Information Risk Manager Job Trends in England

Information Risk Manager
UK > England

The median Information Risk Manager salary in England is £58,514 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 615 677 674
Rank change year-on-year +62 -3 +278
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Risk Manager 2 2 6
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.004% 0.004% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.004% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile £57,325 - -
25th Percentile £57,771 - £60,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,514 - £70,750
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.67%
75th Percentile £59,257 - £83,750
90th Percentile £59,703 - £85,000
UK median annual salary £58,514 - £77,500
% change year-on-year - - +3.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Information Risk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Risk Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Information Risk Manager job vacancy trend in England

Information Risk Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Information Risk Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Information Risk Manager job vacancies in England

Information Risk Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Risk Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
London +53 1 £60,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £57,028 -
North of England - 1 £57,028 -
Information Risk Manager
UK

Information Risk Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Information Risk Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Information Risk Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) CRISC
2 1 (50.00%) Culture Change
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Information Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Governance
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Information Risk Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Culture Change
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Information Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CISM
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) CRISC
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC