Security Management Jobs

Security Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Management over the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 514 357 317
Rank change year-on-year -157 -40 +232
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 265 437 1,391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.38% 0.82% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.88% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 162 272 428
10th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £39,250
25th Percentile £51,251 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,063 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £100,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,157
% change year-on-year +4.55% -0.28% +0.28%

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 61,487 49,863 117,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.65% 94.11% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 28,400 36,022 72,003
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £34,700
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year - -1.64% +1.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £99,680 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,714 £52,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +4.22% -1.87% +7.00%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Management.

Salary trend for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Management over the 6 months to 8 December 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Top 18 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 8 December 2024. 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 -144 234 £60,000 -4.00% 112
UK excluding London -142 165 £57,500 +4.55% 86
London -70 93 £71,500 +2.14% 47
Work from Home -110 88 £60,000 -14.29% 104
South East -58 46 £52,000 -9.57% 16
Midlands -35 38 £53,735 -6.55% 10
North of England -72 30 £42,500 -29.17% 21
West Midlands -23 28 £51,251 -10.87% 9
Scotland -11 23 £100,000 +103.05% 15
South West -6 16 £62,500 -3.85% 13
Yorkshire +2 13 £42,500 -32.00% 3
North West -71 13 £45,000 -11.42% 15
East Midlands -32 10 £55,000 - 1
East of England -62 9 £74,000 -29.52% 9
North East -30 4 - - 3
Northern Ireland +6 1 - - 1
Wales 0 1 £49,500 +14.61% 2
Channel Islands - 1 £63,000 -

