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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 657 774 737
Rank change year-on-year +117 -37 +358
Permanent jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 16 18 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.032% 0.023% 0.060%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.21% 0.17% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 16 15 35
10th Percentile - - £50,161
25th Percentile £63,750 - £54,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% -6.67% -3.23%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile - £104,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £62,250
% change year-on-year -3.57% +12.45% -11.07%

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 7,686 10,431 8,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.60% 13.41% 14.35%
Number of salaries quoted 4,219 5,354 6,745
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,136 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,549 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% -5.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,250 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +4.00%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for HMG Security Policy Framework 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 4 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 16 September 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 +108 16 £67,500 -3.57% 14
UK excluding London +101 16 £67,500 -3.57% 14
Work from Home +85 16 £67,500 - 9
South West +82 16 £67,500 -

HMG Security Policy Framework
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 16 (100.00%) IIS
Job Titles
1 16 (100.00%) Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Security Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Senior
1 16 (100.00%) Senior Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 16 (100.00%) CESG
1 16 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Active Listening
1 16 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 16 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 16 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 16 (100.00%) Information Security
1 16 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 16 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 16 (100.00%) ISMS
1 16 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 16 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 16 (100.00%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 16 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 16 (100.00%) CISM
1 16 (100.00%) CISMP
1 16 (100.00%) CISSP
1 16 (100.00%) IISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 16 (100.00%) NCSC
1 16 (100.00%) NIST
1 16 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 16 (100.00%) RMADS