Security Management Job Trends

Security Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Security Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 515 483 414
Rank change year-on-year -32 -69 -90
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 139 271 324
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.25% 0.44% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.50% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 120 168 276
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,999 £51,251 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £73,125 £76,688 £80,000
90th Percentile £84,375 £105,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,750
% change year-on-year -5.17% +4.04% +0.39%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Security Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47,424 53,892 47,309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.09% 86.75% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,060 28,022 36,472
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -1.87%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Security Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Security Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Security Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Security Management

Security Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Management over the 6 months to 10 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management within the UK over the 6 months to 10 December 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 -5 126 £67,500 +12.50% 104
UK excluding London +15 92 £55,000 -5.17% 100
Work from Home +48 59 £67,500 +12.50% 37
London +23 46 £68,118 -4.73% 21
South West +32 22 £67,500 +8.00% 9
Midlands +16 20 £52,500 -4.55% 13
South East +15 16 £60,000 +15.38% 34
North of England +14 13 £40,500 -4.71% 20
North West +41 11 £40,500 -10.00% 14
West Midlands +15 10 £81,250 +58.53% 10
East Midlands +14 10 £51,058 -7.17% 3
East of England +25 9 £32,500 -56.08% 13
Northern Ireland +2 6 £32,500 - 2
Wales +8 4 £55,000 +11.11% 7
Yorkshire -16 2 £77,500 +82.35% 4
Scotland -17 2 £16,000 -84.00% 5

Security Management
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 (11.51%) IIS
2 13 (9.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (8.63%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.72%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 10 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (2.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.44%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.72%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.72%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 30 (21.58%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (17.27%) Azure
3 20 (14.39%) Entra ID
4 11 (7.91%) SaaS
5 8 (5.76%) AWS
6 7 (5.04%) IaaS
7 5 (3.60%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.16%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (1.44%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (1.44%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.44%) PaaS
9 2 (1.44%) Tessian
10 1 (0.72%) Cohesity
10 1 (0.72%) GCP
10 1 (0.72%) GitHub
10 1 (0.72%) Heroku
10 1 (0.72%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.72%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 24 (17.27%) Firewall
2 12 (8.63%) VPN
3 8 (5.76%) VLAN
4 6 (4.32%) Network Security
5 5 (3.60%) SSL
5 5 (3.60%) TCP/IP
5 5 (3.60%) Wireless
6 2 (1.44%) DKIM
6 2 (1.44%) DMARC
7 1 (0.72%) DNS
7 1 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.44%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.72%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Git
General
1 44 (31.65%) Social Skills
2 24 (17.27%) Finance
3 22 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (11.51%) Public Sector
5 10 (7.19%) Legal
6 9 (6.47%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (6.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (5.04%) Banking
7 7 (5.04%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (4.32%) Manufacturing
9 5 (3.60%) Back Office
10 4 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.16%) Retail
12 2 (1.44%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.72%) Dutch Language
13 1 (0.72%) French Language
13 1 (0.72%) Law
13 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (20.14%) Consultant
1 28 (20.14%) Security Consultant
2 26 (18.71%) Security Manager
2 26 (18.71%) Senior
3 18 (12.95%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 18 (12.95%) Senior Consultant
3 18 (12.95%) Senior Security Consultant
4 17 (12.23%) Analyst
5 16 (11.51%) IT Manager
5 16 (11.51%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
6 15 (10.79%) IT Security Manager
7 13 (9.35%) Security Analyst
8 10 (7.19%) Information Security Manager
9 9 (6.47%) Information Analyst
9 9 (6.47%) Information Security Analyst
10 8 (5.76%) Information Manager
10 8 (5.76%) IT Support
11 7 (5.04%) Head of Security
11 7 (5.04%) Security Specialist
12 6 (4.32%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.16%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.44%) RESTful
2 2 (1.44%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.72%) .NET
3 1 (0.72%) CSS
3 1 (0.72%) HTML
3 1 (0.72%) Middleware
3 1 (0.72%) Node.js
3 1 (0.72%) OAuth
3 1 (0.72%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.72%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.72%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 70 (50.36%) Management Information System
2 16 (11.51%) CESG
2 16 (11.51%) Security Posture
3 9 (6.47%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (3.60%) Driving Licence
4 5 (3.60%) PKI
5 4 (2.88%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.16%) CMDB
6 3 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.16%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.16%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.44%) Distributed Architecture
7 2 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.44%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.44%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.72%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (0.72%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.72%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 23 (16.55%) Windows
2 22 (15.83%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.76%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.60%) Android
4 5 (3.60%) Apple iOS
4 5 (3.60%) Mac OS
4 5 (3.60%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (3.60%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.16%) Linux
6 2 (1.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (71.22%) Information Security
2 81 (58.27%) Information Security Management
3 72 (51.80%) Cybersecurity
4 65 (46.76%) ISMS
5 54 (38.85%) Risk Management
6 40 (28.78%) Incident Response
7 32 (23.02%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (20.14%) SIEM
9 24 (17.27%) Data Protection
9 24 (17.27%) ITIL
9 24 (17.27%) Problem-Solving
10 23 (16.55%) Information Assurance
11 20 (14.39%) Business Continuity
12 18 (12.95%) Disaster Recovery
12 18 (12.95%) Risk Assessment
13 17 (12.23%) Innovative Thinking
14 16 (11.51%) Active Listening
14 16 (11.51%) Creative Thinking
14 16 (11.51%) Matrix Organization
15 13 (9.35%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.16%) SQL
2 1 (0.72%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.72%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.72%) Python
2 1 (0.72%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 63 (45.32%) CISSP
2 58 (41.73%) CISM
3 33 (23.74%) Degree
4 20 (14.39%) CISMP
5 18 (12.95%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (11.51%) IISP
6 16 (11.51%) Security Cleared
7 15 (10.79%) SC Cleared
8 13 (9.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 12 (8.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 11 (7.91%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (7.91%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (7.19%) CISA
12 9 (6.47%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (5.04%) DBS Check
14 6 (4.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 6 (4.32%) AWS Certification
14 6 (4.32%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (4.32%) CCNA
14 6 (4.32%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (49.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 49 (35.25%) NIST
3 26 (18.71%) Cyber Essentials
3 26 (18.71%) GDPR
4 24 (17.27%) JSP 440
5 22 (15.83%) NIST 800
6 16 (11.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 16 (11.51%) NCSC
6 16 (11.51%) RMADS
7 15 (10.79%) GRC
8 10 (7.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (7.19%) SOC 2
9 8 (5.76%) COBIT
9 8 (5.76%) ISAE 3402
9 8 (5.76%) PCI DSS
10 6 (4.32%) ISO 9001
11 4 (2.88%) ISO 14001
12 3 (2.16%) QA
12 3 (2.16%) SLA
13 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 19 (13.67%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.60%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.16%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.72%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (7.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.60%) Autotask
2 5 (3.60%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.16%) Nessus
3 3 (2.16%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.44%) Grafana
4 2 (1.44%) Prometheus
4 2 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.72%) Ansible
5 1 (0.72%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (27.34%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.91%) VMware
3 5 (3.60%) Apple
3 5 (3.60%) Carbon Black
3 5 (3.60%) Darktrace
3 5 (3.60%) Qualys
3 5 (3.60%) Samsung
3 5 (3.60%) SAP
4 4 (2.88%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.16%) IBM
5 3 (2.16%) Xero
6 2 (1.44%) Cisco
6 2 (1.44%) Google
6 2 (1.44%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.72%) Databricks
7 1 (0.72%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.72%) Oracle
7 1 (0.72%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.72%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.72%) SendGrid