Information Security Manager Jobs in the North of England

Information Security Manager
England > North of England

The median Information Security Manager salary in the North of England is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 329 381 415
Rank change year-on-year +52 +34 +12
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 12 16 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.10% 0.091% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.096% 0.098%
Number of salaries quoted 10 14 12
10th Percentile £62,500 £36,750 £45,750
25th Percentile £65,000 £56,250 £53,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £57,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +19.57% -9.80% +10.87%
75th Percentile £76,563 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £78,875 - -
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
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 10,621 16,613 15,344
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 94.96% 89.57%
Number of salaries quoted 5,732 12,861 8,142
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £39,629
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.98% +7.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in the North of England

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in the North of England

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in the North of England

Information Security Manager
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 15 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
North West -10 6 £71,250 +23.91% 2
Yorkshire - 4 £65,000 - 1
North East +43 2 £75,000 +150.00% 4
Information Security Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 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 North of England region featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 10 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (83.33%) Information Security
2 7 (58.33%) Risk Management
3 6 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 5 (41.67%) Azure
4 5 (41.67%) Management Information System
5 4 (33.33%) Finance
5 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 4 (33.33%) CISSP
5 4 (33.33%) Information Security Governance
5 4 (33.33%) GRC
6 3 (25.00%) Cloud Security
6 3 (25.00%) Security Posture
6 3 (25.00%) Operational Technology
6 3 (25.00%) NIST
6 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
6 3 (25.00%) CISM
6 3 (25.00%) Business Continuity
6 3 (25.00%) PCI DSS
6 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
7 2 (16.67%) OWASP
7 2 (16.67%) COBIT
7 2 (16.67%) ISMS
7 2 (16.67%) Data Protection
7 2 (16.67%) Agile
7 2 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
7 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (16.67%) Scrum
7 2 (16.67%) CISA

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (41.67%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) Entra ID
General
1 4 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Management Information System
2 3 (25.00%) Operational Technology
2 3 (25.00%) Security Posture
3 2 (16.67%) Smart Energy
4 1 (8.33%) Cyber Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Information Security
2 7 (58.33%) Risk Management
3 6 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (33.33%) Information Security Governance
5 3 (25.00%) Business Continuity
5 3 (25.00%) Cloud Security
6 2 (16.67%) Agile
6 2 (16.67%) Data Protection
6 2 (16.67%) ISMS
6 2 (16.67%) OWASP
6 2 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
6 2 (16.67%) Scrum
6 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
7 1 (8.33%) Business Strategy
7 1 (8.33%) Customer Service
7 1 (8.33%) Data Encryption
7 1 (8.33%) Offensive Security
7 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
7 1 (8.33%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) CISSP
2 3 (25.00%) CISM
2 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) CISA
3 2 (16.67%) CRISC
3 2 (16.67%) SANS
4 1 (8.33%) CEH
4 1 (8.33%) CISMP
4 1 (8.33%) Degree
4 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 4 (33.33%) GRC
4 3 (25.00%) NIST
4 3 (25.00%) PCI DSS
5 2 (16.67%) COBIT
5 2 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (16.67%) GDPR
5 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft