Information Security Management System (ISMS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ISMS over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 737 674 732
Rank change year-on-year -63 +58 -40
Permanent jobs citing ISMS 151 330 553
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.32% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.34% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 136 173 320
10th Percentile £29,000 £38,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,250 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +13.64% +1.85%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% +10.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

ISMS 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 84,937 97,101 150,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.64% 95.61% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 59,853 57,006 82,680
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

ISMS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISMS.

Salary trend for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISMS over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISMS within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 -70 147 £56,250 -10.00% 38
UK excluding London +4 116 £57,500 -4.17% 24
North of England +95 59 £62,500 - 8
Work from Home -41 50 £65,000 - 22
London -45 32 £55,000 -8.33% 16
Yorkshire +108 30 £70,000 +9.80% 2
North West +32 28 £50,000 -6.98% 3
South West -19 24 £43,500 -31.76% 3
South East +10 19 £66,250 +1.92% 4
East of England -5 6 £30,000 -50.00% 3
Midlands -8 6 £40,000 -37.25% 3
East Midlands -14 5 £40,000 -46.67% 1
Wales +7 2 £87,500 +124.36% 1
West Midlands +2 1 - - 2
North East -2 1 £37,500 - 3

ISMS
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 4 (2.65%) IIS
1 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.32%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.66%) Apache
3 1 (0.66%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.66%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.99%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (7.28%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.66%) Carpe Diem
2 1 (0.66%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 39 (25.83%) Azure
2 14 (9.27%) AWS
3 7 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (3.97%) SaaS
5 4 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (2.65%) IaaS
5 4 (2.65%) PaaS
6 3 (1.99%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.99%) GCP
7 1 (0.66%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 35 (23.18%) Firewall
2 22 (14.57%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (7.28%) Network Security
4 5 (3.31%) DHCP
4 5 (3.31%) DNS
4 5 (3.31%) TCP/IP
4 5 (3.31%) VPN
5 4 (2.65%) Internet
5 4 (2.65%) VLAN
6 3 (1.99%) 802.11
6 3 (1.99%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.32%) Skype
7 2 (1.32%) WebEx
8 1 (0.66%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (0.66%) LAN
8 1 (0.66%) SAN
8 1 (0.66%) WAN
8 1 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.64%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.99%) MS Access
3 2 (1.32%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Visual Studio
General
1 25 (16.56%) Social Skills
2 22 (14.57%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (11.92%) Law
4 11 (7.28%) Legal
5 10 (6.62%) Retail
6 7 (4.64%) Finance
7 4 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.65%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.99%) Marketing
9 2 (1.32%) Advertising
9 2 (1.32%) Billing
9 2 (1.32%) Games
9 2 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.32%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.66%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.66%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.66%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 43 (28.48%) Analyst
2 35 (23.18%) Security Analyst
3 25 (16.56%) Security Manager
4 23 (15.23%) Information Analyst
4 23 (15.23%) Information Security Analyst
5 18 (11.92%) Senior
6 17 (11.26%) Lead
6 17 (11.26%) Team Leader
7 15 (9.93%) Information Manager
8 14 (9.27%) Information Security Manager
9 12 (7.95%) Compliance Analyst
10 11 (7.28%) Security Compliance Analyst
11 10 (6.62%) Consultant
12 9 (5.96%) IT Manager
13 8 (5.30%) Senior Analyst
14 7 (4.64%) IT Analyst
14 7 (4.64%) Security Consultant
14 7 (4.64%) Systems Manager
15 6 (3.97%) Head of Security
15 6 (3.97%) IT Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.65%) Web Services
2 3 (1.99%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.66%) .NET
3 1 (0.66%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.66%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.66%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.66%) CSS
3 1 (0.66%) HTML
3 1 (0.66%) HTML5
3 1 (0.66%) jQuery
3 1 (0.66%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 63 (41.72%) Management Information System
2 15 (9.93%) Security Posture
3 14 (9.27%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (6.62%) Cyberattack
5 9 (5.96%) Data Centre
6 7 (4.64%) Onboarding
7 6 (3.97%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 5 (3.31%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (2.65%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.32%) Digital Media
11 1 (0.66%) Insider Threat
11 1 (0.66%) Life Science
11 1 (0.66%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.66%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (11.26%) Windows
2 13 (8.61%) Linux
3 4 (2.65%) Kali Linux
4 3 (1.99%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.66%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (78.15%) Information Security
2 90 (59.60%) Information Security Management
2 90 (59.60%) Security Management
3 74 (49.01%) Cybersecurity
4 46 (30.46%) Risk Management
5 27 (17.88%) Data Protection
5 27 (17.88%) Risk Assessment
6 26 (17.22%) SIEM
7 24 (15.89%) Incident Response
8 21 (13.91%) Cryptography
8 21 (13.91%) Kalman Filter
9 20 (13.25%) Business Continuity
9 20 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
10 19 (12.58%) Project Management
10 19 (12.58%) Risk Analysis
11 18 (11.92%) Cloud Security
11 18 (11.92%) Social Engineering
12 17 (11.26%) Migration
13 16 (10.60%) Internal Audit
14 15 (9.93%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.30%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.65%) Python
2 4 (2.65%) SQL
3 1 (0.66%) C#
3 1 (0.66%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.66%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (29.14%) CISSP
2 25 (16.56%) CISM
3 19 (12.58%) CISA
4 18 (11.92%) Degree
5 12 (7.95%) CRISC
5 12 (7.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 8 (5.30%) PCI QSA
7 7 (4.64%) Security Cleared
8 6 (3.97%) CCSK
8 6 (3.97%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (3.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 5 (3.31%) CCNA
9 5 (3.31%) CESG Certified Professional
9 5 (3.31%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (3.31%) SC Cleared
10 4 (2.65%) AWS Certification
10 4 (2.65%) Azure Certification
10 4 (2.65%) ISSMP
11 3 (1.99%) ISACA
11 3 (1.99%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (68.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 55 (36.42%) NIST
3 41 (27.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 27 (17.88%) GRC
4 27 (17.88%) PCI DSS
5 20 (13.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 14 (9.27%) GDPR
7 10 (6.62%) NCSC
8 7 (4.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 6 (3.97%) RMADS
10 5 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (3.31%) NIST 800
11 4 (2.65%) ISO 9001
11 4 (2.65%) JSP 440
11 4 (2.65%) TickIT
12 3 (1.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (1.99%) SLA
13 2 (1.32%) COBIT
13 2 (1.32%) Data Quality
13 2 (1.32%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 4 (2.65%) Active Directory
1 4 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (1.99%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.32%) Firmware
4 1 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 4 (2.65%) QRadar
1 4 (2.65%) Suricata
2 3 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.32%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.66%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.66%) DatAdvantage
4 1 (0.66%) SCCM
4 1 (0.66%) Stealthwatch
4 1 (0.66%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.66%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.66%) WSUS
Vendors
1 19 (12.58%) Cisco
2 17 (11.26%) Microsoft
3 8 (5.30%) Citrix
4 7 (4.64%) Splunk
5 5 (3.31%) Dell
6 4 (2.65%) Juniper
6 4 (2.65%) Palo Alto
6 4 (2.65%) VMware
7 3 (1.99%) LogRhythm
7 3 (1.99%) Quadient
7 3 (1.99%) Veeam
8 2 (1.32%) Qualys
9 1 (0.66%) iManage
9 1 (0.66%) Polycom
9 1 (0.66%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.66%) Symantec
9 1 (0.66%) Varonis