Information Security Manager Jobs in London

Information Security Manager
England > London

The median Information Security Manager salary in London is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 376 444 575
Rank change year-on-year +68 +131 +213
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 27 73 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.21% 0.31% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.33% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 20 69 50
10th Percentile £59,175 £57,500 £59,625
25th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% +6.25% +10.34%
75th Percentile £91,563 £97,500 £87,188
90th Percentile £117,500 £108,000 £105,125
England median annual salary £70,000 £68,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +2.19% -8.67% +17.19%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,673 22,210 32,647
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 94.15% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 7,263 16,626 24,091
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in London

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in London

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager in London over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in London

Information Security Manager
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Central London +5 2 - -
Information Security Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 London region featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 27 (100.00%) Information Security
2 16 (59.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (51.85%) GDPR
3 14 (51.85%) NIST
4 13 (48.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (48.15%) CISSP
5 12 (44.44%) Social Skills
6 11 (40.74%) CISM
7 10 (37.04%) Information Security Management
7 10 (37.04%) Management Information System
7 10 (37.04%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (33.33%) Data Privacy
8 9 (33.33%) Risk Management
8 9 (33.33%) Security Management
9 8 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (25.93%) Security Posture
10 7 (25.93%) Legal
10 7 (25.93%) Degree
10 7 (25.93%) Data Protection
11 6 (22.22%) PCI DSS
11 6 (22.22%) Computer Science
11 6 (22.22%) ISMS
11 6 (22.22%) CRISC
11 6 (22.22%) Incident Response
11 6 (22.22%) Risk Register
11 6 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (22.22%) Security Operations
12 5 (18.52%) Analytical Skills
12 5 (18.52%) GRC
12 5 (18.52%) Cloud Security

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (7.41%) Azure
1 2 (7.41%) GCP
2 1 (3.70%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.81%) Network Security
2 3 (11.11%) Firewall
3 1 (3.70%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 12 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 7 (25.93%) Legal
3 5 (18.52%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (18.52%) Finance
4 4 (14.81%) Law
5 3 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (7.41%) Retail
7 1 (3.70%) Financial Institution
7 1 (3.70%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.11%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 10 (37.04%) Management Information System
2 7 (25.93%) Security Posture
3 4 (14.81%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (11.11%) Cyber Defence
4 3 (11.11%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (7.41%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (3.70%) Learning Management System
6 1 (3.70%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (3.70%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (100.00%) Information Security
2 10 (37.04%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (37.04%) Information Security Management
3 9 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 9 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 9 (33.33%) Security Management
4 8 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (25.93%) Data Protection
6 6 (22.22%) Computer Science
6 6 (22.22%) Incident Response
6 6 (22.22%) ISMS
6 6 (22.22%) Risk Register
6 6 (22.22%) Security Operations
7 5 (18.52%) Cloud Security
7 5 (18.52%) Data Security
8 4 (14.81%) Due Diligence
8 4 (14.81%) Incident Management
8 4 (14.81%) Internal Audit
8 4 (14.81%) Roadmaps
8 4 (14.81%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 13 (48.15%) CISSP
2 11 (40.74%) CISM
3 7 (25.93%) Degree
4 6 (22.22%) CRISC
5 5 (18.52%) CISA
6 4 (14.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 3 (11.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (11.11%) Master's Degree
8 2 (7.41%) CCNA
8 2 (7.41%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (3.70%) AWS Certification
9 1 (3.70%) CEH
9 1 (3.70%) CISMP
9 1 (3.70%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (59.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (51.85%) GDPR
2 14 (51.85%) NIST
3 13 (48.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (22.22%) PCI DSS
5 5 (18.52%) GRC
6 2 (7.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (7.41%) COBIT
6 2 (7.41%) SOC 2
7 1 (3.70%) HIPAA
Vendors
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft