Security Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Security Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Management over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 523 330 588
Rank change year-on-year -193 +258 -48
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 426 1,030 839
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.43% 1.02% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 1.06% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 358 359 463
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £41,350
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £93,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% +8.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Security Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,952 96,876 150,957
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.60% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 59,894 57,115 82,331
10th Percentile £29,002 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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 12 May 2024.

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 12 May 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 -151 397 £65,000 - 115
UK excluding London -209 263 £60,000 -4.00% 75
London -46 145 £72,500 +2.47% 47
Work from Home -67 129 £63,500 -9.29% 70
South East +4 79 £65,000 +12.55% 22
North of England -97 59 £50,000 -28.57% 11
South West -18 51 £68,500 +7.45% 15
Midlands -90 40 £60,000 -4.00% 13
West Midlands -41 35 £65,000 +10.64% 7
North West -106 28 £50,000 +2.04% 5
Yorkshire +32 22 £56,500 -19.29% 2
East of England -35 19 £66,250 +6.00% 6
North East -3 9 £40,000 -42.86% 4
Wales +19 8 £46,604 +24.28% 1
Scotland -95 7 £37,250 -46.79% 8
East Midlands -33 5 £60,000 -11.11% 6

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 9 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.94%) SAS
3 1 (0.23%) Apache
3 1 (0.23%) IIS
3 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.23%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.17%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.70%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.70%) Revit
4 2 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (2.58%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.47%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) HFM
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.23%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 88 (20.66%) Azure
2 80 (18.78%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (6.57%) Azure DevOps
4 26 (6.10%) SaaS
5 24 (5.63%) AWS
5 24 (5.63%) Cloud Computing
5 24 (5.63%) PaaS
6 23 (5.40%) IaaS
7 17 (3.99%) Microsoft Purview
8 14 (3.29%) Azure Sentinel
8 14 (3.29%) Entra ID
9 10 (2.35%) Power Platform
10 8 (1.88%) OneDrive
11 7 (1.64%) GCP
12 6 (1.41%) Azure Service Fabric
12 6 (1.41%) GitHub
13 5 (1.17%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 5 (1.17%) Azure Storage
13 5 (1.17%) Mimecast
13 5 (1.17%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 62 (14.55%) Firewall
2 53 (12.44%) Network Security
3 25 (5.87%) LAN
4 20 (4.69%) WAN
5 19 (4.46%) TCP/IP
6 17 (3.99%) DNS
6 17 (3.99%) Wireshark
7 14 (3.29%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.88%) DHCP
8 8 (1.88%) Unified Communications
9 7 (1.64%) SAN
10 5 (1.17%) HTTP
10 5 (1.17%) MPLS
10 5 (1.17%) NAS
10 5 (1.17%) SNMP
10 5 (1.17%) VLAN
11 4 (0.94%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (0.94%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.70%) Bluetooth
12 3 (0.70%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.40%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.64%) Power BI
4 5 (1.17%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.94%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (0.94%) Oracle Database
5 4 (0.94%) RDBMS
5 4 (0.94%) SAS Data Integration Studio
5 4 (0.94%) Tableau
6 3 (0.70%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (0.70%) Big Data
6 3 (0.70%) Metadata
6 3 (0.70%) MS Access
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database 11g
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 6 (1.41%) Git
2 5 (1.17%) JIRA
3 4 (0.94%) ESLint
3 4 (0.94%) IntelliJ
4 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 113 (26.53%) Social Skills
2 95 (22.30%) Finance
3 59 (13.85%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (9.15%) Legal
5 22 (5.16%) Telecoms
6 21 (4.93%) Law
7 11 (2.58%) Retail
8 10 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.11%) Marketing
10 8 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.88%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (1.41%) Advertising
12 5 (1.17%) Banking
12 5 (1.17%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.94%) Local Government
13 4 (0.94%) Police
13 4 (0.94%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.70%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 108 (25.35%) Security Manager
2 80 (18.78%) Analyst
3 69 (16.20%) Information Manager
4 68 (15.96%) Information Security Manager
5 52 (12.21%) Security Analyst
6 51 (11.97%) Senior
7 45 (10.56%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 39 (9.15%) Security Assurance Manager
9 30 (7.04%) Architect
9 30 (7.04%) Information Assurance Manager
10 29 (6.81%) Senior Analyst
11 27 (6.34%) Security Architect
12 26 (6.10%) Lead
13 24 (5.63%) IT Analyst
14 23 (5.40%) IT Security Analyst
15 22 (5.16%) Security Engineer
16 19 (4.46%) IT Manager
16 19 (4.46%) Senior Security Analyst
17 18 (4.23%) Consultant
18 15 (3.52%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.46%) REST
2 12 (2.82%) Web Services
3 10 (2.35%) React
4 6 (1.41%) HTML
4 6 (1.41%) Middleware
4 6 (1.41%) SOAP
4 6 (1.41%) YAML
5 5 (1.17%) NETCONF
6 4 (0.94%) .NET
6 4 (0.94%) CSS
6 4 (0.94%) Jest
6 4 (0.94%) Redux
7 3 (0.70%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.70%) COM
7 3 (0.70%) HTML5
7 3 (0.70%) WinForms
8 2 (0.47%) OAuth
8 2 (0.47%) OpenID
8 2 (0.47%) SAML
8 2 (0.47%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 135 (31.69%) Management Information System
2 64 (15.02%) Security Posture
3 44 (10.33%) Cyberattack
4 31 (7.28%) Security Operations Centre
5 27 (6.34%) Cyber Threat
6 25 (5.87%) Data Centre
7 14 (3.29%) Replication
8 13 (3.05%) Cloud Native
9 12 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (2.11%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (2.11%) PMI
11 8 (1.88%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (1.64%) Cyber Security Posture
12 7 (1.64%) Operational Technology
13 6 (1.41%) Client/Server
13 6 (1.41%) Cloud Security Posture
13 6 (1.41%) Onboarding
14 5 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
15 4 (0.94%) Public Cloud
15 4 (0.94%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 66 (15.49%) Windows
2 28 (6.57%) Linux
3 27 (6.34%) Windows Server
4 14 (3.29%) Android
4 14 (3.29%) Apple iOS
5 9 (2.11%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.23%) Unix
8 1 (0.23%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (57.98%) Information Security
2 221 (51.88%) Cybersecurity
3 191 (44.84%) Information Security Management
4 127 (29.81%) Risk Management
5 90 (21.13%) ISMS
6 74 (17.37%) Incident Response
7 64 (15.02%) SIEM
8 61 (14.32%) Roadmaps
9 57 (13.38%) Security Operations
9 57 (13.38%) Stakeholder Management
10 56 (13.15%) Project Management
11 54 (12.68%) Cloud Security
12 53 (12.44%) Security Architecture
13 52 (12.21%) Vulnerability Management
14 51 (11.97%) Information Assurance
15 47 (11.03%) Problem-Solving
16 46 (10.80%) Application Security
17 43 (10.09%) Continuous Improvement
17 43 (10.09%) Incident Management
17 43 (10.09%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.75%) PowerShell
2 30 (7.04%) SQL
3 26 (6.10%) Python
4 16 (3.76%) C#
5 7 (1.64%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.41%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.94%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.70%) VB
9 2 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.47%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.23%) R
Qualifications
1 131 (30.75%) CISSP
2 80 (18.78%) Degree
3 65 (15.26%) CISM
4 49 (11.50%) Security Cleared
5 40 (9.39%) SC Cleared
6 38 (8.92%) Cisco Certification
7 36 (8.45%) CISA
8 34 (7.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 33 (7.75%) CCSP
10 27 (6.34%) SANS
11 24 (5.63%) GIAC
12 22 (5.16%) Master's Degree
13 20 (4.69%) CRISC
14 17 (3.99%) CEH
15 15 (3.52%) CCSK
15 15 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
15 15 (3.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 14 (3.29%) SSCP
17 13 (3.05%) Microsoft Certification
18 10 (2.35%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 204 (47.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 126 (29.58%) NIST
3 59 (13.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 57 (13.38%) GDPR
5 43 (10.09%) GRC
5 43 (10.09%) NCSC
6 39 (9.15%) PCI DSS
7 23 (5.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 19 (4.46%) COBIT
9 17 (3.99%) NIST 800
10 13 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 11 (2.58%) ISO 9001
11 11 (2.58%) QA
11 11 (2.58%) SLA
12 8 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 6 (1.41%) HIPAA
13 6 (1.41%) ISO 22301
13 6 (1.41%) RMADS
13 6 (1.41%) Web Application Security Consortium
14 5 (1.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 33 (7.75%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.52%) Virtual Desktop
3 13 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.11%) Firmware
5 5 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.70%) vSphere
7 2 (0.47%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 27 (6.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.76%) QRadar
2 16 (3.76%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (3.29%) Nmap
4 13 (3.05%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 8 (1.88%) Nessus
6 4 (0.94%) Kubernetes
6 4 (0.94%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.70%) Puppet
8 2 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.47%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.47%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.47%) Terraform
9 1 (0.23%) Ansible
9 1 (0.23%) BMC PATROL
9 1 (0.23%) DatAdvantage
9 1 (0.23%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.23%) SCCM
9 1 (0.23%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.23%) WSUS
Vendors
1 101 (23.71%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.28%) Splunk
3 21 (4.93%) Qualys
4 14 (3.29%) Cisco
4 14 (3.29%) Rapid7
4 14 (3.29%) Thycotic
5 13 (3.05%) VMware
6 12 (2.82%) IBM
7 10 (2.35%) Fortinet
8 8 (1.88%) Veeam
9 7 (1.64%) CA
10 5 (1.17%) Acronis
10 5 (1.17%) BT
10 5 (1.17%) Citrix
10 5 (1.17%) Dell
10 5 (1.17%) Google
10 5 (1.17%) Meraki
10 5 (1.17%) Mitel
10 5 (1.17%) Sophos
10 5 (1.17%) Synology