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 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 506 462 432
Rank change year-on-year -44 -30 -63
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 141 263 303
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.48% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.53% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 124 170 260
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,850 £36,700
25th Percentile £47,999 £51,251 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.20% +2.08% -4.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,438 £78,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

All Process & 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 48,662 49,693 47,075
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.06% 89.92% 91.48%
Number of salaries quoted 28,549 24,753 35,968
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,565 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -3.83%

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 30 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 30 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 -24 131 £67,500 +12.50% 70
UK excluding London -10 93 £60,000 +9.09% 60
Work from Home +55 61 £67,500 +12.50% 63
London +7 47 £68,736 -6.80% 27
South West +26 24 £67,500 +6.72% 4
Midlands +14 20 £52,500 -1.09% 10
South East -4 16 £60,000 +15.38% 19
North of England +10 15 £40,500 -4.71% 13
North West +29 13 £40,500 +15.71% 8
West Midlands +13 11 £70,000 +36.58% 8
East of England +20 9 £32,500 -56.08% 5
East Midlands -13 9 £51,058 -7.17% 2
Wales +6 4 £55,000 +11.11% 7
Northern Ireland -3 3 £32,500 -
Yorkshire -6 2 £77,500 +82.35% 3
Scotland -7 2 £45,500 -54.50% 4

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 (11.35%) IIS
2 13 (9.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (8.51%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.71%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 6 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (2.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.42%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.71%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.71%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 35 (24.82%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (15.60%) Entra ID
3 21 (14.89%) Azure
4 10 (7.09%) SaaS
5 8 (5.67%) AWS
6 7 (4.96%) IaaS
7 5 (3.55%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.13%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (1.42%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.42%) PaaS
9 2 (1.42%) Tessian
10 1 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.71%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.71%) Cohesity
10 1 (0.71%) GCP
10 1 (0.71%) GitHub
10 1 (0.71%) Heroku
10 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.71%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 23 (16.31%) Firewall
2 12 (8.51%) VPN
3 8 (5.67%) VLAN
4 7 (4.96%) Network Security
5 5 (3.55%) SSL
5 5 (3.55%) TCP/IP
5 5 (3.55%) Wireless
6 2 (1.42%) DKIM
6 2 (1.42%) DMARC
7 1 (0.71%) DNS
7 1 (0.71%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.42%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.71%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.71%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.71%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.71%) Git
General
1 43 (30.50%) Social Skills
2 25 (17.73%) Finance
3 21 (14.89%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (9.93%) Public Sector
5 12 (8.51%) Legal
6 11 (7.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (4.96%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (4.96%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (4.26%) Banking
9 5 (3.55%) Back Office
10 4 (2.84%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.13%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.13%) Retail
12 2 (1.42%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.71%) Dutch Language
13 1 (0.71%) French Language
13 1 (0.71%) Law
13 1 (0.71%) Military
13 1 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (21.28%) Security Manager
2 25 (17.73%) Consultant
2 25 (17.73%) Security Consultant
2 25 (17.73%) Senior
3 19 (13.48%) IT Manager
4 18 (12.77%) Senior Consultant
4 18 (12.77%) Senior Security Consultant
5 17 (12.06%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 17 (12.06%) IT Security Manager
6 16 (11.35%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 14 (9.93%) Analyst
8 13 (9.22%) Information Security Manager
9 12 (8.51%) Security Analyst
10 11 (7.80%) Information Manager
10 11 (7.80%) Security Specialist
11 8 (5.67%) Information Analyst
11 8 (5.67%) Information Security Analyst
11 8 (5.67%) IT Support
12 7 (4.96%) Head of Security
12 7 (4.96%) Security Operations Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.13%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.42%) RESTful
2 2 (1.42%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.71%) .NET
3 1 (0.71%) CSS
3 1 (0.71%) HTML
3 1 (0.71%) Middleware
3 1 (0.71%) Node.js
3 1 (0.71%) OAuth
3 1 (0.71%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.71%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (0.71%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 72 (51.06%) Management Information System
2 16 (11.35%) CESG
3 14 (9.93%) Security Posture
4 11 (7.80%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (3.55%) Driving Licence
5 5 (3.55%) PKI
6 4 (2.84%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (2.84%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.13%) CMDB
7 3 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.13%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.42%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (1.42%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.42%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.71%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (0.71%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.71%) Enterprise Storage
9 1 (0.71%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 22 (15.60%) Windows
2 20 (14.18%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.67%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.55%) Android
4 5 (3.55%) Apple iOS
4 5 (3.55%) Mac OS
4 5 (3.55%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (3.55%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (2.13%) Linux
6 2 (1.42%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (72.34%) Information Security
2 84 (59.57%) Information Security Management
3 73 (51.77%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (43.97%) ISMS
5 54 (38.30%) Risk Management
6 43 (30.50%) Incident Response
7 33 (23.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 31 (21.99%) SIEM
9 26 (18.44%) Data Protection
10 22 (15.60%) Information Assurance
10 22 (15.60%) Problem-Solving
11 21 (14.89%) ITIL
12 20 (14.18%) Business Continuity
12 20 (14.18%) Risk Assessment
13 17 (12.06%) Disaster Recovery
13 17 (12.06%) Innovative Thinking
14 16 (11.35%) Active Listening
14 16 (11.35%) Creative Thinking
14 16 (11.35%) Matrix Organization
15 13 (9.22%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.13%) SQL
2 1 (0.71%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.71%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.71%) Python
2 1 (0.71%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 68 (48.23%) CISSP
2 63 (44.68%) CISM
3 30 (21.28%) Degree
4 20 (14.18%) CISMP
5 18 (12.77%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (11.35%) IISP
7 15 (10.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 14 (9.93%) Security Cleared
9 13 (9.22%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (9.22%) SC Cleared
10 12 (8.51%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (7.09%) CISA
12 9 (6.38%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (6.38%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (5.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (5.67%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (4.96%) CRISC
14 7 (4.96%) DBS Check
15 6 (4.26%) AWS Certification
15 6 (4.26%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (50.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 52 (36.88%) NIST
3 30 (21.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (17.73%) GDPR
5 23 (16.31%) NIST 800
6 22 (15.60%) JSP 440
7 17 (12.06%) GRC
8 16 (11.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 16 (11.35%) NCSC
8 16 (11.35%) RMADS
9 13 (9.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (6.38%) SOC 2
11 8 (5.67%) ISAE 3402
12 7 (4.96%) COBIT
13 6 (4.26%) PCI DSS
14 3 (2.13%) ISO 9001
14 3 (2.13%) SLA
15 2 (1.42%) Def Stans
15 2 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 1 (0.71%) HIPAA
System Software
1 19 (13.48%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.55%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (2.13%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (7.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.55%) Autotask
3 3 (2.13%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.13%) Nessus
3 3 (2.13%) Proxmox
4 2 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.71%) Ansible
5 1 (0.71%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (26.95%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.80%) VMware
3 5 (3.55%) Apple
3 5 (3.55%) Carbon Black
3 5 (3.55%) Darktrace
3 5 (3.55%) Qualys
3 5 (3.55%) Samsung
3 5 (3.55%) SAP
4 4 (2.84%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.13%) IBM
5 3 (2.13%) Xero
6 2 (1.42%) Cisco
6 2 (1.42%) Google
7 1 (0.71%) Databricks
7 1 (0.71%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.71%) Oracle
7 1 (0.71%) SendGrid