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

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 729 - 847
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Permanent jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 27 0 49
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.028% - 0.047%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.26% - 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 17 0 44
10th Percentile - - £47,575
25th Percentile £50,468 - £51,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.50%
75th Percentile - - £77,500
90th Percentile - - £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,171 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.67%

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 10,346 7,378 13,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.65% 15.41% 12.84%
Number of salaries quoted 6,631 4,105 9,006
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,564 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.03% +8.56% -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
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for HMG Security Policy Framework in the UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
Top 6 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 July 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
Work from Home - 24 £75,000 - 5
England - 19 £75,000 - 10
London - 18 £75,000 - 4
UK excluding London - 7 £53,171 - 8
Wales - 6 £53,171 - 1
South West - 1 - - 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (18.52%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (88.89%) Azure
2 18 (66.67%) AWS
3 11 (40.74%) GCP
4 6 (22.22%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (18.52%) Azure Functions
5 5 (18.52%) Azure Logic Apps
5 5 (18.52%) Azure Service Bus
5 5 (18.52%) Power Automate
5 5 (18.52%) Power Platform
5 5 (18.52%) PowerApps
5 5 (18.52%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 18 (66.67%) Network Security
2 7 (25.93%) Firewall
2 7 (25.93%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Git
General
1 11 (40.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 11 (40.74%) Law
1 11 (40.74%) Public Sector
2 9 (33.33%) Finance
3 7 (25.93%) Legal
4 2 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (48.15%) Senior
2 11 (40.74%) Architect
2 11 (40.74%) Security Architect
3 7 (25.93%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 7 (25.93%) Security Manager
3 7 (25.93%) Senior Manager
4 6 (22.22%) Developer
4 6 (22.22%) Senior Developer
4 6 (22.22%) SEO Developer
5 1 (3.70%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Front-End Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (18.52%) HTML5 Canvas
2 1 (3.70%) Next.js
2 1 (3.70%) Node.js
2 1 (3.70%) React
2 1 (3.70%) RESTful
2 1 (3.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 7 (25.93%) Blog
1 7 (25.93%) Management Information System
1 7 (25.93%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (66.67%) Cloud Security
1 18 (66.67%) Risk Analysis
1 18 (66.67%) Security Architecture
2 17 (62.96%) Agile
3 13 (48.15%) SABSA
3 13 (48.15%) TOGAF
4 12 (44.44%) Collaborative Working
5 11 (40.74%) Architectural Patterns
5 11 (40.74%) Community of Practice
5 11 (40.74%) Identity Access Management
5 11 (40.74%) OWASP
5 11 (40.74%) Risk Assessment
5 11 (40.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 11 (40.74%) Technology Strategy
5 11 (40.74%) Threat Modelling
6 10 (37.04%) Information Security
7 9 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
8 8 (29.63%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (18.52%) C#
1 5 (18.52%) JavaScript
1 5 (18.52%) Python
1 5 (18.52%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (74.07%) Security Cleared
2 18 (66.67%) CISM
2 18 (66.67%) CISSP
2 18 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 15 (55.56%) Degree
4 7 (25.93%) CRISC
4 7 (25.93%) DV Cleared
4 7 (25.93%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (96.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (66.67%) NIST
3 11 (40.74%) NCSC
4 8 (29.63%) JSP 440
5 7 (25.93%) Government Security Classifications
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Google
2 5 (18.52%) Microsoft