HMG Security Policy Framework Job Trends

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 630 732 688
Rank change year-on-year +102 -44 +361
Permanent jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 22 18 56
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.045% 0.026% 0.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.29% 0.18% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 16 15 52
10th Percentile - £62,915 £52,000
25th Percentile £63,750 - £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -18.75%
75th Percentile £71,250 - £85,000
90th Percentile - £87,500 £102,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -7.14%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

HMG Security Policy Framework falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,636 9,790 8,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.55% 14.18% 14.50%
Number of salaries quoted 4,247 4,524 6,203
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,594 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +6.19%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in the UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework within the UK over the 6 months to 21 October 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
England +103 22 £67,500 -3.57% 13
UK excluding London +84 22 £67,500 -3.57% 12
Work from Home +78 16 £67,500 - 6
South West +62 16 £67,500 - 1
West Midlands +50 3 - - 5
Midlands +30 3 - - 6
Yorkshire - 3 - - 1
North of England - 3 - - 3

HMG Security Policy Framework
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 16 (72.73%) IIS
General
1 6 (27.27%) Local Government
1 6 (27.27%) Military
1 6 (27.27%) Presentation Skills
1 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (72.73%) Consultant
1 16 (72.73%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (72.73%) Security Consultant
1 16 (72.73%) Senior
1 16 (72.73%) Senior Consultant
1 16 (72.73%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (72.73%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 16 (72.73%) CESG
1 16 (72.73%) Management Information System
2 6 (27.27%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (72.73%) Active Listening
1 16 (72.73%) Creative Thinking
1 16 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
1 16 (72.73%) Information Assurance
1 16 (72.73%) Information Security
1 16 (72.73%) Information Security Management
1 16 (72.73%) Innovative Thinking
1 16 (72.73%) ISMS
1 16 (72.73%) Matrix Organization
1 16 (72.73%) Risk Management
1 16 (72.73%) Security Management
2 6 (27.27%) Agile
2 6 (27.27%) Business Development
Qualifications
1 16 (72.73%) CESG Certified Professional
1 16 (72.73%) CISM
1 16 (72.73%) CISMP
1 16 (72.73%) CISSP
1 16 (72.73%) IISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (72.73%) JSP 440
1 16 (72.73%) NCSC
1 16 (72.73%) NIST
1 16 (72.73%) NIST 800
1 16 (72.73%) RMADS