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 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 653 698 715
Rank change year-on-year +45 +17 +236
Permanent jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 15 2 76
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.023% 0.004% 0.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.18% 0.024% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 62
10th Percentile £50,468 - £50,000
25th Percentile £51,216 - £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,480 £58,191 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.93% -10.48% -18.75%
75th Percentile £71,250 - £81,250
90th Percentile - - £94,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,480 £58,191 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.93% -10.48% -10.34%

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 8,111 8,335 10,259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.53% 16.31% 14.07%
Number of salaries quoted 4,512 3,737 7,632
10th Percentile £30,262 £32,500 £27,965
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,742 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% +7.48% -

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
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework over the 6 months to 5 February 2026.

Salary histogram for HMG Security Policy Framework in the UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
Top 11 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 5 February 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
UK excluding London +43 14 £60,480 +3.93% 6
England +76 13 £67,500 +16.00% 10
Work from Home - 6 £67,500 - 1
West Midlands +28 4 £53,459 -8.13%
Midlands +24 4 £53,459 -8.13%
Yorkshire - 4 - - 1
North of England - 4 - - 2
South West - 3 £67,500 - 2
Wales - 2 £53,171 -
London - 1 - - 4
East of England - 1 - -

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 3 (20.00%) IIS
Business Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) Azure
2 2 (13.33%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (13.33%) Azure Functions
2 2 (13.33%) Azure Logic Apps
2 2 (13.33%) Azure Service Bus
2 2 (13.33%) Power Automate
2 2 (13.33%) Power Platform
2 2 (13.33%) PowerApps
2 2 (13.33%) Serverless
3 1 (6.67%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Firewall
1 1 (6.67%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (6.67%) Network Security
General
1 8 (53.33%) Local Government
1 8 (53.33%) Military
1 8 (53.33%) Presentation Skills
1 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Finance
2 1 (6.67%) Legal
2 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Senior
2 3 (20.00%) Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Developer
2 3 (20.00%) Security Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Senior Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Senior Security Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) Senior Developer
3 2 (13.33%) SEO Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Junior
4 1 (6.67%) Junior Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Junior ServiceNow Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Security Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Manager
4 1 (6.67%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (13.33%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 8 (53.33%) Data Centre
2 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
3 3 (20.00%) CESG
4 1 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (6.67%) Blog
4 1 (6.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Agile
2 8 (53.33%) Business Development
3 4 (26.67%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (26.67%) Information Security
3 4 (26.67%) Risk Management
4 3 (20.00%) Active Listening
4 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (20.00%) Information Assurance
4 3 (20.00%) Information Security Management
4 3 (20.00%) Innovative Thinking
4 3 (20.00%) ISMS
4 3 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
4 3 (20.00%) Security Management
5 2 (13.33%) Acceptance Criteria
5 2 (13.33%) AI
5 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (13.33%) DevOps
5 2 (13.33%) Microservices
5 2 (13.33%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) C#
1 2 (13.33%) JavaScript
1 2 (13.33%) Python
1 2 (13.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (26.67%) CISM
1 4 (26.67%) CISSP
2 3 (20.00%) CESG Certified Professional
2 3 (20.00%) CISMP
2 3 (20.00%) IISP
3 2 (13.33%) Degree
3 2 (13.33%) DV Cleared
3 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
4 1 (6.67%) CRISC
4 1 (6.67%) GSEC
4 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (26.67%) JSP 440
1 4 (26.67%) NIST
2 3 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (20.00%) NCSC
2 3 (20.00%) NIST 800
2 3 (20.00%) RMADS
3 2 (13.33%) Government Security Classifications
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Google
2 1 (6.67%) ServiceNow