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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 465 507 309
Rank change year-on-year +42 -198 +168
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 110 265 617
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.28% 0.37% 1.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.44% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 90 223 170
10th Percentile £36,175 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £52,000 £43,794 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £73,227 £70,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £88,333 £83,750 £85,125
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 36,887 59,718 56,668
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.92% 83.64% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 18,036 41,241 29,108
10th Percentile £26,902 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,810 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.62% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

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 17 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 17 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 +49 45 £58,835 -9.48% 53
Midlands +39 18 £55,000 -8.33% 14
East of England +44 16 £45,500 -31.32% 18
West Midlands +34 13 £57,500 -11.54% 8
Scotland +121 10 £65,000 +74.50% 6
North of England -6 10 £65,942 +31.88% 44
North West -22 6 £61,750 +23.50% 26
South West +64 5 £60,000 -12.41% 31
East Midlands +20 5 £55,000 -8.33% 5
Northern Ireland - 4 £76,092 - 3
Yorkshire +42 2 £63,496 +12.38% 9
Wales +35 2 £75,574 +62.16% 6
North East +34 2 £75,574 +88.93% 9
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 12 (10.91%) IIS
2 6 (5.45%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 24 (21.82%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 30 (27.27%) Azure
2 22 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (19.09%) SaaS
4 16 (14.55%) AWS
5 7 (6.36%) Entra ID
6 5 (4.55%) IaaS
6 5 (4.55%) PaaS
7 4 (3.64%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (1.82%) IBM Cloud
8 2 (1.82%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.91%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 20 (18.18%) Network Security
2 15 (13.64%) Firewall
3 9 (8.18%) DNS
3 9 (8.18%) TCP/IP
4 8 (7.27%) DHCP
5 6 (5.45%) VLAN
5 6 (5.45%) Wireshark
6 5 (4.55%) Internet
7 4 (3.64%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (3.64%) Wireless
8 3 (2.73%) LAN
8 3 (2.73%) SSH
8 3 (2.73%) SSL
9 1 (0.91%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.91%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.73%) NonStop SQL
3 1 (0.91%) Power BI
General
1 55 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 15 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 11 (10.00%) Finance
3 11 (10.00%) Legal
4 9 (8.18%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (6.36%) Publishing
6 6 (5.45%) Retail
7 5 (4.55%) Military
8 4 (3.64%) Marketing
9 3 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.73%) Police
9 3 (2.73%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.73%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.82%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.91%) Analytical Skills
11 1 (0.91%) Automotive
11 1 (0.91%) Banking
11 1 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.91%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 23 (20.91%) Architect
1 23 (20.91%) Security Architect
2 22 (20.00%) Security Manager
3 17 (15.45%) Lead
4 11 (10.00%) Analyst
5 9 (8.18%) Information Manager
6 8 (7.27%) Information Security Manager
6 8 (7.27%) Lead Architect
6 8 (7.27%) Lead Security Architect
6 8 (7.27%) Service Desk Manager
6 8 (7.27%) Service Manager
7 7 (6.36%) Governance Manager
7 7 (6.36%) Information Governance Manager
8 6 (5.45%) NOC Engineer
8 6 (5.45%) Principal Architect
8 6 (5.45%) Principal Security Architect
8 6 (5.45%) Senior
9 5 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 5 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Architect
9 5 (4.55%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (10.91%) .NET
2 3 (2.73%) LDAP
2 3 (2.73%) SAML
3 2 (1.82%) Leaflet
4 1 (0.91%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.91%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 34 (30.91%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.82%) Private Cloud
3 12 (10.91%) Client/Server
4 10 (9.09%) Data Centre
4 10 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (6.36%) Freedom of Information
5 7 (6.36%) Freedom of Information Act
6 6 (5.45%) PKI
6 6 (5.45%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (3.64%) Security Posture
8 3 (2.73%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (2.73%) Tandem
9 2 (1.82%) CCTV
9 2 (1.82%) Operational Technology
9 2 (1.82%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.91%) CESG
10 1 (0.91%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.91%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.91%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (0.91%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.18%) Windows
2 8 (7.27%) Linux
2 8 (7.27%) Windows Server
3 6 (5.45%) CentOS
3 6 (5.45%) Ubuntu
4 2 (1.82%) Android
4 2 (1.82%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.82%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.82%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.82%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.82%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (64.55%) Information Security
2 63 (57.27%) Information Security Management
3 52 (47.27%) Cybersecurity
4 37 (33.64%) ISMS
5 21 (19.09%) Risk Management
6 20 (18.18%) ITIL
6 20 (18.18%) Penetration Testing
6 20 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
7 16 (14.55%) Data Protection
7 16 (14.55%) Security Architecture
8 15 (13.64%) Information Assurance
8 15 (13.64%) Service Management
9 14 (12.73%) Change Management
10 13 (11.82%) Process Improvement
11 12 (10.91%) Architectural Patterns
11 12 (10.91%) Configuration Management
11 12 (10.91%) Customer-Centricity
11 12 (10.91%) ITSM
11 12 (10.91%) People Management
11 12 (10.91%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.73%) Java
1 3 (2.73%) PowerShell
1 3 (2.73%) SQL
2 2 (1.82%) Shell Script
3 1 (0.91%) SAPscript
3 1 (0.91%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 30 (27.27%) CISSP
2 27 (24.55%) CISM
3 25 (22.73%) Security Cleared
4 15 (13.64%) SC Cleared
5 12 (10.91%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (10.00%) Degree
7 10 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (7.27%) CISA
8 8 (7.27%) DV Cleared
9 7 (6.36%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (6.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 7 (6.36%) MCSA
10 6 (5.45%) CCNA
10 6 (5.45%) CCNP
10 6 (5.45%) MCSE
10 6 (5.45%) Network+ Certification
10 6 (5.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 3 (2.73%) CESG Certified Professional
11 3 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (2.73%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (27.27%) NIST
3 21 (19.09%) GDPR
4 16 (14.55%) NCSC
5 14 (12.73%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (12.73%) SLA
6 8 (7.27%) HIPAA
6 8 (7.27%) PCI DSS
7 7 (6.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (5.45%) GRC
8 6 (5.45%) QA
9 4 (3.64%) COBIT
10 2 (1.82%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.91%) FISMA
11 1 (0.91%) GLBA
11 1 (0.91%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.91%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 9 (8.18%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (5.45%) Firmware
4 2 (1.82%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.82%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (3.64%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (3.64%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.91%) Nessus
Vendors
1 39 (35.45%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.91%) Oracle
3 8 (7.27%) VMware
4 6 (5.45%) Cisco
4 6 (5.45%) Palo Alto
4 6 (5.45%) Red Hat
5 2 (1.82%) Apple
5 2 (1.82%) IBM
5 2 (1.82%) Samsung
6 1 (0.91%) Barracuda Networks
6 1 (0.91%) Mitel
6 1 (0.91%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.91%) SAP
6 1 (0.91%) Sophos