ISMS Jobs in England

Information Security Management System (ISMS)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring ISMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited ISMS over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 615 698 634
Rank change year-on-year +83 -64 +123
Permanent jobs citing ISMS 64 152 288
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.13% 0.17% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.20% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 49 132 152
10th Percentile £31,500 £28,200 £37,675
25th Percentile £52,000 £40,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £77,813
90th Percentile £76,400 £72,500 £86,125
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +13.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

ISMS 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 46,342 75,409 81,364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 93.97% 83.96% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 23,102 54,812 48,959
10th Percentile £29,250 £29,000 £34,452
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,528 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%

ISMS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for ISMS in England

ISMS
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for ISMS in England

ISMS
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISMS in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for ISMS in England

ISMS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISMS within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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 +95 26 £65,000 +10.64% 39
South East +84 26 £60,000 -9.43% 14
North of England -18 7 £62,500 - 15
Midlands +63 4 £52,000 +30.00% 4
East Midlands +42 4 £52,000 +30.00% 2
Yorkshire +30 4 £57,500 -17.86% 4
South West +94 3 £47,500 +69.64% 3
North East +50 2 £70,000 +9.80% 8
East of England +46 2 £43,500 +45.00% 2
North West -28 1 £60,000 +20.00% 3
ISMS
UK

ISMS
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 9 (14.06%) IIS
2 8 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (21.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.56%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 27 (42.19%) Azure
2 17 (26.56%) SaaS
3 15 (23.44%) AWS
3 15 (23.44%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (4.69%) IaaS
4 3 (4.69%) PaaS
5 2 (3.13%) GCP
6 1 (1.56%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.56%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (14.06%) Firewall
2 3 (4.69%) Network Security
3 1 (1.56%) LAN
3 1 (1.56%) VPN
3 1 (1.56%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (14.06%) SQL Server
General
1 36 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 15 (23.44%) Finance
3 11 (17.19%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (10.94%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (9.38%) Publishing
7 5 (7.81%) Law
8 3 (4.69%) Marketing
8 3 (4.69%) Military
9 2 (3.13%) Banking
9 2 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (3.13%) Legal
10 1 (1.56%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.56%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (26.56%) Analyst
2 15 (23.44%) Security Manager
3 12 (18.75%) Information Manager
3 12 (18.75%) Information Security Manager
4 11 (17.19%) Security Analyst
5 9 (14.06%) Information Analyst
5 9 (14.06%) Information Security Analyst
6 8 (12.50%) Lead
6 8 (12.50%) Service Manager
7 7 (10.94%) Service Desk Manager
8 6 (9.38%) Governance Manager
8 6 (9.38%) Information Governance Manager
9 5 (7.81%) IT Analyst
9 5 (7.81%) IT Support
9 5 (7.81%) IT Support Analyst
9 5 (7.81%) Support Analyst
10 4 (6.25%) Architect
10 4 (6.25%) Security Architect
11 3 (4.69%) Business Manager
11 3 (4.69%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (14.06%) .NET
2 3 (4.69%) LDAP
2 3 (4.69%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (59.38%) Management Information System
2 12 (18.75%) Security Posture
3 9 (14.06%) Client/Server
3 9 (14.06%) Data Protection Act
3 9 (14.06%) Private Cloud
4 6 (9.38%) Freedom of Information
4 6 (9.38%) Freedom of Information Act
5 3 (4.69%) PKI
6 2 (3.13%) Life Science
6 2 (3.13%) Onboarding
6 2 (3.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 1 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.56%) Biopharmaceutical
7 1 (1.56%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.56%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.81%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (92.19%) Information Security
2 43 (67.19%) Security Management
3 39 (60.94%) Information Security Management
4 28 (43.75%) Cybersecurity
5 21 (32.81%) Risk Management
6 14 (21.88%) Data Protection
7 13 (20.31%) Incident Response
7 13 (20.31%) Problem-Solving
8 12 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (18.75%) ITIL
8 12 (18.75%) Regulatory Compliance
9 10 (15.63%) ITSM
9 10 (15.63%) Process Improvement
9 10 (15.63%) Service Management
10 9 (14.06%) Asset Management
10 9 (14.06%) Change Management
10 9 (14.06%) Configuration Management
10 9 (14.06%) Customer-Centricity
10 9 (14.06%) People Management
10 9 (14.06%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.56%) Bash
1 1 (1.56%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (34.38%) CISSP
2 15 (23.44%) CISM
3 9 (14.06%) ITIL Certification
4 8 (12.50%) CISA
4 8 (12.50%) Degree
5 7 (10.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 6 (9.38%) Security Cleared
7 3 (4.69%) CCSK
7 3 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (4.69%) CISMP
7 3 (4.69%) DV Cleared
7 3 (4.69%) GSEC
8 2 (3.13%) AWS Certification
8 2 (3.13%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 2 (3.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (3.13%) CCNA
8 2 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (3.13%) Master's Degree
8 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (1.56%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (53.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (31.25%) NIST
3 17 (26.56%) GDPR
4 14 (21.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (15.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (14.06%) SLA
7 6 (9.38%) GRC
7 6 (9.38%) HIPAA
7 6 (9.38%) PCI DSS
7 6 (9.38%) SOC 2
8 2 (3.13%) GxP
8 2 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (3.13%) QA
9 1 (1.56%) AICPA
9 1 (1.56%) GLP
9 1 (1.56%) GMP
9 1 (1.56%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (7.81%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 28 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 9 (14.06%) Oracle
3 7 (10.94%) Citrix
4 2 (3.13%) Google
5 1 (1.56%) Atlassian
5 1 (1.56%) Cisco
5 1 (1.56%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.56%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.56%) ServiceNow