Information Security Manager Job Trends in Reading

Information Security Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Information Security Manager salary in Reading is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
14 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,409 469 1,360
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.56% 88.16% 94.18%
Number of salaries quoted 995 282 843
10th Percentile £31,550 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £44,606 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.60% -1.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £80,000
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Information Security Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Manager job vacancies in Reading

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 14 August 2026, Information Security 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 Reading region featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
2 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (62.50%) GIS
2 5 (62.50%) NIST
3 2 (25.00%) Business Continuity
4 1 (12.50%) Azure
4 1 (12.50%) Cloud Security
4 1 (12.50%) GDPR
4 1 (12.50%) Incident Response
4 1 (12.50%) Information Assurance
4 1 (12.50%) Information Security Management
4 1 (12.50%) ISMS
4 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (12.50%) Security Management
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (62.50%) GIS
General
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
2 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (25.00%) Business Continuity
4 1 (12.50%) Cloud Security
4 1 (12.50%) Incident Response
4 1 (12.50%) Information Assurance
4 1 (12.50%) Information Security Management
4 1 (12.50%) ISMS
4 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (12.50%) Security Management
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) NIST
2 1 (12.50%) GDPR
2 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
Information Security Manager jobs