HMG Security Policy Framework Job Trends

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 2 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	795	647	719
Rank change year-on-year	-148	+72	-37
Permanent jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework	37	24	16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	0.030%	0.048%	0.024%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category	0.28%	0.32%	0.17%
Number of salaries quoted	26	17	14
10^th Percentile	£44,241	-	£61,734
25^th Percentile	£47,903	£63,750	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£61,585	£67,500	£70,000
Median % change year-on-year	-8.76%	-3.57%	+7.69%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£71,250	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	£82,250
UK excluding London median annual salary	£48,961	£67,500	£70,000
% change year-on-year	-27.47%	-3.57%	+7.69%

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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills.

	6 months to 2 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills	13,387	7,598	9,683
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK	10.95%	15.14%	14.25%
Number of salaries quoted	8,095	4,362	4,414
10^th Percentile	£31,000	£30,000	£30,500
25^th Percentile	£40,500	£40,000	£41,696
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£57,500	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	-4.35%	-4.17%	-
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£77,500	£78,750
90^th Percentile	£95,000	£93,750	£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary	£50,000	£50,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-	-	-4.76%

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 Salary Trend

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 2 November 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 2 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Work from Home	-53	24	£75,000	+11.11%	1
England	-125	24	£75,000	+11.11%	9
London	-	18	£75,000	-	2
UK excluding London	-148	14	£48,961	-27.47%	7
Wales	-	8	£51,066	-
South East	-	3	£70,000	-	4
Yorkshire	-41	1	£44,241	-
West Midlands	-61	1	£44,241	-17.24%
Midlands	-66	1	£44,241	-17.24%
North of England	-83	1	£44,241	-	2
South West	-94	1	-	-	1

HMG Security Policy Framework Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, job vacancies citing HMG Security Policy Framework also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	ISO/IEC 27001	78.4%	29
2	Agile	67.6%	25
3	NIST	62.2%	23
4	Azure	59.5%	22
4	Security Cleared	59.5%	22
6	NCSC	56.8%	21
6	SABSA	56.8%	21
6	TOGAF	56.8%	21
9	CISSP	45.9%	17
9	Degree	45.9%	17
9	Risk Assessment	45.9%	17
12	SC Cleared	43.2%	16
13	AWS	37.8%	14
13	Cloud Security	37.8%	14
13	Risk Analysis	37.8%	14
13	Stakeholder Engagement	37.8%	14
17	Community of Practice	35.1%	13
17	Cybersecurity	35.1%	13
17	GCP	35.1%	13
17	Security Architecture	35.1%	13
21	Architectural Patterns	32.4%	12
21	CISM	32.4%	12
21	Identity Access Management	32.4%	12
21	Network Security	32.4%	12
21	OWASP	32.4%	12
21	Technology Strategy	32.4%	12
21	Threat Modelling	32.4%	12
28	Risk Management	27.0%	10
28	Scrum	27.0%	10
30	Continuous Improvement	24.3%	9

HMG Security Policy Framework Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	ISO/IEC 27001	78.4%	29
2	NIST	62.2%	23
3	NCSC	56.8%	21
4	JSP 440	8.1%	3
5	GRC	5.4%	2
6	COBIT	2.7%	1
6	Def Stans	2.7%	1
6	NIST 800	2.7%	1
6	PCI DSS	2.7%	1
6	Sarbanes-Oxley	2.7%	1