Information Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Information Manager
England > Midlands

The median Information Manager salary in the Midlands is £63,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 213 231 198
Rank change year-on-year +18 -33 +122
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Manager 8 11 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.10% 0.17% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.18% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 18
10th Percentile £60,000 £44,180 £48,628
25th Percentile £60,313 £52,650 £57,013
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £60,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -2.44% -3.53%
75th Percentile £70,625 £82,500 £64,688
90th Percentile £78,125 - £75,375
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,056 6,282 4,726
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 94.28% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,274 2,965 3,933
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,450 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Information Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Information Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Information Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Information Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Information Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Information Manager
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Manager in the Midlands

Information Manager
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
West Midlands +15 7 £63,750 -8.93% 10
East Midlands -7 1 - - 3
Information Manager
England

Information Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Information Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Information Manager in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (62.50%) Information Security
2 3 (37.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (37.50%) NIST
3 2 (25.00%) CISM
3 2 (25.00%) CISSP
3 2 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (25.00%) Document Management
3 2 (25.00%) Information Management
3 2 (25.00%) Information Security Management
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (25.00%) Security Management
4 1 (12.50%) Accessibility
4 1 (12.50%) AWS
4 1 (12.50%) Azure
4 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (12.50%) Broadband
4 1 (12.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (12.50%) Data Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
4 1 (12.50%) Data Management
4 1 (12.50%) Data Privacy
4 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
4 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
4 1 (12.50%) Data Sharing
4 1 (12.50%) Degree
4 1 (12.50%) DevSecOps

Information Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) AWS
2 1 (12.50%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Metadata
General
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
3 1 (12.50%) Security Posture
3 1 (12.50%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (62.50%) Information Security
2 2 (25.00%) Document Management
2 2 (25.00%) Information Management
2 2 (25.00%) Information Security Management
2 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (25.00%) Security Management
3 1 (12.50%) Data Governance
3 1 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (12.50%) Data Management
3 1 (12.50%) Data Privacy
3 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
3 1 (12.50%) Information Governance
3 1 (12.50%) Records Management
3 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
3 1 (12.50%) SDLC
3 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
3 1 (12.50%) SIEM
3 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (12.50%) Wealth Management
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) CISM
1 2 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (37.50%) NIST
2 2 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (12.50%) Accessibility
3 1 (12.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
3 1 (12.50%) GDPR
3 1 (12.50%) GRC
3 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
3 1 (12.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Google