Information Security Management Job Trends in England

Information Security Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Information Security Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 530 546 508
Rank change year-on-year +16 -38 +193
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 82 134 152
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.16% 0.27% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.30% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 77 80 133
10th Percentile £43,530 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £52,375 £48,194
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £79,025 £99,750
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Information 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 in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,784 44,895 41,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.28% 90.18% 91.26%
Number of salaries quoted 25,500 22,481 31,965
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Information Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Information Security Management job vacancy trend in England

Information Security Management
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Information Security Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Information Security Management

Information Security Management
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Management in England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in England

Information Security Management
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 Security Management within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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
London +36 27 £67,500 +1.50% 10
South West +30 19 £67,500 -2.88% 3
Midlands +35 16 £62,500 +13.64% 5
West Midlands +35 11 £75,625 +37.50% 3
North of England +7 11 £50,250 +18.24% 11
North West +30 9 £40,500 - 7
South East -8 6 £60,000 +0.84% 11
East Midlands -4 5 £51,058 -14.90% 2
East of England +17 3 £67,500 -8.78% 2
Yorkshire -9 2 £77,500 +82.35% 2
Information Security Management
UK

Information Security Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (19.51%) IIS
2 7 (8.54%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 2 (2.44%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (15.85%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (13.41%) Entra ID
3 7 (8.54%) IaaS
4 5 (6.10%) Azure
5 3 (3.66%) AWS
5 3 (3.66%) SaaS
6 2 (2.44%) Mimecast
6 2 (2.44%) PaaS
6 2 (2.44%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 16 (19.51%) Firewall
2 9 (10.98%) VPN
3 7 (8.54%) Network Security
4 5 (6.10%) SSL
4 5 (6.10%) TCP/IP
4 5 (6.10%) VLAN
5 2 (2.44%) DKIM
5 2 (2.44%) DMARC
6 1 (1.22%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 33 (40.24%) Social Skills
2 18 (21.95%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (12.20%) Finance
3 10 (12.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (9.76%) Legal
5 7 (8.54%) Public Sector
6 6 (7.32%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (4.88%) Banking
7 4 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (4.88%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.66%) Retail
9 2 (2.44%) Back Office
10 1 (1.22%) Military
10 1 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 26 (31.71%) Security Manager
2 23 (28.05%) Senior
3 19 (23.17%) Consultant
4 18 (21.95%) IT Manager
4 18 (21.95%) Security Consultant
4 18 (21.95%) Senior Consultant
4 18 (21.95%) Senior Security Consultant
5 17 (20.73%) IT Security Manager
6 16 (19.51%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 16 (19.51%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 13 (15.85%) Information Security Manager
8 11 (13.41%) Information Manager
9 10 (12.20%) Analyst
10 9 (10.98%) Security Analyst
11 7 (8.54%) Head of Security
11 7 (8.54%) Information Analyst
11 7 (8.54%) Information Security Analyst
12 6 (7.32%) Head of Information
12 6 (7.32%) Head of Information Security
12 6 (7.32%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.44%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 65 (79.27%) Management Information System
2 16 (19.51%) CESG
3 11 (13.41%) Security Posture
4 8 (9.76%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (3.66%) PKI
6 2 (2.44%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (2.44%) Public Cloud
6 2 (2.44%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (1.22%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.22%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.22%) Driving Licence
7 1 (1.22%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.54%) Windows
2 6 (7.32%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.22%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (100.00%) Information Security
2 80 (97.56%) Security Management
3 57 (69.51%) ISMS
4 49 (59.76%) Risk Management
5 43 (52.44%) Cybersecurity
6 25 (30.49%) Incident Response
7 21 (25.61%) Continuous Improvement
7 21 (25.61%) Data Protection
7 21 (25.61%) SIEM
8 17 (20.73%) Information Assurance
9 16 (19.51%) Active Listening
9 16 (19.51%) Creative Thinking
9 16 (19.51%) Innovative Thinking
9 16 (19.51%) Matrix Organization
10 15 (18.29%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (18.29%) Risk Assessment
11 13 (15.85%) Business Continuity
11 13 (15.85%) Disaster Recovery
12 12 (14.63%) Identity Management
13 11 (13.41%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 52 (63.41%) CISM
2 51 (62.20%) CISSP
3 21 (25.61%) Degree
4 18 (21.95%) CISMP
5 16 (19.51%) CESG Certified Professional
5 16 (19.51%) IISP
6 11 (13.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 9 (10.98%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (9.76%) CompTIA Security+
8 8 (9.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (7.32%) CCNA
9 6 (7.32%) CISA
9 6 (7.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 6 (7.32%) Security Cleared
10 5 (6.10%) CRISC
10 5 (6.10%) DBS Check
10 5 (6.10%) SC Cleared
11 4 (4.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (3.66%) AWS Certification
12 3 (3.66%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (67.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (57.32%) NIST
3 28 (34.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (23.17%) NIST 800
5 17 (20.73%) NCSC
6 16 (19.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 16 (19.51%) JSP 440
6 16 (19.51%) RMADS
7 13 (15.85%) GDPR
7 13 (15.85%) GRC
8 12 (14.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (9.76%) ISAE 3402
10 7 (8.54%) SOC 2
11 4 (4.88%) COBIT
11 4 (4.88%) PCI DSS
12 3 (3.66%) ISO 22301
13 2 (2.44%) ISO 9001
13 2 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (1.22%) HIPAA
14 1 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (6.10%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.88%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (6.10%) Autotask
1 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.44%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (19.51%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.88%) Carbon Black
2 4 (4.88%) Darktrace
2 4 (4.88%) Qualys
3 3 (3.66%) VMware
4 2 (2.44%) Cisco
4 2 (2.44%) Google
4 2 (2.44%) SAP