Information Security Manager Jobs

Information Security Manager
UK

The median Information Security Manager salary in the UK is £68,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 724 795 1005
Rank change year-on-year +71 +210 -201
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 172 175 227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.18% 0.17% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.18% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 153 151 205
10th Percentile £53,900 £52,111 £49,945
25th Percentile £64,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.67% +20.00% -12.28%
75th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £86,250 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -2.14% +12.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 92,756 95,826 148,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,592 60,202 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Information Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +128 169 £68,500 -8.67% 24
UK excluding London 0 91 £68,500 -2.14% 15
London +152 77 £85,000 +9.68% 10
Work from Home +39 33 £60,000 -14.29% 8
South West +3 33 £68,500 +9.60% 2
Midlands +4 21 £68,250 -11.94% 4
North of England +51 17 £57,500 -13.21% 4
North West +19 14 £57,500 -14.81% 4
East Midlands -7 11 £70,000 +7.69% 2
East of England +22 10 £73,750 +40.48% 4
West Midlands +15 10 £65,000 -16.13% 2
South East +21 9 £67,500 -10.00% 2
Yorkshire +85 2 - -
Wales +12 1 £30,000 -57.89%
North East - 1 £30,000 -

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Information Security Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 141 (81.98%) Information Security
2 98 (56.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 88 (51.16%) Cybersecurity
4 74 (43.02%) Risk Management
5 68 (39.53%) Security Management
6 66 (38.37%) CISSP
7 52 (30.23%) CISM
8 37 (21.51%) Legal
9 36 (20.93%) Security Cleared
10 34 (19.77%) SC Cleared
10 34 (19.77%) Social Skills
11 33 (19.19%) Stakeholder Management
12 32 (18.60%) Incident Response
12 32 (18.60%) NIST
13 31 (18.02%) NCSC
14 30 (17.44%) Cyberattack
14 30 (17.44%) Information Assurance
15 29 (16.86%) Microsoft
15 29 (16.86%) Security Posture
16 28 (16.28%) Roadmaps
16 28 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
16 28 (16.28%) Management Information System
17 24 (13.95%) Information Security Management
17 24 (13.95%) Finance
18 23 (13.37%) Security Operations
18 23 (13.37%) GRC
19 21 (12.21%) Azure
20 20 (11.63%) Law
20 20 (11.63%) GDPR
21 19 (11.05%) Strategic Thinking

Information Security Manager Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 21 (12.21%) Azure
2 8 (4.65%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.74%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (1.74%) SaaS
4 2 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (1.16%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.58%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.58%) IaaS
5 1 (0.58%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.07%) Firewall
1 7 (4.07%) Network Security
2 1 (0.58%) Intranet
2 1 (0.58%) SAN
Development Applications
1 3 (1.74%) JIRA
General
1 37 (21.51%) Legal
2 34 (19.77%) Social Skills
3 24 (13.95%) Finance
4 20 (11.63%) Law
5 12 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (3.49%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.33%) Marketing
8 2 (1.16%) Advertising
8 2 (1.16%) Automotive
8 2 (1.16%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.16%) Retail
9 1 (0.58%) Social Housing
9 1 (0.58%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.33%) OAuth
1 4 (2.33%) SAML
2 3 (1.74%) EDI
3 1 (0.58%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 30 (17.44%) Cyberattack
2 29 (16.86%) Security Posture
3 28 (16.28%) Management Information System
4 9 (5.23%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (4.65%) Data Centre
6 6 (3.49%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 6 (3.49%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (2.33%) CESG
7 4 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.33%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.74%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.74%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.16%) CCTV
10 1 (0.58%) Cybercrime
10 1 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.58%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (81.98%) Information Security
2 88 (51.16%) Cybersecurity
3 74 (43.02%) Risk Management
4 68 (39.53%) Security Management
5 33 (19.19%) Stakeholder Management
6 32 (18.60%) Incident Response
7 30 (17.44%) Information Assurance
8 28 (16.28%) Roadmaps
9 24 (13.95%) Information Security Management
10 23 (13.37%) Security Operations
11 19 (11.05%) Security Architecture
11 19 (11.05%) Strategic Thinking
12 14 (8.14%) Business Continuity
12 14 (8.14%) Continuous Improvement
12 14 (8.14%) Data Protection
13 13 (7.56%) DevSecOps
13 13 (7.56%) Identity Access Management
13 13 (7.56%) ISMS
14 12 (6.98%) Computer Science
14 12 (6.98%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 66 (38.37%) CISSP
2 52 (30.23%) CISM
3 36 (20.93%) Security Cleared
4 34 (19.77%) SC Cleared
5 16 (9.30%) Degree
6 13 (7.56%) CISA
7 12 (6.98%) Master's Degree
8 10 (5.81%) CRISC
9 7 (4.07%) CISMP
10 5 (2.91%) CESG Certified Professional
11 4 (2.33%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (2.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (2.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (2.33%) ISSMP
12 3 (1.74%) CEH
12 3 (1.74%) CGEIT
12 3 (1.74%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (1.16%) CCIE Security
13 2 (1.16%) CCIE Service Provider
13 2 (1.16%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (56.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (18.60%) NIST
3 31 (18.02%) NCSC
4 28 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 23 (13.37%) GRC
6 20 (11.63%) GDPR
7 17 (9.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 15 (8.72%) PCI DSS
9 5 (2.91%) NIST 800
9 5 (2.91%) SOC 2
10 4 (2.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.58%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.58%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.58%) PMO
11 1 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.16%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 29 (16.86%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.81%) Cisco
3 4 (2.33%) Citrix
3 4 (2.33%) Dell
3 4 (2.33%) Qualys