Security Management
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 13 (4.91%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (3.77%) IIS
4 4 (1.51%) Moodle
5 1 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 25 (9.43%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.38%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 54 (20.38%) Azure
2 42 (15.85%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (10.57%) AWS
4 17 (6.42%) SaaS
5 11 (4.15%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.51%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 4 (1.51%) AWS CloudTrail
6 4 (1.51%) AWS KMS
6 4 (1.51%) GCP
7 3 (1.13%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (1.13%) PaaS
7 3 (1.13%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.75%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.75%) IaaS
8 2 (0.75%) IBM Cloud
8 2 (0.75%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.38%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.38%) iTunes
9 1 (0.38%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 41 (15.47%) Firewall
2 27 (10.19%) Network Security
3 19 (7.17%) VPN
4 16 (6.04%) Internet
5 13 (4.91%) DNS
6 12 (4.53%) DHCP
7 11 (4.15%) TCP/IP
8 9 (3.40%) LAN
8 9 (3.40%) WAN
9 8 (3.02%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (2.26%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (1.89%) Modbus
11 5 (1.89%) SD-WAN
11 5 (1.89%) SNMP
11 5 (1.89%) VoIP
12 4 (1.51%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (1.51%) VLAN
13 2 (0.75%) Cisco IPT
13 2 (0.75%) Wireless
13 2 (0.75%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.04%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.89%) Big Data
2 5 (1.89%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.51%) MySQL
3 4 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.38%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.38%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.38%) Power BI
4 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (1.89%) GitLab
2 1 (0.38%) JIRA
2 1 (0.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 84 (31.70%) Social Skills
2 35 (13.21%) Legal
3 26 (9.81%) Finance
4 25 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (5.28%) Law
6 9 (3.40%) Police
7 8 (3.02%) Military
7 8 (3.02%) Telecoms
8 5 (1.89%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.89%) Retail
9 4 (1.51%) Avionics
9 4 (1.51%) Public Speaking
10 3 (1.13%) Publishing
11 2 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.75%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.38%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.38%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 54 (20.38%) Security Manager
2 36 (13.58%) Information Manager
3 35 (13.21%) Analyst
4 33 (12.45%) Information Security Manager
5 27 (10.19%) Security Analyst
6 24 (9.06%) Consultant
7 20 (7.55%) Security Consultant
8 18 (6.79%) Information Analyst
8 18 (6.79%) Information Security Analyst
9 17 (6.42%) Senior
10 16 (6.04%) Lead
11 15 (5.66%) Architect
12 14 (5.28%) Security Architect
13 12 (4.53%) Head of Development
14 11 (4.15%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 11 (4.15%) IT Manager
15 10 (3.77%) Governance Manager
15 10 (3.77%) Information Governance Manager
15 10 (3.77%) Security Engineer
16 9 (3.40%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.66%) .NET
2 5 (1.89%) CSS
2 5 (1.89%) EDI
3 4 (1.51%) ASP.NET
3 4 (1.51%) ASP.NET Web Forms
3 4 (1.51%) HTML
3 4 (1.51%) HTML5 Canvas
4 1 (0.38%) JSON
4 1 (0.38%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.38%) Node.js
4 1 (0.38%) OAuth
4 1 (0.38%) OpenID
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 1 (0.38%) React
4 1 (0.38%) REST
4 1 (0.38%) Sass
4 1 (0.38%) SOAP
4 1 (0.38%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.38%) Web Services
4 1 (0.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 121 (45.66%) Management Information System
2 23 (8.68%) Data Centre
3 17 (6.42%) Onboarding
4 14 (5.28%) Cyber Threat
5 13 (4.91%) Data Protection Act
6 12 (4.53%) Operational Technology
7 10 (3.77%) Client/Server
7 10 (3.77%) Private Cloud
8 7 (2.64%) Cyberattack
8 7 (2.64%) Security Operations Centre
8 7 (2.64%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.26%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (2.26%) PKI
10 5 (1.89%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.89%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (1.51%) CESG
11 4 (1.51%) e-Learning
11 4 (1.51%) Learning Management System
12 3 (1.13%) CCTV
12 3 (1.13%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 39 (14.72%) Windows
2 29 (10.94%) Linux
3 9 (3.40%) CentOS
4 8 (3.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (3.02%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.02%) Windows Server 2019
5 7 (2.64%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (2.26%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.51%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.51%) Unix
7 4 (1.51%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.13%) SUSE
8 3 (1.13%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.75%) Android
9 2 (0.75%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (69.06%) Information Security
2 161 (60.75%) Information Security Management
3 122 (46.04%) Cybersecurity
3 122 (46.04%) ISMS
4 72 (27.17%) Risk Management
5 49 (18.49%) ITIL
6 37 (13.96%) Data Protection
7 36 (13.58%) Problem-Solving
7 36 (13.58%) Roadmaps
8 31 (11.70%) Vulnerability Management
9 30 (11.32%) Continuous Improvement
9 30 (11.32%) Disaster Recovery
10 28 (10.57%) Project Management
10 28 (10.57%) Security Operations
11 26 (9.81%) Incident Response
12 25 (9.43%) Incident Management
13 24 (9.06%) Computer Science
14 23 (8.68%) Data Loss Prevention
15 22 (8.30%) Cloud Security
15 22 (8.30%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.04%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.77%) Python
3 9 (3.40%) Bash
3 9 (3.40%) SQL
4 7 (2.64%) Shell Script
5 5 (1.89%) C#
5 5 (1.89%) Perl
5 5 (1.89%) PHP
6 4 (1.51%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.38%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 79 (29.81%) CISSP
2 77 (29.06%) CISM
3 63 (23.77%) Degree
4 34 (12.83%) Security Cleared
5 24 (9.06%) SC Cleared
6 23 (8.68%) CISA
6 23 (8.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 22 (8.30%) Computer Science Degree
8 17 (6.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 15 (5.66%) DV Cleared
10 14 (5.28%) CRISC
11 11 (4.15%) ITIL Certification
12 10 (3.77%) CompTIA Security+
13 8 (3.02%) AWS Certification
13 8 (3.02%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (3.02%) CTC Cleared
14 7 (2.64%) ISACA
14 7 (2.64%) Master's Degree
14 7 (2.64%) Network+ Certification
15 6 (2.26%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 148 (55.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 81 (30.57%) NIST
3 58 (21.89%) GDPR
4 42 (15.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 33 (12.45%) PCI DSS
6 32 (12.08%) GRC
7 24 (9.06%) COBIT
8 21 (7.92%) NCSC
9 19 (7.17%) ISO 9001
10 17 (6.42%) QA
11 14 (5.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (5.28%) ISO 14001
11 14 (5.28%) SLA
12 10 (3.77%) IASME
13 8 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 8 (3.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (2.64%) HIPAA
15 4 (1.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 4 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 4 (1.51%) NIST 800
System Software
1 19 (7.17%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (4.15%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.89%) Docker
5 3 (1.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (1.13%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.75%) Firmware
6 2 (0.75%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.38%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (3.02%) Nessus
2 6 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.89%) Cacti
3 5 (1.89%) Grafana
3 5 (1.89%) Nagios
3 5 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.75%) SCCM
4 2 (0.75%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.75%) WSUS
5 1 (0.38%) Ansible
5 1 (0.38%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.38%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.38%) Puppet
5 1 (0.38%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 72 (27.17%) Microsoft
2 20 (7.55%) Cisco
3 18 (6.79%) Oracle
4 15 (5.66%) VMware
5 7 (2.64%) Red Hat
6 6 (2.26%) Aruba
6 6 (2.26%) Google
6 6 (2.26%) Meraki
7 4 (1.51%) HP
7 4 (1.51%) Juniper
7 4 (1.51%) Zscaler
8 3 (1.13%) Apple
8 3 (1.13%) Dell
8 3 (1.13%) NetApp
8 3 (1.13%) Palo Alto
8 3 (1.13%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.75%) Adobe
9 2 (0.75%) F5
9 2 (0.75%) IBM
9 2 (0.75%) Mitel