect
5 7 (6.93%) Principal Security Architect
5 7 (6.93%) Service Desk Manager
5 7 (6.93%) Service Manager
6 6 (5.94%) Governance Manager
6 6 (5.94%) Information Governance Manager
6 6 (5.94%) NOC Engineer
6 6 (5.94%) Security Analyst
7 5 (4.95%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
7 5 (4.95%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (8.91%) .NET
2 3 (2.97%) LDAP
2 3 (2.97%) SAML
3 2 (1.98%) Leaflet
4 1 (0.99%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.99%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 28 (27.72%) Management Information System
2 10 (9.90%) Private Cloud
3 9 (8.91%) Client/Server
3 9 (8.91%) Data Centre
3 9 (8.91%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (7.92%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (5.94%) Freedom of Information
5 6 (5.94%) Freedom of Information Act
5 6 (5.94%) PKI
6 5 (4.95%) Tandem
7 4 (3.96%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.98%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.98%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.98%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.99%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.99%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (0.99%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.99%) Cyberattack
9 1 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.99%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 11 (10.89%) Windows
2 10 (9.90%) Windows Server
3 8 (7.92%) Linux
4 6 (5.94%) CentOS
4 6 (5.94%) Ubuntu
5 4 (3.96%) Android
5 4 (3.96%) Apple iOS
5 4 (3.96%) Mac OS
5 4 (3.96%) Windows 10
5 4 (3.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (3.96%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (60.40%) Information Security
2 55 (54.46%) Information Security Management
3 46 (45.54%) Cybersecurity
4 29 (28.71%) ISMS
5 22 (21.78%) Penetration Testing
6 21 (20.79%) Risk Management
7 19 (18.81%) Risk Assessment
8 18 (17.82%) ITIL
9 17 (16.83%) Data Protection
10 16 (15.84%) Information Assurance
11 15 (14.85%) Security Architecture
12 13 (12.87%) Architectural Patterns
12 13 (12.87%) SABSA
12 13 (12.87%) TOGAF
13 11 (10.89%) Change Management
13 11 (10.89%) Service Management
14 10 (9.90%) Continuous Improvement
14 10 (9.90%) Mentoring
14 10 (9.90%) Process Improvement
15 9 (8.91%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.95%) Java
1 5 (4.95%) SQL
2 3 (2.97%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.98%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.99%) SAPscript
4 1 (0.99%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 27 (26.73%) CISSP
2 24 (23.76%) Security Cleared
3 21 (20.79%) CISM
4 14 (13.86%) SC Cleared
5 12 (11.88%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (8.91%) Degree
6 9 (8.91%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (7.92%) CISA
8 7 (6.93%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (6.93%) MCSA
9 6 (5.94%) CCNA
9 6 (5.94%) CCNP
9 6 (5.94%) DV Cleared
9 6 (5.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 6 (5.94%) MCSE
9 6 (5.94%) Network+ Certification
9 6 (5.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (2.97%) CESG Certified Professional
10 3 (2.97%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (2.97%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (33.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (22.77%) NIST
3 16 (15.84%) GDPR
4 15 (14.85%) NCSC
5 12 (11.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (11.88%) SLA
6 7 (6.93%) QA
7 6 (5.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (5.94%) HIPAA
8 4 (3.96%) GRC
8 4 (3.96%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.99%) COBIT
9 1 (0.99%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.99%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.99%) NIST 800
System Software
1 10 (9.90%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.94%) Firmware
2 6 (5.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.98%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 6 (5.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.99%) Nessus
Vendors
1 36 (35.64%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.91%) Oracle
3 6 (5.94%) Cisco
3 6 (5.94%) Palo Alto
3 6 (5.94%) Red Hat
3 6 (5.94%) VMware
4 4 (3.96%) Apple
4 4 (3.96%) Samsung
5 1 (0.99%) Barracuda Networks
5 1 (0.99%) Mitel
5 1 (0.99%) Rapid7
5 1 (0.99%) SAP
5 1 (0.99%) Sophos