Information Security Management Job Trends in Manchester

Information Security Management
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Information Security Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 - 142
Rank change year-on-year - - +103
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 9 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.31% - 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% - 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 9
10th Percentile - - £31,050
25th Percentile £38,750 - £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 - £50,803
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.95%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £66,250
90th Percentile £65,625 - £78,500
North West median annual salary £40,500 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,325 2,507 2,301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 79.71% 94.00% 90.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,407 1,181 1,840
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,084 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% -0.79% -4.55%

Information Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Information Security Management job vacancy trend in Manchester

Information Security Management
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Information Security Management

Information Security Management
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Management in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in Manchester

Information Security Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) Azure
1 5 (55.56%) Entra ID
1 5 (55.56%) IaaS
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) Firewall
1 5 (55.56%) SSL
1 5 (55.56%) TCP/IP
1 5 (55.56%) VLAN
1 5 (55.56%) VPN
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) 3rd Line Support
1 5 (55.56%) 3rd Line Support Technician
1 5 (55.56%) Support Technician
2 2 (22.22%) Lead
3 1 (11.11%) Compliance Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Information Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Information Security Compliance Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Information Security Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Security Compliance Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Windows
1 5 (55.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Information Security
2 8 (88.89%) Security Management
3 7 (77.78%) ISMS
4 6 (66.67%) Data Protection
5 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
5 5 (55.56%) Data Loss Prevention
5 5 (55.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 5 (55.56%) Mobile Device Management
5 5 (55.56%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 5 (55.56%) Service Delivery
6 3 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (11.11%) Information Security Governance
7 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
7 1 (11.11%) Security Operations
7 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) CCNA
1 5 (55.56%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (55.56%) DBS Check
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 4 (44.44%) CISM
2 4 (44.44%) CRISC
3 2 (22.22%) CISSP
3 2 (22.22%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (11.11%) CISA
4 1 (11.11%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) GRC
1 4 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (44.44%) NIST
2 2 (22.22%) ISO 22301
3 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (11.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (55.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (55.56%) Autotask
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft