Information Security Manager Jobs in England

Information Security Manager
UK > England

The median Information Security Manager salary in England is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 605 667 785
Rank change year-on-year +62 +118 +139
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 66 164 147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.19% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.20% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 41 146 133
10th Percentile £59,750 £55,375 £51,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £64,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £68,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.84% -8.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £91,875 £81,250
90th Percentile £117,500 £97,500 £87,250
UK median annual salary £72,500 £68,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -8.67% +18.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 43,417 81,048 82,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 94.49% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 24,595 60,528 52,373
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security 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 Security Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 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 +69 29 £75,000 -11.76% 17
North of England +46 13 £68,750 +19.57% 9
South East +96 11 £77,500 +14.81% 4
North West +5 7 £71,250 +23.91% 1
South West +87 5 £62,500 -8.76% 4
Midlands +47 5 £62,500 -8.42% 3
Yorkshire +64 4 £65,000 - 2
West Midlands +54 4 £63,750 +6.69%
East of England +29 4 £75,000 -
North East +51 2 £75,000 +150.00% 7
East Midlands +34 1 £62,500 -10.71% 3
Information Security Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, 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 across the England region featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 64 (96.97%) Information Security
2 50 (75.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (48.48%) CISSP
4 31 (46.97%) Cybersecurity
5 30 (45.45%) Risk Management
6 28 (42.42%) CISM
6 28 (42.42%) NIST
7 25 (37.88%) Social Skills
8 23 (34.85%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (33.33%) Management Information System
10 21 (31.82%) GRC
11 20 (30.30%) Security Posture
12 19 (28.79%) GDPR
13 17 (25.76%) Security Management
13 17 (25.76%) Information Security Management
14 16 (24.24%) ISMS
14 16 (24.24%) Data Protection
15 15 (22.73%) Information Security Governance
16 13 (19.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 13 (19.70%) Finance
16 13 (19.70%) CISA
17 12 (18.18%) PCI DSS
17 12 (18.18%) Azure
17 12 (18.18%) Cloud Security
18 11 (16.67%) Incident Management
19 10 (15.15%) Degree
19 10 (15.15%) Data Protection Act
19 10 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
19 10 (15.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
19 10 (15.15%) Incident Response

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (3.03%) IBM Domino
Cloud Services
1 12 (18.18%) Azure
2 2 (3.03%) AWS
2 2 (3.03%) GCP
2 2 (3.03%) SaaS
3 1 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (1.52%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.52%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.58%) Network Security
2 3 (4.55%) Firewall
3 1 (1.52%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 25 (37.88%) Social Skills
2 13 (19.70%) Finance
3 10 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (13.64%) Legal
5 6 (9.09%) Publishing
6 4 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (6.06%) Law
7 3 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (3.03%) Retail
9 1 (1.52%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.52%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.55%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 22 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 20 (30.30%) Security Posture
3 10 (15.15%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (9.09%) Freedom of Information
4 6 (9.09%) Freedom of Information Act
4 6 (9.09%) Operational Technology
5 3 (4.55%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (3.03%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (3.03%) Smart Energy
7 1 (1.52%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.52%) Cybercrime
7 1 (1.52%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.52%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (1.52%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (96.97%) Information Security
2 31 (46.97%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (45.45%) Risk Management
4 17 (25.76%) Information Security Management
4 17 (25.76%) Security Management
5 16 (24.24%) Data Protection
5 16 (24.24%) ISMS
6 15 (22.73%) Information Security Governance
7 12 (18.18%) Cloud Security
8 11 (16.67%) Incident Management
9 10 (15.15%) Incident Response
10 9 (13.64%) Data Privacy
10 9 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
11 8 (12.12%) Risk Register
11 8 (12.12%) Security Operations
12 7 (10.61%) Computer Science
12 7 (10.61%) Data Security
12 7 (10.61%) Penetration Testing
12 7 (10.61%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (10.61%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 32 (48.48%) CISSP
2 28 (42.42%) CISM
3 13 (19.70%) CISA
4 10 (15.15%) Degree
4 10 (15.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 9 (13.64%) CRISC
6 3 (4.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 3 (4.55%) Master's Degree
6 3 (4.55%) Security Cleared
7 2 (3.03%) CCNA
7 2 (3.03%) CEH
7 2 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (3.03%) CISMP
7 2 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (3.03%) SANS
8 1 (1.52%) AWS Certification
8 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.52%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (75.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (42.42%) NIST
3 23 (34.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 21 (31.82%) GRC
5 19 (28.79%) GDPR
6 13 (19.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (18.18%) PCI DSS
8 8 (12.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (10.61%) HIPAA
10 4 (6.06%) COBIT
10 4 (6.06%) SOC 2
11 2 (3.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27005
Vendors
1 9 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.52%) Cisco
2 1 (1.52%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (1.52%) Dell